17 Jan 1977
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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 17, 1977
Page
1
Baytown City Council backs a prioritized list: 12 major drainage projects and 33 minor ones for the year. Public Works recommends the plan, and the three city drainage crews will carry out the work.
The Exxon Annuitants Association will meet at 10 a.m. on Wednesday at the Community Building. Exxon representatives will explain survivor benefit plans hospitalization and contributory life insurance. Also note Baytown Mothers Association for Childbirth Education breast feeding groups will not meet Monday.
The Sterling Booster Club meets at 7 p.m. Monday in the Sterling cafeteria to honor the varsity basketball team and discuss fund raising. A defensive driving class begins at 7 p.m. Monday at Lee College. Senior Citizens plan a 6 p.m. Tuesday January dinner at Baytown Community Building. Project area start dates stretch April 1 through November 15 across Mabry Road to Cedar Bayou Road with various streets and outfall ditch work.
Betty Short laughs with Evelyn Luthringer and Sylvia McDonald seeks Kitty Allen. Tracie Wheeler explains a joke to Becky Anderson while Becky Clayton notes her lunch. Larry Hale chats with friends as Bo Turner and others join the Chamber of Commerce. Shay Maloch injures in first Exxon game. Alan Welch returns to Baytown claiming it is bigger and better. Mary Lois Hayden forgets an important phone number.
Gary Mark Gilmore, the 36 year old killer who demanded death and twice attempted suicide in prison, was executed by firing squad minutes after a federal appeals court lifted a stay. He died at 9 06 a m in Utah State Prison after being moved to the execution site dressed in white and wearing an overcoat. His uncle called it dying with dignity while his lawyers described a night of final moments and gratitude.
About 800 families in Chambers County live in mobile homes as conventional housing costs push people toward trailers. Two seminars will cover landscaping and safety, led by Texas A&M specialists, with sessions at White Memorial Park.
Baytown Area Water Authority plans its first revenue bond sale to fund a $13.6 million surface water treatment system with preliminary plans due by spring and detailed designs by September. The sale depends on Baytown City Council approval and bonds may be issued in stages. Bob Gillette presides. Paul Jason has not been replaced.
Theodore C. Sorensen told the Senate Intelligence Committee he asked President-elect Jimmy Carter to pull his CIA director nomination. He did not reveal Carter’s reply, but chairman Daniel Inouye indicated the committee would allow Sorensen to step aside. The former Kennedy adviser defended his qualifications and condemned anonymous personal attacks.
A U S Navy launch with 110 sailors and marines aboard capsized in Barcelona harbor early today. Nine Americans were killed, five missing, and 19 injured. The U S Consulate reported the disaster amid other violence tolls across the country and a city bus strike vote in Houston.
The Pearce Street Journal voices a reflective note on truth and accountability, likening everyday exaggeration about a fish or a horse to broader judgments, concluding with a measured stance on responsibility.
In Baytown a city question on a surface water contract with the Baytown Area Water Authority passed by 2 670 to 1 148 from a total of 3 818 voters. Turnout was called average with minor machine delays at Box 248 after polls closed.
President-elect Carter will unveil sweeping changes to Ford's budget. Aides anticipate substantial spending cuts of about nine billion dollars and aim to reshape policy with quick action in a Democratic Congress. Carter plans to present budget proposals in mid February and rejects a complete rewrite at this stage.
Partly cloudy and cold conditions linger Monday night with lows in the mid 20s. Tuesday should warm to the upper 40s as Baytown skies brighten. Tides note weak tides with high and low times listed for Tuesday.
Baytown endured a freezing Sunday as temperatures plunged to 22 degrees, shattering the 1965 record of 23. The National Weather Service warned of more subfreezing conditions for Baytown and Houston area into Monday night with no rain in sight. The forecast calls for a high in the upper 40s by midweek. Across Texas, freezing weather was common except in the far south, per AP.
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