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2A The Baytown Sun
Thursday, December 7,2000
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mid 40s. South wind 10 mph.
State and national temperatures
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Juneau
42 41
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high and overnight low to 8 p.m.
Kansas City
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Las Vegas
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Little Rock
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Albany,N.Y.
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Los Angeles
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Albuquerque
51 34
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Louisville
31 21
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Amarillo
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Lubbock
50 33
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Anchorage
37 36
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Memphis
40 34
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Asheville
37 23
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Miami Beach
79 61
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Atlanta
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MidlandOdessa 51 37
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Atlantic City
33 19
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Milwaukee
17 6
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Austin
59 48
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Mpls-St Paul
20 4
.01 sno
Baltimore
33 23
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Nashville
32 24
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Billings
44 26
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New Orleans
60 36
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Birmingham
45 27
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New YorkClty
32 27
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Bismarck
29 11
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Norfolk,Va.
37 35
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Boise
33 28
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North Platte
48 18
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Boston
31 26
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Oklahoma City
42 39
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Brownsville
63 53
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Omaha
41 17
.05 cdy
Buffalo
21 15
.13 cdy
Orlando
70 43
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Burlington,Vt.
22 13
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Pendleton
30 29
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Casper
37 11
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Philadelphia
33 23
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Charleston,S.C.
54 27
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Phoenix
75 52
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Charleston.W.Va. 30 17
Charlotte,N.C. 42 23
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Pittsburgh
Portland,Maine
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Cheyenne
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Portland,Ore.
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Chicago
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Providence
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Cincinnati
27 17
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Ralelgh-Durham 43 24
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Cleveland
24 17
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Rapid City
61 11
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Columbia,S.C.
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Reno
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Columbus,Ohio
26 15
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Richmond
34 23
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Concord, N.H.
28 22
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Sacramento
46 41
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Dallas-Ft Worth
49 45
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St Louis
30 22
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Dayton
27 13
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Salt LakeCIty
46 25
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Denver
52 13
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San Antonio
59 50
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Des Moines
27 12
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San Diego
71 57
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Detroit
23 13
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San Francisco
55 47
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Duluth
6 -3
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San Juan.P.R.
88 72
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El Paso
56 36
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Santa Fe
47 26
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Evansville
29 18
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St SteMarie
14 3
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Grand Rapids
21 14
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Great Falls
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Shrevepottj
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Sioux Falls
29 7
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Spokane
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Helena
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Syracuse
24 19
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Honolulu
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Tampa-St Ptrsbg 68 43
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Houston
53 42
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Topeka
39 24
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Indianapolis
25 14
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Tucson
74 43
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Jackson.Miss.
53 31
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Tulsa
39 32
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Jacksonville
62 28
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Washington,D.C. 35 26
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From The Baytown Sun files, here are the headlines from ...
10 years ago:
Mont Belvieu resident Ray Herrod escaped from an Iraqui prison
after being held hostage.
25 years ago:
Diamond Shamrock will host a kick off dinner for the newly estab-
lished Mutual Aid of Mont Belvieu Organization.
50 years ago:
With the outbreak of the Korean War, 84 East Harris County men
are expected to be drafted and get set to take pre-induction physi-
cals.
TobAY in History
Today is Thursday, Dec. 7, the 342nd day of 2000. There are 24
days left in the year.
Today's Highlight in History:
On Dec. 7,1941, Japanese forces attacked American and British
territories and possessions in the Pacific, including the home base ,
of the U.S. Pacific Fleet at Pearl Harbor in Hawaii.
On this date:
In 1836, Martin Van Buren was elected the eighth president of the
United States.
In 1946, fire broke out at the Winecoff Hotel in Atlanta; the blaze
killed 119 people, including hotel founder W. Frank Winecoff.
In 1972, America's last moon mission to date was launched as
Apollo 17 blasted off from Cape Canaveral.
In 1982, convicted murderer Charlie Brooks Jr. became the first
U.S. prisoner to be executed by injection, at a prison in Huntsville,
Texas.
In 1987, Soviet leader Mikhail S. Gorbachev set foot on American
soil for the first time, arriving for a Washington summit with
President Reagan.
— The Associated Press
Thought for Today
“No nation ever had an army large enough to guarantee it against
attack in time of peace or insure it victory in time of war.”
— President Calvin Coolidge (1872-1933)
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to be difficult for everyone, and
impossible for some to achieve
that goal.
“At Bayer, we can achieve the
90 percent reduction because we
are in the midst of building a
cogeneration plant with Calpine,”
said Christman. “That means we
will be able to shut down the
majority of the steam generating
equipment, the boilers, in the
plant that generate the majority of
the NOx in our facility.”
Christman described the
cogeneration facility as using best
available control technology
(BACT), which will be operating
under a newly-issued permit that
meets standards set by the EPA.
“Bayer is in a unique situation,”
Christman said. “Other plants
don’t have this opportunity.”
Even with that advantage,
Christman indicated it will take
several million dollar to convert
equipment when Calpine comes
on line.
Mike Shields, executive direc-
tor t of the Baytown-West
Chambers County Economic
Development Foundation, said he
is disappointed that the TNRCC
chose the 90 percent reduction
instead of the 75 percent recom-
mended by die Business
Coalition for Clean Air. The
Coalition represents business and
industry throughout the eight-
county region.
“I’m concerned that will have a
negative economic impact on the
Greater Houston area, and espe-
cially in Baytown,” Shields said.
“I thought cooler heads would
prevail in that getting that 90 per-
cent reduction may cause some
plants to eliminate products
lines,” if the plants cannot achieve
that reduction level.
“The domino effect of that is
going to be decreasing employ-
ment and a decreasing 4ax base,”
said Shields. “You may see a pos-
sibility of out-migration of the
work force, which means less
demand for goods and services.
“For this reason, the EDF and
die city are turning their efforts to
attracting dean business and
industry, such as the Home Depot
warehouse and distribution cen-
ter that considering Baytown as a
location,” Shields said
ExxonMobil spokeswoman
Charlotte Howard said the
company would make no state-
ment other than sentiments
expressed by the coalition, in
which ExxonMobil was an
active participant.
Charles W Duncan Jr., coali-
tion chairman, said he believes
(he rules proposed by TNRCC
will unnecessarily impact the
economic vitality of the region.
“Clearly, these rules will have
an immediate and detrimental
impact on our economy,” Duncan
said. “And based on credible
third-parly data, they are not nec-
essary to achieving compliance
with the Clean Air Act.
“Throughout the rule-making
process and the comment period
the (coalition) has worked openly
and cooperatively with TNRCC
to develop a State
Implementation Plan proposal
that will produce the clean air we
all want while maintaining the
strength of our local economy.”
Chevron Phillips Chemical’s
Rick Roberts tended to cut the
TNRCC commissioners a little
more slack on the 90 percent
reduction issue. Roberts, former-
ly the site manager at the
Chevron Phillips Cedar Bayou
Plant, is the CQmpany’s vice pres-
ident for manufacturing.
“I think (the commissioners)
had a very difficult job to do.
The EPA requirements were
very strict,” Roberts said. “They
did a good job of listening to
people at the public hearings and
to industry in various meetings.”
Roberts noted that the plan
requires everybody to reduce
ozone in the Houston area,
whether it is major pollution
reduction by industry or the
lifestyle restrictions faced by cit-
izens with the proposed 55 mph
speed limit and the more strin-
gent vehicle testing program.
“No one likes to pay for pollu-
tion reduction,” Roberts said.
“We’ve been developing differ-
ent scenarios based on the rec-
ommendations madeto
‘• TNRCC. Now we have the rules
and we can go forward with a
more definitive design for retro-
fitting equipment.”
He added, “All industries are
different and we can only speak
for Chevron. We believe a 90
percent reduction is achievable
with our current facilities in
eight-county area —- the three
major manufacturing facilities at
Baytown, Pasadena and
Sweeney in Brazoria County.”
Contact M.A. Bengtson by e-
mail at ma.bengtson@ ,
baytownsun.com or by phone at
(281)425-8021
Clean Air
Continued from Page 1A
morning hours.
“If it isn’t the most aggressive
(plan), it’s got to be up there with
the top few,” said Robert Huston,
chairman of the TNRCC.
Gov. George W. Bush must
submit the plan to the
Environmental Protection
Agency by the end of the year.
The state risked a loss of federal
highway money without the
plan.
The EPA has until October to
either approve the plan or imple-
ment a federal plan.
“Houston has a serious ozone
problem. To come in with reduc-
tions to meet this problem is
quite significant,” said Becky
Weber, associate director for
clean air programs at the EPA.
TNRCC Commissioner Ralph
Marquez said he expected law-
suits to be filed over the plan,
which could delay the Houston
region from meeting federal
clean air standards.
“I believe we are doing the
right thing for the people of
Texas and we will succeed in
defending those challenges,”
Marquez said.
Based on the number of days
in violation of federal air quality
standards, Houston has been the
smoggiest U.S. city for the past
two years, surpassing Los
Angeles, a notoriety that became
campaign fodder used against
Bush.
The plan approved Wednesday
would address this by lowering
speed limits to 55 mph in the
area effective May 1, 2002. The
speed limit on interstate high-
ways in the Houston area is as
high as 70 mph.
Some Houston drivers were
less than enthusiastic about the
proposal.
“I’ll lose half my income,” said
Roberto Saldano, a Houston cab
driver. “I have to drive fast, fast,
fast to get places. If I have to go
slow, I won’t be able to get fares.
It is impossible to drive less than
60 or 70 mph, at least, in
Houston.”
Huston said the speed limit
restrictions and a requirement for
stricter tailpipe emissions tests
will have the largest impact on
residents, but are vital the plan.
“They both get very significant
benefits and cannot be ignored
as strategy,” he said.
The largest single pollution cut
requires Houston-area industrial
plants to reduce their smog-caus-
ing nitrogen-oxide releases by an
average 90 percent.
Business groups said such
reductions would not bti feasible.
Other provisions in flje plan
call for a morning ban on the use
of diesel construction equipment
during part of the year; the sale
of cleaner diesel fuel; and the
retirement or replacement of off-
highway diesel equipment..
The restrictions will take effect
at staggered intervals through
2007.
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clear when the cause of the rup-
ture will be known, El Paso
Energy officials said
Cotton Restoration, Inc. of
Houston is cleaning the Bernard
home and others damaged by the
blast. The company, which spe-
cializes in disaster cleanup and
restoration, is working with El
Paso Energy to assist the dis-
placed families.
Pete Bell, general manager and
owner of Cotton Restoration,
said damage to the Bernard
home is extensive, but not the
worst he’s seen.
“A lot of the belongings were
Donations
not destroyed or even that dam-
aged,” he said. “Many of them
can be saved”
About 25 Cotton Restoration
employees worked throughout
the day Tuesday and Wednesday,
packing up belongings and clean-
ing up damaged portions of walls
and ceilings of the most severely
damaged homes.
Kenny Bernard said both El
Paso Energy and Cotton
Restoration have done “a great
job” helping the families.
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Robert J. and Carolyn W. Cote
in loving memory of Toby J, Cote,
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In memory of "Baby Albert”
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Baytown Lions Club, $2,3,33.
Samuel J. and Jane K.
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Mr. and Mrs. Cleon E. Easley in
honor of our grandchildren, $50.
Lynn and Hilda Seamans,
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Knights of the Roundtable,
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George E. and Mary Jewell,
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memory of their fathers, Buck
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Polly and Willie Fowter, $100.
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On Thursday, Dec. 7, the ExxonMobil Baytown Chemical Plant
Will conduct an emergency drill during the morning. As part of
the drill, the plant’s emergency siren system will initiate the drill
and be active for approximately 5 minutes. The drill will test
emergency responder and employee evacuation procedures.
We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause, but this
drill is an integral part of our emergency response planning and
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