26 May 1977
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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 26, 1977
Page
1
Graduation exercises will be held at Stallworth Stadium Thursday at 7 p.m. The class includes 411 graduates with 38 to receive diplomas.
Commencement for Ross Sterling seniors is set for Friday at Stallworth Stadium with 9 00 PM start. Judge Jon Lindsay will address the graduates as the band plays and the ceremony includes honors, scholarships, and vocations awards. Top scholars, class officers, and reflections will be announced, with seniors marching in to the processional and recessional.
First session of behind the wheel driver education will begin at 7 a.m. Monday. Students in the first class should report to the car parking for the session. Funeral services for Ethel Louise McKay will be held Friday at 1 p.m. at Sterling General Home Chapel in Dayton. She died in a car accident near Cleveland. Huffman seniors will graduate Friday at 4 p.m. in Falcon Stadium. Graduation will be held in the high school auditorium. Pryor Michaelis received the distinguished achievement award during ceremonies at Lamar University in Beaumont.
Houston endures one of the month’s worst pollution counts as the Texas Air Control Board arrives. The situation is described with a sharp, provocative analogy reflecting local sentiment and scrutiny.
AROUND Maudine and Wilford Irby discuss their Hot Springs trip while Terry Guy attends summer school. Linda Ferguson in Las Vegas skinned her knee. Dr Robert Cloud meets an old acquaintance. Nelda Jean Ward introduces her escart to friends in a busy restaurant. Fratwes tracks a Dublin Texas native now working in Austin. Mr. and Mrs Danny Settle celebrate their first wedding anniversary in June. Henmer Dalton described as a lively American partner. Catherine Clark comments on some results. Rosa Johnson chats with a neighbor about shop talk. Pat Wheeler holds the right answers.
Dr Nell Frank director of the National Hurricane Center will headline Baytown Hurricane Preparedness Night on June 21 at the Communi Building auditorium. He also speaks in Texas City on June 20 and Clear Lake City on June 22. Civil Defense Director Fletcher Hickerson touts his authority and plans slides on Gulf Coast hurricane impacts. Davis Benson of Galveston's National Weather Service will lead a briefing for officials and media.
County Judge Jon Lindsay and Commissioner Fonteno discuss timing and scope of a new bond issue after 18 months, weighing tax impact, existing bond payments, and projected income. They cite Baytown projects like expanding Baker Road to four lanes and drainage work, plus jail costs and revenue sharing funds for the courthouse annex.
Houston Lighting & Power Co will reduce average residential bills by 1.7 dollars next month, per Baytown City Council data. The council will review the projected bills Thursday night, considering fuel cost adjustments and the cost of service adjustment, now on the agenda. HL&P district manager Quin McWhirter cites fuel over recovery in March and a broader kilowatt hour base for June as reasons for the decrease.
President Carter warned he would veto the first major bill of his term if Congress fails to lower funding for reform and water projects. The dispute centers on price tags and reform measures tied to federal programs.
South Moluccan group releases first hostage, a sickly small girl, as siege continues near Wehode. In Dallas, All-America Tony Dorsen Inday signs a million-dollar NFL contract with the Cowboys. terms undisclosed. Austin says public meetings required for both commissioners and equalization board. Houston reports four firebombs with fuses found in police station lot. Tel Aviv’s Moshe Dayan backs principle of serving as foreign minister. Dallas endures severe storms, including tornadoes and golf-ball hail, moving from Texas Panhandle toward Oklahoma border.
LC Regents meet at 7 p m Thursday in Rundell Hall board room to discuss acceptance of the maintenance and vehicle buildings behind the Fine Arts Building. An executive session precedes at 6 15 p m to discuss personnel. Bids for data processing supplies and welding equipment will be considered along with personnel matters.
Trustees Wayne Hanson Helen Rees Baralak Marcia Stasney and Bill Going debated a district philosophy written by administrators. Some liked its ideas, others said it used obscured terms and needed to be concise and understandable. Hanson objected to words like progenitorate and concepts he found unclear, preferring reading and math to come first. The policy emphasizes a child centered curriculum and inquiry based teaching to make education functional and individualized. See TRUSTEES, Page 2A.
Friday holiday plans close city offices and many services on Memorial Day observance. Banks and libraries closed. parks department and recreation center open limited hours and drop box for summer class registrations. Public safety offices closed Monday. garbage collection suspended. most downtown shops open with urges to shop before holidays.
Texas Air Control Board votes to sue the EPA to block no growth rules. Governor Briscoe urges restraint while protests warn of job losses in industrial construction tied to federal clean air standards. The board seeks court action citing enforcement flaws and a bid to balance health goals with economic impact. Elmon Bill Stewart is named executive director, succeeding Charles Barden.
The Baytown area forecast calls for fair and warm conditions through Friday. Lows tonight near 60s, highs Friday around 85. Tides show morning low near 10:36 am and evening low near 11:04 pm. Sunrise Friday around 6:13 am.
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