Blevins declines answer to charges at Lee College
LC President Vivian Blevins refused to discuss charges raised by administrator Sybil Francis citing legal advice. Francis said her contract was not among 22 positions renewed for 1987 88, while Francis expressed hope for a friendly outcome and a renewed contract.
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David Mohlman
Lee College
Vivian Blevins
Sybil Francis
LC Continuing Education Division
The
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Blevins
Francis
Regents
the Sun
Board of Regents
Iranian Guards Smuggle Two American Hostages to Iran
A Shiite source told AP that Iranian Revolutionary Guards moved two American captives from Lebanon to Iran via Syria and Turkey, naming likely Terry Anderson and Thomas Sutherland. The reliability of the source is noted, with prior accuracy in reports.
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Lebanon
Iran
Syria
Turkey
Associated Press
Terry Anderson
Thomas Sutherland
Nickel pledge letter from agency rejected
A reader reports receiving a fundraising letter from a national agency offering a nickel as a sign of support. The writer declines to donate and notes the nickel will be kept in the desk drawer, while the total return postage would cost 22 cents plus the envelope.
Around Town notables and local happenings
Jeanne Sapp encounters more car trouble as Virginia Patino flags down assistance. Jim Griffith drafted as catcher. Joe Tillery praises his own good taste. Mahlon Hanle visits his mother Beulah Hanle for a birthday surprise. Kamille Bailey and Candy Holley organize a workshop. Jack Strickler serves a bacon and tomato sandwich.
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Jeanne Sapp
Virginia Patino
Jim Griffith
Joe Tillery
Mahlon Hanle
Beulah Hanle
Kamille Bailey
Candy Holley
Jack Strickler
Ex Baytonian Mann recalls Powell as stabilizing force on court
Ronald Mann, longtime Powell clerk and Baytown native, calls the retiring justice a "classic Virginia gentleman" and praises his temperament. He notes Powell’s staff was shocked by the retirement and that replacement voting prospects remain unknown. Mann, who also clerked for Judge Sneed, graduated top of UT Law and Rice valedictorian, growing up as a Baytown Sun carrier.
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Washington
Mann
Powell
Joseph T. Sneed
Federal District Court of Appeals
9Th Circuit
University of Texas Law School
Austin
The
Law Review
Rice University
Baytown Sun
Robert E. Lee High School
Crosby trustees vote for educational consultant
Crosby trustees unanimously approved employing an educational consultant per the Justice Department. Judge James De Anda will decide on the plan and a July 3 deadline set for the district and DOJ to present alternatives to the original consent decree.
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Amy Kems Crosby
U.S. Justice Department
Justice Department
U.S
James de Anda
de Anda
Drew Intermediate
Crosby
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Exxon to phase out leaded gas at Baytown stations
Exxon will begin phasing out leaded gasoline at Baytown service stations in early July with stations transitioning over two to three weeks. About 20 Baytown stations will stop selling leaded fuel, while two Exxon stations in Dayton and one in Baywood will continue temporarily. Exxon plans a new Exxon Plus 69 octane unleaded plus 87 and 92 octane grades, with Rural areas still receiving leaded fuel where needed.
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Bruce Guynn
Exxon
Baytown
Ron Embry
Embry
John McClung
Liberty County
Dayton
Baywood
McClung
Weather outlook with light rain chance and warm temps
Partly cloudy skies and a 20 percent chance of rain are forecast for Tuesday night with a low in the mid 70s. Wednesday expects partly cloudy skies with a 20 percent chance of rain and a high in the low 90s.
Let Freedom Ring July 4 Parade Theme Set in Baytown
Baytown Parks and Recreation Dept names Let Freedom Ring as the 4 July parade theme. Entrants assemble at 40:30 a.m. on Martin Luther King Drive near Robert E. Lee High School with line-up at 1 a.m. and parade starting noon. Parade routes Market to Lee to Gentry Drive with awards for best decorated vehicle car float bicycle and group. Entrant deadline 5 p.m. July 1 at the Community Building office. call 427-7477 for details.
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Angela Swart
Baytown
Lee
Gentry Drive
Parks and Recreation
Weatherall named district director of pupil personnel
Baytown school board on Monday approved hiring James A Weatherall as the new director of pupil personnel for the district. He succeeds Jerry Roy who became the district s personnel director on June . Weatherall, 52, has spent the past three years as principal of Greenville High School and previously led Greenville Elementary School from 1981 to 1983. Kennedy praised him as an outstanding elementary principal and recommended him for the post. Weatherall earned degrees at Texas College and East Texas State University, and has taught and coached at multiple districts. He also served in the US Air Force from 1957 to 1961 and has worked with United Way, NAACP, and the Salvation Army. In other action the board approved changes in assignments for Charles Polk and Kay Hurzeler with Polk becoming principal at Baytown Junior School and Hurzeler becoming principal at Harlem Elementary School.
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James A. Weatherall
Jerry Roy
Weatherall
Greenville
Bill Kennedy
Kennedy
Texas College
Tyler
East Texas State University
Greenville High School
Carver High School
Caddo Mills
Royse City
US Air Force
United Way
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
NAACP
The
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Greenville Breakfast Kiwanis Club
Texas State Teachers Association
Charles Polk
Kay Hurzeler
Polk
Ross
Kilgore Center
Harlem Elementary School
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FM 1942
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University of South Carolina
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College of Education
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University of Miami
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