Four Die in Massive Fog Shrouded Interstate 10 Pileup
DPS says they were stunned no more casualties occurred in a 25 vehicle crash on the Old and Lost River Bridge in dense fog. Four Vietnamese family members from Rockport died and four others were injured, with extensive wreckage spanning nearly two football fields.
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Bruce Guynn
Department of Public Safety
DPS
Beaumont
Rockport
Kathy Tran
Jennifer Tran
le Nguyen
Ban Nguyen
Cool front heads for upper Texas coast offshore
A cool front is due to hit the upper Texas coast late tonight and become stationary. In Baytown, partly cloudy skies are forecast with a low in the mid-50s and dense patchy fog forming late tonight. Friday should be mostly sunny and warmer with a mid-70s high. In the 24 hours to 8 am Thursday Baytown recorded a high of 77 and a low of 61.
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Texas
Baytown
Absentee runoff voting under way for Baytown trustees
Absentee ballots are being cast in the Baytown school district runoff through February 10 from 8 am to 5 pm at 1415 Market. Position 5 features Willie Moreno and David Smith while Position 7 contenders are Manuel Escontrias and James Maple. Moreno is a 59 year old architect, Smith a 34 year old production superintendent, Escontrias a 42 year old Exxon Chemical senior staff engineer, and Maple a 49 year old design engineer at Exxon Baytown Refinery.
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Baytown
Market
Willie Moreno
David Smith
Manuel Escontrias
James Maple
Moreno
Smith
Mcbay
Escontrias
Exxon Chemical
Maple
Exxon
Aimless Noise Prompt for Young Parents on Pearce Street
A note to young parents advises that trying to control children by shouting is as ineffective as steering a car with the horn. The Pearce Street Journal reflects on parenting approaches and emphasizes calm guidance over loud discipline.
Around Town: McGraw Recovers From Car Wreck
Gloria McGraw recuperates from injuries in a recent car wreck in McAllen. Ann Lesterrette works on the March of Dimes campaign. Mikel Lombard is overwhelmed. Larry and Cindy Lipps receive gifts. Phil Weaver and Randy Kimmey dubbed the silver foxes, Craig Canon close behind, Pat Minsterman shares another tale. Bill Wismer reads between the lines. Marion Brann looks better than ever. Sherry Bergh maintains good grades.
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Gloria McGraw
McAllen
Ann Lesterrette
Mikel Lombard
Larry
Cindy Lipps
Phil Weaver
Randy Kimmey
The
Silver Foxes
Craig Canon
Pat Minsterman
Bill Wismer
Marion Brann
Sherry Bergh
Tax payment deadline set for 1986 local taxes
Saturday marks the deadline to pay city county and school district taxes for 1986. Payments can be made at entity offices or by mail with a January 31 postmark. Baytown offices close Friday at 5 p.m. and Harris County Courthouse in Houston opens Saturday 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. for tax payments. Penalties rise 7 percent in February and escalate later. mortgage payments via lenders may avoid the deadline.
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City of Baytown
City Hall
Market
Lee College
Harris County
Houston
Preston
Chambers County
Anahuac
Mont Belvieu
Winnie
Barbers Hill
Jump May Have Saved Man Life In Bridge Crash
Baytonian Winford Costlow escaping a 25 vehicle crash on the Old and Lost River Bridge at dawn dove into two feet of water to survive after fog and a stalled truck pileup on Interstate 10 near Cove and Wallisville. He was pulled from Lost River Lake by emergency crews including Jean Piting and her husband Chuck, then treated for neck and shoulder injuries at Bayside Community Hospital.
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Louise Shaw
Winford Costlow
Dassetta
Costlow
Cove
Wallisville
Bayside Community Hospital
Anahuac
Lost River Lake
Interstate 10
Jean Piting
Piting
Chuck
Texas Department of Parks and Wildlife
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Kim Tran
Nghia Nguyen
Bich Nguyen
Hermann Hospital
Binh Hai Tran
Old and Lost River Bridge
Samuel Hargrave
Leon Bishop
Liberty
Rick Davis
Davis
David
Old and Lost River
Sun
Angie Bracey
Owned & Operated
Hane
Ibayshore Motors A
Tay
Rad
Lancing Cape
FORD
Baytown State
Jump
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