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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1971
Page
1
Baytown schools begin 1971 72 immunization drive under a new state law requiring diphtheria tetanus polio measles rubella and smallpox vaccines for all children entering Texas public private parochial or higher education. District policy adds whooping cough requirement.
Dr G G Fraga sidelined by a motorbike accident with a broken leg. Ruth Richards recalls the excitement of an overseas call from Vietnam. Leonard Stasney shares an extra copy of a report with a reporter. Joan McBride discusses painting on fabric. Mrs R G Comeaux checks on a story. Rev and Mrs Ed Summers of Texas City visit Baytown. Frances Briggs announces a luncheon and games party. Byron Kirkpatrick enjoys Chinese food. Bill Comeaux hurries to work. Leland Mallory excited over tomatoes. Mike Mason visits Baytown for a weekend. J C Cuthbertson stops by. Mickey Beaman has a birthday. Steve N Banning returns to Anchorage after visiting Baytown relatives.
The city council approved forming the Spring Meadows Municipal Utility District with land set aside for a neighborhood park. Developer John Fontana agreed to park land and said his attorney would formalize the agreement. Construction is planned to begin four months from now. The vote was 6 to 1 in favor, Charley O. Walker voting no, Ted Kloesel absent. Mayor Glen Walker and councilors Jim McWilliams Leonard Stasney Adren Cannon and Jody Lander voted yes. The council discussed plans submission, administration vs council oversight, and the role of the city manager in subdivision approvals for areas outside city limits.
Tour departure from Houston on Sept 21 aboard KLM to Amsterdam Holland. Schiphol Airport is 13 feet below sea level and famed for tax free shops. Amsterdam began 80 years ago with a dam at the Amstel and Ij rivers, Dam Square now central to city life. Sightseeing by glass topped boats. 50 canals and many bridges. More than 40 museums, including Rijksmuseum with a world class art collection.
Texas Securities Commissioner Truman Holladay says a federal judge’s order granting immunity to Frank W. Sharp of Houston wrecks possible state criminal cases. Holladay cites four May reference reports accusing Sharp of violating the Texas Security Act tied to stock dealings of his insurance firms and notes potential penalties up to 10 years in prison and $10,000 fine.
Partly cloudy and continued warm through Friday with temperatures in the low 70s. A chance of showers is predicted. Tides show highs around 1:01 p.m. and 10:01 p.m. with lows near 12:13 a.m. and 1:13 p.m. Friday sunrise at 6:21 a.m. and sunset at 8:24 p.m.
Crosby School Board accepted the superintendent's recommendation to pass up a possible July appeal to extend district accreditation. The board may seek an appeal at the September State Board of Education meeting, hoping building plans are closer to reality.
Baytown votes to restore the open car door law in Article 5 of the Code of Ordinances. The measure makes it unlawful to open a door in a way that creates a traffic hazard, reviving a past ordinance deemed omitted during codification.
AP wires report multiple city and state items. In Houston health director Dr. Randall announces the city’s first poli cy case in two years. Washington senators Bentsen and Tower oppose a Vietnam war funding cutoff amendment. Austin governor Smith cancels State of the State address amid remarks on a trade-out. Acapulco hit by tropical storm Brigitte with 17 missing and five seriously injured. Texas A M researcher testifies in federal court about a massive fish kill in the Houston Ship Channel near the Armco Steel outfall releasing cyanide.
In Houston the 14th Court of Civil Appeals heard Baytowns appeal of a district courts ruling validating a city ban on self service gasoline stations. The appeal questions if the ordinance existed before a state law permitting self service. The decision could impact similar Texas city ordinances and operations at Angels station in La Porte.
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