200 Homes Destroyed In California Blaze
LC Regents Lee College Regents will tacel in executive session to dis pus personnel at 6-18 pam Thursday and will hold an open meeting at 7 pan in the board room at Rundell Hall. One item is appointment of a dean of student personnel services registrar, a third-line administrator. Kiwanis Luncheon Baylown Club will meet Thursday at Holiday Inn. Miss Baylown Lee College, Danie Craw, will sing. Ross Sterling band teachers will have a summer activity from 1 am noon Monday.
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Chambers County considers pay raises for elected officials
Budget workshop reveals possible salary increases for county officials including the commissioner court, county judge, sheriff, district clerk, tax assessor-collector, treasurer and county attorney. 1978 budget eyed at about $4.7 million, with revenue projections near $5.1 million and a potential bond election adding interest costs. Public hearing planned to discuss $320,000 in revenue-sharing funds.
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Chambers County
Ouglie Pugal
Mant
Order of
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Spread Eagles
Dugat
Plaud Williams
Tie
Jneutny
Williams
Jackson
Whitesides to be honored at retirement party
Virginia Whitesides will be honored at a retirement party from 2 30 p m to 5 p m Thursday at the Gulf Coast Industrial Workers Union ball 2900 Decker.
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Whitesides
Vinginia Whitesides
Gulf Coast Industrial Workers Union
Decker
Weather And Tides
A 0 percent chance of showers and thundershowers is forecast for Wednesday night with a 50 percent chance on Thursday. Highs near upper 80s expected. sunrise Thursday at 6 45 pm and sunset around 7 34 pm. Raytown details include tide times and weak daylight notes.
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Raytown
Bel
Pam
Denales
Local Residents Share Life Updates And Travels
SUE MILLER works on improving her Spanish for an upcoming trip. Jenny Lawrence gathers literature for a possible vacation site. Opal Ford and Ruby Reeves may be world champion sandwich makers. Connie and Clayton Cooke visit town briefly. Randy Zurovec returns to work after a bout with illness. Ronda Gradbury shows nursing skills. Shirley Masterson eyed a surprising development. Sherrill Walmsley considers a new venture. Monte O'Sell gives a friend a helpful tip. Elaine Buckels receives a wedding surprise as a cousin arrives from Germany. Mrs Annis McNulty and family return from Homer, Louisiana, after attending her father’s funeral.
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Jenny Lawrence
Opal Ford
Ruby Reeves
Connie
Clayton Cooke
Randy Zurovec
Ronda Gradbury
Shirley’ Masterson
Sherrill’ Walmsley
Monte O'Sell
Trustees Reject Plea for New 5A Class in Texas High Schools
School trustees turn down a San Marcos board request to create a new 5-A athletic class. They cite travel burdens for many districts, concerns over student morale in large schools, and potential inequities between 3-4 and 5-A groupings. Texas associations oppose larger classifications.
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Devalutiringer
San Marcos
Texas Association of School Boards
Clark Ins
Wayne Hanson
Clack
Texas High School Coaches Association
Clas
Baytown
Pete Bullis
Dee
Hundreds Flee As Santa Barbara Fire Destroys Homes
A fast moving brush fire driven by gusty winds from the Santa Ynez range swept through Santa Barbara destroying as many as 200 homes and threatening businesses. At least 17 injured, many unaccounted for, with residents using hoses to dampen ruins. Firefighters faced narrow roads and crowds hampering efforts. Officials could not confirm arson, and losses were estimated around 250 thousand dollars in replacement costs.
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Claes
U.S. Forest Service
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Bishop
Goodrich to Build Bayport Chemical Plant Joint Venture
Goodrich Chemical Division plans a Bayport Industrial Park plant in a Bayport complex, a 420 acre site creating over 1,000 jobs. The joint venture with Bouhtel Corp will produce 400 tons of chlorine and 880 tons of caustic soda daily plus 800 million pounds of ethylene dichloride. Financing exceeds $200 million for manufacturing and distribution facilities in what officials call the largest investment in the division's history.
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Goodrich Chemical Division
the Sun
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Bouhtel Corp
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Gondrich
Oregon innkeepers and a long-ago law change
Oregon lawmakers once required certain lodging conditions with a hefty daily penalty. By 68 years later the act was repealed, easing restrictions on inns and hotels.
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Wortland
Haels
Oregan
Haskey
Increasing Water Rates Proposed to City Council
A city plan to raise water rates for the 1977-78 fiscal year was presented by the Baylawn Area Water Authority board. The exact increase is not set but would be about double the current rate, with no sewer rate change explored. The budget, including debt service and raw water costs, aims to fund the system while limit impacts on sewer charges.
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Lanhat
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Hu Water Syalan
le Custamer
Surface Water Plant Timetable Is Changed
The Baytown Area Water Authority delays the surface water plant timetable with a revised plan. Lanham cites a 18 month construction span and notes 1980 as the likely completion year amid multiple owners and pending site purchase. Styner says the project remains complex and optimistic targets shift.
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Baytown
Area Water Authority
Lanham
Volved
H Island
Styner
Cly
Sun Sue
Open and Shut Case for Lakewood Streets
A flood control project in Harts County prompts roadway closures. North Warnet, cloned for drainage work since June, remains closed in a Holly Drive segment as drainage work moves. transit plans predict 3 to 48 days. The Nodroniegl project includes a concrete-lined ditch between Wohin Kord and Wurnet and box culverts.
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Spen
North Warnet
Harts County
Holly Drive
Mike Weaver
City Transporte
Lon
Wohin Kord
Wurnet
Hox
Glenn Harbour recalls 28 years on Texas Avenue in Baytown
Longtime Baytown cafe owner Glenn Harbour recalls the Texas Avenue business hub he helped shape. He reflects on changes in the community, family history, and the social life that anchored local gatherings, contrasting past harmony with present attitudes as Baytown grows.
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Texas Avenue
Lynn Hughes
Baytown
Texas
Arbour
Glenn Barfour
Cale al
Rossip
Harhane
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