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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 15, 1971
Page
8
Brownwood civic group hosts a picnic at Milner Park at 5 p.m. Saturday with families bringing lunch. The picnic committee will supply tables drinks and bread for members and officials.
Wanda Orton profiles J Fletcher Hickerson Baytown civil defense director praised for organizing emergency response. Observers note his calm leadership during hurricanes Carla and other disasters plus decades of service including reserve deputy work. The piece highlights the city hall emergency operations center funded by federal grants and its standing among comparable cities.
The Texas Water Quality Board extended the Petro-Chemical Systems hearing to Oct 25 in Liberty after opponents presented studies alleging the Turtle Bayou site could contaminate Lake Anahuac. The plant would treat industrial waste with no discharge, but officials warn of potential irrigation and drinking water risks.
White House economist Herbert Stein told the Business Council that a brief price upsurge could occur after the 90 day price freeze ends and Phase 2 controls begin. He noted the goal of two to three percent inflation by 1972 is realistic, though some prices will rise more and others less to meet the target. An advisory panel forecast production to rise five percent in 1972.
The Browning Farms Industries unit withdrew its permit application for an industrial waste disposal facility on land near Anahuac triggering a canceled Oct. 14 hearing at Chambers County Courthouse. Barbers Hill ISD and Mont Belvieu officials protested the site’s proximity to the high school and the city council filed a formal protest. The TWQB notified Judge Nelson the hearing was canceled and the land option expired during postponement.
Crosby Municipal Utility District calls an annexation ratification election for Oct 23 to include all populated Crosby area. A parallel vote in the annexed territory runs 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. at the Bradberry residence. Absentee voting at the Paw Carleton Insurance Agency and Bradberry residence. Directors plan a future bond election to fund a water and sewer system after annexation.
Forecast predicts warm, partly cloudy conditions for Friday night in Baytown for the Robert E. Lee vs Sterling High Schools game. Temperatures should rise into the low 60s with clear skies through Saturday and sunrise at 7:24 a.m. and sunset at 6:56 p.m.
Kenny Fitzgerald of 1200 Missouri reports a tape player valued at 125 dollars stolen from his car. Police investigate thefts of two spare tires mirrors and a set of wheel covers from Tradewinds Chevrolet.
The Robert E. Lee Gander mascot vanished Thursday afternoon from the REL auditorium and was found later in a barn off Cedar Bayou Road. Students retrieved the bird Friday morning and planned to repaint it before the game against Sterling. Sterling Principal Winnie Brown confirmed the Ranger mascot was still unseen behind cafeteria glass.
The Texas Railroad Commission reduced the November oil production factor to 62.5 percent of potential, a seven tenths drop from the previous level, affecting statewide output.
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