The Baytown Sun (Baytown, Tex.), Vol. 54, No. 71, Ed. 1 Monday, January 5, 1976 Page: 1 of 18
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Monday, January 5,1974
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Funds For New
(CIST TO THE GRIND
nearly 15,000 students in this district who made the trek through the cold Monday morning. Danny,
11, is the son ol Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Samora of 1006 McFarland and Angela, 10, is the daughter oi
Mr. and Mr. James Ray Murray ol 2300 Tail. Both are Bowie Elementary students.
(Sun Staff Photos by Gienn Folkes)
By WANDA ORTON , .
Baytown City Council Thurs-
day night will look at money
problems in regard to the tion starts.
Baytown Bicentennial Park, One of the major
a$ s* sssssfi
Three bids submitted for con- more substantial building
Our Wo,
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it were allotted for l
End 12-Hour Ordeal
NfSet
It-
Hutchison recalled the first con-
and Lee are higher than the cept 0f the theater was “just a
funds available. Jim Hutchison, cow bam, lean-to" structure es-
consulting engineer with Busch, timated to cost 136,000. The low
Hutchison and Associates, told bidder specified $54,000 to build
The Sun. the theater.
t1P!,'°fwest 15 if the contract is awarded
constfurtiwi could start in
time in the
ons.
fications. - ——.—
'o other bidden were
Holzaepfel Construction Co. of
Baytown. $158,805.15, and
Star Construction, Inc. of Hous-
ton,I $182,604.50. -
Plans (or the park have evolv-
ed as a city, school and
community-wide project. The
land belongs to the school dis-
(See PARK, Page 2)
. the total for the last four-day
^a7S NVw Year's hnliriav Thp niim.
construc-
plans and
mmediate
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Year’s weekend met the esti- i rae|’s Red Sea resort of Eilat
mate of the National Safety today by strikers protesting the ST. LOUIS. Mo. (AP) -
Council but remained below c|giure 0f copper mines dat- President Ford called today for fj
th. M.„I lor ,h. lact j|)g {rom Bibljeal times. EUa,'s an immediate cease-fire in An-
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+ CHICAGO - Traffic fa- + TEL AVIV - Alomst 5,-
talities over this four-day New j 000 tourists were trapped in Is-
The figure, which could be
26 fatalities.
town with a barricade of
moving machines.
+ MIAMI - National Air-
lines is planning a limited
schedule of flights for Tues-
tended New Year’s weekend, day- the first since flight at-
tendants walked out Sept. 1 in
boosted by late reports went to a dispute over pay, houn and
fringe benefits.
New Year’s holiday. The num- ajrport a„d harbor were dosed Igola. an end to all outside inter-
ber of deaths reached 381 as aB(j angry copper miners vention and a government of
the weekend log came to a • • “ * *" “•» <*’i>
dose.
+ AUSTIN - Texas merci-
fully counted far fewer traffic
deaths than the dire total
which state police had predic-
ted would occur during the ex-
blocked the desm road into national unity to stop the civil
~ T ' ! * 11 ,J war There.
He also warned the Soviet
Union that if jt continues inter-
vention in Angola damage to j
our broader relations will be '
unavoidable." 55-
In a speech prepared for de-
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MANILA.
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219 Hostages,
Tuesday.
$127,874.92. _
Available funds include the 52
$80,000 earmarked for the pro-
ject in the 1975 city bond issue
plus donations from citizens,
organizations, business and in- w/
dustry. W<
Hutchison will meet Tuesday
night with the Baytown Parks LONDON (AP) - More high
Picket 104 Schools •
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torms
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constabulary chief. Brig. Gen
Gregorio Fider. wlto went ^ Recreatifin Advisory Board
Europe
Pittsburgh Teachers Defy
, Continue Walk-Out
livery today before the Ameri-
can Farm Bureau Federation
in St. Louis, the President
promised continued U.S. efforts
diplomatic and otherwise to
stabilize the military situation
in Angola and promote a quick
and peaceful settlement."
But-he rejected the idea of
using grain sales to persuade
•Russia to disengage in Angola.
aboard the parked aircraft 50
The hijackere surrendered to yards from the terminal build-
" ' ’ ing for the final surrender nego-
winds battered Scandinavia and
and the Bicentennial Finance Crechosftvakia today after
Committee to
deletions
review possible
l ISr 7
weekend of raging storms that
killed at least 52 persons in Brit-
ain and Western Europe and did
The Philippines | to authorities early
iAPi - Two Filipino gunmen lending a nearly 12-hour siege, of-
who seized a Japanese letDrier [finals'said!------------
carrying 219 peraons at Manila: The hijackers surrendered to
airport in a bid for free (wssage -Philippine Tourism Secretary __________,_____
out Of the country surrendered .Jose D Aspiras and the deputy tiations. the officials said. ... .
Before the surrender, the gun- ,# Sunday will be “f ^Jons of (Wta»
The Danish weather bureau
’reported another storm around
Iceland heading for Scandinavia
and said it should hit Denmark
late Tuesday.
reported
12, Den
gium 3, The Netherlands 3, Swe-
den 2, and France and Switzer-
men had freed the passengers.
ses in exchange for Japanese
Consul Tamotsu Furuta and Ja-
pan Air Line's manager in Ma-
nila. Sakae Seike, military offi-
cials said.
In addition to the diplomat
with their okay,” Hutchison
added. ,
An alternate in the plans tfas
to build one of two bridges over
the large drainage ditch. Also,
the walkway feet can be
reduced, according to the alter-
P1TTSBURGH (AP) - Pick-
et lines were up today at the
city’s 104 public schools as
teachers defied a court order to
end their strike, which entered
its sixth week.
At a bargaining session late
Sunday night, the school board
released its latest offer and the
teacheR responded with a firm
“No.”
“The schools will not reopen
until new contracts are nego-
Rites Pending
Theater Tryouts
SERVICES ARE pending at LAST TRYOUTS for the next
5 • ■■ • s.
Paul U. Lee Funeral Home for
Mr Lucille Carter White, 77,
who died Monday morning in a
Baytown hospital. She was the
. mother of Mrs Gene B. (Betty) I
Hazelwood of Baytown
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Baytown Little Theater produc-
tion. "Finishing Touches," will
be held at 7:30 p.m. Monday at
the theater. Performances will
be March 5.8.12 and 13.
‘Hill* Council
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MONT BELVIEU City Council
will meet at 6 30 p.m Monday at
city hall. The community safety
committee will report. ■
Planning Panel
BAYTOWN PUNNING Com-
mission will meet at 7 p.m Mon-
day in the conference room at
city hall. New officeR will be
elected.
Club Meeting
GULF COAST Camera Club will
meet at 8 p.m. Monday at 208 W.
Texas.
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EUINE FUSEUER must be
the most patient friend in the
world ... Dr. and Mrs/A. R.
Padgett, former Baytonians liv-
ing at Elkins Lake in Huntsville,
enjoy lots of holiday guests,
eluding their son-in-law and
daughter. Lt. and Mr. Roger
Critzer and children from Yuma,
Ariz. The Critzere’ oldest son,
Rog. is a National Merit Scholar
this year in Yuma Don
Cooke compliments a Sun staff-
er for publicity on a pony at the
animal shelter.
Jane and Al Bownds entertain
guests from Guadalajara
Virginia Whitesides recognizes
the voice of an old friend on the
phone. .... The Sun’s
Mildred Rosamond back on the
job after an illness
Mike Maloy helps out in a
news pinch . V . Jess Navarre
stands by to help-with a funeral senior
Pearce Street Journal - -
Witch Tin PSJ Tun
Playoffs in professional foot-
ball and colorful intercolle-
giate bowl games have been so
thrilling to PSJ readers in re-
cent days, you can’t blame us
for being greatly influenced by
this annual yearend and year-
beginning mania.
We have decided to give all
PSJ executives new football-
oriented titles.
Of course, we retain the po-
sition of head coach. Othere
are Evelyn Bradbury, offen-
sive coordinator (and how of-
fensive she can be when
riled); John Black, defensive
coordinator; Jack Jacobs, of-
fensive and defensive Une
coach; Bruce Morisse, person-
nel and recruitment director;
Johnny Creeks, stadium direc-
tor and maintenance engi-
neer.'' -j
Look for us at the next Super
Bowl.
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and the airline official, the hi- Mtes mentioned in the plans
jackem held 12 male crew mem- * ‘ '
bers al the time they gave up. No
injuries were reported in the
siege.
Officials denied an earlier re-
port carried by the government
radio that the hijackers had sur-
rendered to Imeida Marcos, wife
of the Philippine president.
The officials said they offered
to recommend amnesty for the
hijackeR in exchange for the
hostages, but denied a govern-
ment radio report that the hi-|
jackera had already surren-
dered to Imeida Marcos, wife
of the Philippine president.
Department ol Public Infor-
mation broadcast controlman
Eddie Pangilinan said their
field reporter "made the mis-
take and was later corrected by
the senior reporter,"
Mrs. Marcos was at the air-
port to see one of her daughters
off on a flight to the United
States and her presence there
was coincidental, the official
Philippine News Agency said.
A woman passenger with a
heart condition who was re-
leased earlier told reportere the
hijackere were armed with
snub-nosed revolver and some
■plastic explosives" tied to
their waists.
Britain reported 26 dead, West tiated and ratified,'' said Pitts-
Germany 12, Denmark 4, Bel-
President Albert Fondy. He
added that no new talks were
scheduled.
The school board, meanwhile
has instructed both teacheR
s and the 62.000 public school pu-
pils to report for classes at 1
p.m. today.
A school district spokesman
said, however, that classes may
be canceled if too few teacheR
show up.
In a weekend ruling, Alleghe-
ny County Judge Donald Zeig-
ler said the strike by 4,400
teachera and aides represented
uemv. miu . — a “clear and present danger!’
burgh Federation of TeacheR to the students, their parents
and other school district em-
ployes. He issued a temporary
injunction and ordered the
teacheR and aids back in the
classroom today.
Union leadeR said the teach-
eR would go to jail for con-
In a radio conversation with
military negotiators, the hijack-
ers said they just wanted “free
passage out of the country. We
don’t intend to harm anybody.”
with Farm Bureau leadeR
teach without a contract. {after his speech and with area
"The PFT will, of course, ap- news. ^ecutive before return-
peal this injunction. At the,"* ,0 Washmgton tonj«ht' ,
same time, let me state un- The President's comments
equivocally that the strike will followed a Soviet statement
not end as a result of this in- Saturday urging "termination
junction. It will only end when of foreign armed intervention
we have negotiated and ratified in Angola." Ford suggested an
new contracts." Fondy said. end to all outside inter
TeacheR currently earn , be- ^ention ,'' ^,hich w°“ld include
tween $8,700 and $16,700. They financial aid as weli
want raises of $1,300 and $3,500 He warned the Russians
beginning this month plus two " there cannot be a lessening of
additional raises ranging be-1 world tension if the Soviet Un-
tween $1,400 and $2,500 by 1977. k>n by military support and oth-
Supt. Jeny Olson told report- £ “
eR Sunday that the board s lat-l,tE 7hctrc 0 m/‘uenc* thkou
est offer, made Dec. 31. called *ands. o( mlles frora *U •
tempt of court rather than January 1977.
for a $200 across-the-board
raise this month, with hikes of
$800 in September and $200 in
Deep Freeze Leaving
Area.. .Rain En Route
The weatherman says there is
a warming trend on the way, but
with it conies a price to pay.
Rain!
A spokesman from National
Weather Service told The Sun
the frigid weather experienced
in Baytown over the past' few
days should subside somewhat,
but that umbrellas might be a
handy item to have around at
least through Tuesday.
Officially, the spokesman
predicted cloudy and cool
weather with a 30 per cent
chance of light rain or .drizzle*
•ugh Tuesday. A low in the ress. Dalhart and
mid-40s was forecast for Monday Odessa 21, Fort Worth 23, El
Associated Press. While clouds
and occasional light drizzle
spread over South Texas from
the Gulf of Mexico, clear skies
again brought a sharp chill to
most other sections of Texas.
Temperatures near dawn
plunged to 16_ degrees at Dal- change in Soviet policy,
hart in the Texas Panhandle
while the reading at the samel
hour on the coast was 50 atj
Brownsville and 51 at Corpus;
Meanwhile, there were these
developments related to Ango-
la:
-Secretary of State Henry A.
Kissinger will meet with Soviet
Ambassador Anatoly Dobrynin
this week-and ask about the So-
viet statement and whether it
represents a major shift in So-
viet attitudes about Angola.
White House staff chief Rich-
ard Cheney said Sunday on
CBS' Face the Nation" that
U.S. oficials were encouraged
by the Soviet comment, but
Western specialists in Moscow
said they see no sign of a basic
Christi.
Weather
And Tides |
Among other cold spots were _
Texarkana and Wink 19, Miner- CLOUDY AND cool with a
le a] Wglls. 20, Amarillo. Child- oS- «i» or drizzle
ie ress. Dalhart and Midland- trough Tuesday is the Bay-
■ ~ — town area weather forecast.
SEWER LINES are being sllplined on West Main from Lee Drive to the West Main Sewage Treat-
ment Plant. Work Is expected to be finished by the first of February by Rehab Specialists, Inc., sub-
contractor for the prime contractor, R. T. Bishop Co. of Baytown. The total amount of the contract
is $108,543.38. Two 10-inch lines, a 15-inch line and m 18-inch line are being sliplined with 7,12 and
16-inch lines, respectively.
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night, with a high Tuesday in the
low 60s.
One Baytown reporting station
told The Sun its temperature
gauge reached a chilly 20 degrees
at 5 a m. Sunday and registered
30 Monday morning.
The weather statewide took
Paso and Tyler 24. Longview Low Monday night in the mid-
r», Lufkin 26, Abilene .and Dal- 4«s: high . Tuesday in the low
las 27, Waco 28, Beaumont-Port{ 60s-
“E f i!fld ^ 3,f ; BAYTOWN TIDES for Tues-
More hgh ram or drrzzle wasl d ^ „;lg a m ^
predated through the coastal, ^ * |qw, „ +4;M
plains. Forecasts promised ai „
gradual warming trend every-' a m'and a'31 p'm'
(Sun staff photo) several twists, according to the where in the state by Tuesday ! + Denotes weak tides
To ‘Lose’ 18 Million Government Greeks Every Month Within 5 Years
bom at 2:15 |.m. New
WASHINGTON (AP) — The
Postal Service is beginning to
worry about competition from
electronic communication sys-
tems which threaten to make
mailmen obsolete.
"We are being
technologically and these
developments have a
the laws establishing this mo-
nopoly
One of the first major uses of
the new technology begins this
month as the federal govern-
ment bypasses the malls to be-
depositing some Social Se-
nte directly in
bank accounts by
electronic transfer. This Is done
mail," said J. T. Ellington Jr.,
assistant postmaster j
i an Interview.
Service has a lej
on firet-cla
mail, but the electronic sys-||
bank.
ing yeara to pay federal
i Within five yeare, 18 million
terns were never anticipated I
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Citizens National Bank
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11 fewer government checks will
it be moving through the mail ev-
ery month, the Treasury De-
e partment estimates.
i- Financial institutions are con-
i' sidering similar means to
r transfer money instead of mail-
is ing pieces of paper, a move
- that could mean less mail vol-
ume. Financial mail comprises
n over one-third of the Postal
Service’s revenue, In addition,
some businesses have invested
in systems of electronic mes-
sage transmission, a related
area. -
Officials say an expected
over-all decline of 4 per cent in
mail usage over the next five
yeats “is just devastating" on t
the service’s financial position 1
6K W.lffif 427-1831
Describing the technological
hange facing the service, El-
ngion said, “The majority of
usiness mail already is gener-
ted by computer - comput-
rized invoices, Computerized
ddresses or what have you.
nee you, have a relationship
PiaiiIm Qtfltn DamL
People Helping People
2815SI. 422-8231
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not just send the message from
one computer to another with-
out the middleman."
The message industry envis-
ions a receiver in everyone’s
home to receive messages 24
houra a day. A customer upon
systems may already exist in
microwaves and satellite chan-
-s
une.
The Postal Service, with
nearly 700,000 employes, is
what economists call “labor in-
tensive," meaning people do
most of the processing.
Ellington said the inroads of
the new technology “are caus-
ing us to look again at the'na-
for ture of our mail system. Should
we deliver mail every day?
Should we impose a charge for
delivering mail to a new
dress? If weare(tocc
are gone but we still 1
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