The Baytown Sun (Baytown, Tex.), Vol. 65, No. 82, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 5, 1987 Page: 2 of 20
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THE BAYT01M SIN
. Thursday, February S, 19t7
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Crosby trustees slate
p desegregation session
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Police beat
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Baytown police were kept ment. stamps, typewriters,
busy Wednesday investigating a telephones and miscellaneous
number of burglaries and thefts, change. »
•Between 5:30 p.m. Tuesday
and 4 a m. Wednesday, someone
broke into an apartment in the
300 block of Tri-City Beach Road
and busted up a .television and
- some dishes. A coat was alsp *
taken ih the burglary.
•A 1975 Mercury., belonging to
a Cleveland woman, was stolen
between 10 p.m Tuesday and 10 i
a.m. Wednesday from the park- |
ing lot of an apartment complex
in the 4600 block of Village Lane.
•A 1984 Ford was stolen bet-
ween 11:30 p.m. Tuesday and
9:30 a.m. Wednesday from the
parking lot of an apartment
complex in the 300 block of West
Baker. •
< ‘Between 6:20 p.m. Tuesday current, according to the apart-
and 8:15 p.m. Wednesday, so- ment manager,
meone broke into the Baytown Police reported that 1200 Nor-
Chiropractic Clinic, 3307 Garth, thwood No. 102 was the suspect’s
Included among the items rhiss- last known address but the
ing are.a microwave, calculator, apartment manager said the
checkbook, a medical instru- suspect no longer lives thej-e.
reached soon, he'd be forced to
By MARY WOOLEY
CROSBY Crosby School step in and make a decision
- Superintendent Don Hendrix himself
1 said a special school board “The position of the govern*
1 meeting will be called in the next ment is that the Crosby school
1 few days to present several district is still in violation of the
I building plan^loptions proposed 1970 court order and has not ’
I by ihe Justice Department dur- achieved unitary status," Ms.
| ing a “closed session in U.S Bernstein said.
| District Judge James DeAnda’s ' The Justice Department re-
' C0U?i? jected a pldfr submitted by the
j DCAnda requested the closed district in July 1986 that propos-
meeting Wednesday during an ed the building of a new elemen-
, open hearing in which represen-
tatives for the Justice Depart-
ment and school district again
1 failed to reach an agreement in a
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tary on a “central site” adjacent
to the high school and middle
school on Farm Road 2100. -
Another plan submitted by
longdrawn dispute over a 1970 jiendrix in January proposed the
desegregation court order. addition of sixth-grade classes to
Hendrix, Justice Department the Drew campus in Barrett Sta-
representative Dorie Bernstein tion, along with a new elemen-
and Crosby school attorney Jeff tary site on FM 2100. Currently,
Davis, met for more than twb only fifth-grade classes ; are
- hours m-amattempt to-ha^ oat^ '^ou^d'atTfieDrev^campus.
ah agreement. Ms. Bernstein said the pro-
TrUstee Jake McAllister was posal did represent an improve-
also allowed to attend the closed ment in that it suggested two
KATHY SMITH, Baytown Junior Forum member, assists in ac- meeting upon the request of con- grades at Drew,
tivities with Jamie Giering of the Bay Area Rehabilitation Center. cerned citizens attending the DeAnda said it was his opinion
BJF members volunteer each week and work directly with the . that at least three grades should
j children in the classroom under teacher supervision. Activities in- McAllister, the only black be placed at Drew. Re said por-
clude specific academic skills and/or certain play activities used to member of the board, was one of table buildings could be placed _
promote cognitive, large and fine muscle development and field four trustees in January 1986 at the campus if necessary to -
trips. Jamie is the 5-year-old daughter of Anna Giering of Baytown. wl?° yot.®d for a? elementary achieve this result.
(Sun staff photo by Angie Bracey) school site on FM 1942 near a
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An address listed in a story
Jan. 28 in The Baytown Sun for a
man charged with delivery of a
controlled substance was not
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FORUM ASSISTS B.A.R.C.
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Showman Liberace
dies quietly at home
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The 1970 court Order originally
predominately minority residen- placed five grades at the Drew
tial area in Crosby known as
Barrett Station.
The site, which met the ap-
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PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (AP) diac arrest due to congestive f;
— Liberace, the glittering heart failure, brought on by .m i
showman and pianist who cap- subacute encephalopathy, an in- Hearings set tor three
tivated fans for four decades flammation of the brain, said &
with an inimitable personal and Dr. Ronald Daniels. "' ' / . ■
musical style, died quietly at Liberace had been graveiy'ill 1TI UlllmPT pocp
home, holding a simple rosary, for weeks with what aides said J.1A imuuci
He was 67. was anemia, emphysema and
Fans who kept a vigil at his heart-disease. Spokesmen HOUSTON - Hearings in the with conspiracy to commit written into a $6.3 million bond
. desert home, Casa de Liberace, denied a report that he had case of three defendants, accus- . capital murder in the death of issue defeated by voters in
and friends in the entertainment AIDS. ed in the July 12,1986, death of a James Kyrk Grantham, the hus- March of last year,
community mourned tfce loss of Liberace was one of the na- Baytown man, were rescheduled' band of Rhonda Grantham. Bernstein and Hendrix both
* the man born WladziuJ’alentino tion’s most enduring enter- Wednesday, ' j The victim was found shot to declined to comment on the
Liberace on May 16^919, in tamers, a master of pizzazz long Hearings for Rhonda Gran- death inside a car on Needle- details of Wednesday’s closed
. , West Allis, Wis. * before entertainers like Elton tham. 28,-of Baytown and Tony point Road in Chambers County, session; however, Ms. Beftistein
“Lee was the nicest person in John combiried glitter with D. Walston, 29, of Beach City Thecase was transferred to Har- said both parties plan to inten-
show business,” said Shirley music. As a boy, he played in were reset for April 6. A hearing ' ris County because prosecutors . sify efforts to.comt to an agrge-
speakeasies for $35 a wee,k; he for Cheryl Ann Walston, 29, of allege circumstances in the case ment. >
Baytown was reset for Feb. 18. occurred in Harris County.
The hearings will be in Judge The indictments against the the Justice Department is to pro-
mpt the court to set a specific
tham was killed for financial course of action for the district
to consider.
campus and seven, grades at
other Crosby campuses.
Redistribution of the* grades
proval of the Texas Education over the years has resulted in on-
Agency during its investigation ly one grade remaining at Drew,
of the district’s violations of the
«. desegregation court order, ,was
Firsl
the coil
'•* ed bell
award!
place wl
Show
Ms. Bernstein said the
district’s most recent proposal is
flawed because the plan has not -
been approved by the school
board and it would require a
bond issue costing well above the
$6.3 million previously defeated.
Berstein said ' the Justice
Department believes the
district’s first priority should be
building at Drew or the 1942 site.
She said the time for delay is
long past even’ if portable
buildings have to be used and the
district is unable to pass a bond
issue.
“The School board’s.obligation \
~ recognize that ’ its primary should not be dependent on
responsibility is to achieve a voters^she said,
unitary (integrated) school
System in compliance with the elementary enrollment has in-
1970 court order.
He Said a plan must be worked 1975-1976.
out which meets both the re-
quirements of the law and needs would be “difficqlt for those
of the community, and warned three grades to fit back on Drew
that if an agreement couldn’t be because the district has grown.”
are:
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She said the continued goal of
That h|> was a-consummate later gave command per-
artist is not really as important .formances before royalty and
earned an estimated $5 million Woody Densen’s 248th District defendants claim James Gran-
Court.
The defendants are charged gain of the defendants.
as my telling you he was one of
the finest human beings I’ve per year,
ever known,” said Frank
Sinatra.
The Guinness Book of World
Records said Liberace was the
DeAfida said the district must
The entertainer' known for highest-paid pianist in a, single ]Vfai»r»Vl 9 tidal Actffs clntpr)
rhinestone-studded costumes season, earning more than $2 wd il Adi UalC olalCU
and extravagant jewelry-died in million per 26-week season with
quiet dignity Wednesday after- a peak of $138,000 for a single
noofr surrounded by friends and night's performance at New-
family, said his publicist, Jamie fork’s Madison Square Garden
James. He slipped into a coma in 1954? a___-
Tuesday and never regained*
consciousness.
Davis told the court that
for Steven Anthony Butler,,
creased by 1,000 students since
Hendrix said later that it
ANAHUAC — A trial has been
The jury in the attempted
set for March 2 for Steven An- capital murder ease had heard
„ ^ thony Butler, 24, of Baytown, testimony on Monday before
“He had the rosary wrapped savaged him, Liberace retorted, against whom seven charges are Wilborn on Tuesday declared the
around his right hand. There “I cried all the way to the b3nk.” pending in Chambers County. - mistrial,
was no jewelry. The rosary The candelabra that adorned state District Judge Carroll
beads were his jewelry,” James > his pianos became a trademark; Wilborn on Tuesday declared a
said. his stage savvy earned him the mistrial in a case in which
The cause of death was car-,, title "Mr. Showmanship.” -
He sold 60 million records.
Once In the 1950s, when a critic
Texas prisons close; second time in month
The jury heard a portion of
Butler’s statement, given to
Chambers County Sheriff’s
Department, that referred to
Other offenses for which Butler
HUNTSVILLE (AP) — Texas in a month because the number
prison officials say it may take a of inmates topped a 95 percent
couple of days before the inmate limit set to curb crowding:
population dips below a state-
manadated level and new
Butler was charged with attemp-
■ ted capital murder of a»peace of-
fiaflF. That charge and three
\ other charges among the seven was accused-but not on tna*-
against Butler are in connection Wilborn had ruled the jury
with events .that happened on could hear statements from
As of, midnight Tuesday, the
: number of inmates in the 26-unit
prisoners are accepted.
The Texas Department of Cor- , system totaled 38,472 prisoners,
rections. the nation’s second or 95.21 percent of capacity. The
Sept. 23, 1986, according to a Butler that related only to that largest behind California, closed tally, - announced Wednesday,
spokeswoman in the district at- case for which he was being
tried.
SPOTS
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(Courtesy
the doors to new arrivals was 86 inmates over the 95 per-
Wednesday for the second time cent mark.
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torney’s office.
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Iranians hand over reporter
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Mothers support group
SERVICES FOR Lamaf Ford, TIME MANAGEMENT will be
52, of Marshall are scheduled, fdr the topic at the meeting of _ NICOSIA. Cyprus (AP) — Ira- conference late Wedn^sdayvthat
2 p.m. Feb. 7 at the Sullivan Mothers Support Group Feb. 6 at nian officials have handed Wall Seib w^s handed over to the
Funeral Home Colonial Chapel Trinity EpiscopaLChurch, 2701 Street Journal reporter Gerald StViss Embassy. Spokesmen for
in Marshall. Burial-’-will be at , W. Main. Guests are welcome to F, Seib over to the Swiss Em- the embassy, whtch handles ITS:
Colbniar Cemetery in Marshail. the weekly non-denominational bassy in Tehran in preparation interests in Iran, would not com-
Ford, the brother of Maurice meetings, held from 9 to 11 a.m. for his expulsion from the coun- ment. -
Chatham of Baytown, died Feb. each Friday at, the church, try Thursday, an Iranian Iran’s official Islamic
4 at a Shreveport, La., hospital. Baby-sitting is available. For diplomat said, Republic News Agency, „
more informationcaiH27-8^^ Iranian of(icia,s announced monitored here, said Wednesday
424-3419. , their decision to free Seib on that Seib would be put on a plane
Wednesday, five days after his auj of f1* co^ Tharsday.' 11
arrest on charges of spying for JgsedfouSliTtwJmd^t2aT
Israel. He had been invited into Dasea J0urnanst wouia ^taKe?'
Iran last month With other
Western journalists to report on
the Iran-Iraq war. ' -
Ford services
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REL reunion
„ ROBERT E. LEE High School
class of 1962 will hold a 25th reu- YMCA fun run
nion planning meeting at 7 p.m.
Feb. 6 at the home of Linda and
William Blevins, 3500 Camelot.
NOT VALID WITH OTHER COUPONS OR PROMOTIONS
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BAYTOWN YMCA-Bud Light
lOK' and one-mile fun run is set
for Feb. 7 at Wismer
Distributing. 600 S. Main. The
• one-mile run will begin at 8:30
a.m. and the 10K (6.2-mile) run
479-2828
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ACUPUNCTURE
Skills test
APPLICATIONS FOR the Pre-
Professional Skills Tests are
available at the Lee College
Counseling Center. The test is a
pre-admission requirement for Embrv files
students planning to major in
education. Registration forms
must be received in Berkeley.
Calif, by Feb, 6 for the March 7
test date and by May 29 for the
June 27 test date. For more in-
formation call the LC Counseling Woodcarving club
Center at 425-6384.
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At U.N. headquarters in New
will begin at 9 a m. For registra- York. Iranian Ambassador Said
Rajaie-Khorassani told a news
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Halliburton . .1
HCA
Weight Loss, Quit Smoking, Re-
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BAYTOWN FAMILY OPRT
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Mins for that
special Valentine's
card or gift?
Houston Indus
Humana.....
InterFirst....
RON EMBRY has filed for re-
electidn as District 6 city coun-
cilman. Embry, 43. is public
relations coordinator for Exxon '
in Baytown.
124 S. Alexander
420-2449
IBM
Kimberly Clar
Kmart
Kroger
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PERSONS INTERESTED in
starting a woodcarving club are
REGISTRATION FOR the asked to meet at 7 p.puFeb, 7 at
Highlands LitUe League will be the Baytown -Community
held from 9 a.m. to noon Feb. 7 Building. 2407 Market Hands-on
and 14 at Highlands Junior workshops for the beginner and
School Registration is $15 and is experienced will be available.
oDen to those in the 6-12 age For more information call Linda
bracket or Les Campbell at 475-1866
Come see our excellent selection o/n
A carpet that beats the
“wear-path” problem for
10 years
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Brown, Leon. The Baytown Sun (Baytown, Tex.), Vol. 65, No. 82, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 5, 1987, newspaper, February 5, 1987; Baytown, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1154300/m1/2/: accessed June 19, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Sterling Municipal Library.