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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 03, 1987
Page
1
Baytown school officials plan Monday as the start to opening a 15 by 15 foot fireproof vault in the Robert E. Lee High School ruins. The vault holds permanent class records since 1928, plus current student files duplicated on the district mainframe.
Pearce Street Journal notes modern college students request extra days from classes to recover from spring break. They argue for extended rest to maintain health and focus, aiming to reduce burnout and improve academic performance.
Lisa Busker shows style while Opal Jones praises Bill Owens as a standout Robert E. Lee High School teacher. Vickie Smith takes second in Big Thicket photo contest with Rachel Winans settling into a new home. Mary Louise Jones lectures area schools. Barbara Trachie thanks feature on Baytown YMCA. Ed Christensen shares journalism adventures.
Baytown school leaders faced questions from Houston reporters about how consolidating Baytown Lee and Sterling high schools would affect the storied Robert E. Lee Sterling rivalry and campus security. Superintendent Bill Kennedy said problems may arise but students, teachers, and the community are rallying, and security is increased but manageable as more students are moved to Sterling.
Two Ross and Sterling High School juniors Eddy Castillo and Tony Blaskey, both 17, died when their 1974 Pinto swerved and was hit by a pickup on Garth Road near I-10. Occupants of the pickup, Larry and Lorrie Hanna, were hospitalized. Funeral services set for Highlands. The crash occurred hours before the senior prom as schools faced fire damage at Robert E. Lee High School.
Baytown reports mixed drink tax rebates fell to 13455 in the first quarter of 1987, down from 17450 a year earlier and 13872 in Q4 1986, tied to age 21 drinking laws. Statewide receipts totaled 45.5 million, with Baytown inside city limits collecting 107640. Major local rebates listed for Harris and surrounding counties.
Testimony in the capital murder case of Carl Edward Napier is scheduled to begin at 9 a.m. Monday in Judge Woody Denson's 248th District Court in Houston. The Channelview area man faces trial for the February 20, 1986 deaths of Jack Carlin, Martha Carlin, and Rob Carlin on a houseboat near the San Jacinto River Bridge. Prosecutors expect about two weeks of testimony. investigators say robbery was the motive.
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