The Baytown Sun (Baytown, Tex.), Vol. 64, No. 107, Ed. 1 Thursday, March 6, 1986 Page: 2 of 26
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Thursday, March 6, 1986
THE BAYTOWN SUN
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Police beat
‘Con artists’ active
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AUSTIN (AP) — The attorney justices wore street clothes
general’s offices in the Texas because they could not get their
Supreme Court building, damag- judicial robes from the damaged
ed by a fire that could have been building. -
caused by a microwave oven,
Lias Steen, executive director
might remain closed until next of the state Purchasing and
week, says a state official.
The blaze broke out on the
A Highlands man lost $8,000 to as being black, 27-28 years of
three “con artists” Wednesday, age, 5 feet 7 inches tall, of
according to Baytown police. medium build, with large lips, a
He told police he picked up a one to two-day growth of beard
hitchhiker in Highlands and and short black hair. He was
went to the Lynchburg Olrea, wearing blue jeans, a yellow-
where another man joined th&m, green and brown stripe short
and then to Channel view, whei^ sleevp'shirt and a blue tennis
a third man joined in.
In an elaborate scheme which The second suspect is black,
involved a large-stake card 27-28 years of age, 5 feet 7 inches
game, the man lost $8,000 he had' tall, of medium build, having a
withdrawn from a Baytown light complexion, reddish-brown
financial institution, hair but no facial hair. He was
Generals Services Commission,
said the court portion of the
fourth floor of the building early buying W0Uld be re-opened
Wednesday. There were no in-, Thursday, as long as air sample
juries, and heavy damage was tests did not show harmful
fumes released from asbestos in
the building.
The seven-story portion that
houses the attorney general’s of-
fice will be opened Friday at the
earliest, and possibly not until
Monday, he said.
The fourth floor will remain
closed “indefinitely,” according
to Steen.
limited to the fourth floor.
Pat McNicholas, the Austin
Fire Department’s chief in-
vestigator, said a microwave
oven and its extension cord were
being studied as possible “ac-
cidental sources” of the fire.
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Earlier Wednesday, Assistant
Fire Chief Brady Pool said the
fire looked “suspicious,” but
STATE SEN. Gene Green asks a question in Molly Fuller’s first- McNicholas said there was
grade class at Stephen F. Austin Elementary School. Green taught nothing to indicate arson. State Fire Marshal Ernest
the class in honor of National Public School Week. The building, adjacent to the Emerson ref usedto speculate on
(Sun staff photo by Kris Ikaacson) Capitol, houses the attorney a cause of, the frre, saying only,
general’s offices, the Texas “We are of the opinion that it’s
Supreme Court, the Court of undetermined and under im
Criminal Appeals and the 3rd vestigation,”
Court of Appeals. The appeals
/
This is the fourth such incident wearing a light yellow short
reported to Baytown police. in sleeve dress shirt, a gold or
Slightly over a week
Feb, 24, a Baytown man lost pants
his wallet with $75 cash; Feb. 27,
another Baytown man lost $220;
and Feb. 28, a Baytown man lost
$2,538.
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brown tie and brown dress
Burglaries, thefts
Gene Green teaches at
local elementary school
•A Baytown woman told police
The-suspects in Wednesday’s that between 7:45 a.m. and 8:26
incident are described as p.m, Wednesday, someone took
follows
Suspect 1: black, 150 pounds, her apartment in the 3700 block
28 years of age, short black Afro of Garth Road. The recorder is
hairstyle, gold teeth in left side valuer) at $399.
of mouth, a scar on his right arm •Between 9 a.m. and 2:40 p.m. By KRIS ISAACSON . the youngsters and Mrs. Fuller
and hand. He was wearing a Wednesday, jewelry, a In honor of National Public . gave .Green, a booklet on Texas,
dark shirt and black pants skateboard and some change School Week, State Sen, Gene . It included pictures that......the
Suspect 2: Known only as were taken from an apartment Green. D-Aldine. taught the children drew, and all.....their
Willie: black. 35-40 years of age, in the 1600 block of Garth R6ad. first-grade class of Mrs. Molly names.
collar-length black hair and thin The items are valued at $2,508. Fuller at Stephen F. Austin The senator also talked to the
build. He was wearing a dark »A Crosby woman told police Elementary School Wednesday children about the upcoming San
gray beanie cap, a light brown that between Saturday and afternoon. Jacinto Dav holiday w'hich is
leather jacket and red coveralls. Wednesday, someone took two Green talked about the Ses- April 21. He told the children
Suspect 3: Known only as ceiling fans and two space "quicentennial Celebration and that the last fight for Texas
Reverend; black, heavy-set. heaters from her rent house in the children named the state dependence was fought at tHe
about 40 years of age and has the 100 block of Sterling. The ' symbols for him during the - site where the San Jacinto Monu-
dark hair. He was wearing a items are valued at $125. classroom lecture. mentnowis e
maroon or red shirt, red pants Green read the children a r- ,
and«lasses- MYTOIV# Story concerning a little girl who said'that she enjoyed Green’s
brought two families together visit.»He was pretty nice," she
during Texas fight tor in- sajd
dependence from Mexico,
“In addition to the heroes such ^t least one first-grader,
Chance Pippen, 7, was influenc-
ed in a career choice. He decided
he wants to be a state senator
The building was empty when
courts routinely hear arguments the fire broke out shortly after 6
and issue orders on Wednesdays, a.m. Wednesday. Some 80
The Supreme Court moved to firefighters fought the blaze
its old quarters in the Capitol, before bringing it under control
where it had met until the court at 6:57 a.m., said Fire Capt.
building opened in 1957. The Mike Van Blaricom.
a video-cassette recorder from
Fire officials set damage -
on Baytown home at $10,000
A Wednesday ' morning fire
caused an estimated $10,000
damage at the Michael Lewis
residence, 612 Gresham, said a
spokeswoman for the Baytown
Fire Department.
The fire started in the
bathroom due to a short circuit
in a- hairdryer, according to the
report.
Firefighters from Stations 3
and 6 responded a19:46 a. m.
in-
Firefighter Jim Dattilo suf-
fered a minor burn to one of his
legs, blit refused medical help,
said the spokeswoman.
Felony theft
Volunteers from Districts 3
and 6 also were dispatched.
A.Baytown man told police
that Wednesday afternoon two
men stole $860 cash from him
while he was counting his money
after making a withdrawal from
a local bank.
The man said he was sitting in
nis vehicle at Defee and
as Davey Crockett, the children
played a major in Texas’ fight
for independence,” Green said.
“The children are a major .someday
part of the reason we' are
celebrating our 150th birthday,”
Green told the youngsters. ■;
After the class was concluded.
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"It was- real good. I enjoyed
the slofy he told us,” Pippen
said. “I want to be a senator
someday.”
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THE SPECTRUS
Court case
Gaillard. counting the $800 cash
he had withdrawal from his sav-
ings account, w'hen a man stuck 409 Clyde Drive, who was eharg-
his head in the right w indow of ed in the 209th District Court for
his car
He said when he turned to look substance, has received three
years deferred adjudication and
Charles Ray Abraham, 25, of
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his wallet with the moneyrSoth a $500 fine, a spokeswoman for
men then fled south on Gaillard. the Harris County District
the man said
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Abraham was arrested by
The man said his wallet
'• - already contained $60. making Baytown police Sept. 23 at his Regents’ election
his total loss $860
The first suspect is described the La Porte Police Department
Family series
home on a felonv warrant from WAYNE GRAY filed Wednesday STERLING MUNICIPAL
to run for Lee College Board of Library will host the third pro-
Regents, Filing for the April 5 gram, “Communicating Effec-
election closed Wednesday night tivelv,” in ’ a four-part family
- with a total of nine candidates enrichment series produced by
■ for the three available positions. The Dornon Clinic of Pasadena. HORACE MANN Junior School Assistant Principal Dick Duggan and
science teacher Vicki Kirk take a close look at eighth-grade student
Kari Johnson’s science project which has been entered in the
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SCIENCE/MA TH FAIR
AP news scan
After a three-week snarl heavy with
political overtones, the Senate has agreed on an emergency $5
billion infusion for farm programs together with a list of
changes in the recently passed 1985 farm law
THE STATE
The program is free and will be
between noon and 1 p.m. March
7. It is designed,for both parents Baytown school’s Science and Math Fair, which begins Thursday at
the Baytown Community Building. Science fair projects represent
winning entries from contests held at Baytown junior and senior high
schools. Judging will be held Thursday afternoon and an awards
assembly held at 5 p.m. The fair will be open to the publjc from 5 to 8
p.m. Thursday and from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday. Top scoring pro-
jects will be eligible for competition at the Houston Science and
Engineering Fair April 3,4 and 5.
WASHINGTON
Ray Miller program
AUTHOR AND Journalist Ray
and teens.
Miller will speak at Lee College
at 7:30 p.m. March 7 in Rundefl
Auditorium as part of the lc Humble Pioneer Club
Sesquicentennial Series.
BROWNSVILLE ->,.A member of an anti-government group
that claims tbown an invisible spaceship faces up to 40 yearsjn
prison after being convicted of trying to damage a mayor’s
paint store by bombing a car.
HUMBLE PIONEER Club will
have a games party at 6 p.m.
March 7 at the Baytown Com-
THE SERVICE League of munity Building, 2407 Market.
Baytown will hold its regular Call 422-7620 for more informa-
monthly* meeting at 9:15 a.m. tion.
March 7 at the home of Gayle
Boisture, 4614 St. Andrews.
Service League
(Sun staff photo by Carrie Pryor)
Roger DeGarmo. a convicted killer
scheduled to die by lethal injection next week, says he has ask-
ed that no efforts be made to stop his execution.
HUNTSVILLE
' Tides
Z\)t IBaptoton &urt
Chamber luncheon
PAM SCHAFFER will talk on
the Big Brothers, Big Sisters
organization at the noon lun-
cheon March 7 of the Baytown
Chamber of Commerce. The lun-
cheon will be held at the Holiday
Inn, 300 S. Highway 146.
FRIDAY
HIGH: +2:42a m.. 6:39 p.m.
LOW: +I2:06a.m.. 12:33p.m
<+ denotes weak tide)
Tides forecast qre
for Ba vtown area ha vs
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COLLEGE STATION — A Texas A&M researcher outlines
the discovery of the skullk of 30 Mayans found at a site in Belize,
which indicate the Indians living about 1,000 years ago were
decapitated.
Entered os second doss matter at the
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COLLEGE STATION — Gov. Mark White renews his com-
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says during a visit to the campus state budget cutting measures
will not affect research or faculty.
Sun
SUNRISE: 6:41 a m
49VNSET: 6:25p.m.
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BIRTHDAY
The Tempest
BAYTOWN LITTLE Theater
BOX
Probe takes comet photos
— A Soviet probe made its
space probe beaming live pic- , passing-abbut
lures to a Moscow space center Halley’s nucleus of ice and dust
swept past Halley's comet at 10:20a.m. (2:20a.m. EST.)
Thursday, giving scientists from
around the world what appeared
to be the first view ever of the scheduled to fly by the comet in
the next nine days.
will present performances of Thursday birthday wishes are
The Tempest, directed by Gor- sent to:
don Gallatin, at 8 p.m. March 6, 7 Jaime Brentzel from uncle
and 8. Tickets are $5 for adults Brent Brentzel.
and $3 for students. Admission Scott Michael Jones from
for senior citizens will be $3 for family and friends,
the March 6 performance. The Belated birthday wishes are
It was the first of five probes box office will be open from 2-5 sent to:
p.m. and can be reached by call
ing 424-7617.
closest approach,
5,555. miles from
MOSCOW (AP)
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Randy Maxey from his family
and friends.
DUFFIE O'BRIEN
comet s icy core.
The images from the
spacecraft Vega 1 arrived at the
Soviet Institute for Space will provide clues about the
Research nine minutes after the origin of the solar system.
A CARPET MIX
Scientists hope all five probes
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