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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 16, 1985
Page
2
An 18 year old Baytown man was jailed on eight traffic citations after weaving at up to 80 mph on Decker Drive. Officer Buckley stopped the vehicle on Arrowhead Drive. breathalyzer reading was .08. Charges included five unsafe lane changes, two speeding counts and one red light violation.
In Austin, Sen. Bill Sarpalius filed a bill to ban open alcoholic beverage containers in vehicles, aiming to curb drunken driving. MADD Texas president Marinelle Timmons and DPS director Col. Jim Adams endorsed the measure, arguing it would boost compliance and reduce alcohol related crashes. The plan targets drivers and passengers within five feet, with violations as a Class C misdemeanor.
Pearl Loraine Whiddon 76 of Gonzales dies Monday in a Houston nursing home after living eight years in Crosby. Survived by three sons J L Whiddon Melvin Whiddon Durwood Whiddon three daughters Marine Gentry Mary Jo Whiddon Janice Koui nineteen grandchildren and twenty great grandchildren. Services at Seylder Hill Funeral Home Chapel Gonzales at 2 p m Wednesday.
Obituaries note the death of Ross Alvis of Huntsville and Roy Pankersley 74 of Baytown with services pending in Houston and Navarre's Paul A. Lee Funeral Home. Community events include Baytown area Retired Teachers luncheon January 17 at Wyatt's Cafeteria and Kiwanis Club program at the Holiday Inn. Go Texan Dance January 19 at the Recreation Center. American Legion Post No. 323 meeting January 17. Knights of Columbus assembly meeting canceled January 16.
Washington AP notes a National Urban League study showing Black America slid economically in 1984 amid polarization and high unemployment. Unemployment reached 16 percent for Blacks versus 6.5 percent for whites. criticisms target Reagan policies on affirmative action and civil rights enforcement. The league's 10th annual assessment covers black families, urban schooling technology, and Jesse Jackson’s campaign.
Fed Chairman Paul Volcker tells Republican senators that a $50 billion annual spending cut could yield lower interest rates, while GOP and Democratic leaders agree tax increases won't be used to shrink the deficit. Dole seeks broad consensus ahead of Reagan's budget to trim deficits toward 1988 targets.
The release with the monthly sales tax report notes that slumping oil and weak Christmas sales may reduce future revenues. January checks cover November activity reported by December 20. La Porte rebates fall 1.9 percent to 47164, Morgans Point up 87.59 percent to 1769, Anahuac in Chambers County receives none, Liberty down 18.33 percent to 36454, Dayton down 11.43 percent to 13334.
Anahuac National Wildlife Refuge posts tentative summer openings. Applications available from the Office of Personnel Management Houston. Send completed forms to the U S Fish and Wildlife Service Albuquerque office for processing.
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