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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 02, 1977
Page
5
Baytown Courtyards advertises new homes with electric kitchens and heavy insulation. It notes features like fire detectors, flexible floor plans, and various pricing ranges, aiming to attract buyers with a focus on safety and modern amenities.
In this garbled report a county government seeks a loan to cover payroll for an FCD program. Officials discuss bank deposits and fund allocations, aiming to avert shortfalls until funding and central district matters stabilize the county’s finances. The piece mentions a local bank and a deputy or official connected to the funding effort.
Fire officials report a second blaze at a vacant house as funds run short for operations. Fire crews from Win Soph Yat and nearby districts fought the flames into night, with the structure damaged beyond repair. Authorities noted money constraints delaying a formal damage assessment and public hearing on the proposed cost increase. The house, owned by Foun KIUSS WRINK, is under past-due maintenance and was the site of a trash fire earlier in the day.
Harris County officials invited a security management expert to study the judicial system. If he accepts, Ernest Friesen of Whittier College would work on a grant funded study to assess metropolitan court systems and suggest improvements. The proposal came from Commissioner Tom Lass.
A Baytown youth, about 11, stole a bag of receipts from Super Duper at 1100 Decker Street Tuesday around 9:12 p.m. Police recovered all the money after tracing ownership of a motorcycle found at the store. The case was sent to Harris County Juvenile Probation and the boy released to his mother.
Westchester Uigh School and Ross Sterling High School students, including a 16 year old, were arrested by Haytown police after breaking into the gym at Ross Sterling High School and scattering 12 to 14 oranges. Officers chased down five youths near the school and six outside. The group planned to wear Sterling Ranger helmets at the pep rally but nothing was stolen and no damage occurred. All except the juvenile were released pending school district action.
McKinney Job Corps Center in Texas offers fifteen vocational training programs for men and women aged 16 to 21 from Baytown. Applicants should contact their local Texas Employment Commission office to apply. The center provides room and board during training and has placed thousands of youths since 1967.
Funeral services were held for Joe Baytown Post worker Marion Lee Neal 69 at Home Chapel with burial in Pine Creek Cemetery. Neal joined the postal service in 1928, later rising to postmaster of a Nevada office, and he is survived by his wife and sisters. services were conducted under Rehearim Funeral Home direction.
Baytown police executed two narcotics search warrants at apartments 150 and 352 at 2200 Taft Thursday night. Four Baytonians were charged with felony marijuana possession and one 18-year-old was charged with misdemeanor possession. one defendant also faced a misdemeanor weapon charge. Police found about 1.4 pounds of marijuana and several small plants. Bonds set at 1000 dollars for felonies and 400 for misdemeanors.
Global desk reports Rhodesia's prime minister outlined key provisions of a British American peace plan but did not reject the proposal. In Amarillo a district attorney said a gun was found but may not be connected to the Cullen Davis capital murder case. Mexico City notes an economic recovery requiring slower population growth as President Lopez Portilla delivers the first state of the union. Carter plans a pause from Panama Canal talk, greets Willie Nelson and Emmy Tau Harris in the Oval Office. In Houston a $7.6 million wrongful death suit linked to a 1972 pediatric plastic surgeon death resumes.
Eight month-old female puppy with terrier markings offered free to an interested home. Contact 422 3776 for adoption arrangements.
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