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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 27, 1986
Page
2
Police hunt for several men who stole four outboard motors from Reynolds Marine at 1922 S Main. A store rep saw three to four white men break the front window and load motors into an older pickup before heading south on Loop 201.
Police log a string of burglaries and thefts across several blocks and towns. Items stolen include jewelry, a shotgun, VCRs, stereos, coins, a radar detector, and office or dining room gear, with totals reaching into the thousands. A 1985 Oldsmobile Cutlass was stolen in a separate incident. One fatality followed a one vehicle crash near Hillcrest Drive. Mont Belvieu police probe a car burglary at Quality Inn with gear stolen from a parked vehicle.
Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher proposed considering a federation between Jordan and Palestinians in Israeli occupied lands as an alternative to the PLO in seeking peace. She cautioned there was no consensus and noted Hussein must have recognized Palestinian representatives at the negotiating table.
Funeral services for Herman Grady Shepard 54 of Baytown are pending at Navarre's Paul A. Lee Funeral Home after he died at home May 27. Rotary Club speaker May 24 Baytown Goose Creek Country Club features Gaylard Fenley.
Hughey Elementary students wrote brief paragraphs about Texas for a mural project and a booklet titled So You Think You Know All About Texas. The none too serious entries include El Paso far west remarks and a 3670 mile distance to Austin, with Mayor Rogers noting the charm and quirks of youth perspectives.
Entered as second class matter at the Baytown Texas Post Office 77522 under the Act of Congress of March 3 1879. Published afternoons Monday through Friday and Sundays at 1301 Memorial Drive Baytown Texas 77520. P O Box 90 Baytown Texas 77522. Subscription rates by carrier five dollars and twenty five cents per month three hundred sixty three dollars per year. Single copy price daily twenty five cents Sunday zero. Mail rates on request. Represented nationally by Coastal Publications.
A EPA and university researchers warn that global sea level rise could reach 2 to 11 feet in the next decade, risking saltwater contamination of Philadelphia's drinking water if levels near the mouth of the Delaware rise and accelerating coastal erosion from Ocean City to Rehoboth Beach.
An explosion at the Airlite Aluminum Corp plant in Elite Industrial Park sparked a major fire across a 14 to 15 company complex. One person died, several buildings were destroyed, and about 500 residents evacuated until the blaze was controlled around 3:30 a.m. Fire officials investigated the boiler room as a possible fire source.
Harris County Precinct 3 justice of the peace Lindon Williams spoke at Memorial Day ceremonies at Memory Gardens praising the program as outstanding. The event featured the Ross S. Sterling High School ROTC as color guard, an invocation by Rev. James Mills, wreath laying by VFW, American Legion, DAV and ex-prisoners of war, a flag placement at Baytown area cemeteries, a 21 gun salute by Baytown PD, and Taps by Brenda Harrington.
San Jacin sends birthday greetings to Nancie Lynch, extending warm wishes from the Southern Baptist Church community.
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