Harris legislators clash over state income tax sources
A Sun News analysis from Austin shows Texas faces 650 to 800 million dollars in new two year revenue as the 62nd legislature opens. Baytown legislators split on tax paths with broad opposition to a personal income tax and debate over a corporate profits tax and sales tax tweaks.
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SY Alan Erwin
Sun News Bureau
Austin
Texas
Baytown
Chet Brooks
Pasadena
Williams
Tam
R.C. Nichols
Jacinto City
Nichols
Shell
Braun
Harris
Sterling Booster chili supper donations sought
Donors are urged to turn in contributions for the Sterling Booster Club chili supper on February 19. For information call Mrs. David Arnold at 424-5037. Explorer Post 417 will meet at 7 p.m. Wednesday at U S Steel Texas Works for a four tour through the plant site. Open to all 14 to 18 year olds. In a separate item, Lloyd N. Smith of Pasadena received an eight year sentence for burglary in Judge Edmund Dugegan's court. Police said Smith burglarized several Baytown homes in 1970.
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Sterling Booster Club
David Arnold
Explorer
U.S. Steel Texas Works
Lloyd N. Smith
Pasadena
Edmund Dugegan
Baytown
Smith
Baytown Kiwanis Banquet Plans And Local Happenings
Don’t look now but downtown Baytown gears up for a city lift with Kiwanis events. Ben Wilson returns a call while Herbert Herbert plans to emcee the new Kiwanis Club banquet. Mrs Corabel Buelow directs Bay Tones for the charter night. Andrew Lannie, East Baytown Kiwanis president, is ill in hospital yet hopes to attend. Birthday wishes to Sara Futrell. Ernest Hauser offers help gathering information. Mike Shepherd and Mary Beth Thompson enroll at Lee College. Parks board hearing Wednesday invites public input on city parks development. Bobby Sutphins returns to work after illness.
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Corabel Buelow
Bay Tones
Baytown Kiwanians
Andrew Lannie
East Baytown Kiwanians
Sara Futrell
Ernest Hauser
Mike Shepherd
Mary Beth Thompson
Lee College
Parks
Terry Dopson
Parks Board
Bobby Sutphins
Channelview school board approves new three year pact for Supt Crenshaw
The Channelview School Board approved a three year contract for Superintendent T. C. Crenshaw in a closed session with five votes for renewal. Trustee Charlie Parker abstained while Billy Neal was absent. The terms remain public information and are to be released soon. The board also approved $160,000 in high school stadium improvements and discussed adding a Viola Cobb campus with 1000- or 1500-student capacity, traffic safety measures, and an open concept addition including team teaching, air conditioning, carpeting, restrooms and play areas.
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Channelview
Channelview School Board
Supt. T. C. Crenshaw
Charlie Parker
Billy Neal
Crenshaw
Richard Sedgley
North Shore
Viola Cobb
White Engberg and Associates
New Kiwanis Club Sets Thursday Fete
Dr. Ernest Sturch of Durant Oklahoma Kiwanis Governor will keynote the charter banquet of the new East Baytown Kiwanis Club at 7 30 p m Thursday at the Ramada Tower Inn Herbert Herbert former Baytown Kiwanis president and now lieutenant governor of Division 28 will be master of ceremonies Sturch head of the physical science department at Southeast Oklahoma State College will present the charter Robert Merchant serves as secretary Newly elected officers include Andrew J Lannie president Don Cheatham first vice president Earl Foxworth second vice president Richard Hutchins treasurer A breakfast club meets at 6 30 a m each Thursday at the Holiday Inn C T Buseh district chairman will present sponsor awards to John P Henderson president of the Baytown Kiwanis Club and Eugene Busby president of West Baytown
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Ernest Sturch
Durant
Okla
Kiwanis
East Baytown
Ramada
Tower Inn
Herbert Herbert
Baytown Kiwanis Club
Division 28
Dr. Sturch
Southeast Oklahoma State College
East Baytown Club
Andrew J. Lannie
Don Cheatham
Earl Foxworth
Richard
Hutchins
Robert Merchant
East Baytown Kiwanians
Holiday Inn
C.T. Buseh
Athens
Texas- Oklahoma
John P. Henderson
Eugene Busby
West Baytown Club
Baytown Weather Forecast and Tides Update
CLEAR TO parily cloudy and cooler through Thursday is the Baytown area weather forecast. Temperature range expected mid 205 to upper 50s. MORGAN'S POINT tides for Thursday: High at 12:13 a.m., low at 10:43 a.m. THURSDAY'S SUN will rise at 7:16 a.m. and set at 5:49 p.m.
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Baytown Area
Explosion Injures Sixteen at Enjay Chemical Plant
Baton Rouge AP reports sixteen people were injured, half of them plant workers, in an explosion and fire at Enjay Chemical Co. The blast sparked a tank car or truck tank at the loading dock, fire under control by morning, with no deaths and minor injuries.
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Baton Rouge, la
Enjay Chemical Co
Democrats Eye Seniority Power After Albert Boggs Rise
The Democratic Caucus moves to challenge seniority after promoting Carl Albert and Hale Boggs up the leadership ladder. Hale Boggs was named Majority Leader, Olin E Teague ousted Dan Rostenkowski as caucus chairman, and Carl Albert was slated as Speaker of the House as party insiders recalibrate power dynamics.
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Washington
Carl Albert
Hale Boggs
House
Republican Conference
Morris K. Udall
Olin E. Teague
Dan Rostenkowski
City seeks to quash suit over 11.6 million Baytown bonds
City Attorney Bill Laughlin filed for summary judgment in the Texas Federation of Independent Businesses and Taxpayers Alliance suit to halt Baytown’s 11.6 million capital improvements bond issuance. A Feb 1 hearing in Judge Madison Rayburn’s Houston court could end the case without trial.
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City Atty
Bill Laughlin
City of
William Holland
127Th District Court
Laughlin
Connally
Underwood Neuhaus
Taxpayers Alliance
Glen Walker
David Evans
Texas Officials Named in Stock Purchases Scandal
U S District Judge Sarah T Hughes issued a temporary restraining order blocking bids and sales of unregistered stock by 15 men and 13 firms. The SEC suit alleges high state officials aided lawmakers to pass a law benefiting state chartered insurers to insure banks, with loans used to buy stock later sold at a profit. Named include Gov Preston Smith former Atty Gen Waggoner Carr Dr Elmer Baum House Speaker Gus Mutscher and Rep Tommy Shannon amid fraud claims over National Bankers Life Insurance stock via Dallas firm Ling & Co.
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Dallas
U.S
Dist
Sarah T. Hughes
Securities and Exchange Commission
Hughes
SEC
Texas Atty
Waggoner Carr
Texas
Preston Smith
Elmer Baum
Democratic
Texas Banking Board
Texas House
Gus Mutscher
Tommy Shannon
Texas House Administration Committee
Mutscher
National ‘Bankers Life Insurance Co
Ling & Co
Dallas Bank & Trust Co
City Bank & Trust Co. of
Sharpstown State Bank of Houston
City Charter Group Postpones Hearing to Jan 26
The Baytown City Charter Committee postponed its public hearing until next week after a small crowd attended Tuesday night at city hall. The hearing will be at 7 30 p m next Tuesday Jan 26 to allow more publicity. A former city councilman H M Campbell spoke briefly urging charter reform.
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Baytown
Computer House unveiled at NAHB convention in Houston
The 1971 NAHB show features the Computer House built to demonstrate cost saving construction. Roger Rasbach designed the home using the U S Steel SUPER C Steel Foundation System and steel roof panels. The display aims to prove building homes faster and cheaper.
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Houston
National Association of Home Builders
Roger Rasbach
House Beautiful
U.S. Steel
Applied Research Laboratory
Company Rejects Freeze on Baytown Phone Rates
General Telephone Co and the Baytown City Council head for a showdown over a proposed ordinance to allow higher rates for key installations while freezing base rates until June 30, 1972. Chappell argues for approval if rates are just. Council aims to secure a concession in return.
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Johnella Boynton
Chappell
Lamar Kelley
Telephone Company
General Telephone
Telephone
Utility Committee
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