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Monday, July 5,1993
Volume 71, No. 212
50 Cents Per Copy
Baytown, Texas 77520
Telephone Number: 422-8302
Baytown man, 19, murdered
Residents in that area told police they heard a flurry of gunshots A description of the suspect vehicle was broadcast and an agent
and looked outside to see two vehicles in the street. One of those with the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission followed what ap-
sped away as the witnesses heard screaming from the second car. peared to be the vehicle behind an apartment complex in the 500
A man told police he went outside to investigate and saw three block of Massey-Tompkins Road,
people in that car. The victim was in the front passenger seat of the Baytown officers arrived and took three suspects into custody,
car and appeared to be unconscious, and bleeding, police said, police said
WhSeHeX^lvgei ?glinfire’Hthe victim was struck by a buUet in «•* Investigators in the police department’s special operations divi-
roreneaa, jwiice tarer teaiwo. ■ ...... „ . . sion spent most of Saturday interviewing suspects and witnesses.
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Life support systems kept the victim alive for about 16 hours. He . Baytown Police Chief Charles Shaffer beefed up secunty at the
was pronounced dead at about 6:30 p.m. CIty s Fourth of July celebration Saturday.
Baytown police were called to the shooting scene by Gulf Street There were more than two dozen officers at the park throughout
residents. Police caught up with the victim and his companions at the day and evening. They were paired with fire department officials
the Baytown hospital. and members of the National Guard and Texas State Guard.
By Jane Howard
.of The Beytown Sun
| A 19-year-old Baytown man was fatally shot after he chased
■down the suspects who shot at his mother’s
jhome, police said.
! Manuel Ortiz Molina Jr. died from a bullet
Iwound to the head Saturday. It was the sixth
homicide in Baytown this year,
i Molina was shot after he chased a carload of
;suspects who fired a shotgun loaded with large
;slugs at the front door of his mother’s home on
jWest Republic Street at about 1:50 a.m. Saturday.
ja Molina and at least two companions jumped Mm»i moHim
into a vehicle, caught up with the suspects and confronted them in
the 100 block of East Gulf, police said.
Shooting injures teen
driving around, looking for a target, police said.
The adult in the group fired several pistol shots
from the car, one of them striking the victim in thd
Charges are pending against a 22-year-old leg.
Baytown man who was arrested early Monday Witnesses notified police, and a patrol officer
morning in connection with a drive-by shooting in identified a car matching the description of the
which a 15-year-old boy was wounded, police suspect vehicle.
By Amit Z. Baruch
of The Baytown Sun
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The victim was taken to a local emergency
Two juveniles were also taken into custody in room. He was scheduled for surgery to remove the
connection with the incident. Officials plan to turn bullet from his leg early Monday morning,
the boys over to juvenile authorities. Hospital officials said the boy is in stable
The shootirg occurred at 12:25 a.m. Monday in condition and that his injuries are not life-
the 200 block of East James. The suspects were threatening.
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caused it to leave the road and land in a ditch
on the side.
Brent David, 9, and Brian Smith, 15, were
A Chambers County teen-ager is dead and flown by Life Flight to Hermann Hospital,
several other people were injured following a Both were in critical condition in intensive care
one-vehicle accident at 7:45 p.m. Sunday inside units Monday morning. A 14-year-old girl,
the Bay Place Subdivision in Chambers Coun- whose name was not available, was transported
to a Baytown hospital and was later flown to
The name of the deceased teen-ager, a boy, Hermann Hospital. Information on her condi-
tion was unavailable Monday morning.
Other information on the accident was
Medical Services, nine adults and juveniles unavailable Monday morning.
Chambers County sheriffs deputies are
Something happened to the vehicle which investigating the accident.
By Amit Z. Baruch
of The Baytown Sun
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By Ken Walker
of The Baytown Sun
“Our sales taxes were really high this year,”
Dutton said, noting that the city has already
MONT BELVIEU — City officials plan to end garnered nearly twice its originally budgeted
this fiscal year under budget — even though it $604,450 in sales tax, and expects more than
was a month longer than they had originally $1.47 million to come in before the year ends,
intended. This help offset cost overruns in other areas —
After a work session to fine-tune the city’s in power costs for the city complex, for example,
spending plan to cover the extra month, Mayor Joe “When the city complex was built, there was no
Dutton called the accomplishment “a tribute to our history to know how much to budget for energy
department heads’ ability to provide services and consumption,” Dutton said,
still maintain a sound budget.” “All we had was two months’ worth of data to:
While several budget items actually cost the calculate a 12-month forecast,” the mayor said,
city more than expected, savings and deferments “We did the best we could, but we came up short”
on capital purchases will more than make up the — $54,000 short, to be exact. The city now
difference, Dutton said. expects to spend roughly $136,000 on electricity
As an example, he cited the city’s purchase of a this year, compared with the $82,000 originally
jarbage truck. Initially scheduled to cost the city expected.
1120,000, it was eventually acquired for $80,000. This year’s experience will soon help city
“That was significant savings,” Dutton said. officials as they begin planning for next year’s
Several purchases for the city’s fire department budget. “We’re already working on getting the
were also deferred for future budgets. figures together for next year,” Dutton said.
The city’s revenues were also much higher than “The department heads are evaluating their
expected. Compared to the initial budget, which needs and looking to see what, if any, additional
forecast $2.48 million in collections, the city has personnel are needed, what capital items we’ll
already collected more than $2.77 million to date need to purchase, what office equipment we’ll
and expects nearly $3.36 million before the year is need and things like that.”
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Photo! byt Curie
Independence Day celebration
Stefan Valentino is a flag-waver at the city's July 4 celebration at Bicentennial Park, at-
tending with parents Beverly and Victor Valentino. An estimated 30,000 people enjoyed
the day-long festivities Saturday. See related stories on Pages 2-A and 13-A.
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City applies for $500,000 grant
The Goose Creek school dis-.
trict, Lee College, Baytown
YMCA, Baytown Area-West
Chambers County Economic
Development Foundation and
other volunteer groups and
businesses have agreed to parti-
cipate in the collaborative effort,
city officials said.
Only 10 of the $500,000
grants are expected to be avail-
able nationwide.
“While intense competition
for these very limited
expected, we believe we have a
very good proposal,” said City
Manager Bobby Rountree.
lopment, said the program
would address the needs of at-
risk families, rather than cater to
the needs of only adults or
youths.
“When you have an at-risk
youth in the family, typically
you have an adult at-risk also,”
Harris said.
The program will also help
small businesses start or expand,
with attention focused on
businesses in the city’s enter-
prise zones, he said.
If the funds are approved, the
city will administer the program
through the Baytown Area
Youth Commission.
By Elizabeth Froehlich
of The Baytown Sun
The city of Baytown is app-
lying for a $500,000 grant from
the U.S. Department of Health
Human Services to establish
a program that would help low
income people expand the job
opportunities available to them.
The type of program the grant
would fund would include adult
literacy, gang activity preven-
tion, small-business assistance
and career and job placement
assistance.
Richard Harris, director of
planning and community deve-
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Two of Baytown’s greatest sports heroes, Dr. George Walmsley, left, and Tom “Swede"
Stolhandske are parade marshals for their hometown's Independence Day parade.
Walmsley is a Baytown physician and Stolhandske is a lawyer in San Antonio. Both former
Ganders, they have been inducted into the Texas Sports Hall of Fame. Seated in front are
driver Jim Moss of the Baytown Fire and Rescue Service and passenger Kassity Fojt.
Moss is driving the city’s historic Fire Engine No. 35, which traditionally leads the parade.
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