Bayshore Club president questions dredging rule adequacy
Bayshore Rod, Reel and Gun Club President Jack Walker on Friday said the Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission ruling to ban shell dredging within a half mile of shorelines offers little extra protection to many oyster reefs in Galveston Trinity Bay. He noted reefs beyond a half mile and reefs in deeper water may remain vulnerable while the rule moves dredging limits from 300 feet to half a mile and bans dredging in shallow nursery waters. Walker cited reefs such as Fisher's Reef and Redfish Bar Complex and discussed potential impact in Matagorda Bay and East Bay. He tied the timing to legislative activity as lawmakers consider multiple dredging bills and possible reef protections.
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Redfish Bar Complex
Smith Point
Chambers County
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East Bay
East ' Bay
Texas
House of Representatives Parks and Wildlife Committee
Galveston
Trinity
East Bays
Allen
Baytown Junior School Wins Interscholastic League Events
The Baytown Sun reports Baytown Junior School BJS achieving first division ratings in both concert and sightreading in the Inter scholastic League competition, a first for BJS in 19 years though not for all Baytown junior schools. Cedar Bayou Junior School band previously earned first division ratings five years ago. Rough Riders Baytown Rough Hiders set meeting at 7 30 p m Friday at the Civic Center.
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Rough Riders
Baytown Rough Hiders
Civic Center
Weather and community notes from Baytown area
Cloudy to partly cloudy and mild through Saturday with a percent chance of scattered showers. Friday highs mid 60s to low 80s. Morgan's Point forecast for Saturday includes dawn and evening tides. Local hospital visit reports, school news, club events, and community notices across Baytown, including Delta Alpha Sigma concert at Lee College, CAP youth meeting, Knights of Columbus dance, TV appearances, Phi Kappa Phi initiation, UT Exes conference, and driving tests with prizes.
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State Open Meeting Law Is Amended
Texas Senate approves an amended open meeting bill requiring three days written notice for regular meetings and maximum advance notice for emergencies. House changes removing references to the legislature and to closed meetings with counsel were accepted without challenge. The measure amends the 1967 open meetings law and aligns with constitutional session rules.
Houston Welfare Office Clash Sparks Bruises and Protests
Demonstrators, including Houston women and children, push and shove at the district welfare office protesting payment cuts. Four employees report bruises and cuts as police monitor the scene.
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Houston
Abductor of State Trooper Wounded Near Bryan
In a dramatic pursuit from Houston to Beaumont, an armed man and woman abducted Texas highway patrolman J Kenneth Crone 27 of Winnie and forced him into a patrol car. After a high speed chase with about a dozen unmarked cars, Crone was rescued unharmed while the captors fled into nearby woods and their accomplice was captured. The abductors used a shotgun and threatened to kill Crone if pursued further. The man identified as Robert Samuel Dent 22 of Port Arthur was linked to a prior burglary sentence. Crone hoped to see his children in Wheelock before the incident ended.
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Houston
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Pope Paul VI Ends Mass Experiments and Head Covering Rule
Vatican City reports Pope Paul VI ordered an end to further experimentation with the Roman Catholic Mass while preserving a wide range of Mass options. The pontiff also ended the 1,900 year old practice requiring women to cover their heads in church. Joe Namath found not guilty of drunken driving but fined $50 for speeding in an April 14 incident. Namath submitted to a chemical test after arrest on the 79th Street Causeway, per Dade County Metro Judge Arthur Winton. In Dallas, Black students seized the office of Southern Methodist University’s president.
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Baytonians' Brother Percy Wilburn Dies at 35
Jerry Vivian Percy Wilburn a 35 year old Edna rice farmer and Baytown family member died at Memorial Baptist Hospital Houston after a short illness. He was born at Cedar Bayou and played football for Robert E Lee Ganders earning all district center honors in 1933. Survived by wife Helen two sons Jerry Robby a daughter Barry Smith of Port Lavaca two brothers Theo and C A Wilburn two sisters Mrs C E Buseh and Mrs Etta Scarborough and five grandchildren. Funeral at 2:00 pm Saturday at First Methodist Church Edna burial in Edna.
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Percy) Wilburn
Edna
Baytown
Memorial Baptist Hospital
Houston
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Cedar Bayou
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Robert &. Lee Ganders
Schreiner Institute
Kerrville
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Jerry
Robby
Barry Smith
Port Lavaca
Theo Wilburn
C. A. Wilburn
C. EE. Buseh
Etta Scarborough
Baytown-Houston
First Methodist Church
Two Baytown Tax Board Members Renamed New Member Added
Baytown selects Baytown real estate agent Ron Haddox to join the city tax equalization board succeeding Carter H. Miller. The appointment was made at a Holiday Inn breakfast with council to confirm next meeting. Haddox joins Dr. C. L. Ambotte and Truman Cox as holdover members.
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Baytown
City of
Allen Cannon
Umholtz
Miller
Cox
Work Resumes On New REL Gym Project
Work at Robert E. Lee High School's new gymnasium was to resume Friday after iron workers in Southeast Texas pulled down pickets to allow other crafts back to work. Deputy Superintendent W B Hinson said Epco Constructors of Houston notified him that construction would restart following union negotiations for a new contract. The strike had halted activity after one day, with ironworkers seeking terms before continuing.
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City council considers $77 month raise for patrolmen
A Baytown council committee endorsed a $77-a-month pay increase for police patrolmen and drivers, lifting top pay from $4,598 to $4,675, while delaying decisions on starting salaries and supervisor grades. Police and fire unions seek $100 monthly raises and may pursue a voter referendum. The panel, among Councilmen Kloesel Hullum and Cannon, will revisit at a Holiday Inn breakfast and present recommendations at the next council meeting.
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Don M. Hullum
Allen Cannon
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After De Gaulle Who Could Succeed France’s Leader
Former Premier Georges Pompidou is seen as the likeliest successor to Charles de Gaulle with Maurice Couve de Murville Debre and Francois Mitterrand among other leading contenders. Debre had several years in power after De Gaulle’s 1958 return, while Mitterrand represents the left coalition.
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France
Georges Pompidou
Maurice Couve de Murville
de Gaulle
Michel Debre
Francois Mitterand
Left Coalition
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