The Baytown Sun (Baytown, Tex.), Vol. 64, No. 58, Ed. 1 Wednesday, January 8, 1986 Page: 2 of 42
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hospitalized prior to the cer-
By LOUISE SHAW
The third detention hearing for tification hearing.
He said his client has “some
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a Baytown youth held in connec-
tion with the murder of 11-year- history of mental problems” and
old Mary Stiles will be held at 10 “could be hospitalized by Feb.
a.m. Thursday at the Harris 19.”
County Juvenile Detention
Center in Houston.
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A 30-year-old Houston woman
was arrested Tuesday afternoon
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at a Baytown bank.
Police said they arrested
Patricia Kay Martin, 30, of
Houston at Baytown State Bank
when she attempted to cash a
$400 check there.
The teller told police she
became suspicious because the 1 p.m. Tuesday, someone stole
woman had earlier cashed a $900 the T-tops from his 1983 Corvette
check on the same account.
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Elizabeth Godwin, the assis-
tant district attorney pro-
Joseph Fordham, 16, was secuting the case, said in a
taken into custody Dec. 16 by telephone interview earlier this
Baytown police in front of his week that the youth had not been
Baytown apartment in connec- hospitalized yet and that she has
tion with the murder of Stiles, not talked to anyone concerning
who disappeared Halloween whether the youth should be
night.
Texas law requires detention
hearings to be held every 10 days testing of the youth has not
to determine whether a juvenile begtin. Panzica, in December,
defendant should remain in had blocked any psychological
custody of the state or be releas- interviewing of the youth until
further notice.
State law requires juvenile
ings — on Dec. 19 and Dec. 30 — defendants to undergo a series of
his court-appointed attorney, tests to determine intelligence,
Frank Panzica, waived his right psychological makeup and other
to the hearings, keeping the information,
youth in the center.
A hearing to determine can force the issue and require
whether Fordham will be cer- the youth to meet “eyeball to
tified to stand trial as an adult is eyeball” with a pyschologist but
that the defense can legally re- •
However, his attorney told The quire the youth not to answer
Sun after the Dec. 30 hearing any questions, thus preventing
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forgery in connection with
ashing of two forged checks
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while is was parked outside his
The teller said she checked the apartment in the 2100 block of
signature on the check with the Cedar Bayou Road. The tops
signature card, noticed they were valued at $1,690.
didn’t match and called the
holder of the account, who said and noon Tuesday, someone
he did not write the checks.
Ms. Martin has been charged truck, valued at $14,000 from an
with forgery in the 339th District apartment complex in the 2100
Court. No bond has been set.
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At Fordham’s previous hear-
•Between 11:30 p.m. Monday
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stole a 1985 Chevrolet pickup
She said, as a prosecutor, she
block of Cedar Bayou Road.
•T-tops, valued at $450 and
stereo speakers, valued at $100,
were taken between 1 and 9 a.m.
Dr. Frank Jaubert, the city’s Tuesday from a 1982 Corvette
medical examiner, has ordered parked at an apartment complex
an autopsy to determine the in the 1700 block of Bowie School
death of Diana Rocha, 36 of Drive. SARAH McCLENDON, 75-year-old correspondent for a number of that his client may have to ** an interview.
1708 Alabama. ‘Between 5:30 p.m. Monday small Texas newspapers, laughs during Tuesday night’s news con- or T ill 1
Mrs. Rocha died Tuesday and 7 a.m. Tuesday, someone ference where President Reagan called her “a Washington Institu- U KlllSt FOll DflCK FfltCS
afternoon. took a garbage disposal and tion.” McClendon, returning from hip surgery, was given the honor
called hlmTrom0herPOD1£eSof miintenancf rom *at 2 presid?nt theiirst question’ “ honor traditionaUy PORT ARTHUR CAP) - Gulf A report issued last month by
em^ymrat around 3 p n^Tues- SSutaSbSSk wtoe .wwle. wportw. States utllities Co. must roll area cities’attorneys said GSU’s
rsr “SS (APPhoto> backratesitchargestoPortAr- residential rates in Texas are 28
well and wfs coming home. *A black BMX bicycle, valued - thur customers to match those it percent higher than in Loui-
He said she went to the at $100, was taken between 7:30 * a assesses its Louisiana
bedroom to lie down and 30 a.m. Monday and 8 a.m. Tues- ^...Khjr customers, the City Council has
minutes later he heard her day from the 1200 block of *JHliii _ declded- Tex,as "Atrial rates, the
groan He went to check on her Houston Street Councilmen voted Tuesday for report said, are 11.3 percent
and found her having an intense -Some (696 .ora of medicines MId/SI “5 rSb*ck, tS ,han ,hose ra,es ln ^
muscle spasm. was taken between 3 p.m, Fri- r orde'jed t0 * e f
She was transported by day and 10:30 p.m. Saturday ytjrf>h' CDflCrm schedule with the city that n .. .
tfhvarrd’s Bdytown Ambulance from the office of the safety *-* - ~ •• ■' reH*®ts the reduction and p .. ' •. T .
to Gulf Coast Hospital where she coordinator of H.B. Zachry, 352fc establishes the lower rates -P . ppea y
was dpad on arrival nun: ^ _ within 10 days of the schedule’s council’s action and probably
was dead on arrival. Decker unve. ^ ■ adoption. would combine it with its appeal
Council’s decision comes of the recent Port Neches City
about 10 weeks after a public Council decision to roll back
hearing attended by represen- rates in that city. _____________
tatives from nearly a dozen Port Arthur City Attorney
Southeast Texas cities. George Wikoff said if the com-
“If we don’t try (to roll back pany appeals, it probably would
rates), we’ll never gain file for a stay of the ordinance,
. . First aid Place anything,” Councilman Charlie which would in essence mean
Ministerial fellowship * irsi-aia Class Rhodes said Tuesday . “By doing new rates would not go into ef-
BAYTOWN CITY Manager Fritz AMERICAN RED Cross will this now. I feel we’ll benefit in feet until after a Public Utility
Lanham will present the pro- sponsor a multimedia standard the future.” \ Commission ruling, '|
at the 8:30 a.m. Jan." 9 first-aid class from 6 to 10 p.m. _
Jan. 14 and 16 at the service
Autopsy ordered
scheduled for Feb. 19.
McCLENDON HONORED
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•A 1985 Ford, belonging to a
Baytown man, was taken bet- Rocha services
ween 4:30 and 7 p.m. Tuesday SERVICES FOR Chuftsin Diana SERVICES ARE pending at
•A Baytown man told police from the parking lot of San Rocha, 36, of Baytown, are pen- Earthman Funeral Home for
that between 9 p.m. Monday and Jacinto Mall. ding at Earthman Funeral Horace Nutt, 76, of Baytown. ’
Home. Ms. Rocha died Tuesday. Nutt died Tuesday at a Baytown
hospital.
Burglaries and thefts
Nutt services
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Hobby says schools
should lose funds
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monthly meeting of the Baytown
Area Ministerial Fellowship at center, 3021 N. Main. Par-
First Presbyterian Church, 1715 ticipants must register by Jan.
Market. All Baytown area -ML For more information, call
ministers are encouraged to join
in the fellowship.
Siamese twins die in surgery
AUSTIN (AP) — Lawmakers high school graduation test,
should consider cutting state recently administered for the
funds to school districts whose first time. That test could be an
students compile poor results on unprecedented tool to guarantee
the high school graduation ex-
am, says Lt. Gov. Bill Hobby.
HOUSTON (AP) — Ten-day- . She said doctors hoped they
old Siamese twin girls died after, could save at least one of the
doctors’ attempts to separate twins, who were connected from
them failed two hours into the the breastbone to the umbilical
operation, officials at Texas cord. They had separate hearts
Children’s Hospital say.
The baby girls, who developed Tbe operation, described by
severe breathing difficulties doctors as “heroic surgery,"
Tuesday night, were taken into was to take up to 15 hours,
emergency surgery at 7:15 p m, The twins, born seven weeks 1
and died at 9:30 p.m.. said premature on Dec. 28, were
hospital spokeswoman Joan given less than a 50-50 chance of \
London^ surviving.
427-3114.
Allenbrook meeting
JO ROO$A of the Baytown Clean
City Commission will speak at
the 7 pun, Jan. 9 meeting of
Allenbroqk Civic Association, at
the Church of Jesus Christ of
Latter Day Saints, 1010 Bird-
song. Block captains will be
named.
accountability,” Hobby said.
“If we’re going to have an ac-
The no-pass, no-pay penalty countable system, let’s Use it,”
he said. “Fiscal incentives are
could spark improvements in
some districts within “24 the best device I know.”
“I think they’d shape up in
about 24 hours... by spending the
money that’s there more wise- ,
ly,” he said. “If they can’t,
somebody else can.”
Officials for the Texas
Association Of School Boards
Hobby mentioned his idea at a and Texas Association of School STATE REP. Ed Emmett. R-
symposium sponsored by the Administrators expressed skep- Kingwood, has been named td
Texas United Faculty organiza- ticism about the Hobby pro- the task force on environment,
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Pressure screening
AMERICAN RED Cross will
sponsor a blood pressure screen-
ing from 3io 6 p.m. Jan. 9 at the
Sterling Municipal Library.
but shared a liver
hours,” according to the lieute-
nant governor.
“Why should the taxpayers
p continue to put Itate aid into a
j*“’. school district that doesn’t
educate its kids?” he said.
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Emmett named
St. John Ladies
LADIES OF St. John will meet
at 9:30 ajn. Jan. 9 in the parish
activity building, 800 W. Baker.
Lou Parkinson of the Family
Service Center will speak on
parent-child relationships.
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j*-: tion, a group of higher education
p-, professionals. He prefaced his manager of governmental Tela- the' American' Legislative -Ex-
dif change Council, a national
organization of conservative
We would like to see a firm state legislators. The task force
But he later said he is serious pian before we have any definite is responsible for developing
about asking legislators to con- comment,’’shesaid. —...
aider the plan. : — ——
“If 10 percent of the can- director of the
didates for graduation from high association, said “it appears Support group
school in the ‘XY’ school district premature to discuss penalizing
fail to pass the objective test re- districts” because of poor stu-
quired by the state for gradua- dent performance on the new dayat 2701’wrMainrBabysitting Shaw.
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We would hope to get weicome For information, call Jacinto Southern Baptist
resources to help those kids
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comments by acknowledging tions called the idea
that the proposal might sound ferent.’*
like a “wild idea.”
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“We would like to see a firm state legislators, me tasn torce
developing
___________, _________ model legislation to be introduc-
Johnny’ Veselka, executive ed in the various states.
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BIRTHDAY
Wednesday birthday wishes
are sent to: Af
Earl Fudge from his family^
Jan Sherman from Loute*
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CALL INS AND CATERING WELCOME
WE ACCEPT FOOD STAMPS
MOTHERS’ SUPPORT group
meets from 9 to 11 a.m. each Fri-
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1 Wi USI NO PRESERVATIVES OR COLORINGS IN OUR MEATS
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tion, why shouldn’t that school graduation test,
district’s aid be diminished by 20
percent?” said Hobby.
The 1984 public school reform achieve,” he said of students
package includes a mandatory who fail the test.
Justin Stockwell from the San
THIS WEEK^PECIAIS*
Church.
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CATFISH FILLET DINNER
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428-2150 or 4^7-8664.
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to meet at Humana hospital
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The “Breathing With Ease” Humana Hospital-Baytown
support group, sponsored by the tnedfcal staff,
cardiopulmonary department Janice Barham, a car-
at Humana Hospital-Baytown, diopulmonary technician from
will holds its monthly meeting at Humana Hospital-Baytown will
7 p.m. Thursday”^ the hospital speak on the proper way of tak-
cafeteria at 1700 James Bowie ing an IPPB treatment with the
Drive.
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Brown, Leon. The Baytown Sun (Baytown, Tex.), Vol. 64, No. 58, Ed. 1 Wednesday, January 8, 1986, newspaper, January 8, 1986; Baytown, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1153264/m1/2/?q=%22%22~1: accessed July 15, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Sterling Municipal Library.