Mullets Delay New Bridge Threatening Market Street Project
The Market Street Bridge project faces delay as the U S Fish and Wildlife Service seeks to protect mullets in Goose Creek. It recommends a trestle bridge over an embankment to avoid destroying one acre of breeding habitat, risking higher costs and months of delay. The city argues human safety and traffic reliability justify rapid replacement.
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New Market Street
Goose Creek
Robert E. Lee High School
U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service
U. S. Corps of Engineers
Federal
Corps of Engineers
Cotton Lake Oil Field Headlines from 1936 Baytown Sun
Development of the Cotton Lake oil field in Chambers County eight miles from Goose Creek begins to take shape with one well tar and another being rigged. Plans call for no more wells. Also notes bond election results for a $250000 school construction issue plus a $205454 federal PWA grant and other local items.
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Baytown Sun
Cotton Lake
Chambers County
Goose Creek
Public Works Administration
San Jacinto Monument
Don Plunkett
Highlands
Bayshore
Humble
Baytown
Humble Club
Esso
Baton
Ted Nabors
Jimmy Walker
Lawrence Reilly
Rose Patrick
Bill Carr
Jerry Winton
Pat Staplas
Texas
Congress
An. Sons
Gaytown
Teams
P.O
Cartier
Associated Press
Readers' Views on Campaign Literature and Voter Confusion
A letter to the editor criticizes campaign mail from House contenders Bob Eckhardt and Nick Gearhart. The writer accuses Eckhardt of liberal stances and using taxpayer funded notes to appeal to conservatives, arguing his actions confuse voters and misrepresent his positions.
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House of Representatives
Bob Eckhardt
Nick Gearhart
Eckhardt
Congress
The Way It Was October 22 1746 Petgectony Case
A brief historical note filed under The Way It Was references an event from October 22 1746 involving the College of New ALY Kee Petgectony case with limited readable details. The fragment notes a legal or institutional matter unresolved in the archival snippet.
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College of New Aly
Rise In Wholesale Price Index Prompts Election Anxiety
The 10.8 percent annual rise in the Wholesale Price Index sparks concerns about election impact and potential economic trouble. Analysts note flaws in the index, including list price distortions, seasonal errors, and possible discounts, with some experts calling it meaningless while others defend its usefulness. The piece cites government caveats and questions whether the public understands statistical limits. It ends with a biblical verse.
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New York
Richard Ruggles
Yale
Jimmy Carter
National Association of Purchasing Management
U.S
Prostate Cancer Talk and Nail Care Letters
Reader letters discuss late prostate examinations and the need for complete rectal checks to reduce deaths from prostate cancer. A separate note shares experience on splitting nails linked to nail polish and remover, advising readers to stop polish to allow nails to recover.
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DR. Lamb
Baytown Sun Staff and Publication Details
Baytown Sun masthead lists Leon Brown editor Joan Wadity general manager Fred Hornberger and Fred Martman assistant to publisher. Executive editor Wanda Orton managing editor Preston Pendergrass and advertising staff names appear along with postal information and sales rates.
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Leon Brown
Joan Wadity
Eat
Fred Hornberger
Fred Martman
Southern Newspapers, Inc
IRS bungles free a hit man in Florida murder case
A note on how an IRS informant failed to reach a Florida murder trial due to slow approvals and repeated memo revisions. The informant claimed Salvatore Ripulone bragged of past killings, but Ripulone was acquitted before testimony could be heard.
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Washington
Underworld
Internal Revenue Service
IRS
Fort Lauderdale
Fla
Cleveland
New York City
Salvatore Ripulone
Florida
Steven Favis
Ripulone
Favis
Philip Shailer
Lester Stein
Stein
Health reform proposals outline Medicare limits and change
The document outlines President Ford and Carter positions on Medicare and national health insurance. Ford proposes patients pay 10 percent of hospital charges up to 500 yearly with 250 deductible for physicians, plus 7 percent hospital and 4 percent physician reimbursement increases in 1977 78. Carter advocates universal mandatory insurance financed by taxes and payroll taxes, shifts to preventive care, and reorganizes health delivery.
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Ford
Carter
Democratic Plaform
CBS
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Sam Alford
J. R. Troxell
Cecil White
D. C. Mangum
Business Mirror
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Market Street
Karen Lewis
The
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Dim Finley
Wanda Orton
Advertising Department
Pyomry
Jack Anderson
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Internal Revenue
Donald Alexander
John Moss
D. Calif
National Institute of Education
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Moss
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Gerald Ford
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Inewspaper Enterprise Assn
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