Channelview Trustees Meet on Budget and Maintenance
Channelview Special Meeting called for 7 p.m. Tuesday to discuss air conditioning maintenance proposals. Hospitalized Clarence Jones at San Jacinto Methodist Hospital room 531 recovering from a motorcycle wreck Friday night. Trustees to meet 5 30 p.m. Tuesday in the Administration Building for a budget workshop and to consider moving the June 14 meeting to June 7. Descendants of Willie and Hayes Fisher plan a Mont Belvieu reunion Saturday at White Memorial Park near Anahuac with lunch to bring. For information contact Bud Fisher at 427 3025. Elizabeth Cheek Graduation noted as part of Jasper High School exercises attended by Dr and Mrs Clyde Fuller and Mr and Mrs Charles Fuller of Huntsville. Robert Cheek’s Rev. Cheek is former pastor at First Baptist Church.
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Channelview School Board
Clarence Jones
Trenton
San Jacinto Methodist Hospital
Willie
Hayes Fisher
Mont Belvieu
White Memorial Park
Anahuac
Bud Fisher
Weather And Tides In Baytown Area Forecast
A 30 percent chance of thundershowers possibly severe Tuesday night, then partly cloudy Wednesday. Lows near 70 Tuesday night, highs in the upper 80s Wednesday. Tides: Wednesday highs 2 01 pm and 9 12 pm, lows 5 45 am and 6 26 pm. Denotes weak tides.
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Baytown
Local News Snippets Include Vacations and Life Events
Jeanie and Houston Schweitzer return from a Peru vacation. Bill Barsalou discusses sailing. Rodney Bingham makes barbecue. Get well wishes to Lanny Simmons in Room 30 at San Jacinto Methodist Hospital. Carol Hamilton gets a new hairstyle from husband David. Mrs Jack Lynn Wansdorp notes son Joe’s $150 scholarship. Gwenn D Casey and Danny Lusk help with summer youth program. Ruth Ford breaks her foot and misses tennis for at least two months. Joe Barth comes to the rescue. Gary Fisher plans a fishing trip to impress friends. John and Janette Mosley celebrate Rusty’s high school graduation. Mr and Mrs Clyde Edgley prepare for vacation. Kenneth and Herschel Badgett are up and about after surgery. Ted McCall writes a reminder. Juanita Lems in Baytown checks on a friend.
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Houston Schweitzer
Peru
Bill Barsalou
Rodney Bingham
Lanny Simmons
San Jacinto Methodist Hospital
Carol Hamilton
David
Jack
Lynn) Wansdorp
Joe
Gwenn D. Casey
Danny Lusk
Ruth Ford
Joe Barth
Gary Fisher
John
Janette Mosley
Rusty
Clyde Edgley
Kenneth
Herschel’ Badgett
Ted McCall
Syrian forces disarm militants as Lebanon battle widens
Be irut reports say about 7 000 Syrian troops with 150 tanks cross from the eastern border and push into northern and western Lebanon to disarm Palestinian guerrillas and Muslim militias around the town of Chtoura and the Akkar region. The Damascus broadcast says Syrian intervention aims to restore order as fighting with Lebanese Christian and Palestinian factions continues, with ceasefire talks linked to a Western occupation.
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Lebanon
Palestinian Command
Chtoura
an-Yasir Arafat
Palestine
Nalion
Pekaa Valley
Qibyat
Piocks
pAndket
Akkar
Tat
Hafez Assad
Assad
Radio Damascus
Andket
Fit Your Fisherman and the Morning Bite
A Pearce Street Journal reflection on fishermen in old times and a joking definition about a fisherman going out before sunrise and returning when the day is spent, with a quip about strong drink and truth.
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Pearce Street Journal
New 146 Link May Be Opened This Week
Highway 146 construction in Baytown nearing completion this week with four lanes expected to open once stop and one way signs are installed. Allen Ranft, resident engineer, said only a 50 foot section near the Holiday Inn remains unfinished. The project from Gulf at Alexander Drive to Loop 201 near Baytown La Porte Tunnel includes a Goose Creek bridge and carries a $1 381 000 contract awarded to Bridge and Road Constructors Inc of Houston in 1973 with daily penalties for delays due to 225 working days.
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Baytown
Allen Ranft
State Department of Highways and Public Transportation
Ranft
The
Sun
Holiday Inn
Con
Gulf
Alexander Drive
Baytown-La Porte
Goose Creek
Bridge and Road Constructors, Inc
Houston
J. Crow
Mitchell's
Alexander Crow
Enderli
Phillips 66
Noel Richardson
Quail Hollow
Gene Branscome Investments
Baker Road
Country Club
Council
Gene Branscome
Gaeth Road
Park
Ingrove Oe
Branscome
Stasney enters race for School Board Position 1
Marcia Stasney announces her bid for the Goose Creek school board, aiming to replace Wes Balentine. She cites concern for children’s education, her teaching background, and a Texas Woman’s University degree, with prior work in biochemistry labs and teaching roles.
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Marcia Stasney
Wes Balentine
Weather outlook and power outages from lightning
The National Weather Service calls for a 30 percent chance of thundershowers possibly severe through Tuesday and partly cloudy skies on Wednesday. Lightning caused scattered outages reported by Quin McWhirter of Houston Lighting and Power, with electricity off at the City Public Works Service Center from 1:30 a.m. to 7:30 a.m. Tuesday. Major problems appeared in Mont Belvieu and Crosby, where a circuit and the Atoscocita substation were hit around 10:33 a.m. Monday, respectively.
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National Weather Services
Quin McWhirter
Houston
Ivan Langford II
City Public Works Service Center
Lee Drive
McWhirter
Mont Belvieu
Crosby
Atoscocita
Take the Money and Run Contest Draws 600 Entries
The Take the Money and Run promotion by Baytown merchants and The Baytown Sun drew R G Hill as the first weekly winner. Over 600 entries were submitted in participating stores, with Hill winning four Astro game tickets and remaining eligible for the six week grand prize. Weekly draws pick four Astro tickets each Saturday, leading to a final prize draw for 580, 200, and 100 dollars.
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Baytown
Baytown Sun
R. G. Hill
Hill
Astro
Sun
Memorial Day weekend traffic deaths and Frankfurt bombing report
News briefs report 416 Memorial Day weekend deaths in the United States including 27 in Texas. In Frankfurt two bombs hit U.S. Army V Corps HQ injuring 14 and causing heavy damage. Presidential primaries continue with Carter nominating battles. A federal crime overhaul bill dies in Congress due to liberal conservative deadlock.
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Chicago
Texas
Frankfurt
West Germany
U.S. Army
V Corps
Baker Road Closure Planned Three Days For Sewer Work
Baker Road will be closed from Garth to Bush from 7 a.m. to 6 30 p.m. Thursday Friday and Saturday for storm sewer construction. Jim Sanders assistant planning and traffic director said the contractor will keep the road open Tuesday and Wednesday due to wet conditions. When work resumes traffic will be closed to move heavy equipment.
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Baker Road
Garth
Bush
Jim Sanders
Rep Contest Hot Joe Vs Red Top Runoff In Harris County
East Harris County voters face a Democratic runoff for Legislative District 78 between incumbent Joe Allen and challenger Rod Gorman. Voter eligibility notes include GOP primary participation rules. Allen previously led in most East Harris County boxes, with Gorman ahead in Channelview areas. Gorman is a Channelview native lawyer. Allen is a real estate agent residing in Baytown area. Five other runoff contests appear on Saturday’s ballot.
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Wanda Orton
Harris County
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Rod Gorman
Austin
Bill Garton
Bob Turrentine
Gartan
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Baytown
Legislative
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Morgan's Point
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Gorman
David Ellis
Goran
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I-10
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Ellis
Morgan
Ted Kloesel
Jack Walker
Town Circle
Bay Villa
Traffic Panel To Study New Lights Signs
Baytown City Council Traffic Committee meets at 5 p.m. Wednesday in city hall to consider requests for traffic signals stop signs and yield signs. Councilman Allen Cannon presides with co-chair Jack Kimmons. Agenda includes yield signs Rollingbrook Rocky Knoll all way stops North Jones William Missouri Huggins New Jersey Wisconsin Huggins stop signs East Homan Houston Stewart Houston Rice Gresham Fairway Goose Creek Drive, right turn East Defee Highway M46, loading lane South Jones West Texas, and traffic signal at Bayway Shreck.
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Baytown City
City Hall
Allen Cannon
Tom Gentry
Cannon
BE. C
Jack) Kimmons
Rollingbrook
Rocky Knoll
North Jones
William
Missouri
Huggins
New Jersey
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Houston
Stewart
Rice
Gresham
Fairway
Goose Creek Drive
Jane
East Defee
M46
Alexander Drive
South Jones
West
Texas
Bayway
Shreck
Baytown Council Seeks Renewal of Crime Prevention Unit Funds
The Baytown City Council voted to apply to the Texas Criminal Justice Council for a second year of funding for the Crime Prevention Unit of the Baytown Police Department. The $16,974 grant would support programs on crime prevention, security surveys, and various safety initiatives while officers present them to civic and community groups.
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Lynn Hughes
Baytown
Texas Criminal Justice Council
CPU
Police Department
Robert Merchant
Merchant
CPA
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