County Population Projections For Baytown Area 1980 1990
HGAC study projects Baytown region population growth with 1980 figures and forecasts 1990 totals. It places 390000 in the Highlands and Crosby areas, with 140000 used by HGAC versus 160202 in a Texas Highway Department forecast. Preparation funded by a Federal Aviation Administration grant.
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Crosby
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Highlands
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Barbecued Chicken Dinner Hosted at KC Hall Sunday
The public is invited to a barbecued chicken dinner from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sunday at the KC Hall, sponsored by the Ladies Auxiliary. Tickets cost 1.50 for adults and 1 for children. Separate notes compare state wind speeds with Arizona Nevada and West Virginia.
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U S Steel Plans Texas Works in Baytown
U S Steel announced options on Cedar Point acreage near Baytown for a Texas Works including electric furnaces and a 160 inch plate mill with related facilities. The project faced deep draft water logistics to the Houston Ship Channel but construction was expected to begin in 1967.
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Baytown
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Equal Partners: New Lutheran Marriage Service Omites Traditional Roles
New York AP report on a June 14 Lutheran Church in America reform allowing equal partnership vows. The service drops the head of the wife and giving away customs, permits self-pledged vows, and offers optional wording while preserving faith commitments.
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Eugene L. Brand
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Lutheran Church In
Yount Retires From Culpepper Firm After Long Service
Yount recounts a Baytown Goose Creek car count showing 10 000 vehicles in 24 hours, matching a 1941 tally used to secure county road funding. He notes civic roles with Lions Club and Jaycees, family details, and plans to chair the board after retirement, joking about a week’s sleep before more work.
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Jaycee
Neva
N. Ashbel
Mary Ann Stipe
Crowley
Culpepper
Chiirman
U S Ambassadorship to West Germany Ahead of Talks
Bonn reports the new U S ambassador to West Germany preparing for discussions on mutual East West troop reductions, assuming no push for one sided U S withdrawals. The focus centers on defense posture and alliance burden sharing amid Cold War tensions.
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Germany
U.S
West Germany
Former Capitalists Turn Cautious On Risking Fortunes
New York AP report notes 1970s shift from stock and mutual fund buying to higher savings as inflation cools. Depositors line up at banks and brokers wait for calls while funds liquidate at a rapid pace. Despite past gains, many investors seek safer wealth accumulation and fear remains high.
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New York
Baytown Police Reserve Wants Full Standards and Approval
The proposed ordinance says council acts only in a supplementary capacity to regular police and cannot assume full duties. Reserves must meet minimum standards from the Commission on Law Enforcement Officer Standards and Education and cannot carry weapons until approved by the city council and the chief of police. Baytown reserves under chief Ed Bowers have long served, with as many as 30 members active.
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Commission On Law Enforcement Officer
Baytown
Ed Bowers
Houston Officials Debate Transit Growth and Traffic Solutions
Laughlin outlines rapid transit concepts for Houston as central business district traffic could surge in the 1980s. Proposals include car pooling, staggered work hours, fringe parking with bus feeders, bus only lanes, road meterings, and possible two miles of downtown subways. He notes public bus systems may be city controlled as fares fail to cover costs.
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Houston
Los Angeles
Central Business District
Laughlin
Texas Medical Center
Bray Seeks Brownwood Park Land Buyout in Subsidence Debate
Harris County Commissioner Jamie Bray urged Baytown to acquire land and homes in Brownwood for park space amid concerns about subsidence in the Houston area. Sandy Wilkins of the Greater Houston Civic Council pressed for action to halt subsidence by reducing underground water pumping. Bray hopes the state legislature grants county power to act, noting Brownwood as a target for park conversion. Commissioner Bill Elliott noted industries resist surface water costs, despite Houston's $300 million Lake Livingston project.
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Houston
Harris County
Jamie Bray
Baytown
Brownwood
Bray
Harris County Commissioners Courthursday
Sandy Wilkins
Greater Houston
First hot air balloon flight by Montgolfier brothers
The Montgolfier brothers launched the first unmanned hot air balloon in June 1783 for a 10 minute test flight. The claim about 20 million Americans seeking rural getaways cites Himalayan Back packing Equipment.
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America
Montgolfier Brothers
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