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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 25, 1985
Page
4
Governor Mark White outlines a balanced $25.7 billion two year plan to avert a tax hike. The proposals act as guidance rather than a bill and rely on legislative action. He calls for hiring freezes and agency spending limits while freezing wages to trim a revenue shortfall fueled by oil and gas declines.
The W M Keck Foundation awards 70 million dollars to Caltech to build the world’s largest telescope atop a dormant Hawaiian volcano. The 33 foot diameter, 36 mirror instrument will study a space volume eight times larger than Palomar and capture light up to 12 billion years old. Scientists boast of expanding the visible universe and time itself.
Rep Denny Smith, a conservative former Air Force pilot, aligns with a group of watchdog Republicans led by Sen Charles Grassley, pressing for Pentagon reforms. They target wasteful spending, push competitive bidding, and seek warranties on weapons while defending a stronger defense posture amid procurement scandals and costly projects.
Washington report shows pilots still lack real time weather alerts despite advanced radar satellites and sensors. The 1980s and current investigations reveal transmission gaps in FAA systems, leaving pilots unaware of gusts and wind shear before takeoff. The Pan Am 1982 crash is cited as a tragedy tied to this failure.
A biblical verse from Second Corinthians 10 12 warns against pride in self comparison. It notes that people measure themselves by themselves and compare among themselves which is not wise.
Lt J C Weisinger is patient in a hospital in England recovering from injuries suffered Christmas day in Belgium. He is the son of Mr and Mrs G C Welsinger of Baytown. Pioneer resident C S Brown of Dayton died at home. Newma Ward directs a comic orchestra at Alamo Elementary School and students plan tray favors for George Washington Birthday in hospitals. William B Travis Elementary to open in Lakewood in honor of the Alamo hero.
On this day in history several events are noted from 1533 Henry VIII’s marriage to Anne Boleyn to 1787 Shays’ Rebellion beginnings and 1971 Charles Manson’s conviction in Los Angeles for Tate-LaBianca murders. Alexander Graham Bell inaugurated transcontinental telephone service in 1915 in New York with Watson heard in San Francisco.
Readers praise Alice Jacobson for steady service as a Baytown Sun PR person. They recall her dependable, quiet work during normal days and her role delivering mail after Hurricane Carla. Sammie Smith 5109 Tamarach.
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