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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 17, 2015
Page
4
OUR VIEW urges quick adoption of police body cameras after council meeting. Mayor DonCarlos backs rapid rollout despite high and ongoing costs for storage and upgrades. Cameras promise to capture both officer actions and suspect details, potentially clarifying incidents and protecting both public and police.
In a letter to the editor a Baytown resident urges city and county action to fix leaning utility poles and overloaded transformers. The writer cites North Main at Rollingbrook, Sjolander Road, abandoned poles, and plans to require utility companies to correct the conditions.
Jamie Eustace thanks Sterling Municipal Library staff for assisting with two days of access to an attorney general training video. Don Speck, the library computer technician, finally secured certification after persistent effort.
Significant events include the NYSE origin on Wall Street in 1792, Debs's 1912 presidential nomination, Brown v Board of Education in 1954, Watergate hearings starting in 1973, Miami Liberty City riots in 1980, Stark attack in 1987, Iraq apology and compensation, and a Faulkner quote urging self-improvement.
Wanda Orton recounts David G Burnet moving to push clemency for William and John Smith, convicted in the Moses Carroll Smith Point killing. Details span 1832 trial, 1836 Washington on the Brazos convention, execution stay, San Jacinto participation, and postwar pardon efforts with juror Winfree and Houston era politics.
Retired Sun editor Jim Finley urges readers to answer only calls with identifiable numbers. He jokes about liking visible caller info on TV and phone, cites exceptions for important calls, and lists notable numbers including White House and IRS, urging polite response.
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