Charter's 37th anniversary marks Baytown unity and growth
Editorial celebrates the 37th anniversary of Baytown's City Charter linking Tri Cities Baytown Goose Creek and Pelly. It credits the 1948 charter election and consolidation of communities, noting a strong professional Baytonian identity, resilience through economic slumps, and ongoing support for the charter era's unified government.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L.A. Wilkie Jr
James Frazier
Fahy Godfrey
Bryan Stratton
Claude Tipton
L.G. Sanders
Hugh Echols
L.T. Yule
M.w. Harper
Elmer Gray
N.M. Driskell
Bryan Culpepper
L.R. Kurtz
Baytown
Civil defense cuts loom as 1986 budget set
Washington reports a one third or more cut in 1986 civil defense funding. FEMA's planned 1990 program faces a setback as the White House orders cancellation of a buildup. The move comes amid arms talks and scrutiny of FEMA contracts.
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Washington
Reagan
White House
Donald Goldberg
Federal Emergency Management Agency
FEMA
George Shultz
Andrei Gromyko
P.R
General Accounting Office
Hartman led Chamber of Commerce from Baytown Sun files
Reorganization of Goose Creek Chamber of Commerce underway as manager Jack Jacobs serves in the armed forces. New executive committee member L G Sanders joins Fred Hartman, W M Knowles and J N Chatfield. Also notes retirements and local obituaries from 1945 to 1965.
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Baytown Sun
Goose Creek Chamber of Commerce
Jack Jacobs
Armed Services
L.G. Sanders
Fred Hartman
W.M. Knowles
J.N. Chatfield
Gulf Oil Co
Harry Fanestiel
Baytown
Goose Creek
Brazil
United States
Albert Fanestiel
Ron Stone
Westminster Presbyterian Church
Bail Reform Act aims to trim court backlog and curb appeals
The Bail Reform Act, effective Oct 12 1984, requires felons to show they have a strong chance of winning appeals to avoid prison and to prove they pose no flight risk. In Houston a Brazoria County man convicted of tax charges began an eight year term despite pending appeal, amid a $10 to $12 million loss from a three state tax rebellion scheme.
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Houston
Brazoria
Taxpayers United
Carl O. Bue
Bartown Sun Advertising Director Seeks Publication Rights
Advertising director LTT PeACT 3 for publication seeks to excerpt letters and secure the right to publish content. Normet will be with hel amnesenres the right to excerpt letters, ant or good and sufficient.
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LTT
Normet
Hel Amnesenres
Mothers win Kennedy Human Rights Award in El Salvador case
Don Graff reports on CO-Madres receiving the Robert F. Kennedy prize for human rights advocacy in El Salvador. The award honors their demand for amnesty and accountability amid civil conflict, while noting visa denials for three CO-Madres representatives. D'Aubuisson gains Washington appearances despite past visa issues.
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el Salvador
New York
Co-Madres
Washington
State Department
U.S
Roberto D’aubuisson
Oscar Arnulfo Romero
D'Aubuisson
Today in History Highlights Jan 31 1985
On this date Explorer 1 marked the U S Space Age with its first satellite orbit. Notable events include Guy Fawkes 1606 execution, Franz Schubert birth 1797, Lee named Confederate commander 1865, U S submarine warfare 1917, F D Roosevelt devalues gold 1934, Eddie Slovik execution 1945, These Are My Children soap 1949, hydrogen bomb order 1950, Apollo 14 launch 1971, Nixon documents ownership ruling cited a decade ago.
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Associated Press
United States
Guy Fawkes
Franz Schubert
Robert E. Lee
Germany
Franklin D. Roosevelt
U.S. Army
Eddie Slovik
France
NBC
Chicago
Harry S. Truman
Alan B. Shepard Jr
Edgar D. Mitchell
Stuart 4. Roosa
Cape Kennedy
U.S
Resurrection and Life Verse from John 11 33
A concise Bible verse emphasizes faith in Jesus as the resurrection and the life. Believers will live even if they die, reflecting the message of John 11:33.
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Johan
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Wanda Orton
Joan McAnat
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Gary Dobbs
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