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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1973
Page
1
Richard Leonard LaVergne reported the theft of a 4000 pound liquid natural gas storage tank from Proven Plastics at 1300 Windy Lane on June 8. The 10 by 9 by 8 foot tank valued at 36000 was towed away by a winch truck and semi-trailer truck observed by a witness.
Dr James H Sammons former Texas Medical Association president testifies before the State Insurance Board opposing non physicians as voting members on health maintenance organization boards He backs lay advisory boards and warns of over optimism Hospitals and employers could face cost cutting pressure if insurers control health organizations Hobby and Evans support patient control. A separate note mentions Suffolk County mapping parcels by aerial photos for assessment.
Funeral services for Otho A. Pickett 59 of 113 Wooster Baytown were held June 14 at Rose Neath Funeral Home in Coushatta native Pickett died June 1 in an oil rig accident off Galveston in the Gulf he is survived by brother J M Curfman Mansfield La and a half sister Mickey LaBourde Eunice La Burial was in Grand Bayou Cemetery near Coushatta
Trustees compare bids for the Sterling shop project under the 1967 bond program. Marshall offers 41000 for the extra structure and suggests raising the site to mitigate recent floods. Flood history and nearby buildings are cited as reasons for higher fill, with 12 inches planned.
Actor Paul Newman faces high expectations as producers unveil a pre Pulitzer Prize project. Industry observers note Newman’s involvement signals a prestige push for the film adapting a major literary work.
The high court returns the Texas redistricting case to a three‑judge panel and notes Plan B is more satisfactory than Plan C or the Legislature plan due to smaller population deviation. The decision centers on Eckhardt’s district and Harris County precinct changes, with Plan B aligning with previously unordered maps in several areas. Dan Weiser, who sued the Legislature plan, submitted Plans B and C for panel review.
Lynn M. Leek is promoted to supervisor of Coordination and Economics Section Elastomers Technical Department at Exxon Chemical USA Baytown Chemical Plant. He earned a BS in chemical engineering in 1966 and an MS in 1987 from Arkansas. He joined Baytown in 1967 as an engineer and later became senior engineer in Elastomers Planning and Engineering in 1971. Leek, from Dumas Arkansas, serves as treasurer of the Bay Lawn Toastmasters and finance chair of St. Pauls United Methodist Church. he and wife Sissy live at 304 Post Oak Drive with three children Shay Daniel and Griff.
In Berlin and Bonn the Brandt government announced steps toward improving ties with East Germany and Czechoslovakia. In New York a Soviet UN mission was vandalized and a Soviet car burned in Queens. The dollar rose for a second day in major European markets, while Saigon reported fewer truces but ongoing heavy fighting in multiple areas.
Bids totaling about 40 thousand dollars were opened with Practical Drawing of Dallas, Texas Art Supply, Constructive Playthings and others winning portions of the basketball and football program orders. Matherne's Inc. of Baytown secured football programs at a low bid of 32880.90, significantly lower than rivals. Oshman's Athletic Goods in Houston won the main award at 34146.90 for equipment, with Pasadena Sporting Goods and several others winning smaller portions.
In an interview in the Division of University Services building, Mrs Brown recalls mischief at Normal and secretly slipping out to silent films. She mentions meeting President Estill and jokes about dating the fastest boy on campus, a Bearkat.
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