The Baytown Sun (Baytown, Tex.), Vol. 65, No. 210, Ed. 1 Sunday, July 5, 1987 Page: 1 of 28
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County to
seeks bids
to widen
Single-member
district lawsuit
arguments near
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TO WALTER BELL of Houston,
C* in far left photo, finishes first
u in die Baytown Heat Wave
five-mile run Saturday morn- „ __
m ing with a time of 25:16. In the * By BRUCE GUYNN Singleton has ordered the city
H other photo, Renee Odom of Attorneys may know by the to adopt an election system, bas-
™ Houston was the first finisher end of July when 6r*al arguments ed partially on single-member
^ in the women’s division with a — ^ held in the appeal of a districts.
■ time of 29:52. The run was caSe Evolving Baytown’s
held as part of the city’s municipal election system.
■ Fourth of July festivities at Vai Perkins, co-counsel for the
■ Bicentennial Park. A variety dt-v’ said the Fifth Circuit Court
■ of activities for the entire of Appeals could schedule oral
family were scheduled' arguments after the plaintiffs in
V throughout the day, with a flag ‘ the case submit a response to the
■ ceremony 'planned by the ' . defendant s legal briefs.
I Veterans of ForiegnWars Attorneys for the city submit-
| Post 912 at 7 p.m. and a ted legal briefs a few weeks ago.
■ fireworks extravaganza capp- The plaintiffs have 30 days
ing off the holiday celebration front the June 15 deadline for fil-
at9pm | ing legal briefs to submit a
v’ ' i response, according to Perkins.
When oral arguments are held
might depend on whether
i Baytown’s case is combined ......
with one involving the Midland fro» smgle-member
School District districts wouldn’t act m the best
; RsrkW said he wouldn’t be invests of the city as a whole,
^surprised if the appeals court The plaintiff’s appeal is based
i„ decided to combine the two °.n proposed method of elec-
cases because the same issue is the three at-large city coun-
involved: single-member ' cilmembers,
districts
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Harris County commissioners
are expected to seek bids in July
for the widening of Baker Road
y. between Decker and Bayway
drives, according to Precinct 2
Commissioner Jim Fonteno.
This 1.1-mile segment of
Baker Road will be widened
from two to five lanes and will
have a continuous left turn lane
In the center 1
Plans for the project are near-
ing completion and the county is
working to obtain 26 temporary
construction easements before
bids are sought
Funds for the project, ex-
pected to cost 82 million, were
approved in the $82 county bond
referendum
The Baytown firm of Busch.
Hutchison and Associates is pro-
ject engineer
Fonteno also said work on the
North Main project is about 95'’
percent completed and should be
finished by August
An approximately 2 mile sec-
tion of North Main between
Cedar Bayou-Lynchburg Road
and Interstate 10 fs being widen-
ed from two to five lanes. It will
also have a continuous left turn
center lane
Mischer Paving and Utility of
Houston has.a 44.277.926 contract
to complete the project.
Funds for the project were ap-
proved in a 1979 county bond
issue.
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The judge’s ruling stems from
a lawsuit filed by a group of
black and Hispanic voters.
Both sides are appealing
Singleton’s ruling.
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Singleton’s plan provides for
the expansion of City Council
from seven to nine members.
Five council members would be
elected from single-member
districts while three others and
the mayor would be elected at-
large.
City officials have said their
appeal of Singleton’s ruling is
based on the belief that those
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Attorneys for the plaintiffs
If the Baytown case is kept proposed that the three at-large
separate, then oral arguments councilmen be elected under a
might be held this fall, according “single-shot” voting system -
to Perkins. that is the top three vote-getters
City officials have speculated would be elected to these seats
it will take six months to a year even if no candidate received a
, for the appeals court to arrive at majority of th§ ballots cast. •
a decision. However, Singleton approved
In the meantime, no City a plan providing for the election
Council elections can be held in of the three at-large coun-
Baytown
The April 4 election was tion.
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Death diary
Alien‘s journal tells of shame, pride
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SIERRA BLANCA (AP) — Inside the boxcar Houston and Dallas. That was my song. Texas isj
that became a death chamber for 18 Mexicans Texas, very big and far apart. But it all fits here im
seeking a better life, pages of poetry were found side my heart," Caldera wrote.. j
"And I didn’t say goodbye to the Hoys, but I did
send them a postcard. 1 said, ‘Hey, you bunch of canceled after U.S. District
I didn’t even say goodbye to my friends, not to drunks. Hire In the exterior, your friend, the 11- Judge John Singleton issued a seekers would file as candidates
ruling, prohibiting the city from for one of.these three positions
“How beautiful is the United States. Illinois, holding any more elections and would be required to receive
California and Tennessee. But over in my country, under the current at-large, a majority of the vote to be
Caldera believed to be among the victims * a piece of the sky belongs to me,” Caldera wrote. system.- elected,
found Thursday in this West Texas town, but they "Goodbye Laredo, Weslaco and San Antonio. »r •
have not aU been identified and authorities have Houston and Dallas are in my song. Goodbye, El COWISt 1*11
not released the victims’names. Paso. I am back Chamizal. Your friend, the illegal, UI.UUJJ
The U.S. Border Patrol, which received the diary has returned.” v i
Friday, would not release It or allow copies to be Other notations were,made in the journal, which jid mil linn in In np
made. But the El Paso Herald-Post published ex- also contained the writings of Abeltno Gomez Her- isiUXit/li ill J UIJC
i cerpts in its Friday editions.
"Alone I cried. There were no witnesses. And my
shame... only God knew, ” he wrote.
“I didn’t leave you a single cent. With pain, I left another shortly before beginning the
my country. Today, there Is talk of the Rio Bravo Journey that led ultimately to Sierra Blanca.
(Rio Grande), which I’ll cross aboard an old tree
ropt," the journal said
"Landed In Texas
Pearce Street Journal-•
cilmembers by designated posi-
that reflected the sacrifices, hopes and shame of il-
legal aliens.
Got it covered
ark*1 modern commerce at my gran<jparenU or to my parents," Rosario legal, misses you
Indian* Is Issuing bond, to "■ W
build a plant for a Japanese car °r ™megaI’
maker. The Japanese will pro-
bably buy the bonds so they will
get Interest on the money In-
diana’s borrowing to give them
to build the cars.
Under this system, ..office-
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nandez.
It showed the men paid 3,500 pesos — about $3 —
for transportation from one small M
ByBRUCE GUYNN
fices. The building will be
A building permit for a physi- located on an 84,000-square-foot
dans’ office complex was in- site and will include parking
strumental in boosting the value space for 610 vehicles,
of new construction in Baytown
over the $4 million mark in June.
Records released by the city’s
Sundial
town to
of their
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Other permits include:
+Luna’s Mexican Restaurant,
4539 Garth, for a 2.000-souare-
building| inspection department foot addltion ^ C08t
show that 39 permits for about$60,000
$4,623,268 in constructlonuwere
issued during the month.
June’s building upturn boosted _ ^
the value of construction for 1987 a ®Pac* at San Jacinto Mall
to $8,144,403 - still behind last retail outlet. The alteration is ex-
year’s pace of $10,630,823. pected to cost $20,000.
The value of construction for
June was the highest for any 2,877-square-foot storage adtfc
month this year.
The previous high was
$1,000,510 in May while the low
was $472,588 in April.
Permit fees collected by the ci-
ty now total $75,501 compared to
$81,372 at this point last year.
v Permits issued in June includ-
ed one to HCA Realty of
Nashville, Tenn. for a $4million
office complex at Gulf Coast jected cost is $34,000.
In addition, city officials
City records show HCA Realty issued 13 permits for $286,54$ ta
has been issued a permit for con- commercial additions, two hr
worth
The men were found dead Thursday, suffocated
inside s steel-walled boxcar In which the
Weslaco, San Antonio, temperature reached 130 degrees.
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Regents table action on
TDCinstruction contract’
Barbie found
guilty; sentenced
to life in prison
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Chesapeake, Va. for alterations
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WEATHER
PARTLY CLOUDY skies with
a 20 percent chance of rain
with a low temperature In the
mld TOs Is forecast tor Satur-
day night. Partly cloudy skies
with a 20 percent likelihood of
rain and a high temperature In
the mld-90s Is expected Sun-
Lee College Board of Regents
has tabled action on the LC con-
tract to provide instruction for
the Texas Department of Cor-
rections
, Johnette Hodgin. acting dean
J of extension studies, said only
7 two minor changes have been
made in the new contract., It
- would be effective Sept. 1, 1987
PERRY WALKER compliments through Aug. 31,1989. A
Regent John Adams urged the
matter be tabled when he iearn-
been presented for board ap-
proval. V
” Regent Don Coffey questioned
the amount of money per student
that Lee College apparently gets
under the contract.
Brazosport College, recently
visited by regents and President
Vivian Blevins, also has a TDC
contract valued at up to $600,000,
according to Coffey. While that
school Serves only 100 TDC
students. Lee College serves
1,200, he noted.
Hodgin suggested because Lee
Collage serves the most
students, its TDC program and
contract sets the standards for
all other colleges providing TDC
instruction.
-i-Wal-Mart, 4900 Garth, for a
LYON, France (AP)-A
Lyon court earl^ today con-
victed Klaus Barbie of
crimes against humanity
and sentenced him to life in
prison for the brutal ac-
tions that earned him the
nickname “Butcher of
tion, expected to cost $79,995
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+ San Jacinto Methodist
Hospital, for a 3,000-square-foot
eye care center at its new
building at 4201 Garth. The pro-
ject is expected to cost $51,000.
day
Around town
Lyon.
4- Humana Hospital, for a
2,000-square-foot physicians’ of-
fice at 1600 James Bowie. Pro-
Cheers rose from the
packed courtroom of about
800 people as Presiding
Judge Andre Cerdini pro-
nounced the verdict
against the 73-year-old
former wartime Gestapo
chief of Nasi-occupied
Lorretta
a creative effort
Hayes slows down for a wave
Jeanie Dupont sayd. "Aloha” ed the board’s legal adviser had
not reviewed the contract, a
K and John McCormick,
an of academic studies,
Jerry Schima and Travis both said to their knowledge the
Turner spend % few days in contract, valued at up to
Woodvllle. $600,000, has never before even
Hospital, 2800 Garth
... Betty Sommerfeld is gra-
cious and efficient as she works.
struction of a three-story, 71,350- new
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Brown, Leon. The Baytown Sun (Baytown, Tex.), Vol. 65, No. 210, Ed. 1 Sunday, July 5, 1987, newspaper, July 5, 1987; Baytown, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1152971/m1/1/: accessed July 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Sterling Municipal Library.