Community Calendar Highlights Diverse Local Events
Rebors Mobo Dante ELES LODGE 1649 hosts a 4 p m to J gan Saturday hob o dance at 2515 Market Chips and chips served free. Ross Sterling High School drama presents an evening of one act plays Saturday at 7 p m in Sterling auditorium no admission charge. Retirement party for Mrs Nora Hebert at 410 W Homan Saturday p m Holiday Inn. Realtors meet Monday at Holiday Inn Precinct 2 Commissioner Jira Fonteno on food control. Cesar Cuellar Jr recovering after crash in Room 1414 Vermann Hospital Houston visitors allowed. City crews ash brush and limbs cleanup Monday through several neighborhoods.
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Mobo Dante Eles Lodge
J Gan
Ross Sterling High School Drama Department
Sterling Auditorium
BAY Ahea Board of Realtors
Baytown Weather and Tides Forecast Update
Partly cloudy conditions continue into Friday night and Saturday with mild air. Baytown tides show a low Friday morning around 5 a.m. and a high near 4 p.m., with Saturday highs near 7 a.m. and 5 p.m. Sunrise Saturday is 2:38 a.m. and sunset 6:37 p.m. Denotes weak tides.
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Baytown
Busy month in Baytown area with permits and events
Mickey Townsend pursues city hall permits. Police Chief Turner receives standing ovation for Cedar Bayou Methodist Men talk. Richard DeSaline helps. Mrs. W. W. Gardner turns 73 with first birthday cake. Crowds include Burch and Tressie White and Paul and Jodie Lindig in Luckenbach. Pat Upper wins door prize. Vicky Powers plans rehab in Portland, Ore after past Baytown history. Jonn Sturtevant faces juror questions. David Pryor awaits wash.
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Mickey Townsend
City Hall
R. H
Bo) Turner
Cedar Bayou
Richard DeSaline
W. W. Gardner
Burch
Tressie White
Paul
Jodie Lindig
Luckenbach
Pat Upper
Vicky Powers
Portland
Ore
Vicky
Baytown
Highlands
Jonn Sturtevant
David Pryor
City awards contract for Wie Baytown Sports complex work
City council awarded a 323 581 40 dollar contract for surface paving to provide 380 parking spaces and 900 feet of walkways as part of the Wie Baytown Sports complex on East Road. Amistad Construction Co a branch of P B Bell Co will asphalt surrounding areas with two buildings a tennis court and play area. The project includes tug drives to lighted hall fields and two concrete buildings with bid totals higher than estimates. Funding comes from a 1975 bond program and a federal grant covering about half. Additional city funds may be sought to supplement the original allocations.
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Wie Baytown
East Road
Ieity Council
Amistad Construction Co
P. B
Bell Co
New
Cutters- Houston
Sion
Citizen Group Forms to Champion Religion in Baytown Schools
A Baytown group organizes the United Legal Christian Association to back religious activities in the district. They aim to pressure trustees for First Amendment counsel, seek constitutional protections, and coordinate community action after a recent court decision on religious liberty. Officers include Paul Hall as chair and Frank Terry as secretary.
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Baytown
United Legal Christian Association
ULCA
Mt Shank
Ih Liberties Union Union
ACLU
Lifes
G. Johnson
Regents OK 287659 For Building And Refurbishing
Regents approved funds for building work and refurbishments at Lee College including air conditioning studies, roof repairs, new seating, and four tennis courts. The vote covered 287 659 dollars for projects in Fine Arts and Auditorium renovations while delaying decisions on certain campus air conditioning and heating plans.
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D'Eva Luthringer
Lee College Regents
Pine Arts
fSce
Carter signs legislation to free Americans held abroad
Reported legislation could bring hundreds of Americans jailed in Mexico and Canada home in time for Christmas. Medical examiners began dental record checks to determine if a skeleton in Pennsylvania is former Teamsters president Jimmy Hoffa. In Texas a new water plan phase was announced. In Jerusalem a currency controls relaxation was noted.
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Carter
New York
Pennsylvania
Teamsters
Jimmy Hoffa
CST Returns Sunday Set Clocks Back
Daylight saving ends at 2 am Sunday as Baylonians wind clocks back one hour. Most of the nation shifts to Central Standard Time, with the change taking effect Sunday night into Monday morning.
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Baylonians
Slantard
Fletcher Awards Civil Defense at Long Beach Conference
Director Fletcher Hickerson and secretary Brunella Laughlin display awards from the U S Civil Defense Council annual meeting in Long Beach California. A first for best scrapbook, a second for best newsletter, and a third for special publications reflect the hurricane seminar context and the monthly newsletter produced by Hickerson and Laughlin. Mr and Mrs Nickerson attended aboard the Queen Mary as the Sun staff photo credit notes.
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Civil Defense
Fletcher Hickerson
Brunella Laughlin
U. S. Civil Defense Council
Long Beach
Cali
Hickerson and Ciiited
Mex
Rites Saturday For Dr. Malcolm Jones
The Baytown community mourns Dr. Malcolm A. Jones 81 of 906 Lakewoods Drive who died Thursday in a Baytown hospital. Services will be 10 a.m. Saturday at Paul A. Lee Funeral Home Chapel officiated by Revs JA Chapman and P Waller Henckell. A reserve Army Medical Corps colonel, he served in World War II in Hawaii and the Philippines. He was a longtime church member and held numerous Masonic, social, and medical society memberships.
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Gaytonians
Malcolm A. Jones
Lakewoods Drive
Baytown
Jones
Paul A. Lee
JA. Chapman
Pwaller Henckell
Doshui
Army Medical Corps
Hawaii
Philippines
Tie
St. Mark's
Baytown Ponders Jail Standards Compliance For County Prisoners
Baytown faces minimum jail standards to detain county prisoners. City Manager Fritz Lanham says the lock up facility at the courthouse basement is unused due to staffing and space limits. Sheriff Jack Heard warns compliance with Texas jail standards is mandatory. variances may be sought if full compliance is not possible.
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Wanda Orton
Baytown
Texas Commission On
Fritz Lanham
Winnell
Harris County
Lanham
Texas Commission Andhis
Jack
Jack Heard
Tan Gentry
Bayown City
Wars! Part Of Trip At Intercontinental Airport
London report recounts a chaotic journey from Houston to London with a crowded airport scene. The writer describes hunting for a parking space as four neon signs flash full while a fifth jet proves elusive, and a terminal worker guides them to an available spot. The piece ends with a quip about limo operators.
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London
Houston
Intercontinental Airport
Mumble
Lake Morston
Wraytown
Baytown Considers Entex Franchise Pact On Nov 10
City Council plans a second reading on the Entex franchise proposal with a 40 year term and revenue share for the city. The meeting follows a work session where officials discussed a potential city clause tying franchise taxes to gross receipts and possible higher percentages if trends rise.
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Entex
Baytown
Ken
Revelpla Sa
Centex
Allie Uly
Teaws Coast Sun
Entox
Mast Eltley
Texas City
Baytown Sees Higher November Electric Bills Expected
Baytown residents face higher November electric bills as fuel costs hold steady but service and other adjustments rise. HL&P officials note average monthly usage around 2,000 kilowatts and contemplate a small net rise due to increased nonfuel expenses, with the final amount to be set after council review.
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Hl&p Us
Bredklowin
Iret
Economy Index Rises for Third Straight Month
Washington AP reports the government index forecasting economic trends rose for the third consecutive month. The July reading showed a moderate 0.3 percent gain, revised August data show a 1.4 percent jump, one of the largest in two years, signaling possible fall improvement as President Carter weighs tax cuts and stimulus. The three month tally stands at 1.8 percent.
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Washington
Soni
Carter
Inside The Sun Septem ber index shows limited gains
The September Index rose overall but gains were confined to four of ten indicators. It shows money supply, orders for plants and equipment, changes in sensitive prices, and liquid assets. The index stood at 1324, about 8.32 percent ahead of 1967.
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