City bids on office furniture and carpeting outlined
Baytown solicited bids for an electronic calculator and electric cash register but received none. Central Distributing agreed to supply ten file cabinets and seating. Mill End Carpet Co. awarded 1,600 square feet indoor outdoor carpet. McCune Paint Co. to install same area for $1,416. Wedco lone bidder on bookcase urns and wastebaskets.
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Baytown Cash Register
Central Distributing
American Desk Mfg
Mill End Carpet Co
McCune Paint Co
Wedco
Lee College Approves Library and Equipment Purchases
The college accepts bids for a wireless learning system for the library, 615 physical education lockers, and ESE wireless library system from Teaching Systems. Tektronix oscilloscope and Scientific Devices signal generators awarded to meet specs for technical vocational equipment. Funds were budgeted and bids judged by Regent officials.
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Regerus
Storagecraft, Inc
Central Distributing
iCa
John R. Pechacek
Storagecraft
Teaching Systems, Inc
Brown Associates
SP Associates
Pechacek
Regents
Tektronix, Inc
Levy funds eyed for future sewer upgrades and fee formula
Lanham outlined plans to place grant money in an escrow to fund future sewer treatment expansions. He noted 30,000 was expected in the 1972-73 budget but actual income lagged to 37,500 due to a building slowdown. The expansion fee, 300 per dwelling unit, applies with 250 gallons per day assumed per unit and adds to the $35 standard tap fee.
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Lanham
Dillman
EPA
State Health Department
Baytown sewer project financing stays within budget
The city plans to submit the completed reviews to the city council to authorize advertising for bids. The latest EPA grant raises federal funding for Baytown sanitary sewer projects to 3.7 million dollars. Lanham says savings from Central Sewer District improvements and higher federal support keep financing for 1970 band program sewer projects in good shape with overall funds well within limits.
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EPA
Baytown
Lanham
Funeral Services for Douglas M. Moore
Douglas M. Moore 61 of 123 W Bayshore Drive died in a Galveston hospital. A Baytown resident 35 years, he worked as a supervisor for Warren Petroleum Co. Survived by wife Margaret, daughter Patricia Lewis, son Douglas S. Moore, brother Donald S. Moore, four grandchildren. Burial Memory Gardens of Baytown. Pallbearers listed. Arrangements Earthman Funeral Home.
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Douglas M. Moore
W. Bayshore Drive
Earthman Funeral Home
Gary Bonner
Moore
Baytown
Galveston
Warren Petrolewa Co
Margaret Moore
Patricia Lewis
Houston
Douglas S. Moore
Conroe
Donald S. Moore
Vermillion
Baytown Cemetery
Ervil Elswick
Jack Finneran
Cecil Penny
Howard Riggs
Roger Lewis
Charles Yachel
Police Check 12 Fireworks Complaints
Baytown police reported 12 fireworks discharge complaints within the city as of 8 am Wednesday. Police said sparks were seen on a building roof after a report of fireworks. Chief John Wilkinson ordered officers to ticket violators, with arrest if they resisted.
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Baytown
John Wilkinson
Harris County May Move to Unit Road System
Harris County may adopt a unit road maintenance system without a public vote, per County Atty. Joe Resweber. The plan would shift road maintenance from precincts to the county court with the county engineer under the court, a scheme favored by Judge Bill Elliott and commissioners Bass and Bray. Critics Lyons and Eckels challenge the move as concentrating power with the judge. The court could act at its Thursday meeting.
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Houston
Joe Resweber
Harris County Commissioners Court
Resweber
Bill Elliott
Tom Bass
Jamie Bray
Nowhere
Harris County
E. A
Squatty
Burglary and Theft Cases Reported in Baytown
Baytown police investigated multiple thefts and a rollover crash. Lonnie Pittman lost 199 to three men in a three card monte scheme at two parking lots. Dan Grissom reported a car towed for repairs later found stolen and involved in a Dayton Street rollover. Louis Wilson said 120 vanished from a chest during a garage sale with his daughters present. The burglarized home showed no disturbance elsewhere.
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Monte
Baytown
Lonnie Pittman
Pittman
Barcelona Apartments
Bay Plaza
Dan Grissom
Hugh Wood Ford
Decker
Pontiac
Dayton Street
Louis Wilson
Baytown Man Injured In West Texas Motorcycle Crash
A Baytown man, Charles Wayne Roachell, 38, was injured early Wednesday when he lost control of his motorcycle in the 300 block of West Texas near Pruett. He was driven home after receiving cuts and bruises. no charges were filed. The note mentions Louisiana parishes versus counties.
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Baytown
West Texas
Pruett
Charles Wayne Roachell
Highway 146
Government weighs fuel allocation controls during wartime era
Washington studies mandatory fuel distribution tools for motorists while not pursuing wartime rationing. Reports note White House scrutiny of IRS use for political purposes after Watergate testimony. Connally says no Nixon split and Americans will blame a few individuals, not the party. Rogers and Winter discuss potential diplomatic ties. Nixon reacts to accusations about an Oceanside purchase. Dollar drops to record lows as July Fourth sales draw limited buyers.
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Fort Worth
John Connally
Richard Nixon
Republican Party
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