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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 10, 1971
Page
1
The Texas Opportunity Plan offers loans totaling $12,000 to 20 students with 3 percent annual interest and cancellation up to 100 percent for years in teaching, especially for handicapped or culturally deprived schools. Lee College funds short term loans for 49 students totaling $3.46.
Dallas county officials debate whether to adopt multi member districts as a way to preserve the Democratic majority. Key players Lt Gov Barnes House Speaker Mutscher Land Commissioner Armstrong Attorney General Crawford Martin and Comptroller Calvert face political risk. Armstrong and Barnes favor single member districts while Mutscher pushes multi member. Martin holds decisive influence amid constitutional deadline of Oct 23 1971. Board may avoid Mutscher by choosing single member districts if they act in time.
City leaders clash over whether a bitten dog's owner should keep the animal confined for 12 days at a veterinary hospital. City Atty Richardson defends safety while noting the personal inconvenience. residents argue about gates, escapes, and real rabies risk. A council member notes strictness may be unnecessary if dog is contained.
The Hellstrom Chronicle a David Wolper production written by David Seltzer screens Sunday through Tuesday at Brunson. Cannes prize winner this documentary tours the insect world revealing living bridges ant chariots and a grim queen’s fate. teams spent hours across four continents to capture metamorphosis and predation in vivid sequences.
Baytown serves breakfast grapefruit juice cereal buttered toast and milk. Lunch options include beef stew or ham croquettes with peas yams spinach pineapple salad and corn bread with milk and oatmeal cookies. Barbers Hill features spaghetti and meatballs with glazed carrots and a salad. Crosby offers noodle doodle greens lima beans cornbread and butter with milk and chocolate cake.
Chambers County Commissioners Court and Chamber of Commerce committee men including Buddy Bray Paul Edwards Eldon Berry Al Chappell and Fred Hartman coordinate a noon highway progress luncheon in Southeast Texas The event invites public attendance with space for all interested in highway progress and follows a prior dedication by Frank R Boyle Sr at Interstate 45 Buffalo.
Rep. Allen told The Sun Liberty is touring the state to explain four new laws and reforms. A book called Blueprint for Texas will soon be printed and distributed to inform constituents how they plan to vote on the bills. He warned against changing the speaker while keeping the current system.
City Councilman Leonard Stasney is appointed to the airport study committee of the Houston-Galveston Area Council representing Baytown. Chairman is Galveston County Judge Ray Holbrook, with members Emmett Lowry Texas City Mayor Dorman Nickels Wharton County Judge Bill Elliott Kristus Sams Prairie View Mayor.
David Allan Chamberlain son of Mr and Mrs N F Chamberlain 209 Edgewood is among 166 freshmen selected to participate in the honors program at Texas A&M University and will join peers in advanced study.
In Training NAVY PETTY officer second class Dennis E Lawless husband of Mrs Sharon A Lawless of Baytown is a member of Training Squadron 28 at the Naval Air Station Corpus Christi which was awarded its second consecutive Top Prop Squadron award and the quarterly Aces award.
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