Lee College seeks stronger recruiting plans says Larsson
Interim President Robert D. Larsson told LC regents and faculty Monday that Lee College must boost recruitment and retention as enrollment declines have reduced state aid and trimmed projected tuition income. He noted a 1981 to 1983 peak enrollment of 3582, falling to 3088 in 1985, and urged reconsideration of filling the admissions director post to strengthen outreach.
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Bruce Guynn
Lee College
Robert D. Larsson
Larsson
Tropical Storm Bonnie Forms South of New Orleans
The first Gulf of Mexico tropical storm of 1986, Bonnie, was located about 250 miles south of New Orleans at 11 a.m. Tuesday, moving west northwest at a steady pace with winds around 45 mph. Forecasters expect slow strengthening over the next 24 hours.
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Gulf of Mexico
New Orleans
National Weather Office
Weather Office
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Weather Service
Pearce Street Journal The Old and Restless
A reflective piece on aging and senior citizen life, noting the paradox of feeling renewed after a morning without sleep and the enduring restlessness that accompanies growing older.
Kay Guidry's Mexican vacation ends with hospital visit
Baytown residents report a sequence of local happenings including Kay Guidry's trip to Mexico ending with a broken arm and ER care on return, Brenda Dykes hosting a Baytown gathering for Judy Melville, Sheryl Lawton welcoming a new puppy, and other small town snippets.
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Kay Guidry
Baytown
Brenda Dykes
Dickens hearing set in IRS info contempt case in Houston
Former Baytown councilman Gerald Dickens is ordered to appear before U S District Judge Carl Bué Wednesday to show why he should not be held in contempt for allegedly failing to provide tax information for 1980 to 1983. The contempt motion was filed May 13 after he agreed to submit the information on May 6.
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Bruce Guynn
Baytown
Gerald Dickens
Internal Revenue Service
U.S. District Clerk’s Office
U.S
Carl Bue
Houston
Andrea Larry
Bue
Dickens
Bué
U.S. Marshal’s Office
IRS
Michele Bressant
District extends go to go school job program with district and JTPA
Baytown trustees renew the Goose Creek Exemplary Project through 1986 87 using federal Job Training Partnership Act funds to place seniors and economically disadvantaged students in work, provide a community project and vocational surveys. The program covers initial salaries and job placement while expanding access district wide during high unemployment. Also reviewed is a federal grant for computer based instruction to aid TEAMS exit testing.
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Linner Schlobohm
Baytown
Harris County Private Industry Council
Goose Creek
Don Westbrook
JTPA
Westbrook
Mike Madison
Baytown Jobs Quick Rise to 16.3 Percent Unemployed
Baytown’s unemployment climbed to 16.3 percent in May, the highest since 1980, with 5,117 residents jobless out of a 31,445 labor force. April’s figures showed 4,254 unemployed from 30,850 workers, marking a regional and state trend.
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Baytown
Texas Employment Commission
TEC
Weather forecast and temps for Tuesday and Wednesday
Partly cloudy skies forecast with a low in the mid 70s and a high near 90s for Tuesday night and Wednesday. A 20 percent chance of thundershowers accompanies the mid 90s high, with 0.03 inch rainfall recorded in the 24 hour period ending 8 am Tuesday.
Kiwanis Club debates admitting women at convention
Baytown Kiwanis delegates vote no on allowing women to join at the International Convention in Houston. About 85 members opposed adding women, while three supported the change. Ed Shackelford, club president, notes Kiwanis has been all male historically and expresses uncertainty about future support for women joining.
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Donna Purdy
Baytown
Kiwanis Club
Ed Shackelford
Shackelford
Houston
West Baytown Kiwanis Club
Marco Vidrine
Jim Finley
Baytown Kiwanis
Kiwanis
Kiwanis International Board
Toronto
Canada
Finley
Pilot International Club
Kiwanians
Trustees Fail To Approve Exxon Bills Over Conflict Law
Baytown Lee College style conflict question halts payment of Exxon bills totaling 115.13 as trustees fear violating state law. Three voting members held potential stock interests above thresholds, leaving Exxon items removed from the bill list while district lawyers note substantial-interest criteria.
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Ly Linner Schlobohm
Lee College
Baytown
Exxon
Bill Kennedy
David Smith
Tom Mayo
Pete Sultis
Sultis
Smith
Mayo
Richard Heyen
Tom Gentry
Helen “Rees” Barolak
Wanda Ellis
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