City pay plan perplexing to some employees
Bruce Guyn reports a Baytown review of the new performance based pay system. City officials say implementation is complex and will take time for staff to adjust. Civil service workers get a 2 percent April raise, while non civil service staff are evaluated for raises between April and September.
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Bruce Guyn
Day Reilly
Trego, Waters and Davis
Reilly
Larry Patterson
Patterson
Baytown
Pearce Street Journal Avoids Mentioning New Lee College Head
The Pearce Street Journal reflects on a recent letter to Dr. Vivian Blevins, Lee College president. It notes an apology for a late correction and requests silence about the ambiguity, suggesting the issue may have been overlooked by the new leader.
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Lee College
Vivian Blevins
Around Town items note local residents and visitors
Jerry Brewer visits Kathy Clausen and stays busy as Mr. and Mrs. AJ Smith return. Patty Gregory lost her camera. Eloy Valdes assists with first aid. Millie Lawless attends a quilt show. Frank Martarana discusses a headache. Danny Jackson stops to say hello.
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Jerry Brewer
Kathy Clausen
AJ. Smith
Patty Gregory
Eloy Valdes
Millie Lawless
Frank Martarana
Danny Jackson
LC Awards $87,000 Contract for IBM Mainframe Software
Lee College Board of Regents awarded an $87,000 contract to Information Associates of Plano for IBM mainframe computer programs to run the business office. The lone competing bid was $222,000 from a California firm. Officials aim for full IBM mainframe use by Sept. 1, 1987 and will extend Xerox maintenance through Nov. 1986 at $4,088 monthly.
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David Mohlman
Lee College Board of Regents
Information Associates of
Plano
California
IBM
Xerox
Western Computer Systems
William Nelson
Information Associates
John Adams
Bennett
Alden Weaver
Claudia Smith
Half of Texas aliens may qualify for amnesty under new law
In Austin federal officials say as many as 50 percent of the estimated one million illegal aliens in Texas could qualify for amnesty under the new immigration law. INS official John Abriel cites amnesty for those in the U.S. since Jan 1, 1982 while sanctions target employers hiring illegal workers. Legal centers to process applications may open in San Antonio Austin Corpus Christi and Laredo within six months.
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Austin
Texas
John Abriel
U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service
San Antonio
Abbiel
United States
Abriel
The
Austin American-Statesman
INS
Corpus Christi
Laredo
Dell Talley
Associated General Contractors
Richie Jackson
Texas Restaurant Association
Paul Parsons
Former LC students fare well after transfer
Lee College reported that 368 former students, via the Transfer Articulation Project, posted an average 2.82 GPA at four-year schools during 1885-86 after transferring. First semester 1925-26 GPA averaged 2.67, overall year 2.72. transfer students averaged 37.2 Lee College credit hours, with higher pre-transfer hours linked to greater success.
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Lee College
Jerry Alston
Alston
Jobless Rate Steady at 7 Percent as Jobs Grow
The Labor Department reports the household survey shows 349,000 jobs added after seasonal adjustments, offset by a 360,000 labor-force increase, keeping unemployment at 7.0 percent. Over the past year 2 million joined the labor force, about 75 percent of them women, while payrolls rose by 298,000 in October.
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Washington
Labor Department
Weather outlook and rainfall report for Baytown area
Partly cloudy with a 20 percent rain chance Friday night and Saturday. Low and high near 63 to 65 degrees reported in a 24 hour period ending 8 a.m. Friday. Baytown recorded .22 inches of rain.
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Baytown
Mont Belvieu church relocates First Baptist after 57 years
First Baptist Church of Mont Belvieu will move from Barbers Hill to 10110 Eagle Drive after voting to accept a buyout from the Mont Belvieu Program. Construction on an 18,250 square foot facility is slated to begin Jan 12 with a celebration service at 11 a.m. led by Rev Tommy Green, a former pastor who helped build the brick church in 1955 56.
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Mont Belvieu
First Baptist Church
Barbers Hill
Eagle Drive
Tommy Green
School Ave
Green
Union Baptist Association
Houston
First Baptist Church of
Smith
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Lone Star Bank
Niacinto Mall
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Tow
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J.C. McMinn
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