The Baytown Sun (Baytown, Tex.), Vol. 60, No. 142, Ed. 1 Wednesday, April 14, 1982 Page: 1 of 52
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Reagan Seeks Funds For Nuclear Step-Up
WASHINGTON (AP) — In the Uniter) St»t»« anH Snuiat n-i„„ ...ui-k n ..
WASHINGTON (AP) - In the
midst of growing congressional
and public support for a nuclear
»weapons freeze, President
Reagan quietly is asking Con-
gress for another $400 million so
. the government can build more
nuclear bombs in 1982 and 1983.
The president’s spending re-
quest, which drew almost no at-
tention-when it was announced
March 29, came on the same day
that 13 House members introduc-
ed a resolution'calling on the
Exxon Day
Scheduled
For June 5
A new date and place has been
announced for this year’s.
Day. ’
Th$ event, originally set for
May 15 on .'company grounds
across fronr the old Baytown
Junior School, has been moved to
June 5 at Frontier Days, a *
western resort located halfway
between Dayton and Huffman on
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.,,Dayj(LSartor-. Exxon. X’|uJi
president, said the board and ex-
ecutive committee decided on the
alternate location for numerous
reasons. “It has more room, plen-
ty of parking, a large covered
.....area in case of rain, and picnic.:
facilities already in place.
“In addition, there will be in-
creased safety and privacy for
Exxon Club members, their
families and guests. There is a 10-
foot board fence around the entire
facility and only those with Exxon
Day tickets pr Exxon Club
membership cards will be admit-
ted to the picnic,”
A wide variety of entertainment
will be provided, including ay'
western shootout by a profes-
sional groupr pony rides for the
youngsters, hay rides, square
dances, a hang glider exhibition,
armadillo races and »horseback
United States and Soviet Union to
negotiate a gradual reduction of
nuclear ahmaments.
One day later, the president
gave general support to a Senate
resolution calling for a gradual
nuclear arms reduction. The
House, meanwhile, held an
unusual evening debate that day
on the merits of an immediate
U.S.-Soviet freeze.
The spending increase sought
by Reagan would be on top of a $1
billion rise in spending on atomic
bombs in 1982, which Congress
already has approved, and an ad-
ditional $800 million Increase
Reagan wants in 1983.
An administration officiaL^ho
called attention to the increased
spending request noted the action
was apparently overlooked
despite a growing national move-
ment to halt the arms race
because of renewed fears of a
nuclear war, and mounting con-
cerns about the record budget
deficits the government faces.
The administration said little
about its request Tuesday, citing
classified information.
Some congressional sources
said the request for more money
had been expected for several
months, and they labeled as “Just
coincidence” the fact that
Reagan sought the budget in-
crease at this time.
Other congressional sources,
however, said the timing seemed
suspicious.
Mounting support among the
public and in Congress for a
nuclear weapons freeze "makes
them (the administration) want
to build these things even faster,"
one Senate source familiar with
the proposed increase said Tues-
day.
“If they think the program is
threatened, they want to get it
$97.4
which
committees for another
million this fiscal year,
ends Sept. 30, and $310.9 million in
fiscal 1983 "to hold to existing
(nuclear. warhead) production
schedules," according to a White
House fact sheet.
The current 1982 budget pro-
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started as soon as possible before. vides $4.67 billion for the nation’s
it’s cutoff,” said the source, who nuclear weapons program, up
did not want his name used. from $3.65 billion in 1981. Before
Reagan specifically asked the his latest request, Reagan was
Senate and House Appropriations seeking $5.5 billion for 1983.
Disaster Training Drill Here
Crucial After Paris Tornado
By JIM GOLDING
Baytown Emergency Manage-
ment and Preparedness Office
Coordinator Fletcher Hickerson
can’t stress enough the im-
portance of disaster training ex-
ercises such as the one slated for
Baytown Saturday.
The point made itself clear to
Hickerson last week when he
l went to Paris, Tex., to assist with
- recovery efforts in the aftermath
£ of a devastating tornado which
i left nine persons dead, affected
I 1,484 families and caused an
estimated $60 million damage,
g “The debris was tremendous,
but the path of total destruction
wasn’t real wide,” said Hicker-
son. . . _
He said the tornado’s path
covered about 70 city blocks over
a seven-mile-long area to a 300-
yard width.
Their (disaster) drills had prov-
ed very effective.,” he continued,
"Their efforts were fairly well
organized, there was good coor-
dination and confusion was at a
minimum.” - . *
(See Related Story, Page 10-C) 1
He said most of the cleanup and
recovery efforts were conducted
by volunteer organizations whieh
included . Texas Baptists, .Red
Cross, Salvation Army, Men-
nonites and Christian Reformed
World Relief Group volunteers.
Hickerson noted that Depart-
ment of Public Safety troopers
from as far away as Lubbock had
joined in the disaster operation.
Relief efforts will continue for a
long time. Hickerson said anyone
wanting to assist the tornado vic-
tims should send money rather
than food and clpthing.
He said donations can be sent lo
the Salvation Army in Paris and
to an interfaith organization set
up to aid in relief efforts.
For more information, persons
should contact the Emergency
Management Office at 422-8281.
Hickerson said what he learned
from the disaster in Paris will not
change Saturday’s planned tor-
nado disaster exercise, but he
said it serves to emphasize the
importance of disaster drills.
The exercise will focus on the
Globe parking lot and will not
cover as extensive an area as the
Paris tornado because of the cost
and impracticality, he explained.
BAWA To Discuss Water Line Work
HOW S THE WEA
By TIM POTTER
Baytown Area Water Authority
Board will meet Thursday to con-
sider a contractor’s proposal for
resolving differences concerning
inspection’of a major water line
along Lynchburg-Cedar Bayou
Road.,
The special meeting will be held
at 8 a.m. in the conference room
atjCityHall........ - -
Lockwood, Andrews and
Newnam Inc., BAWA’s consulting
engineering firm, has said
Angleton should pay the cost of
uncovering the pipe.
But Angleton objects to paying
the cost and also says the con-
sulting engineers should have
checked the line while it was in-
stalled.
reasonable way, I think, to
resolve disputes” and is included
in the water line contract as a v
way to settle differences.
Lanham says BAWA has not
decided who it would select as an
arbitrator.
Once the section of line is in-
spected, it must be 'chlorinated
Posse:
Other features will be the usual
Exxon Day activities such as as
the Little Miss and Little Mister
contest, a style show, 'bingo, a
clown act, magic shows; a photo
contest, a teen bind and‘<i-country
and western band.
Appearances will be made by
several Derrick Dolls, University
of Houston basketball star Rob
temperatures at the new weather station installed by the National
Weather Service. Ms. Parker must record the readings for a monthly
report that is sent to the Weather Service; The two thermometers lock
in the information which is read the following pornkig.
, . , (Sun staff photo by Jim Golding)
tnc., the Company i
ed the line, has proposed*that ar-
bitratofs decide who would bear
the cost of uncovering a 16,000-
foot section of line so it can be in-
spected.
quality of joints on the inside qf
the line, says Ted McGill, presi-
dent of Angleton.
Fritz Lanham, BAWA general
manager, says arbitration is “a
The section of pipe, which will
bring Water to the east side of the
city, is part of a $2.5 million line
from the BAWA treatment plant
on Thompson Road.
Lt. Gov. Hobby To Serve As Sylvan Parade Grand Marshal
Williams and Larry- Dierkcr.
former Houston Astro pitcher.
Barbecue plates will cost $4 up
to June 1 and $5-thereafter. An
Exxon Club membership card is
good for two plates of barbecue
•Tiekets are available from Exx
on Club directors, at the Baytown
Mutual Benefit Association and
the Exxon Credit Union.
By FRIEDA BEATY_______i_
"LA PORTE (Sp) - Ltt'.Gove?-
nor Bill Hobby will serve as the
grand marshal of the 26th annual
Sylvan Beach Festival parade
April 2'4.'
The parade will begin at Jtra.m .
on Broadway ami extend to Main,
featuring marching bands, floats
and 20 contestants of the Miss La
Pearce Street Journal - -
Absenteeism .
, Keep right-on, Joe:
“Old teachers never die. They
just lose their class.”
-FH
Porte-Bayshore Pageant in con-
■verFibles. •
The Sylvan Beach Festival is
sponsored by the La Porte-
Bayshore Chamber of Commerce
and is slated to get under way at 7
a.m. April 24 with a chili cook-off.
Entries are being taken in the
chamber office.
Following the parade, the
festival will move to Sylvan
Beach where a barbecue, spon-
sored by the La Porte Rotary..
Club, will begin at II a.m-. Also at
that time mechanical bull rides
will be available and various food
and arts and craft booths will
open.
A bull riding contest will be con-
ducted and a carnival and game
booths area ..will be open
throughout the day. -
At noon trophies will be award-
ed to those who participated in the
parade. At 12:15 p.m. Cloggers
will perform on the Boardwalk in
front of Sylvan Beach Pavilion.
Beginning11 at 1 p.m. a Little
Miss Sylvan Reach contest is be-
ing sponsored by the La Porte
Civic Club for elementary school
girls.
At 1:30 couhtry music will be
provided.
Contestants of the Miss La
Porte-Bayshore will be featured
in the swimsuit competition of the
pageant at 2:30 p.m. on the
Boardwalk. Approximately 20
young women from the La Porte
area will participate in the com-
petition for cash prizes and the
(See SYLVAN, Page 2-A)
AROUND
TOWN
J.D. BURTON is excited about his
trip to Washington, D.C. ...
Charles Loftin makes a homerun
... Toni McBride makes a con
tribution.
Louise Green is understanding
about changing luncheon plans
. . . J.B. ai\d Margie Smith, are
proud of new grandson, Jayme
. . . Willie Gore catches a “train.”
The Rev. 'Frank Boutwell
schedules an appointment ....
Dana Standard is a “dead shot.”
Sonja Simmons misses her
friend, Jennifer Frasier, who has
left Baytown to Jive in Ohio ...
Kyle Tilton wishes weekends
could be longer .. . Sheila Shaw
say s she did not break a promise.
sin.. ,
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Classified ...........4-7D
Comics:.,................7A
Crossword Puzzle.......7A
Dimension ......
Editorial____....
Food ... ir.;. . . ..
Markets...;...
‘Movie Theaters..
News Roundup ■ ■
Obituaries____....
Police Beat.......
School Lunches.. .
Sports....____...
Teen Times:,.....
Television Log....
Weather..........
WEATHER
PARTLY CLOUDY and
warm weather and a chance
of thundersh'oWers are
predicted. Chance bf fain
will be 20 percent Wednes-
day night and 40 percent
Thursday. Wednesday
night’s low will be near 70.
Early Detection Key To Treating Hearing Loss
EDITOR’S NOTE: This is the
third in a series ef articles about
deaf education.
By CHUCK RAISON j
Marlis Hodges, supervisor of
East Harris County Cooperative
for Deaf Education, has advice
for parents who think their
.' children may have a hearing im-
pairment.
“If you’re concerned about
your child’s hearing, pursue itA
and pursue it diligently. Many '
times a doctor may say, ‘Don’t
worry, ’ or, ‘Your child’s just stub-
born,’ or, ‘Wait until he’s three
and then we’li testhim.’
“But if you think something’s
wrong with your child’s hearing,
get a test — and the sooner the
better, because the earlier a hear-
ing problem is detected and
helped, the better chance your
child has for living a normallife.”
Hearing impairment generally
stems from one of two things: a
congenital defect or a prenatal or
childhood illness.
Congenital deafness means a
child is born with an inherited
hearing impairment. According
to Ms. Hodges, this type of
deafness is often not a$‘ complete
as deafness caused by disease.
Often people with congenital
hearing impairment have some
residual hearing.
Ms. Hodge said if both parents
have a congenital hearing impair-
ment, there is a good chance their
children will have one, too.
Rubella in the first trimester of
pregnancy often causes’ deafness
in the fetus. And, added Ms.
Hodges, the resultant hearing loss
is usually a profound deafness.
Another cause of prenatal
deafness is the cytomegalo virus,
a member of the herpes group
which is being isolated as the
cmise for many previously un-
diagnosed cases of hearing loss,
acording to Ms. Hodges.
(See DEAF, Page 2-A)
mom'
DARYL BOATNER, left, Maureen O’Keefe and Angela Griffin share
an animated conversation at Robert E. Lee where they are students in
the East Harris County Cooperative for Deaf Education.
- ' (Sun staff photo by Chuck Raison)
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