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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 08, 1977
Page
2
A Baytown resident named Jeff C. Davis completed studies at the University of Tass this spring, earning a bachelor degree in the arts. He was among graduates honored for academic achievement and plans to attend church locally.
Regents discussed merit increases for faculty amid protests of deregulation and budget limits. Speakers cited past pay trends with a 47 percent rise in some areas, while college salaries grew only 1 percent, prompting calls for a formal merit program and a set budget fraction for performance based raises. Local officials warned deregulation could spark gas shortages and push prices higher, complicating campus pricing decisions.
Eckhardt predicts Rep. Krueger will lose to U.S. Sen. Tower in 1978 Texas Senate race. He cited energy policy clashes and named possible Democratic primary rivals Barefoot Sanders and Ralph Yarborough. Also notes Eckhardt’s confidence in facing opposition in 1978 and Krueger’s announcement at a Fourth of July event. Education news mentions Joan E. Teter earning an elementary education degree from UT Austin.
Three children Amanda Lack 7 Jason Lack 6 and Julie Aline 10 died after being struck by a freight train at a park yard in Antington Park. Holly Lack 5 was listed as extremely critical after emergency surgery. Engineer Larry Van Deele attempted to stop the train as the kids stood on the rails, all eyes on the track bed. Officials questioned why the children did not move as the diesel horn sounded.
An explosion in a southwestern Virginia coal mine killed four miners. Methane gas concentrations exceeded federal limits, authorities said early today.
The article outlines proposals to phase out 242 state agencies unless justified, increase penalties for prostitution, allow oral confessions, deny bail for repeat offenders, and empower counties to regulate massage parlors outside cities. It also notes energy rules granting tax incentives for solar sectors and eminent domain for canal slurry pipelines.
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