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Tuesday. December 18, 1984
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Leaking gas sends
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kit of alarm,’’ as sirens from the
police and fire departments and
ambulances screamed toward
the area, be said.
About 150 people from four
neighborhoods were evacuated
in police cars, Macbuca said.
Doroteo Montes, a reporter for
the La Opinion de Matamoros,
who arrived at the scene shortly
after the accident, said, “There
were rivers cf people (running
away). Everyone panicked after
what happened in the State of
Mexico.’’
He was referring to an explo-
sion Nov. 19 at a Petroleos Mex-
icanos gas storage facility in a
northern neighborhood of Mex-
ico City. At least 490 people were
killed in that accident.
The ammonia leak occurred
around 6:30 p.m, at a company
called Ucamsa, which a police
official described as a storage
and distribution facility for
grains and fertilizers.
Machuca said the gas was be-
ing transferred from a 22-ton
truck to a railroad car when the
hose ruptured due to pressure.
Ammonia compounds are
often used in fertilizers, but it
was not immediately known how
the gas was to be used by Ucam- *
MATAMOROS, Mexico (AP)
— A "mushroom cloud” of am-
monia gas that leaked out of a
tank truck in Matamoros. Mex-
|i ico sent hundreds of frightened
.1 residents into the streets early
If Monday evening, but police and
2 fire officials said the situation
I was under control three hours
I later.
™ At least one person, a man who
had been supervising the
transfer of gas from a truck to a
railroad car, was injured, but it
| was not known bow seriously,
■ according to Miguel Macbuca.
I the officer in charge at the fire
9 department. He said the man
I was unconscious when am-
■ bulances arrived.
Macbuca said in a telephone
| interview that many people were
taken to hospitals, but most were
I either treated and released, or
found not to need treatment.
There were no official figures
HOUSTON — A district court
judge sentenced a man con- speakers from a car parked in
victed of the robbery of a the 600 block of East Texas
Houston man whose chain-bound Avenue Airing the weekend The
body was dumped into the HL&P items were worth $250.
intake canal to life in prison
Monday.
+ Theft of a radio and
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speakers, a pair of woofers, an
John Alfred Heard, 21, of equalizer and amplifier from a
Alabama, was convicted by a car parked in the 2200 block of
jury of the Nov. 10, 1983. ag- Market Friday night. The items
gravated robbery of John Louis were worth $1,158
Henschel and sentenced to life in
prison by State District Judge Baytown man on Dec. 14. He
Dan Walton.
Baytown Detective Gene friend for safekeeping for
Parker said Heard and two other Christmas, but the friend left
men wait to Henschel’s Houston town with the funds,
home intending to kill the man so
- they could take his money and operated machines in a business
in the 1000 block of Smith Main
The detective sai'd the Sqnday night. Loss was ■
suspects strangled Henschel unknown,
with a rope, then w rapped his
body in chains and brought it to five extension cords and con-
Baytown, dumping it into the crete gun from a construction
HL&P intake canal off Tri-City site in the 4000 block of Cinder- . ..........
Beach Road. The suspects stole brook lact weekend. The items JOHN ADAMS of Tesmeco, third from left, presents a 15,000 check yet for the number of people
Henschel's car, truck and were worth more than $580, from his company to Lee College President Robert Cloud, right. The hospitalized or treated,
money. + Theft of a video recorder, money will be used for the proposed expansion of the LC library. Matamoros. which is about 600
Heard was indicted for capital amplifier microphone, cassette Adams is also president of the LC Board of Regents. Others in the miles 1960 km) north of Mexico
murder, murder and aggravated player and hagg guitar from the picture are, from left, Ray Anderson, Tenneco district marketing City, is just across the border
robbery, but was only tried for recreation hall of a church in the manager, and Tom Davis, regional marketing manager. from Brownsville,
the robbery. At the time of the 3100 block of Highway 146 Man- Machuca said ammonia gas ir-
murder, he was a parole day. Value of the items was T T) ww 1 mni7 IlK" ritated people’s eyes and skin
absconder from Alabama on unknown. M a 1 Ill a V and made it difficult to breathe
burglary charges. + Damage to a gate and . because of its icy temperature.
A second defendant in the carpet in the pool area of an -a -m But both be and a police official
murder, L. Ray Henley, pleaded apartment complex in the 6900 f.rntaif clllfllf Til 11 rl C on duty, Agustin Pizarro, said
guilty and was sentenced to 50 block of Bayway Drive Monday. W d ICA ulU vJ. j llllltlS the gas was not very dangerous,
years in prison. The third Loss was estimated at $1,020. Machuca said the white cloud
suspect, James Lee Helms, is 4- Damage to two doors at a LA portf _ La Porte Citv ding communitities and in- .f88 co?ld 1)6 about
scheduled for trial in January- scboo! in .be 7700 Meek of c^Tis “ half a mde away . "n*re was u
Ba^ay Satoday. Loss was to approve Repayment of funds
estimated at 5600. to the La Porte Area Water and Shore Acres, and the Bay
Authority for the updating and Area Municipal District have in-
revision of a surface water cheated they will participate in
feasibility study in preparation the funding in anticipation of
- for the city’s conversion from eventually purchasing surface
7-^ am M^nSriSik at ground to surface water during water from the LAWA. He said
Dwker and Bawav Svi its regular meeting at 6 pm at tbereisalsoa possibility the City
Decker and Bayway drives. Cit HaJ1 of Deer Park will participate.
Baytown police said. * Owen gairl the I AWA hones tn
Kitty S. Barber. 54. of 3319 Mandated by the Harris- committments fromS^
Wisconsin was taken to San Galveston County Coastal Sub- c
Jacinto Methodist Hospital by sldence “ “Jf.“ chasing surface «a.er fmmfce Smltt,servlCeS
h^rarre s Baytown Ambulance -“J LAWA by early Januran.
Becky McHenry, 42, of 916 native methods since the crel p^J^TheIt
Jones Road in Highlands, was tion of the La Porte Area Water “ 31.acre £
treated at the scene of die wreck Authorffy in .982. 52
by paramedics with Navarre s city Manager Jack Owen said was deleted during earlier an-
Baytown Ambulance Service, would like to see La Porte nexation of surrounding proper-
Officer R. Fowler reported. lead the way in formally agree- ty.
Fowler said Ms. McHenry was jpg j0 fjejp {yp^ ^ gpaj phase of
southbound on Bayway when she the surface water plan, which is several businesses will be zoned
turned onto Decker in front of a designed to also serve surroun- industrial,
northbound car driven by Ms.
Barber.
Ms.*, McHenry was charged
with failure to yield the right of
way, Fowler said.
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+ Theft of $225 from a
said be gave the money to a
+ Burglary of three coin- I
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his cars.
4- Theft of three screw guns,
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At 10 p.m., Pizarro of the
police department said people
were beginning to return to the
immediate area of the leakage,
which had been cordoned off.
Parker said.
He said the cities of Seabrook
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Dog bite cases
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Two Baytown youngsters were
injured, one of them seriously, in
separate attacks by dogs Mon-
day, Baytown police reported.
Brandon Killian, 3, of 305 Mor-
rell, was hospitalized in stable
condition at Gulf Coast Hospital
Monday afternoon after be was
attacked by two of bis neighbor’s
young dogs, police reported.
The child’s mother, Paula
Killian, told police her little boy
came crying to her about 4:20
p.m., his left ear torn off and his
right ear mutilated. Police said
the child also suffered multiple
lacerations on his face and the
top of his head.
Mrs. Killian checked and
found her next-door-neighbor's
two dogs, reportedly 5-month-old
pit bull dogs, in her backyard.
Police said the two dogs,
which weighed an estimated 30
pounds each, will be held for
observation for 10 days.
In an unrelated incident,
James Milligan. 6, of 1300 Nor-
thwood. received sue stitches in
his left eyelid after he was bitten
by a dog at his apartment com-
plex Monday morning.
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BAWA meeting
BAYTOWN AREA Water!!
Authority board members will !
meet at 8 a.m. Dec. 19 in the con-
ference room at City Hall to con-
sider an amendment to the con-
tract with Thompson Road
Municipal Utility District. Other;
business includes considering”
approval of competitive bids for!!
all water treatment chemicals,!!
approval of final payment on the
motor control center and elec-!,
ting officers.
SERVICES FOR Donella “Don-
nie” Francis Smith. 33, of La
Porte will be held at noon
Wednesday at Forest Park
Lawndale Funeral Chapel with
tbe Rev. Robert Carter of-
ficiating. Mrs. Smith died Satur-
day at her residence Survivors
include husband Bennie G.
Smith of La Porte and son
Christopher George Smith of La
Porte.—“-|~~~—
The property now the site of
CAR THIEVES--
Weaver death
Carolers invited
police say the theft of items such MAMIE WEAVER, a longtime
as hubcaps and T-tops can also resident of Channelview. died THE WHISPERING Pines '
be thwarted by faking a few Tuesday morning at her borne. Homeowners’ Association is!
Services are pending under sponsoring a Christmas caroling ‘
direction of Navarre’s Paul U. session that wui be held at 7 p
Lee Funeral Home
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car thieves that has been effec- preventative measures,
tive is installing what is com-
monly known as a “kill switch”
LA PORTE — Christmas will in the vehicle. Such a device,
La Porte
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Dec. 20. Singers should be equip-
ped with a flashlight. For more *
information, call 427-0089.
“If you don’t have locking
devices on your hubcaps, be sure
that you have the hubcaps mark- Channelview board
not be quite so bright for a fami- which is simply a second ignition ^ With your driver’s license or
ly whose borne was burglarized switch that opens the circuit 0u,er identifying mark,” Liles
Investigators said the boy ap- and their Christmas presents directly at the coil or distributor, advises. He says that often,
parently walked up to the collie- stolen Monday. - keeps the vehicle from starting owners of stolen hubcaps are
shepherd and made a barking The loss — wrapped until measures known only by unable to identify their property
sound at the animal. The dog Christmas gifts and savings the owner are taken to allow because the stolen items
reportedly jumped on James, bonds in $75 denominations — electrical contact to be effected, uniform in their design, depen-
knocked him down and bit and was estimated at $1,525, police “These switches can be in* ding upon the make and model of
said. stalled by a backyard mechanic the car.
Police reported the burglary vor anyone who knows a little
t cars,” Liles explains. He
device can cost as little
CHANNELVIEW SCHOOL
Board will meet at 7 p.m. Dec. 18
at the administration building to
consider setting a tax rate. The
current rate is 95 cents per $100 .
assessed valuation. Trustees are auditorium of the Baytown Com- !*
considering setting the new rate munJty Building, 2407 Market, <-
Paul Driscoll, a professional ■-
Exxon Annuitants
EXXON ANNUITANTS will
meet at 10 a.m. Dec. 19 in the -
are
at between 95 cents and $1 per
$100 valuation, school officials magician. will entertain.
scratched him.
Besides the eye injury, James
also suffered lacerations on his • and theft of the home in the 100
nose and the left temple. The dog block of North Sixth Street oc-
will also be held for 10 days’ curred between 7 and 8:45 p.m.
Monday.
And since T-tops have become
a popular item with thieves.
Liles suggests car owners might Rotary Christmas
consider putting a cover over
their automobile if it is parked in
an apartment complex parking
lot. “If the thief can’t see
someone that tempts him, he is
unlikely to go to the trouble of
removing a car cover.”
Methodist Men .
GRACE METHODIST Men will
THE REV. Mark Brister will have a covered dish dinner at 6 -
present the Christmas message p.m. Dec. 19 at the church !!
to the Baytown Rotary Club at fellowship hall. David Jentho, ~
noon Dec. 19 at Goose Creek CPA, will speak on “Tax Tips for “
Country Club.
say
as $10 or $15, or as much as $150
to $200, depending upon tbe
Another case under investiga- equipment and who installs it.
tion involves the theft of tires “If a thief tries to start the car
and rims, valued at $1,072, from and it won’t start, he’ll get
Baytown police investigated a trailer parked at a business in frustrated with it and go on to
several burglaries and thefts in- the 9700 block of Highway 225. the next car,’’Liles points out.
volving more than $100 worth of Police reported the theft oc- Liles says most cars and
property Monday. They includ- curred sometime over the trucks stolen are usually taken But Liles says that if a thief
weekend. to “chop shops,” where they are wants your car bad enough, he
dismantled and their parts used will get it regardless of preven-
on other vehicles. In other cases, tative measures you might have
stolen cars are sometimes taken. “Just be sure you know
recovered after they have been your license number and that
stripped and abandoned.
Besides the theft of vehicles, cover the theft,” he says.
observation
Thefts, etc.
Year-end Action.”
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Hot oil truck catches fire
DAYTON — Firefighters from 1413, Boyett added,
the Dayton Volunteer Fire Boyett explained the truck
Department faced a few tense carries the propane to heat the
moments Monday afternoon oil to treat pumps at oil wells. He
when a hot oil truck, loaded with said the fire started when a
barrels of oil and propane gas, valve on the truck blew out and
caught fire, Dayton Fire Cjiief sprayed oil on the heater.
Bill Boyett said. The fire chief said when the
The truck, belonging to War- propane tank became involved
ren McCarty Oil Field Service in flames, firefighters backed off
Co., was engulfed in flames and let the fire burn itself out.
when firefighters arrived at the Firefighters were also con-
Mobil oil lease, located six miles cerned about a gas line near the
west of Dayton on Farm Road truck, Boyett added.
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