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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 17, 1977
Page
3
Analysts say remoteness of students drives distrust of business programs and advertising. Lagelin urges on campus dialogue, targeting education colleges, to correct misperceptions and explain the free enterprise system amid decades of anti business sentiment.
Stansfield Turner, CIA chief, says some risk must be involved to publish overall intelligence costs while keeping detailed budgets private. He notes public scrutiny rises with revelations of questionable CIA activities and supports Carter’s plan to reveal a single budget figure to satisfy constitutional openness.
Sun Files recalls May 17 events from 1937 and 1957 in Baytown area including a Gazette burglary at Morgan's Paint and a planning commission vote near Morrell Park. Mentions valedictorian and salutatorian at Crosby High, a wedding at Cedar Bayou Church, and a band boat ride on Cedar Bayou with Robert E. Lee Band members.
Councilman Ted Kloesel pushes for a pedestrian walkway over West Main Bridge to Goose Creek, an old project revived from 1970. The plan would aid students from Robert E. Lee and locals from east Baytown, offering a safe east‑west link while Market Street Bridge closes for months, with a water line route suggested as a cost‑conscious option.
The Sun prints reader letters praising the second annual Senior Citizens Celebration at Roseland Park with thanks to Lee College, Baytown agencies, and Harris County Nutrition Center. Nearby, concern rises over a proposed pedestrian walkway and bridge costs, with critique of funding routes and county involvement.
In 1973 Saint Paul Minnesota hosted a world record banana split that stretched a mile and used 33 000 scoops of ice cream and 10 580 bananas. The rest appears as stray biblical and garbled text from a different source.
The Baytown Sun masthead lists Leon Brown John Wadley Fred Mornbarger Fred Hartman as editor and publisher with roles including chairman and general manager. Also named are Prenton Pendergrass Wanda Osten and others in executive and editorial posts with advertising and production contacts.
Washington reports detail how President Carter faced internal clashes over clean air standards. A secret White House meeting indicated a delay to 1983 for nitrogen oxide reductions, with aides and officials debating the pace of reform and the role of the EPA under the Ford and Carter administrations. The piece notes the tension between campaign pledges and administrative pragmatism amid ongoing pollution from automobile exhaust. It also covers a separate note on desecration of the American flag in Panama, linked to a North Carolina firm's material used for tumbler polishing, which the company agreed to repurchase.
May 17 1977 reminds of 1964 Supreme Court ruling ending racial segregation in public schools. Notable events include 1792 NYSE founding and 1803 patent for a reaper. Kentucky Derby debuted in 1875 and Brussels occupation noted in 1940. Birgit Nilsson turns 55.
Lawrence E Lamb M D answers on starch and sugar calories and safety explaining both supply energy and should be used in moderation. He warns nitroglycerin tablets lose potency after opening and must be refrigerated with strict replacement timelines and testing by tongue reaction.
A letter reflects on a pastor’s new role at a large church and urges embracing success. The writer argues that failure harms those who need help most and stresses the pastor’s influence through the Hour of Power program.
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