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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 14, 1973
Page
1
The Baytown Tennis Association invites all members and interested players to a morning tennis session from 8 a.m. to noon at the REL High School courts this Saturday.
Blood donations by Exxon employees and credit union members run through Monday September 17 with a mobile unit at the parking lot from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Also Baytown Roughriders host a closed play night and chicken barbecue at Baytown fairgrounds Saturday starting 5 p.m. and play at 7 20 p.m.
Regents adopt a new Lee College policy and procedures manual on a second reading amid scarce copies. The document tightens probationary terms to five years, sets on campus work hours and 12 holidays, and shifts contract lengths for the president. Further revisions and statutory alignment are planned, including open meetings notice and supplementary agenda rules.
Partly cloudy and warm with a chance of thundershowers Friday and Saturday. Low temperatures expected Friday night with highs Saturday. Morgans Point tides show Saturday highs at 5:26 a.m. and 4:10 p.m., lows at 5:48 a.m. and 5:57 p.m.
The Regents asked a three member committee led by C A Boatright to draft guidelines for future budget amendments. The move follows a $314,000 gap in the 1972 73 educational and general fund budget and seeks improved communications on how amendments affect the budget. Regents noted $79,708 in encumbrances from 1971 72 charged to 1972 73 and expect final figures after the September 27 meeting.
The prime rate rose as First National City Bank and Wells Fargo boosted rates, signaling a shift toward 10 percent for large corporate borrowers. Analysts view the move as a bank-wide barometer amid House Banking Committee hearings and profit guideline scrutiny.
UNDATED report says life in Chile is returning to normal as resistance ends after the military junta's radio announcement. Scattered warnings reappear of closed service stations amid anger over government price controls. Coast Guard warns of deadly cyanide barrels in the Gulf after Aug 3 ship collision south of Pensacola. Shultz and Laird clash on tax policy. Baltimore County chief executive pleads innocent to conspiracy extortion bribery charges. France says 1963 nuclear tests in the South Pacific have ended.
The Baytown City Council announced a October 3 hearing in Austin before the State Highway Commission. Mayor Tom Gentry will lead the Baytown delegation with Fred Hartman introducing the group. The meeting seeks funding and faster completion of Spur 201 and Spur 330, with attendance invited for public input.
Neighbors in Glenmeadow subdivision organize a 9 a.m. Saturday cleanup to clear sewers on Longmeadow between Meadowick and Meadowglen amid recurring floods. Residents blame city inaction and vow DIY work with rakes and shovels to remove bricks and debris from manholes.
Trene Lesier plans a second birthday celebration for her cat Charlynn. Tommy Garrison enjoys cat stories during dinner. Mrs Blanche Dumas and daughter Virginia receive a friendly greeting from old friends. Tom Bowen pursues large ambitions for a small house. Mrs R A White stays busy with daily tasks.
Bayton city council approved an October 1 sewer rate increase tied to water consumption. The minimum rises from 1.25 to 1.35 for residential users after 3,000 gallons. 16 cents per extra 1,000 gallons. Commercial rates rise 20 cents per 1,000 gallons beyond 3,000. Councilman Allen Cannon supports the measure.
City council approves expenditures totaling 7,593,484 with a 1.33 tax levy and 1.35 general levy. General fund covers 1,054,734 for parks and recreation and 1,190,380 for other departments. Water and sewer fund totals 1,160,226 with additional debt service obligations and miscellaneous items.
A Sun newspaper notice seeks contact with its women's department for information on the top women chosen as Outstanding Young Women of America for 1973.
Developer Eddie V. Gray business leader Charles Tillery and Exxon annuitant Maurice Watts were named as citizen appointees to a Lee College president screening committee. Also on the panel are Russell Clark R W Spencer Emory Wilson C J Collum four regents Sam Brame tt Mrs Aggie Wager and Dr Henry Dismukes with E J Gunn chairing. The committee will meet within weeks.
The city 1973 assessed valuations total 241 261 025, up from prior figures, with exemptions for seniors. The council heard updates on the tax levy and exemptions at Thursday night session led by Ted Kloesel. A briefing covered tax delinquencies, industrial contract renewals, and hearings scheduled after June 17.
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