The Baytown Sun (Baytown, Tex.), Vol. 62, No. 056, Ed. 1 Wednesday, January 4, 1984 Page: 2 of 59
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Wednesday, January 4, W84
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THE BAYTOWN SUN
U.S. May Increase
SPO*rS Aid To El Salvador
Police Beat
Body Was Shot
Before Burning
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WASHINGTON (AP) — The D’Aubuisson, leader of the most
Reagan administration has prom- powerful rightist party in El
ised the El Salvadoran govern- Salvador, stepped down as
ment an increase in military aid if assembly president after announ-
A PILGRIMAGE of the Holy that country removes military of- cing his candidacy for the
Redemption will take place at 2 ficers and others linked to death presidential elections set for
p.m. Jan. 8 at St. Joseph Catholic squads from positions of authori- March.
Church. There will be confessions ty, U.S. officials say. The officials said other reputed
earlier, then holy year prayers The officials, who asked not to death squad leaders are widely
and a mass following, which will be identified, said no aid cutoff is known to American and El
fulfill the Sunday obligation, contemplated if the Salvadoran Salvadoran officials. They said
Everyone is invited and government fails to take action, the transfer of these individuals <
refreshments will be served after- But they said Salvadoran from their current positions
authorities have sufficient incen- would satisfy minimal U.S. re-
tive to carry out the administra- - quirements.
tion’s wishes because they Groups such as the Secret Anti-
COVE CITY Council will meet at recognize current aid levels are Communist Army and the Max- ’
6:30 p.m. Jan. 5 at the Cove Com- insufficient,
munity Building. Park Ranger According to the officials, the Brigade are believed to receive
Charles “Smokey” Cranflll of the administration has set Jan. 10 as money from wealthy Salvadoran
Wallisville Reservoir Project will a “threshold date” by which it ex- exiles living in the United States,
make a presentation on plans for pects the Salvadoran government Their list of targets has included
completion of the reservoir and to act against death squad chief- peasant union activists and others
its projected boundaries.
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Mass Celebration
First Baby
PRIZES AWARDED to Debra
Nicole Sullivan, winner of The
Sun’s First Baby of 1984 Contest,
included a Baby Basket from Uni-
que Fruit Basket, 2615 Cedar
Bayou, and a pair of shoes from
Children’s World of Shoes, 1256
San Jacinto Mall. These two
prizes were omitted from Mon-
day’s story announcing the
first baby. Debra is the daughter
of Kevin and Elizabeth Sullivan of
919 Northwood.
Veterans’ Reunion
WORLD WAR II -veterans of the
‘Old Reliables” 9th Infantry
Division will have a reunion June
21-23 at Lake Placid; N Y. For
more information, Write Dan
Quinn, 412 Gregory, Weehawken,
N.J. 07087.
A woman’s body found burning
north of Channelview Monday
had not been identified Wednes-
day morning, but medical ex-
aminers have determined the
woman was shot in the back
before she was burned.
Jay Evans, an investigator with
the Harris Coqnty Medical Ex-
aminer’s Office, said Wednesday
the woman's death was being con-
sidered a murder.
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TIPS
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ward in the cafeteria.
Cove Meeting
Medical examiners were at-
tempting to obtain a full set of
fingerprints from the body
Wednesday, Evans said.
imiliano Hernandez Martinez
Examination showed the
woman had delivered one or two \
A preliminary check of county children in her life, Evans said,
fingerprint files using prints from' ~e ’ (
one of the woman’s hands turned
up no matches, Evans said.
He described the victim as a About $2,200 in merchandise
black female, about 5-foot-2 and was stolen in the burglary Tues-
weighing 182 pounds. day of a. residence in the 2400 Gospel Fellowship
She apparently was wearing a block of Morning Drive, police FULL .GOSPEL Businessmen’s
dress or blouse with a white
background and navy blue pat-
tern when she died, Evans said.
Home Burglarized
who support the American-
tains.
State Department spokesman ' backed land redistribution pro-
John Hughes said Tuesday the re- gram and other reform
RESIDENTS QF St. James cent destruction of the Cuscatlan . measures.
House, 5800 Baker Road, need Bridge by rebel forces, severely The Congress has approved
1984 calendars. For more in- restricting traffic to the eastern $64.8 million in tnilitary aid for
formation, contact Donna Smith third of the country, underscored the current fiscal year but only
the need for an aid increase. H6 $45 million of that is available to
did not specify figures or the con’- El Salvador until President
ditions under which an increase Reagan can certify that the
reform program is being carried
Other officials said the ad- out and thaLprogress is being
ministration is fully prepared to made in the investigation into the
forego the proposed increase if deaths of four American
Salvadoran authorities do not churchwomen slain in 1980.
move decisively against the death The New York Times isrepor-
squad leaders. ting in Wednesday’s editions that
They said one such leader, Hee- because of stepped up guerrilla
tor Antonio Regalado, is expected attacks in El Salvador, the
to be removed shortly from his Reagan administration is prepar-
position as chief of security for ing a request for about $100
the Constituent Assembly, That million in extra aid to expand
step, the officials said, is being Salvadoran armed forces. Ac-
facilitated by the recent resigna- cording to administration of-
tion of Roberto D’Aubuisson as ficials the newspaper did not iden-
assembly president. Regalado is tify.thearmed forces would be in-
regarded as a protege of creased by 20 percent from the
D’Aubuisson
Calendars Needed
Fellowship will meet have a din-
ner meeting at 6 p.m. Jan. 7 at
Entry was made through a kit- Holiday Inn. Speaker will be Bub-
The woman apparently had not chen window, police say, and a ba Chambers of Houston, Mobile X-Ray
been dead long when she was seen television, a video recorder, a
burning in a field early Monday in shotgun, a camera.and two cable
the 16000 block of Garrett Road, television control boxes were
Evans said, •
say.
at 424-4541.
evangelist who organized the SULLIVAN MOBILE X-Ray Unit
“Hope of Glory” music group. wj]i be in the K-Mart shopping
j center, 4801N, Pruett, 3-4:30 p.m.
. Jan. 5 and in the parking lof near
LYNCHBURG-CEDAR Bayou gears in the San Jacinto Mall at
Road will be closed between Garth Roa(j and interstate 10 5-
North Main and Barkuloo roads
would besought.
Road Closed
Stolen
Sheriff Has A Suspect
In Triple Murder Case
6:30 p.m. Jan. 5. The service costs
Jan. 4-18 for repairs.
$8.
It Wasn’t A Holiday
For County Official
LOMETA (AP) — There’s lit-, about the slayings, but, “I’m ner-
tle, if any, law enforcement in this vous as hell and sick and tore up
West Central Texas town of 670, about it.”
and, despite, a triple murder, no Lometa residents recall Noah
one’s sc^aming for the police. Haydon as a decent citizen who
Lamp'asas County Sheriff Gor- kept to himself. Murphy, a
don Morris said Tuesday he had a neighbor for 20 years, said, “We
suspect in the deaths of a father, never did neighbor a lot until the
mother and daughter found shot last few months.” ,
to death in their highway-side Justice of the Peace Martin
home on Monday.
The bodies of Noah Haydon, a “wasn’t no braggart of anything,
60-year-old repairman, his wife but he didn’t mix too well."
Edna, 49, and 5-year-old daughter Mayor McAneily remembered
Amanda were found by' James “a quiet family that lived to
Haydon, a son, according —--------------f.
ris. The sheriff said several guns All three recalled Haydon’s
were missing from the home, end/fSadness for guns, although
robbery was a possible motive. Haydon was not a frequent
Lometa Mayor Mary McAneily hunter. Adams said the collection
said her constituents “have never featured weapons Haydon had
had to have” a police department restored by hand. *
here. The Lampasas County The lack of fear in the small
Sheriff’s Department patrols the town could be due to what Adams
area, and there’s not much major called “coffee table talk” about
crime? she said, / the slayings. The prevalent talk
“Periodically,, we’ve had a around town is that there i^not a
deputy. Wejiave a constable, but random killer at large, but rather
he’s old, "she said. " a killexwho knew the farmly'and
“We’re pretty strong people chose the Haydons as victims. .
around here,” the mayor added.« Morris said the three victims
, , Aaron Murphy, 'a Haydon apparently wr*. a*!*™
^’ J^Sti|fi!ior, said he heard no gun same bed when Mrs. Haydon -
* up and was‘confronted by an in-
, “When I’m in the house it’s truder. She was gunned down, her
closed up and the TV is on,” said husband was then shot and their
Murphy, whose home is about 100 daughter was killed while still on
yards from the Haydons’.
Murphy said he’s not panicking . three were shot several times •
By JOHN MECKLIN
Flustered for a moment,
HOUSTON — Tuesday was Ramirez said, "I thought Mr.
no holiday for Adrian Ramirez, (Assistant County Auditor
an aide to Harris County Com- Alvin) Hollas did.”
missioner Jim Fonteno.
After Fonteno has corn-
current 20,000 troops
La Porte Opens Absentee
Voting For Bond Election
Hollas, who had said a few
minutes earlier that no onehad
plained about the timing of mentioned any problems with
holidays for county employees taking both holidays in
, jin 1984, Ramirez was called to week, glanced slowly sideways
a podium before the Commis- at Ramirez as press, audience
sionersCourtto explain: —
’ Besides working for began laughing.
Fonteno, Ramirez is a member
of the county’s personnel com- contentions that • insufficient
mittee, which recommends the notice, of the personnel corn-
dates county employees will be mitten’s meeting had been
off work for holidays
Fonteno wondered why Good had n6t been able to put their
Friday and San Jacinto Day holiday ideas forward, he said,
were to be celebrated on a con-
secutive Friday and Monday personnel committee):?” one
this year. . wag near the commissioners’
• Fonteno wanted the holidays dais asked. ^
celebrated on a Thursday and “Adrian (Ramirez),'’’,
a. Friday in the same week-go another answered; just loud
two work weeks would not ‘be enough -audience to
y'Wflnipted.” - . hear.
Eventually, Fonteno got his
Adams said Noah Haydon
one
LA PORTE — TH6 La Porte students. Cost for the facility will
school district Tuesday opened be$5.55 million.
aF^teFVronng"fof"7rlxmd^idec; Tlre~jrew"sffiooITelTeedea, they
tion that would provide $6,035 say, to ensure a continuing low
million for the construction of a student-teacher ratio and quality
new junior high school building education for La Porte students,
and the resurfacing of the La The second part of the proposal
Porte High School football field. will designate $485,000 for the*
resurfacing of the high school’s
major athletic field with artificial
turf, The new surface will permit
more use with less damage, say *
school Officials, and can be used /
Citing the overwhelming during rainy days to aid in the
growth in the area, officials'note preservation of other gr^ss fields., t
that junior high enrollment-has Besides school athletic teams,,
increased at an average of 10 per- drill teams and the band, the field
cent per year durtng thfcj^^&^'^^ailable free of charge
years, and Baker and La Porte to the public for use by commusi-
junior high facilities are near or ty athletic-groups,
already exceeding ideal capacity. Absentee, voting will be held
through Jan. 17 at the La Porte Ci-
If the bond is passed, Lomax ty Hall, 604 W. Fairmont
facilities will op»en in- 1987, say Parkwdy, and Morgan’s Point Ci-
school officials, and will be equip-. ty Hall, 1415 E. Main. The regular
ped to serve approximately 1,000 election will be held Jan. 21.
and some court members
Fonteno repeated earlier
'Xs
given.i Some county employees
The new school will be located
in the Lomax area and plans are
already under way for purchase
of land. ,
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“Who was chairman (of the
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Ramirez’ answer: the com-
mittee had talked about way. 4
Thursdays, Fridays and Mon- This year, county employees
days. But Friday and Monday will take off San Jacinto Day
and Good Friday in the same
Fonteno asked how the com- week,
mittee decided on Friday and
Monday.
By consensus, Ramirez said.
Had someone suggested that think ybu and Adrian need to
certain county offices would visit after court ’’ -
have a hard time dealing with “Jim, let me introduce you to
two days off during one week’- this guy,” -County Judge J6n.
Fbhteno asked. Lindsay said, smiling. '
shots.
A
A
won.
the bed, according to Morris. All
B
But as the vote was being
called, Precinct' 3 Commis-
sioner Bob Eckels said, “Jim, I
Stay Comes As Surprise
Baytown Firefighters
Answer 3 Minor Calls
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HUNTSVILLE (AP) - State said Brown, a clerk from the
prison officials learned they had Texas Court of Criminal Appeals
been expected to execute a con- called with news of the stay.
victeff murderer Wednesday after Court clerk Thomas Lowe said-
’ an appeals court ordered them Tuesday the appeals court • , , -
not to, a spokesman1 for the Texas granted a motion by Banks’ DTIY^, I ntlfr TllfitiinPP FirTYIS
Department of Corrections said. lawyer to hold up the execution. -I
; Prison spokesman Charles which Lowe said tfas scheduled > "r ......
~ wi^rinL?foai "'ffiEarS'S..* Should Pay Most Of Hike
being put to death Wednesday torney general’s enforcement * ■
despite an order from a court in division, said her office was never
* Bowie County., notified, either. »
“We didn’t have any notifica-, “There is no way Banks would
tion or any type of documentation have been executed” regardless
1 on it.” Brown said. “■If -the.stav of what the Courtaf Criminal Ap-
hadn’t come through, nothing peals did, $aid Ms. Benitez,
would have happened because we
didn’t have any notification.”
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three minor calls Tuesday after- belonging to Ivy Shepherd of ° .
Mont Belvieu was estimated at
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went to a grass Tit
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fire under a billboard.
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a small fire at 3:53 p.m., at 405 Cedar,
Bayou Road.
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AUSTIN (AP) — The staff of order to break away from the damage when it caught fire at Firefighters from the Dayton
the Texas Public Utility Commis- parent AT&T as of Jan. 1. 3:15p,m,atNorthMain and West Volunteer Fire Department ex-
sion has recommended that most Iiv anticipation of the loss of sterling The jire started from an tinguished a dumpster fire at 8-
of the money that will go to long distance revenues it said it electrical short in the engine com- p.m, Tuesday at Main and Depot.
Southwestern Bell, if it wins a would suffer with the breakup,-
_ , rate hike request, should come Southwestern Bell is seeking a
Banks was convicted m Bowie from long distance companies. $1.3 billion ratehike, but the PUC
_. . „ x , t County of the April 12, 1980, According to recommendations staff has recommended it be
State District Judge Leon shooting death of a 16-year-old by the PtlC staff issued Tuesday, allowed $933 million.
Pesek set the execution date in a Texarkana high school student, residential customers would have Of that, the staff said Tuesday,
hearing Nov. 23. Louis Raffaelli, Richard Wayne Whitehead. to pay only $1 more a month? and $872 million should come from
district attorney for Bowie Coun- ^ Prosecutors claimed Banks bUsiness customers would have to long distance companies,
ty, said he believed Pesek had ktUed Whitehead m an abandoned pay iess than $2 more monthly. J - ‘Installation charges would go
sent notice of the sentence to both park in the small town of-Nash,
the prison system and to the state not far from Texarkana, Texas
attorney general.
“Somehow, a clerk in Bowie driven to Dallas, where Banks
County didn’t send papers on it,” was arresteditHe was convicted
said Brown. “It’s a mystery to on Sept. 20, 1980, and the U.S.
Supreme Court last October
Brown said he called Bowie refused to hear an appeal of the
County officials after a reporter conviction,
called him to ask about the status Banks has been on Death Roy;
of Banks’ case. Later on Tuesday, sincep.ctober 1980.
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announced its rate hike request business customers, but some
last June, it asked for basic , complex hook-ups would cost a
residential rates to triple. few dollars less.
But the bulk Of the increase, the The PUC staff also recommend-
PUC staff says, shoiild come in- ed that users of directory
stead from the companies that assistance pay more — three free1
..provide long distance service, in- calls with those over three costing
eluding AT&T. 30 dents each. At present.
Southwestern Bell and other customers can make up to 10 free
regional phone companies in the inquiries, with those over 10
Bell System were forced by court costing 25 cents each.
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