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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 22, 1971
Page
1
Baytown lawmakers reply with no clear comment amid loans and stock dealings linked to Sharpstown. Rep Rex Braun pushes for full asset disclosure and ethics laws while others vow support, noting potential harm to the House.
Rites pending for Doston Walker 68 of 13210 Crosby Lynchburg Road Crosby after death at 7 a.m. Friday in a Houston hospital. He owned Walker Funeral Homes in Baytown and Crosby. Object details of a long illness accompany his passing.
Mostly cloudy and mild Friday with temperatures from the upper 50s to the mid 70s. Morgan's Point tides show a Saturday high at 1:55 a.m. and flow at 19:31 p.m. Saturday sunrise is 7:18 a.m. and sunset 5:51 p.m.
Roy Cowan and George Chandler beat James Ellis in croquet while State Rep Joe Allen reports Capitol adjournment for committee work. E L Jordan checks a city contract. City Manager Voelkel discusses daily challenges. Bitsy Davis arrives early for work. Ivan Estes receives a big job with tight deadline. Former Baytonian Winston Hayes sends greetings. Florente OConnell home from eye surgery thanks neighbors for cards and meals.
The stock fraud suit shadowed Gov. Preston Smith and Lt. Gov. Ben Barnes as lawmakers faced questions about inside tips. Barnes said he had not discussed the stock, while Speaker Gus Mutscher bought and sold it. Mutscher named committee chairmen as bills moved toward introduction amid 100 proposals in the Senate and budget requests for the two-year spending plan.
Baytown Municipal Court saw 1,919 cases filed in Q4 from October to December, mostly traffic violations, in Judge Noel Richardson's court. The quarter's total exceeds the 1,740 in Q3 and 1,509 in Q2 and 1,580 in Q1, with historical highs above 2,000 and a 1969 third quarter peak of 2,474. Further details appear on page 2.
Harris County Savings and Loan Association reports total deposits of $29,308,733 at year end 1970, up $1,250,000 from 1969. President John W. Strickler says 1970 was solid, with last quarter gains especially encouraging, and predicts ample mortgage money if trends continue. He notes cautious outlook for rate declines and urges buyers to act now.
A Baytonian family mourning after the second son dies in a car accident. The report notes surrounding family context and raises questions about casualty details amid ongoing local responses.
Baytown plans for its newly acquired 162 acres outline tentative park development. Parks director Terry Dopson shared ideas at a city hall hearing. The Jenkins tract of 50 acres would include picnic areas, a recreation building, playgrounds, trails, horse and bicycle paths, restrooms, shelters, and possible concession facilities. The Harper tract of 30 acres would feature a four-diamond baseball complex with lighting, a swimming pool, tennis courts, and a park building with offices and dressing rooms.
Rod Gorman assistant district attorney for Justice of the Peace court will headline the Baytown Deliharst Club law banquet at the Ramada Tower Center on Monday night. Gorman handles cases referred to the grand jury after charges in Precinct 3 JP Court and counsels law enforcement to prep cases. He has been a Texas State Bar member since 1965 and holds a UT government degree earned in 1963.
Baytown resident Guy Robert Black 24 died in an automobile crash near Luling Texas after his car left State Highway 80 and hit a tree in dense fog. State Patrolman James Tomlinson investigated the Sunday dawn accident. his parents Elbert and Mrs. Black were notified early Friday.
The Texas Air Control Board denied Air Products and Chemicals Inc of La Porte a variance petition after recommendations by La Porte city officials and Harris County. About 150 pounds of nitric oxide per week were released per board staff. The firm began operations January 1, 1970 in La Porte and sought a variance to March 1, 1971 when emission control devices would be installed.
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