Test drive ends in parking lot surgery
Shawn Waites an eighteen year old from Friendswood was injured during a test ride on a 1984 Honda in a Mister Donut lot at 4501 Garth Road. The motorcycle trapped his leg requiring on scene surgery by a helicopter doctor and jaws of life rescue before he was airlifted to Hermann Hospital in stable condition.
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David Mohlman
Shawn Waites
Hermann Hospital
Garth Road
Swood
Waites
Life Flight
Hermann
Senate rejects IRA amendments in landmark tax bill
The Senate eyed a major tax overhaul as amendments to restore full tax-deductible IRAs faced rejection. President Reagan praised the measure as a top poverty and jobs program while leaders warned against altering the package. A non-binding resolution favored broader IRA deductions, but with no guarantee of adoption.
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Washington
Senate
Reagan
Senate Finance Committee
Gordon Humphrey
Packwood
Bob Dole
Sens
Alfonso D'Amato
Seven meningitis cases treated at Gulf Coast Hospital
Bruce Guynn reports seven people treated for meningitis at Gulf Coast Hospital in Baytown over three weeks, including viral and possible bacterial cases. Harris County Health Department epidemiologist Mark Canfield notes cases vary by area, with three Crosby relatives among the patients, and urges prompt medical attention while downplaying urgent alarm.
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Bruce Guynn
Baytown
Gulf Coast Hospital
Harris County Health Department
Mark Canfield
The
Health Department
Kris Isaacson
Gulf Coast
Canfield
Crosby
Cedar Bayou Names Split Between Counties
The Pearce Street Journal notes Cedar Bayou exists in Harris and Chambers counties and also in Aransas County. Reading The Sun and The Rockport Pilot shows confusion over which location faces bigger issues.
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Harris
Chambers
Aransas County
The
Sun
Rockport Pilot
Scott Jeffrey Wins State Essay Contest Honors
Sue Duncan of United Daughters of the Confederacy celebrates Scott Jeffrey for winning first place in the state UDC Gertrude Teter sponsored essay contest. Beverly Manne prepares for a class reunion while Paula Pratt is flagged at a drugstore. Former Baytonian Raymond Johnson, back in Kosse after retiring from Exxon, joins Kosse Heritage House Hall of Fame for extensive volunteer work.
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Sue Duncan
United Daughters of the Confederacy
Sam Roark
Scott Jeffrey
UDC
Gertrude
Teter
Beverly Manne
Paula Pratt
Four accept buyout offers in Mont Belvieu program
As of Thursday morning four Mont Belvieu residents have accepted buyout offers from program representatives. Project manager Steve Horton said offers began Friday with eight of about 30 appraisals completed. Once a resident gets an earnest money contract they have 30 days to decide.
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David Mohlman
Mont Belvieu
Steve Horton
Horton
Baytown business hopefuls push positive outlook
Foundation chairman Jim Schaefer told Baytown Rotary that Baytown’s economy remains resilient as major oil and gas job losses hit Harris and East Harris counties. He cited a strong business attitude and outlined a plan to recover 10,000 jobs in three years.
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Donna Purdy
Baytown
Jim Schaefer
West Chambers County Economic Development Foundation
Rotary
Schaefer
Harris County
East
Weather Outlook: Warmth Returns Into Weekend
Forecast shows partly cloudy skies with a low near 70 Thursday night. Friday will be warm and humid with highs in the low 90s. In the 24 hour period ending 8 am Thursday, the low was 77 and the high 86 with 0.06 inches of rain.
Baytown Co Op Auction Sells 500 Items at Stallworth Stadium
Baytown along with La Porte Deer Park and Baytown La Porte Barbers Hill districts sponsor a Saturday auction with over 500 items including a garbage truck a school bus a ceremonial sword and a 1953 Studebaker tractor trailer. The sale begins at 10 a.m. with displays from 8 to 10 a.m. Tickets and checks require approval at the site and Renevates Auctioneering of McKinney conducts the event. Proceeds go to the sponsoring entities and expected receipts exceed last year’s 70 000 with anticipated gains over 100 000 as participating groups rise from three to six.
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Bruce Guynn
Stallworth Stadium
Pete Cote
Baytown
la Porte
Deer Park
Barbers Hill
Cote
Studebaker
Renevates Auctioneering
McKinney
TDC rejects overcrowding settlement inTexas
The Texas Department of Corrections rejected a proposed agreement over overcrowding, paving a June 23 hearing on possible contempt for violating court orders. Lt. Gov. Hobby and Speaker Lewis appointed a subcommittee to work with prison officials and assess costs and quickest compliance methods. A new financing plan for a 2250‑cell high security unit was said to be ready soon.
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Hobby
TDC
al Hughes
Jim Mattox
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