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Newspaper

Baytown Sun

Location

Baytown, Texas, United States of America

Date

May 20, 1977

Page

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Navy program leaves home for Harold Hamman target

Pers on Leave TOM R. Hamman son of Mrs Nelda G Hamman is home on leave before reporting to Newport R I for a 10 week Navy Education Service Program He has been stationed in Agana Guam for two years and will enroll at University of Texas at Austin in the fall Brush pickups will begin next week in the Eva Maude Addition Plumwood Hoseland Oaks Stewart Heights Hill Terrace Cedar Cayou Nolan Beaumont Mabry and the area bounded by Ward Road North Main Highway 146 and East Republic Minor Surgery Becky Ellis wife of David Ellis has undergone minor surgery at San Jacinto Methodist Hospital She is recovering at home Hill commencement exercises will be held at 8 pan Saturday in the high school auditorium Former Sun publisher Fred Hartman will give the commencement address to 44 graduating seniors

Tom R. Himman Nelda G. Hamman Harold Newport R.I Navy Agana Guam University of Texas At Austin Eva Maude Plumwood Hoseland Oaks Stewart Heights Hill Terrace Cedar Cayou Nolan, Beaumont Mabry Ward Road North Main Highway 146 East Republic Becky Ellis David Eilis San Jacinto Methodist’ Hospital David Aarbers . Hill Pan Sun Fred Hartman

Weather And Tides Baytown Forecast

Mostly cloudy with warm conditions and a small chance of showers Friday night. Saturday outlook shows low temperatures and a high around 1:11 pm tides with sunrise at 6:25 am and sunset at 8:11 pm in the Baytown area.

Baytown Area Baytown

Notable Houston meeting notes and city figures listed

Ten graves spotted at Exx shareholders meeting in Houston. Planned attendance at Daytown Chamber luncheon Friday. Busy locals Jewel Zillax Sam Kiiley Alla Mae McDowell Julia Felton Frat Mar. Scott Finley visits as granddad’s assistant Drew Junior High Principal Robert Johnson seen in Croaby. Oscar Langston Bill Neal discuss embrasure. Mildred Sandlin sends energy and home design book. Melanie Sullivan voices for Rep. Bob Gammage staffer Hecky Pens Washington. Shelly Higginbotham excited about first piano recital. Pondarossa Griggs earns second place penmanship award. Heinrich prepares in Cape Cod and Portugal. Rip to.

Graves Exxon Houston Daytown Chamber of Commerce Jewel Zillax Mildred Sandlin Melanie Sullivan Wails Hecky Pens Washington Bob Gammage Shelly Higginbotham Pondarossa Griggs Heinrich Cape Cod Portugal Rip

Witness Testimony Highlights McManus Threat Claim

Reported testimony describes allegations that McManus threatened the husband. The article discusses rising food costs as a major driver of higher consumer prices in April, with ground coffee surging 13.1 percent and overall prices up 0.8 percent for the month. The Labor Department notes 3.2 percent yearly inflation excluding food and energy, signaling underlying inflation remains a concern while economists expect slower growth later this year.

Washington Labor Department

Bayway Drive Water Main Second Phase Planned

City council targets June 15 to begin the second phase of the Bayway Drive water main. The 1975 bond project will extend 13,000 feet of 16 inch line from Arbor near Burnet School to Wisconsin, connecting with the line installed in the last bond. Bids will be advertised May 23 with openings June 7 and possible award June 9. The plan includes route details and cofunding considerations with Exxon.

Bayway Drive Arbor Burnet School Wisconsin Decker Drive Bay Villa Ennott Kim Hutchison Busch, Hutchison and Associates Exxon Kilgore Road Langford Engineering Co Houston East District Bob Smith Road Utility Contractors, Inc Diet Pack Norville H. Phillips City Hall

No Rate Hike Expected For Added Surface Water Funds

Baytown Area Water Authority board discussed a preliminary surface water treatment plant estimate of 15.97 million dollars, up from 13.6 million, with no rate increase anticipated. The plan, backed by engineer Rick French, calls for 13 to 39 million gpd capacity expansions and bonds of about 1.25 million to start, serving Trinity River water for the late 1980s through 1990s.

Betsy Webber Baytown Area Water Authority Board of Directors Rick French Lockwood, Andrews and Newnam, Inc Houston Fritz Lanham Jltizens National Bank Lanham Oehe French Coastal Industrial Water” Authority Prench Sail

Graduates to Receive Diplomas at Lee College Ceremony

Lee College will honor 108 graduates at the commencement in the LC gym at 7 pm. Kenneth H. Ashworth will address the crowd, with LC regents chair R. F. Peterson and LC president Dr. Robert C. Cloud delivering welcomes. Masters, associates and tech degrees will be awarded to a diverse class, including Janet Adams and Gregory Ange, followed by a reception in Mater Hall.

Kenneth H. Ashworth Coordinating Board The Texas College and University System Lee College Themathematics-Engineering Department Hell of Fame Walter Kandel LC Brass Choir David Corder Carol Bruce Dilling Dana Green Dilling Green Mater Hall LC Regents Janet Adama Terry Adcock Gregory Ange Bernadette Auzenne James Baikly Verla Peti Nich “Boyette Deborah Briggs Ako Browney Carothers Connie Carr Tee

McManus trial hears threats over Cantrell killings

In Baytown, Joyce St. Clair testified during the punishment phase that Vernon McManus threatened to kill her husband Don if she did not pay. She described a 1976 hospital meeting and notes suggesting a hit man from Dallas as part of the terror surrounding the Cantrell murder case. The jury had found McManus guilty of capital murder the prior afternoon.

Ay Lynn Hughes Houston Vernon McManus McManus Joyce St. Clair Don Paul Mary Cantrell Baytown Cantrell Atorneys Cithout Doyce St. Clair St. Clair St. Clair McManus Bin

Plateau Pearce Street Journal View on sober day

Austin text reflects a somber mood marking a 70th birthday anniversary while noting insolvency concerns regionally. The author contrasts expected revelry with prudent restraint and observes a shift in attitudes compared with the plateau’s past.

Pearce Street Journal

Fragmented World News Snippet Cites Unclear Events

A garbled international briefing mentions Denver Papile and a vague athletics meet linked to a lineal study, plus a Vienna reference and a USA Vice President Walter F. Mia. Dallas reports a helicopter crash with limited readable detail.

Denver Vienna Austria U.S Walter F. Mia Efferty Alricles

Angola soldier General Hershey dies at 3 in Angola Indiana

Bulletin reports Gen. Lewis Hershey, who supervised draft of 14.5 million Americans across three wars, died today in Angola Indiana. He served as the oldest active duty military officer.

Angola Ind Lewis ‘Eisine Hershey

Exxon Meeting Like A Reunion For Baytonians

Exxon shareholders held an annual meeting in Houston with over 1,000 attendees including many from Baytown. Chairman Clifton Garvin Jr. answered questions on divestiture, solar energy, and company contributions while stressing shareholder input and the need for a backup system as solar energy becomes a major future energy source.

Wanda Orton Houston Houston Musi Hall Exon If T Han Clifton C. Garvin Jr Exxon Corp Garvin Washington Exxon

Bay City weighs buoys to ban commercial fishing

City Council considers buying 24 buoys at 518 each to mark bays where commercial fishing is not allowed. City Manager Fritz Lanham says shores to state rules require, and heavy buoys may be costly, with a decision due at the May 26 council meeting.

Fritz Lanham Commer Hays Emmett G. Hutto Burnet Bay Lakewood

Anahuac School Bond Vote On Line Saturday

Voters in Anahuac decide on a $6.2 million bond for school remodeling and new buildings including a 1200 pupil elementary school, with elections held from 4 am to 7 pm. Judge Theresa Munger presides with alternate Carrie Silva. Several precincts list assigned judges and alternates for the Saturday vote on additions and district administration building projects.

Anahuac Anahuas Theresa Munger Carrie Silva Iene Wallgylle Anahuac High School Lucy McAlister Doe H. Bonin Hankomer Rly.peshire J.A. Colley Pine Blandhed Double Bayou W.J. Hawkins Fairnetlic Frankland

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