Voters Decide On Four Texas Constitution Amendments May 18
Betsy Webber reports a four amendment package for Texas voters on May 18. The measures include creating a State Ethics Commission to set ethics rules and investigate violations, with the panel appointed by top court judges. Proponents urge higher legislator pay and ethical oversight. opponents argue for legislative control or legal fixes by law, not constitutional change.
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Texas
Texas State Teachers Association
Baytown Education Association Executive Board
L. P. Sturgeon
TSTA
Baytown Chamber Luncheon Discusses Future Leaders in Marketing
Baytown Chamber of Commerce members gather at the Holiday Inn for a luncheon program by the education committee led by Gordon Smith. Donna Holloway of Ross Sterling and Donald Welch of Robert E. Lee High discuss developing future leaders in marketing and distribution. Rough Riders meet at 7 30 p m Friday at the Baytown Community Center to view a horseman ship film. Proceeds from a Morning TopS garage sale at 3005 Long Meadow fund club activities. In Abilene, Baytown City engineer Jack A Morton attends a regional water utilities short school.
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Ross Sterling
Donald Welch
Robert E. Lee High
Baytown Chamber of Commerce
Holiday Inn
Gordon Smith
Rough Riders
Baytown
Long Meadow
Abilene
Jack A.morton
Texas Water Utilities Association
General Telephone Breaks Ground For Service Center
General Telephone Co of the Southwest began work on a new 500000 dollar service center in Baytown with officials from the company the Baytown Chamber of Commerce and Mayor Glen Walker present The project includes 18000 square feet for a service center and 14000 square feet for a warehouse slated for completion by April 1972 About 100 employees will be housed there and a central office expansion of 7000 square feet for 10000 lines is planned to start early next year with completion in June 1973 The site at North Main will relocate 575 existing switching lines to the new central office and Houston area dialing will be introduced upon completion
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General Telephone Co
Southwest
Telephone Company
North Main Street
Paul Edwards
Baytown
Johnella Boynton
Chappell
Beck
North Main
Epco Construction Co
General
Pearce
Houston
Oscar remark on policy paying only for rhinoceros gore on Texas Ave
A quip questions an accident policy that would pay out only if a rhinoceros injures someone on Texas Avenue, labeling it a bargain yet highlighting the absurd risk in the pickup line about wildlife danger.
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Texas Ave
Dollar Rebound Fails to End Monetary Crisis
In London and across Europe the U S dollar rose on exchanges yet the crisis persists as speculators rush to cover short positions. The pound slipped to 2 4455 dollars and several central banks paused dollar purchases, signaling continued instability amid talk of a West German revaluation after a weekend meeting of market ministers.
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Allen Leads Fight for Local Officials Salary Bill
Texas House members led by Rep. Joe Allen blocked the proposed tax funded salary hike for county officials on the local and uncontested bills calendar. A compromise was expected to remove certain office holders from the increases.
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Austin
Joe Allen
House
Harris County pay raise faces House opposition
A coalition of Harris County Republicans and Democrats in the Texas House planned to block a proposed pay raise for Harris County officials led by Rep. Joe Allen. The move targets the local and consent calendar where the bill by Rep. Lindon Williams would affect commissioners and other officials. Allen urged residents to vote on the raise, threatening to oppose it otherwise.
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Sun
Austin Bureau
Austin
Harris County
Baytown
Joe Allen
Texas House
Lindon Williams
Galena Park
Allen
Mobay Amends Water Discharge Plea For Cedar Bayou
Mobay Chemical Co. files an amended Texas Water Quality Board permit request to discharge 5 million gallons daily into Cedar Bayou. A May 26 hearing is set in Austin. Officials note higher permitted values for sulfates and COD, with dark color flagged yet BOD and pH within limits.
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Cedar Bayou
TWQB
Austin
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la Porte
Texas Water
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City Beautification Plan Outlined By Baytown Committee
City of Baytown announces a long range beautification movement led by Mayor Glen Walker appointee Larry Hale. The effort seeks citizen involvement across residential industrial and commercial areas to beautify properties major thoroughfares and highways while educating residents for ongoing efforts. Subcommittee chairs and residents will organize by area and function across politics utilities education and public relations.
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Baytown
J. W. Flynn
W.E. Hanson
E. L.mcgee
W. C. Gilbert
D. L. Gregory
J. G. Helpit Still
L. A. Lucchesi
8. L. Norwood
C. M. Rampacek
W. M. Skinner
J. R. Strausser
R. B. Wetzel
B. D. Wims
House OKs Tax Bill In Texas Legislature
The Texas House approved a Senate tax bill by 86 to 60, raising living costs for smokers drivers consumers and corporations. All District 23 reps from Baytown voted no, liberals and Republicans failed to block it or form a joint conference committee to craft a compromise. Rep Ben Atwell of DeSoto said the bill is responsible and would cost business about 265 million dollars over two years.
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Rep
Ben Atwell
DeSoto
Dallas
House Tax Committee
Atwell
Weather Update For Baytown Area And Tides
Cloudy to partly cloudy conditions with a chance of showers forecast for Thursday in the Baytown area. Temperature range expected from the high 60s to the mid 80s. Morgan's Point tides show highs at 12:55 a.m. and 2:43 p.m. and lows at 2:25 a.m. and 3:19 p.m. Friday sunrise is 6:34 a.m. and sunset 8:00 p.m.
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Baytown
Baytown Teen Wins NAD Essay Contest
Baytown born Miss Delia Fisher daughter of Mr Mrs A L Fisher Jr wins a national Junior NAD essay contest in Austin She represents Texas NAD at a workshop for outstanding scholarship citizenship and service Her prize essay Challenges of the 70s urged youth groups to combat drug abuse and pollution in the United States Fisher is a tenth grade student at the Texas School for the Deaf in Austin
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Delia Fisher
C. J. McClurg
A. L. Fisher
Baytown
National Association For the Deaf
Fisher
Texas School “For the Deaf
Texas
Junior Nad
NAD
United States
Miss Fisher
A. L. Fisher Jr
Gary
Pasadena
A. L. Fishers Sr
Second
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