Baytown Eyes Private Airport Amid Feasibility Talks
Baytown officials and aviation leaders weighed private financing for a hard surfaced runway after voters rejected a 1005 bond to match a federal grant for a municipal airport. A feasibility committee failed to recommit the idea to voters, while chamber members discussed private options and potential revenue of up to $1 million.
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Federal Aviation Agency
Howard Humphrey
Humphrey
QU. B. Lee
Baytown
Commeree
Isrnest Dodd
Federal Aviation
Pudd Lola Chamber
Teeny Meeting On Drugs Pioneer Club Event
A drug education night hosted by the Pioneer Club at the Civic Center includes a first monthly meeting at 7 p.m. Monday led by Bob Bennett and others. additional notes mention related community events and attendee invitations.
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Pioneer Club
Humble Pioneer Club
Civic Center
Bob Bennettj
Harris County
Local Notes and Names Highlight Small Town Briefs
SGT John Deel handles pace dispatching while multiple calls come in. Don Cooke declines to comment, fearing publication. Sue Jones writes criticalLee College items about Mayor Glen Walker when needed. A fishing trip with his kids is noted. Lynette Lee Caylor turns three this Thursday. Rossina Coffey prepares for a visitor from Lima Peru. Jane Tucker talks lighting and makeup with Ben Shaw Wilfred MacKinnon urges staff to start work.
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John Deel
Pace
Don Cooke
Sue Jones
Lee College
Glen Walker
Lester Alfard
Lynette Lee Caylor
Avid Lee Caylor
Highlands
Rossina Coffey
Lima
Peru
Jane Tucker
Ben Shaw
Wilfred MacKinnon
Baytown Recalls Carla Aid Drive Highlights Local Help
Baytown residents sent over 2000 relief packages and 1700 dollars to Hurricane Camille victims. Ernest Hauser of the Baytown Jaycees praises individuals, churches, and civic groups for the effort, naming Humble Oil and Refining Co, Jess Savarre, General Telephone, SMS Industries, and local groceries and pharmacies for their crucial support.
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A. J. Smith
SMS Industries
Earl A. Waight
The
Texas
Jaycees
Drug Education Urged by Panel in Baytown
A Baytown panel urges drug education as a response to rising narcotics abuse. The group recommends citywide fact gathering and a strong educational program, praising District Attorney Cara Vance for initiating citizen involvement to raise awareness of illegal drug use and trafficking.
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Bayloch
Cara
Iepal
Baytown
Ctizens
Harris County
Water shortage sparks annexation push for Linus Linus
Linus Linus, a 50 family community near Coady, asks Baytown to annex it due to severe water shortages. Mrs Hernandez, a leading resident, says residents would pay taxes and become Baytown citizens. She describes insufficient well water, rising wash demands, and shifts to milk formulas for babies. Council to review with McNair Water District. future meeting planned with district officials.
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Linus
Coady
Baytown
Martin Hernandez
Harris County Fresh Water District
McNair
Hernandez
Conneilman Lamar Kelley
Engineering
Royal
McNair Water District
Glen Walker
From Pillar To Post To The Grave At 4
Little David Willcox died at age four after living in five foster homes and being adopted by Harry Shellenberger and his wife Patricia Willcox. Investigators found teeth marks on his neck and a brain hemorrhage listed as the cause of death. The couple were charged with murder and neglect.
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Key Biscayne
Fla
David Willcox
Ile
Harry Shellenberger
David
Catholic Social Service Bureau
Tol B
Fort Myers
Ward W. Willcox
Strasala
Ross Boyer
Boyer
Willcox
Patricia
Wien
Willcoxes
Bert Myers
Adoption Bureau
Shellenherper
Tarant
Buntings Last Rites Planned At St Mark's Saturday
Warren Wise Bunting 69 longtime Baytown resident and Tri City Pharmacy associate since 1940 died at 4 30 a m Friday in a Baytown hospital He lived at 1903 Britton His wife Alene teaches music at San Jacinto Elementary School and daughter Camille Jeanette a Gaylor University senior Survivors and funeral details follow with interment at Forest Park Cemetery under Farthing Funeral Home pallbearers named and donations requested to St Mark's Memorial Fund or Heart Fund.
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Warren Wise Bunting
tri-City
Baytown
Britton
Alene Buntline
San Jacinto
Camille Jeanette
Gaylor University
St. Mark's Methodist Church
Gessie LeGrand
Forest Park Cemetery
Farthin An Funeral Home
Peck
Dan Parker
C.H. Marshall
N.B. O'Grady
M. Vu
Berry
J. R. Read
We J. Jagier
George H. Lloyd
Bay Town Weather Tides Forecast Through Saturday
Thundershowers threaten the Bay Town area through Saturday with temperatures ranging from the upper to lower US. Morgan's Point tides for Saturday show a high at 2:55 p.m. and a low at 12:19 a.m.
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Klais
Baytown
Armst rongs homecoming draws large crowd in Ohio
Our World Today reports Armstrong's hometown hopes for a calm welcome as he returns from the moon. A 100000 spectator crowd is expected for the official reception in Ohio on Saturday. Other items note a 24 hour delay in the western Colorado underground nuclear shot amid weather advisories and a tense state legislative session stalled over tax reform and penalties.
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Neil A. Armstrong
Moon
Ohio
Colorado
Kulison
Baytown Student Went to Switzerland for Foreign Study
Linda Ferrell reports Yvonne Kadjar, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. Kadjar, will join Temple Buell College’s Junior Abroad program. The student, a 1087 graduate of Robert E. Lee High, studies in Geneva and Vienna as part of overseas exchanges, with fluency in French.
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Linda Ferrell Switserkind
Yvonne Kadjar
Barser College
MJ International Education
Kadjar
Habit
Geneva
Swit
Denver Zerland
Templeyschange
Buell College
Denver
Colot
Yvonne
Stephens College
Columbia
Robert J. Lee High and Universities School
Stephens
Cenega
Temple 1
Baytown Council Backs City Sales Tax Referendum
Baytown City Council voted 6 to 1 to endorse the Sept 23 sales tax referendum. Mayor Glen Walker shifted from opposing to supporting the measure amid calls from out-of-town residents. Councilman Kloesel dissented, urging caution on a tax shift and warning of possible future food tax. Slasney cited 16 percent out-of-town retail trade and Ninety thousand dollars in revenue, while Kelley warned against higher property taxes.
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Wanda Orton
Baytown
Kloesel
Glen Walker
Allen Cannon Varlier
Leonard Slasney
Council
Slasney
Don M. Hulhan
Kluesel
Lamar Kelley
Kelley
Enrollment At Crosby Is Down
Crosby School District reports a drop in first day enrollment from last year with 26 fewer students. Crosby campus up 42 students to 1,?16, while Drew Schools in Barrett Station fell 68. Increase in Negro students under freedom of choice cited. High school decline linked to transfers over accreditation fears. state hearing Sept. 13. Crosby Elementary and Junior High offset losses. all teaching vacancies filled except high school biology chemistry.
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Crosby
Jerry Prochazka
Prochazka
Drew
Barrett Station
Distrnct
Prochaska
Crosby High School
State Board of Education
Texas Education Agency
State Commission On Accreditation
Crosby High
Wis
Urasby
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T. FE. Pulley
Houston Museum of Natural History
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Earl W. Opryshek
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Donald C. Murray
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