30 Sep 1984
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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 30, 1984
Page
1
Lanier told the Baytown Chamber the Baytown La Porte Bridge could be built early if current cost estimates hold. The project cost is now about 100 million, down from 150 million, due to tech advances. a federal funding push is expected but unlikely to yield money this cycle.
United Way of Baytown reports 59.4 percent of its $783,633 goal raised, totaling $465,346 toward a drive ending in October. Local contributors include Baytown State Bank and Exxon units while agencies such as Baytown Area Women's Center and Bay Area Rehabilitation Center stand to benefit.
Postal workers face misaddressed mail yearly as envelopes with unclear or misspelled addresses flood large offices. A Chicago mail clerk famously tracked 197 spellings of Chicago to improve sorting accuracy.
Former Baytown Police Chief John Wilkinson recovers well after a mild stroke. Rod and Karen Peterson win a Munich trip. Frank Abbott outlines publicity plans for Columbus Day. Ethel Kenecny marks 12 years since smoking cessation. Robert Reece noted as a skilled scavenger in the woodpile. Jim Bernick talks hospitals. Burton Manne plans study. Joan Linares takes on a part. Bob Serling weighs upcoming pilot chances.
Cloudy skies and cool temperatures dominate the weekend. Daytime highs will reach the upper 60s to near 70 with a 30 percent rain chance, while Saturday night drops to the low 50s. An earlier Friday to Saturday period recorded a high of 78 and a low of 58.
Baytown officials and Chamber of Commerce members discussed teaming with the Houston Homeport Proposal Team to lure a Navy base. The plan would bring about 3,000 civilian jobs, $50–60 million in payroll, and over $100 million in port construction, drawing 7,000 people and 1,640 families with housing needs.
Primo Correa of Anahuac died after being trapped in a concrete hopper at Anahuac Towing and Shell Co in Highlands. Deputy Chief Mayfield said a coworker turned on the hopper, Correa slipped in, life flight helicopters evacuated him, but he died at Hermann Hospital at 2:46 p.m.
Baytown district schools invite parents to open houses Monday Tuesday and Thursday with 7 p.m. sessions at several junior and elementary schools. Events include performances, PTA meetings, social hours, and special Grandparents Day activities at multiple campuses.
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