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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 04, 1971
Page
2
A legislative committee urged allowing discreet adult pornography and off the street venues while banning street prostitution. It cited racial disparities in gambling arrests, argued against hypocrisy in policing prostitution, and noted experts split on pornography’s social impact with some defending it as an outlet for violent offenders.
MEMBERS OF First Presbyterian Church will host an ice cream social at 5 p.m. Sunday on the church patio for fellowship and refreshments.
Hospital officials invite Baytonians to a special meeting of the Harris County Hospital District Board of Managers at 1 p.m. Tuesday in the Ben Taub General Hospital conference room. The session will consider and act on the annual budget.
Herman Allen of 2009 Paris Lane died at 6 a.m. Friday in a Baytown hospital at age 66. He had lived in Baytown since 1964 and is survived by his sister Mattie Dell Shaver and his mother Mrs. Joe Allen of Baytown. Funeral at 2 p.m. Saturday at Wallace Funeral Home in Crockett with burial in Parker Cemetery, Crockett.
Craddock, suing over Texas House reapportionment, argues HB 783 splits Midland County into Dist 66 and Dist 71, listing Brewster, Crane, Pecos, Terrell, Upton, Glasscock, Mitchell, Nolan, Sterling as involved counties. He cites constitutional rules that counties kept intact and contiguous. He notes 1965 attorney general ruling and subsequent case law upholding that opinion.
In a tense meeting Sen. Charles Wilson and Haynes clash as plans to redraw districts spark threats and resignations. Barnes demands West Texas control, hints at replacing leaders, while a coin flip is rejected and new maps are urged.
Alice Roelse a Barbers Hill High School valedictorian argues the generation gap is a necessary phase for teens to break from parental rule and later realize adults are not ignorant. Michael L Tiner Baytown Ross Sterling High School says the gap is a product of freedom of the press shaping belief in its existence. Richard Carry Schubert Gregory-Portland High School wins the $1000 award for the winning essay while many others are cited for well written teenage perspectives.
The county map plan faces scrutiny as lawmakers must accept or reject the conference output with no amendments. Barbara Jordan and Bob Eckhardt clash with close Baytown placement while East Texas districts spark a near feud between Rep Clyde Haynes and Sen Charles Willson over county inclusion and timing aims to finish the session by Friday.
Robert C. Tyson, former U.S. Steel Finance Committee chairman and Baytown visitor, will lead a 40 plus member U.S. delegation to the World Administrative Radio Conference for Space Telecommunications in Geneva. He holds ambassadorial rank. The June 7 to July 17 conference is run by the International Telecommunication Union under the United Nations, with 130 member countries and around 500 to 600 representatives expected.
San Jacinto Council No. 2788 elected new officers at the Knights of Columbus hall for the 1973-72 fraternal year. Elected were Patrick O Sullivan grand knight, William J Daley deputy grand knight, Raymond Helpert chancellor, James R Helpert warden, Robert E Donnelly treasurer, Ben Sessions recorder, Pedro Alfaro advocate, Adolph Michalsky inside guard, Ralph J Dietz and Charles Lloyd outside guards, John F Donnelly trustee. They will assume duties July 1. They were elected Tuesday.
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