Firefighter Driver Parity Debate Shapes Baytown Meeting
Baytown discussions on equal pay for firefighters and drivers centered on role flexibility and career progression. McBride and Davis outlined limits on testing, while council members pressed for parity with police and the need for experienced operators. Absentee voting for the November election continues at the Harris County Courthouse Annex with weekend hours and 244 ballots cast by Tuesday afternoon.
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Gentry
Hughes
Davis
E. C
Jack) Kimmons
Harris County
Baker Road
Baytown
Sewer Project Funding and Bids Reported
The city outlines HUD funding steps with authorized signatories and a public review window. Notices announce release of funds pending environmental findings and federal clearance, with a Nov 8 mailing and a 15 day waiting period. Bids for an eight inch water line project near Winfree and Highway 146 were opened and sent to Langford Engineering for evaluation. Bidders include R T Bishop Jern Co 23757.45, A F Jones and Sons 67402, S&C Construction 24770.50, Stewart Equipment 24810, Pacer Construction 48570, and Rogers Underground Utilities 30929, with varying completion times.
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Sam Goss
HUD
Sun
City Hall
U. S. Mail Service
Goss
Winfree
Highway 146
Langford Engineering Co
R. T. Bishop Jern Co
Baytown
A. F. Jones and Sons, Inc
Beaumont
S&c Construction Co., Inc
Houston
World News Roundup Distinctive 1970s items
Dallas convict Benjamin Smith Jr faces death in the electric chair after a 1973 robbery murder. New York Horse of the Year Farego will not race in 1976 due to an ankle injury. Houston infant Patricia Cerda remains in stable condition after raccoon maulings. Austin Court of Criminal Appeals denies bail in Cullen Davis case. Los Angeles Ehrlichman disputes early Watergate probe contact. Austin veterans discharged over 104 restructuring plan. Washington beef prices expected to rise due to smaller cattle herd. Beirut reports heavy fighting as cease-fire nears in Lebanon. Dallas cold snap yields record lows across Texas. Lusaka calls for major foreign aid to back anti apartheid campaign. Luling ferry disaster leaves four dead, 50 missing. Austin juror reports possible misconduct in Carrillo trial.
Coordinated Emergency Medical Services Plan Discussed
Crews, police, fire departments, hospitals, Civil Defense and local emergency corps coordinate for mass casualty drills and disaster response. Life Flight helicopters from Houston aid rapid patient transport. Coast Guard and San Jacinto Methodist back up ground forces. A county-wide program is being developed to qualify for federal funds.
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Police and Fire Departments
Civil Defense
Baytown and Wooster
Baytown Ambulance Service
Life Flight
Hermann Hospital
Houston
Galveston
Coast Guard
San Jacinto Methodist Hospital
Hickerson
First WWII war crimes trials set for three immigrants
Three aging men face federal hearings in New Britain Conn Baltimore and New York City as the first US trials for wartime crimes in World War I era. Immigrant witnesses, including Jewish survivors now in Israel, nudge the case forward while the defendants deny accusations of Nazi atrocities. Detlavs Maikovskis and Kaminskas charged with illegal entry by concealing wartime actions.
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Washington
Europe
New Britain
Conn
Baltimore
New York City
United States
Israel
Verne Jervis
Immigration and Naturalization Service
Bronius Kaminskas
Hartford
Karlis Detlavs
Boleslavs Maikovskis
Baytown Police Probe Four Extortion Threats
Baytown police early Wednesday investigated four extortion threats received by residents. Three threats were mailed asking for money and a fourth came by phone.
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Baytown
Chambers Pickets Clash Over Union Labor Demands
McCormick-Young workers and union pickets clashed as two pickets were injured during confrontations at a job site in Chambers County. Law enforcement backed the line to remove non union contractors, while union officials claimed the goal was to protect wages and jobs. One injured man was treated at St Elizabeth's Hospital in Beau mont and a driver obtained a black eye.
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Terry McCormick
McCormick-Young
DPS
Pringle
McCormick
St. Elizabeth's Hospital
Beau _mont
Chambers County
Don Pounds
Ford
Aubry Shipley
Victor
James Mack
Mack
Hill Schools Board Increases Out of District Trip Allowances
The Hill Schools board unanimously approved higher meal allowances to cover meals for trips. Breakfast rises from 1.75 to 2.50, lunch from 2.50 to 3.50, and dinner from 3.00 to 4.50. Lodging for one person goes to 20 and two people to 25 per night, with mileage up from 0.12 to 0.14 per mile. Other expenses remain unchanged.
Barry Nettles Speaks on Basics at Educator Meet Panel
Barry Nettles will join a panel at the 29th annual Conference on Teacher Education in San Antonio to discuss basic education. Also attending are Supt. Johnny Clark and educators from across the state as panelists and audience questions follow 10:30 to noon Monday.
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Barry Nettles
San Antonio
Johnny Clark
Nettles
Tom Cleaver
University of Texas At San Antonio
Lawrence Haskew
UT Austin
Mary Ann Leveridge
Parent-Teacher Association of Texas
Tom Massey
Peggy Nelson
Alamo Heights
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