16 Jan 1978
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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 16, 1978
Page
1
The Fans Senior Citizens Club will hold its January dinner meeting at 6 pm on Tuesday at the Community Building. Women provide salads and desserts while men supply barbecued chicken, coffee, and tea. Bill Baker will furnish entertainment.
Baytown area expected to see Monday with decreasing clouds and a 21 percent rain chance. Low tonight, high Tuesday, mid forties. Tides for waters fronting Baytown City: high at 12:50, low at 6:10, tides at 1:00 and 3:55 PM. tomorrow, Tuesday, high at 7:15 AM, low at 5:44 PM. Denotes weak tides.
ROME Premier Andreotti announced resignation to form a new cabinet without Communist members as Italy faces political crisis. President Leone will conduct consultations before naming a new government, with elections possible if a new parliament cannot be formed.
At a school accreditation meeting in Baytown, speakers urged stronger basics in math and verbal skills. Jerry Don Smith of the Baytown Home Builders warns that skilled tradesmen are scarce as good carpenters and electricians are quickly hired, with many local trades workers coming from outside the area.
Baytown council weighs banning private tank trucks from discharging waste into city sewers. Gary Andersson reports frequent overflows and odor at West Main Plant despite earlier improvements at East District Plant. Officials discuss delaying action while seeking a near plant to accept wastes and note nine water towers valued at 1.65 million may be insured for 10 863 annually. Also approved library bookmobile 38901 and playground equipment 7750.52.
The Supreme Court granted a joint request from Texas Florida and the federal government to end a long dispute over Lighting in the Gulf of Mexico. In Florida a fracas at Florida State University involved frightened sorority sisters during an incident on campus. A blast in Alabama destroyed property near a Mitchells plant. In Louisiana a lawyer sought witnesses in a hunt estate matter. Washington rejected an appeal from a Texas man tied to a 1975 grocery store murder.
President Carter leads a solemn Minnesota memorial. Citizens file past the striped coffin as crowds remember Humphrey's public service. Mondale and other leaders offer reflections on his life and legacy. The service marks a national moment of tribute to a beloved American figure.
A school board plans a building program to consider at the Monday meeting. The proposal would create three elementary sites and save the district time and money, with a potential 170 000 savings and 500 000 bond funds for sites. Litigation in federal court may affect the plan and timing. The relay discusses Middle East issues, self determination, and interim arrangements amid ongoing peace talks.
The National Weather Service warns a crisp freeze will cover Maylawn tonight into Tuesday with temperatures dipping to the upper 20s. A 20 percent chance of rain exists as clouds increase and high temperatures are forecast to stay near 40.
The Pearce Street Journal hints at a marketing drive titled Lets Make 76 Super as a planning note for a forthcoming year. The piece playfully references past Super Boys and a Super Dome while inviting readers to join in a lighthearted push for a brighter period ahead.
The 1977 school year featured a pivotal bond issue approval of 20.5 million for four new campuses and remodels. December brought public scrutiny of trustee actions and a teachers inservice gathering with 1,400 signatures, amid debates on junior school plans and accreditation.
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