Baytown firefighters urge better retirement benefits and pay
Baytown firefighters pressed City Council for improved retirement benefits and salaries plus safety standards. They asked for extended healthcare for retirees families, updated service credits, and military time buybacks. Meetings set for 6 a.m. Tuesday and 6 p.m. Thursday to review costs and staffing needs.
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Baytown
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Texas
National Fire Protection Association
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Diana Becomes a Hurricane Lashing Florida Coast
Diana grew into a hurricane with 80 mph winds as it moved parallel to the Florida coast. Vacations fled Georgia islands and four states closed beaches while schools canceled classes. The storm threatened shores from St Augustine to Virginia Beach with high tides, 2 to 4 foot surges, and widespread warnings as residents prepared and coastal operations paused.
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Robert Phillips
St. Augustine
Oregon Inlet
N.C
Virginia Beach
Weather Service
Carolinas
Diana
Space Shuttle Discovery
Cape Canaveral
Baytown Woman Plans Statewide Protest Over Bill 72
Priscilla Vickery, mother of four from Baytown, organizes residents to challenge House Bill 72, criticizing its grading change and shift of control to state officials. She aims to rally locals, then lobby in Houston, contacting Gov White and Rep Haley, with plans posted at 424-3879.
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Byybruceguynn
Baytown
Priscilla Vickery
Texas
Johnny Clark
Legislative Education Board
Vickery
Houston
Mark White
Bill Haley
Dcenter
Haley
Pearce Street Journal Reports Heightened Tums Rolaids Rivalry
A local note says a national food movement stirs strong market competition between Tums and Rolaids, signaling sharper rivalry and consumer interest. The piece hints at broader implications for local readers.
Irving Gleason 50th Wedding Anniversary Observed
Mr and Mrs Irving Gleason celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary with friends and relatives as the community notes the milestone.
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Irving Gleason
Pam Jones
Rebecca Plocheck
Brent Lawless
Deana Sneyd
Baytown
Tennessee
Carl Theiss
Jim Partin
Jim Ledbetter
Mike Hefley
Bill Thompson
Mark Crooms
Don Duke
L.S. Emanuel
Baytown seeks driver in fatal hit and run of 4 year old
A hit and run in Baytown killed 4 year old Jose J. Gutierrez Jr as he crossed Illinois in front of his home. Police describe an older blue Pontiac Grand Prix or similar car with two Mexican males occupants, lacking hubcaps, possibly with white sidewall tires and red primer on rear window. Investigators ask for tips to Crime Prevention Unit or Crime Stoppers offering rewards for information leading to charges.
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Adkins
Baytown
Harris County
Ed Russell
Jose J. Gutierrez Jr
Illinois
Houston
Hermann Hospital
Gulf Coast Hospital
Navarre
Life Flight
Hermann
UAW GM talks near contract deadline in Detroit
United Auto Workers and General Motors face a near expiration with progress slow. Donald Ephlin hints midnight Friday marks the end of the 1982 agreement while Owen Bieber weighs a late strike deadline. Negotiations center on US job protection and limits on imports, with GM to table a new job-security proposal Monday.
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UAW
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Owen Bieber
Ephlin
Ephii
Alfred Warren
United States
Japan
South Korea
Warren
Baytown Forecast Calls for Warm, Mild Nights Through Tuesday
The Baytown area is expected to be partly cloudy and hot with fair to mild nights through Tuesday. Daytime highs near the mid-90s and Monday night near the mid-70s. A record shows from Sunday a.m. to Monday 8 a.m. low 75 and high 91 degrees.
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