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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 25, 1985
Page
1
The forecast calls for a sharp weekend warm up as Criswell, the 13 year old son of Mr and Mrs Wayne Reedy of Mont Belvieu, is amid a Friday night cooldown with high temperatures near 50 Saturday.
The Baytown City Council set April 6 for the municipal election. Terms expiring include Mayor Allen Cannon and Councillmen Roy Fuller District 2 and Fred Philips District 3. Ron Embry to be replaced in District 6. Filing begins February 5. packets available at City Hall.
Baytown City Council advanced plans to condemn 27 Brownwood subdivision properties with a 15 day window for owners to accept city offers ranging from 1 000 to 4 000 dollars. Debated in an hour long session, the action follows recent offers on 22 parcels and faces lawsuits from several residents challenging the Brownwood Ordinance adopted after Hurricane Alicia.
Regents postponed voting on President Robert Cloud’s contract citing executive session feedback and a pending February meeting. Cloud, who has led Lee College nine years, earns 73000 annually with a 2000 annuity as four years remain on his five year deal.
A cold front crosses the Texas Gulf Coast Friday night dropping temperatures to the upper 30s. Saturday remains partly cloudy with near 50 degrees. From Thursday to Friday morning, lows around 45 and a high of 38 were recorded.
The article notes the trouble with most address books listing homes and addresses where people used to live, reflecting old records and outdated information.
Jerry Wilkens aims for Japan while Debbie Conner chats with a friend. Johny Ellis mentions a dentist trip and Sandy Walden tweaks plans. Kathy Moyer outlines spring travel, Cindy Lipps supports a friend, Frances Muldrow starts a hobby. Edward and Vicki Donovan spend their last Baytown night before Toledo move. Troy Moore fixes a damaged quarterpanel. Iris Johnson joins a class. Dennis Muldrow meets a friend. Arlene Christian leads a program. The G E Jesses show off a new station wagon. Anna Marie Gonzalez finally gets a Cabbage Patch doll.
Baytown City Council refused another reprieve to owner Dale Calearone for three condemned Texas Avenue structures and awarded a demolition contract. The panel delayed a work permit for a week, allowing Calearone to consider accepting the city offer to upgrade all renovations to code and remove unpermitted work. Inspectors found unpermitted electrical, mechanical, and plumbing work worth an estimated 3000 to 5000 dollars performed over two years.
Harris County District Attorney Johnny Holmes urged lawmakers to curb early releases from the Texas Department of Corrections. Speaking to the Baytown Kiwanis Club he cited 18 000 prisoners released last year a 45 percent rise from prior years and noted a 17 percent increase in defendants sent to the TDC. He warned of a burglar who served under two years of a 15 year term and was later jailed for 45 years after another crime. He urged bills to require juries be told approximate actual time served and backed death penalty for multiple murders and admitting oral confessions as evidence.
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