The Baytown Sun (Baytown, Tex.), Vol. 61, No. 055, Ed. 1 Tuesday, January 4, 1983 Page: 1 of 18
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Volume 61, No. 55_Telephone Number: 422-8302_Tuesday,., , .
Reagan To Seek $30 Billion In Domestic Cuts
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Budget officials declined to detail the proposed
Reagan faces a Jan. 31 deadline for sending his
proposed budget to Congress, which may prefer savings, but said they touch on a broad array of
defense cuts and tax increases to further cuts in the domestic programs, including Medicare and
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Reagan plans with each new estimate,
to seek $30 billion in domestic budget cuts for fiscal
1984 but he still faces a deficit likely to top $175
billion, administration officials report.
Any further narrowing of the estimated red ink for the administration was talking about a deficit bet-
the budget year that begins next October depends on ween $150 billion and $200 billion, and last summer,
whether the president will drop his opposition to new ilwas predicting a deficit of $93 billion,
tax increases and further cuts in his military spen-
Administration budget planners now concede the
1984 deficit will exceed $200 billion for the first time . , ____ . , , .... ,,
if no savings are enacted. Just a few weeks earlier, same domestic programs it trimmed in 1981 and Medicaid but excluding Social Security.
again in 1982 at the president’s urging. The budget cuts now under consideration would
not represent actual reductions from spending
levels expected for the current fiscal year. To the
contrary, overall spending next year is sure to rise
from this year’s estimate of nearly $800 billion.
Rather, the cuts amount to savings from what the
government would spend next year if nothing were
Officials said larger domestic cuts are now being done to slow the automatic expansion of programs to
sought because of the more pessimistic administra- keep up with inflation, population growth and — in
tion economic forecast, which shows 1984 spending the case of social welfare benefits — increased
— and the deficit — rising faster than previously unemployment and other fallout resulting from a
thought. weak economy. *r"
The $30 billion in non-military cuts Reagan has
tentatively approved is up slightly from the total
contemplated in November, when the president
When he took office, Reagan promised to
ding plans, according to officials involved in plann- eliminate the deficit by 1984. Instead, he is presiding authorized budget director David A. Stockman to
ing the budget. over the largest deficits ever: $110.7 billion in fiscal find $26 billion in savings.
1982 and an estimated $185 billion or more this year.
The previous record was $66.4 billion in 1976.
The officials, speaking on condition that their
names not be used, disclosed the proposed non-
defense cuts Monday as Reagan launched a week of
intensive meetings with aides and congressional temal administration forecast showing weaker
Republicans on ways to stem a deficit that swells economic growth for 1983 than previously expected.
The latest red-ink estimate stems from a new in-
6 Reported In 82 j
Murder Rate Drops 33%
APRIL
• Police arrested two men who
life in the Jan. 20 traffic accident District Court, police said.
By LISA OCKER
-Another year has passed, and on Highway 146 south of In- . A Baytown man was killed
with it many Baytontans have terstate 10. A ""Department of -menlift-car lefi ffie roadwRfrrfc aHefedly raped ■. £
become statistics in police files. Public Safety spokesperson said ^ 4400 0f Decker Drive a friend who was workini at a
One good thing can be seen in* the car driven by Joyce Harmon an(j stniCk a culvert, police said. convenience store at 1001S. Main,
those statistics ^ a 33 percent Hall, 41, of 300 W. American,
struck a truck which was stopped
In 1982, murders totaled only preparing to make a left turn.
FEBRUARY .
• Baytown police worked with
officers from other agencies in
• Police reported Samuel Gar- conducting a pre-dawn raid of a
cia, 22, of 3414 Hlinois, was the shrimp boat, confiscating more
first murder victim of 1982. He than $18 million worth of mari- Michigan, died from injuries suf-
was reportedly shot as he sat in a juana
car in a vacant lot in the 3300
block of Market Street.
Charged with rape was Edward
Brad Lee Hargis, 20, of 1902 Leg Branch, 23, of 1502 Edison,
Kansas, suffered massive head police said. Anthony Lloyd
and chest injuries, apparently McZeal, 419 Clyde, was also
caused by the steering wheel and charged with aggravated rape, as
windshield of the car, police said.
drop in the murder rate.
six, compared to nine the
previous year.
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well as robbery, aggravated kid-
napping and aggravated sexual
• Miguel Chavez, 54, of 3220M* abuse, police reported.
• A 2-year-old boy died at Her-
fered in a Feb. 5 one-car accident, man Hospital after he was injured
in a two-car collision at the corner
JANUARY
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• Shortly after the armed rob- police reported,
bery of'First American Bank,
Eliseo Perez Garcia, 22, of police, aided by a Baytown man, passenger in the car of Espiritp
Kingsville, was arrested in caught Mark Cepanica, 31, of 811 Rangel Torres, 22, of 3304 Market, died of head injuries. Drivers of
Kingsville and charged with that Northwp$d. who fled the scene following the both cars told police they had
iriurder, police said. CepanicAfoabcnarged with ag- wreck and was later charged with green lights, police said.
• A Baytown woman lost her gravated robbery in the 182nd failure to stop and render aid. (See CRIME, Page 2-A)
Police said Chavez was a of Fourth and Texas, police said.
Steven Winters, 215 Morrell,
Few Emergencies Plague City In 1982
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By TIM POTTER Inc. plant was the “only serious keep them from exploding. The much information and coordina-
A1 though Baytown suffered a' incident,” he says. fire that consumed other tanks tion with CXI as we would have
major explosion in 1982, the year Two workers hurt in the blast still scorched the ammonia tanks, liked.” Emergency workers had
was characterized by an unusual- and fire later died from their in- he says. difficulty contacting Chemical
ly low number of emergencies, juries, and about 17 other people If the toxic ammonia gas had Exchange officials, Hickerson
says Fletcher Hickerson, head Of were injured, says Hickerson. ,been released, Hickerson says it says. Since then, Hickerson has
the city’s Emergency Manage- The effects of the explosion would have forced the evacuation obtained telephone numbers and
ment and Preparedness Depart- spread farther than the plant, of many nearby residents. locations of officials with
ment. which is off Baker Road. A resi- The Emergency Operations Baytown’s industries.
There were very few hur- dent of a nursing home at 5800 Center in the basement at City The Chemical Exchange explo-
ricanes during the last year, and Baker Road was cut when a win- Hall was open for about six hours sion was not the only emergency,
only one tropical storm posed a dow shattered from the force of while officials monitored the fire however. On Jan. 15, a backhoe
CANDICE CHENELLE Guffey is Baytown’s New Year Baby for 1983. possible threat to Baytown, the explosion. at the plant. broke a 4-inch natural gas line
Candice, who made her debut at 4:48 p.m. Saturday at Gulf Coast Hickerson says. Tropical Storm But the incident could have Hickerson says there was “ex- near Baker Road, just west of
ital is the daughter of Rhonda and Kenny Guffey. Rhonda in- Chris came within 25 miles of been much more dangerous if two cellent response” by firefighters, Hemlock Street.
~ -.....he world weighing 6 pounds and 9 Galveston. ammonia tanks had ruptured, police and other emergency per- City Public Works Department
The July 18 explosion at the Hickerson says. Firefighters sonnel. employees at the scene notified
(Sun staff photo by Angle Bracey) Chemical Exchange Industries sprayed water on the two tanks to But he adds, “We didn’t have as (See FEW, Page 2-A)
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Gunfire At Hospital Wounds Three
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Hemorrhaging
Still Threatens
Life Of Infant
Reflective Mood
HOUSTON (AP) —A man seek- condition after a bullet grazed Ms ing. He screamed about eight
ing treatment at one of the na-
tion’s busiest hospital emergency
rooms was critically wounded in a said authorities did not know
gun battle after shooting two what prompted the argument that older man grabbed Clark’s neck
policemen, officials and led to the shooting about 1:45 p.m. but was thrown to the floor,
witnesses said. Monday. Paramedic R.D. Wisnoskie said
Ann Siford of Shepherd and “the guy who shot the officer was
Teresa Graham of Pasadena said holding a gun over the top of him
McMenomy had escorted Clark and wouldn’t let anyone near
outside the ^emergency room him.”
registration area when an argu- Clark was holding a gun in one
ment erupted.
Witnesses said Clark pulled a The officer returned with Clark the other when Legg and another
.38-caliber pistol from the holster immediately, with Clark pro- Houston police officer arrived,
of Robert McMenomy and shot testing that he was a patient, said Correa said. They told Clark
him in the stomach, and then shot Q,e women> wh0 were at the twice to drop his weapon, but he
Houston Police Department of- hospital to check on a friend. responded with gunfire, which
fleer James H. Legg in the head. As jj,e 0ffjcer tried to pin one of was returned by the officers, he
McMenomy, 31, an off-duty Clark’s arms behind his back, the said.
Texas Medical Center policeman ntan turned on him and grabbed Ms. Siford said she counted 10
who was working as-a security his pistol, they said. shots in all, including the two in-
The first shot went wild. The tial shots at McMenomy.
in critical condition. Legg, an 18- second shot hit him (McMenomy) “It was terrifying,” she said. ^
year veteran with the Houston in the stomach and he fell Wanda Hebert, a clerk in a
Police Department, was in fair backwards and started scream- (See HOSPITAL, Page 2-A)
There was this beautiful woman
who was so vain she never saw a
mirror she didn’t like.
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times and nobody could get to
head.
Police spokesman Raul Correa him,” saidMs. Siford, 52. _
She and other witnesses said an
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TEMPLE (Sp) — Brain hemor-
rhaging continues to threaten the
life of a tiny, premature'baby
from Crosby who is in the neo-
natal intensive care unit at Scott
& White Hospital, a hospital
spokeswoman said.
Billy Ray Clark, 29, was shot in
the stomach Monday and listed in
poor condition after undergoing
surgery at Ben Taub General
Hospital, a spokeswoman said.
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Obituaries......
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Sports...
Television Log.
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DEBBIE HURON flies in from
New Jersey ... Former Sun
reporter Chuck Raison returns to
the University of Denver after
taking his “holiday break” at The
Baytown Sun.
Paula Juarez comes to work
with a mismatched pair of nurs-
ing shoes... Marilyn Richnow is
excited about her plane ride to
/Dallas.
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hand and a police-style baton in
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“The biggest threat to Chris’s
life is the intra-cranial hemor-
rhaging,” said Charlene Davis,
hospital spokeswoman.
Eleven-day-old Christopher
Lemley is “still very critical, and
remains very
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So far, doctors have not been
Mickey and Gwen Pillow recall able to determine whether the
how it all started ... Kris Sim- bleeding has caused brain
mons calls to talk about her holi- damage, Ms. Davis said,
day treasures ... Margaret
Mohlman takes care of business
at the library.
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guard at the hospital, was listed
Christopher, son of Jana and
Bob Lemley of Crosby, was bom
two months premature on
Amy Guest spends New Year’s Christmas Day at Baytown’s Gulf
Eve with her grandparents, Vera Coast Hospital. Gulf Coast
Belle and Roy Goodson ... Betty Hospital personnel spent several
and Bo Graves get a surprise hours trying to transfer the baby
Christmas present from thfeir to special neo-natal units in the
Houston area, but at least seven
hospitals said they were full and
refused to admit the infant.
HL&P Suit Seeks Full Rate Hike
WEATHER
THE AFTERNOON will br-
ing partly cloudy skies ahd ~
warmer temperatures
through Wednesday. Tues-
day night’s low will be in the
upper 30s. The high Wednes-
day will be in the upper 80s.
Winds will be from the
northeast from 5 to 10 miles
per hour, becoming easterly
Tuesday night.
While approving the rate in- saying the company Had acted
Houston
AUSTIN (AP)
Lighting & Power has filed a crease last month, the PUC also imprudently in not canceling the
lawsuit in state District Court in imposed a 0.5 percent penalty for project at that time,
an effort to get the full $336 mismanagement. It also pro-
million rate increase it asked for. hibited HL&P from recovering
In the lawsuit filed Monday,
HL&P is asking the court to $166 million of its investment in HL&P says the PUC had no
overturn the $182.6 million rate the Allens Creek Nuclear Project, authority to impose the
hike granted last month by the which has been canceled.
Public Utility Commission or
return the issue to the PUC for
more hearings.
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daughter, Susan, and Susan’s hus-
band, Danny Russell.
mismanagement penalty. The
suit also contends the commission
The PUC is allowing HL&P to erred by finding HL&P had
recover $196 million of its costs on mismanaged the South Texas
Last week, the commission the Allens Creek project. But the Nuclear Project and also by say-
denied motions for rehearings in commission prohibited the com- ing HL&P acted imprudently in
the rate case, which was filed by pany from recovering $166 million its decision to cancel Allens
HL&P and the city of Houston.
Irma DeLuna enjoys skiing in
Colorado.. .Jay Don Hall brings _ , .
in the New Year the right way... d He lost some
David Durocher makes beautiful weight after he began to urinate,
Ms. Davis said.
The infant now weighs about 1
belt buckles ... Nathan Smith,
son of Danny and Sherry Smith, The baby’s underdeveloped
returns home after eight months lungs are being helped by a
at TexasChildren’® Hospital.
in expenses since January 1980, Creek.
respirator.
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Brown, Leon. The Baytown Sun (Baytown, Tex.), Vol. 61, No. 055, Ed. 1 Tuesday, January 4, 1983, newspaper, January 4, 1983; Baytown, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1154554/m1/1/: accessed June 28, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Sterling Municipal Library.