The Baytown Sun (Baytown, Tex.), Vol. 61, No. 206, Ed. 1 Wednesday, June 29, 1983 Page: 2 of 83
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THE BAYTOWN SUN
Wednesday, June 29, 1983
Police Beat
Channelview Woman
Killed On Interstate
A Channelview woman was pro-
nounced dead at the scene after
walking Into the path of oncoming
traffic on Interstate 10 Tuesday
night.
Diane Broussard, 29, was
struck by a westbound 18-wheeler
driven by Randall M. Smith of
Alabama and then by a car driven
by Mark C. Die of Silsbee, police
said. - -, ■ >•- •*••
Officer D.E. Armstrong said
drivers were unable to see the
woman in the roadway at 9:50 ;
pm.
The body was dragged several
yards, police reported.
The accident occurred near the
roadside park on I-10.
Man Kidnapped ’
Police are investigating the kid-
napping of a 24-year-old Baytown
man from a neighbor’s apartment
Tuesday night. /
The man’s neighbor told police
Borinquen Torrez of 2300 Taft was
visiting her at about 9 p.m. Tues-
day when two men came to the
door asking for him. Torrez
reportedly stepped outside. The
gallons of butane and two butane
regulators from her camper park-
ed in the driveway between
Thursday and Sunday. Loss was
estimated at *200, police said.
State Troopers
CHANNELVIEW (Sp) - A
Baytown man was critically in-
jured in a fiery eight-car accident '
around noon Tuesday on In-
terstate 10 near Sheldon Road.
Stephen Walker, 20, of 309 N.
Jones suffered third degree bums
over 80 percent of his body when
the 1981 Oldsmobile he was driv-
• ing was struck by a tractor-trailer
rig.
Texas Department of Public
Safety Trooper Russell Metcalf,
who investigated the accident,
said the 18-wheeler, driven by
William Conkle, 34, of Beaumont,
traveled over the Sheldon Road
overpass, and rapidly came upon
a string pf cars that was at a near
halt due to road construction.
Conkle tried to go around the
slow-moving vehicles but clipped
a 1978 Datsun driven by Ralph
Cowen, 66, of Louisiana. The im-
President Of Mexico
Wants Sales In U.S.
^*VTAMOROS, Mexico (AP) — protectionism of the industrializ-
President Miguel de la Madrid ed countries,” de la Madrid said.
JIM SWENSON, left, fund-raising chairman of Helping Hands, is
presented a *1,000 contribution from Craig Watson, administrator at
Gulf Coast Hospital. This is the first major contribution to Helping
Hands, an organization dedicated toward helping those with medical
expenses they cannot afford.
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neighbor said she walked out Pac^ SP™ the Datsun under
see three men forcing him into a mother tractor-trailer rig driven
HURRICANE -
From Page 1
added, but in case evacuation is a
must, Wade Road, along the
railroad tracks, is the best way
out of the city. Hickerson said
that highway department of-
ficials are in the process of cor-
any news media outlet, plus in-
dustry and schools.
With Baytown’s involvement in
PIES, an emergency bulletin
could be shared without the con-
fusing go-betweens usually
associated with disasters, Wolf
added.
Woman Arrested
A 23-year-old Jacinto City
woman, arrested on a forgery
charge Tuesday in Florida, was
, en route to Baytown Wednesday.
Linda Cooley Campbell alleged-
ly stole checks and forged and
passed two of them at Bavtpwn
Auto Supply, 2827 N. Alexander
Drive, April 16.
She will be taken into custody
by the Harris County Sheriff's
Department, officers said. ,
Man Arrested
A Houston man was being held
in Baytown in lieu of $10,000 bond,
charged with unauthorized use of
a motor vehicle following his ar-
rest early Wednesday,f
While patrolling through an
apartment complex at 2700 Ward
Road, Officer Marvin. Currie
reported seeing a man Standing
by a car with a gasoline can, fun-
nel and hose.
Upon investigation, police
found the car had been stolen and
arrested Carol C. Cassius, 22, at
the scene.
Burglaries, Etc.
•Sammy A. Masters Jr., 1800
Bob Smith Road, reported the
burglary and theft of a $519 stereo
system from his pickup truck
parked at his residence Monday
night.,
•Charles A. Ratley Sr.. 1306 N.
Alexander Drive, reported the
theft of a paint sprayer and chain-
saw, valued at $490, from the bed
of his truck parked at his
residence Monday and Tuesday.
•Sallye J, McCandlesS, 216 E.
Conkle’s truck went on to hit
several other cars before striking
Walker’s car, knocking it into the
exit ramp. At that point, both the
Walker car and truck burst into
* flames.
Metcalf said Walker was pinned
in the vehicle but was freed by
Conkle and a bystander before the
car became completely engulfed
in flames.
Walker was taken by am-
bulance to Tidelands Hospital and
was transferred to John Sealy
Hospital in Galveston by Life
Flight helicopter. He was listed in
critical condition in the hosptial’s
burn unit early Wednesday.
Cowen and his wife, Katharine,
65, were taken to Tidelands. Mrs.
Cowen was treated and released
but her husband was transferred
to St. Luke’s Hospital in Houston
where he is lifted in stable condi-
tion in the hospital’s intensive
care Unit.
Conkle was ticketed for failure
to control speed.
no weapons, badges pr arrest
papers.
The car was a light-colored
Cadillac bearing Louisiana
license plates, she said.
Hickerson mentioned
Claudette, the 1979 storm that
delivered record rainfall — 14 in-
ches in a relatively short period —
to the Baytown area.
Areas not flooded by that storm
are reasonably safe now, Hicker-
son said.
During a hurricane, people
should stay indoors. “A piece of
tin can cut your head off,”
Hickerson said in emphasizing
this point.
Hickerson added that winds of
50 mph (not hurricane, but
tropical storm class winds),
directed against the side of a
truck, could flip it over.’ Winds of
65 mph, still under hurricane re-
quirements, could do the same to
a car. These examples illustrate
the problems of an evacuation
conducted toolate
tails “two phases of work,” the
first of which is to provide shelter
for people affected by a disaster
over much of Harris County.
“We don’t want to be trigger
happy in opening a shelter,”'
Chatfield said. “Shelters are not
first class hotels.”
“People should try to place
themselves, or use motels,” Chat-
field added. “As we find people,
who need shelters, though, we try^
to stay alert and ready to open
them.”
Chatfield said the primary pur-
pose of disaster shelters is to pro-
vide shelter (protection from the
elements) food, medical services
and a place to rest. A number of
Baytown schools, including Lee
College, have been designated as
possible shelter sites. *
“In Brownwood flooding,
Wooster Baptist Church has been
called on the United States to help
Mexico resolve its financial crisis
by purchasing more Mexican-
made goods.
De la Madrid, speaking at a late
night rally Tuesday in this border
town across from Brownsville
pledged his government would
help border business and
agriculture with credit and incen-
tives to escape the effects of a na-
tionwide recession.
The 1,760-mile border zone with
the United States has been
especially hard hit by the crisis,
with inflation close to 100 percent
and the value of the peso sharply
lower than a year ago.
“I hope that, in a climate of cor-
diality, dignity and justice, the
United States will understand
that for us to resume buying, they
have to buy more from us,” the
Mexican president said.
During the Mexican crisis, U.S.
border business has also been
hurt. In Texas and other border
areas, economic growth has drop-
ped and many businesses
reported sharp losses.
Trade problems between the
two countries are considered a
central theme for Mexico to bring
up when President Reagan meets
with de la Madrid in this country
in August. The exact date and
'foca.'fon for the meeting have not
been announced. "
“My government, in interna-
tional forums and in a friendly
presentation to the United States,
has sought the dismantling of the •
Protectionism, he said "is affec-
ting not only its domestic
economic recovery, but also in-
ternational economic justice. ”
During a day-long swing
through the border state of
Tamaulipas, de la Madrid also in-
augurated a number oi industrial
and social projects.
He presided at a regional
meeting on .border issues at which
his commerce secretary, Hector
Hernandez, announced a five-
point recovery plan for the border
region.
Among the points was a plan to
allow “in-bond” or “twin plants”
operating on the Mexican side of
the border to sell their products
inside Mexico if those products
are not produced elsewhere in the
country.
The plants are financed by
American companies to produce
goods for the U.S. market, but
provide revenue and crucial jobs
for Mexico.
Others included supporting a
realistic value for the Mexican
peso currency and stimulating
production and regional employ-
ment.
“The program is directed'
toward integrating the border and, ~.
free trade zones into the nation’s
economy,” Hernandez laid the
local leaders,.
The plan was announced in
response Tp an appeal from
farmers suffering from drought
and from nearly-bankrupt
businessmen in the area.
SUS SPOTS
Trash Fire
FIREFIGHTERS FROM
Baytown Fire Department Sta-
tion 3 extinugished a trash fire at
8:57p.m. Tuesday at 324 Lobit.
• . .. wooster Baptist Chur
• ®tl\er sPeechei5 at the meeting used Several times,” Chatfield
included a demonstration of new said ..It will be used as a staging
communication techniques by
Chuck Wolf, news director at
KIKK radio, and. the role of the
Red Cross in a hurricane or
emergency situation by J.N.
Chatfield, the organization’s
Baytown disaster chairman.
Wolf said the Public Informa-
tion Emergency System Network
place,’
After the storm, Red Cross of-
fers continued assistance for
“hours, days, we^ks,” if
necessary. Later, if the area has
been declared a disaster area,
other agencies may come in.
Chatfield said the Red Cross,
which is always in need of
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(PIES) was first tested Feb. 20. volunteer workers, also provides
The network, said Wolf, directs disaster aid or relief centers,
radio contact from a PIES “We coordinate, plan and try to
monitor — stemming from the be ready for the storm when it
source of official information - to comes,”*Chatfield added.
Chambers County SANITARIAN-
ANAHUAC (Sp) — ROnald A.
Davis of 9911 Forest Hollow,
reported finding his truck strip-
ped June 27, said Sheriff C.E.
“Chuck” Morris.--------- . ■----------------
Davis’s truck became stuck on
Highway 146 along the railroad
track, near Pinehurst subdivi-
sion. *.
He returned later that night to
find his 1975 Chevrolet pickup
From Pagel
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Pearce, reported the burglary stripped. There is no estimate on
and theft of a billfold, clothing the amount of damages, Morris
and jewelry, totaling $847 in said,
value, from her home sometime
between Saturday and Monday, T.a Pnrte
•John W. Adams reported all
four tires on his car were shot out ^ LA PORTE (Sp) — La Porte
while the car was parked at 3120 '..Police are investigating the
Decker Drive at about 1:10 a.m. burglary of a church on Spencer
Wednesday. Highway from which a $1,000
•An employee at Hometown lawnmower was taken.
Pantry, 620 Park, reported the
burglary in which a hole was
knocked in the wall and the
storeroom door was kicked open
A spokesman for the La Porte
Police Department said someone
removed a lock from a storage
area and took the lawnmower
Monday night: Nothing appeared sometime between Saturday and
to have been stolen, police said. Tuesday.
•Sybil Mitchell, 230 Hackberry, Police said they have no
reported the theft of two to five suspects in the case.
Senate Defeats Income Tax Cap Flan
WASHINGTON against the House- The issue,
(AP) — The Senate, passed maximum however, is certain to
urged on by Presi- $720 “cap” was the surface again in the
dent Reagan, last gasp for 1984elections.
Wednesday killed a Democratic attempts There was little
Democratic plan to to alter the final in- drama to Wednes-
limit the 10 percent stallment of the day’s vote as even
personal income tax three-year, 25 per- supporters of the
cut that takes effect cent tax cut Reagan measure conceding
Friday. pushed-through Con- beforehand that it
The Senate vote gressinl981. would be defeated.
biology from Lamar University.
He and his wife, Sandy, have a
daughter, Becky, who is 20 mon-
ths old.
Brister came to Baytown to
teach science at Cedar Bayou
Junior School.
He learned of the city opening
when Muennink’s wife, Elizabeth,
who was teaching at Cedar
Bayou, told him about it in 1968.
“If it wasn’t for him I wouldn’t
be where I am now,” Brister says
about Muennink. “The way he ran
the department is the way I want
to run the department.”
The health department’s food
inspection includes restaurants,
grocery stores and cafeterias as
well as meat sampling or pur-
chasing meat and testing it for
preservatives and fat content.
LOOP 201 - -
From Pagel
interchange.
Poorman.gaid the work was
delayed because of several com-
plications, including difficulties
with right bf ways, negotiations
with the railroad companies that
have tracks in the area, several
utilities and the interstate itself.
He said he felt it will take about
Other duties include swimming
pool inspections, sampling water
in area bayous, creeks and bays
used for recreational purposes,
investigating food-bom illnesses,
Inspecting child day-care centers
and vacant lot inspection and
maintenance.
The department does not cur-
rently work at treating bodies of
water, but does take samples to
gather data on fecal choliform
levels. Brister hopes, with the ad-
dition of the new sanitarian who
will take his place in July, the
department will be able to start
programs including treatment of
polluted water and possibly even
sampling crabs caught in area
water.
Brister emphasizes he is seeing
what needs to be done, concen-
trating on expanding and improv-
ing existing programs.
three years to complete work on
the road.
About *150 to *200 million/has
been spent on Interstate 10, &id
Poorman. “If I gave you a shovel
and a wheelbarrow and laid that ‘
(money) over there in silver
dollars, you couldn’t cart it across
the road in the time it has taken
us to build Interstate 10,” he said.
Schima Recovering
FORMER BAYTONIAN Evelyn
Schima, now residing in Wood-
ville, recently had major surgery
in a Woodville hospital. She can
have visitors, or cards may be
sent to her at Route 1, Box 682„
Woodville, Texas, 75979.
ASSESSOR - -
From Page 1
not be taxed on certain items they
hold in treasury bonds.
The Texas Supreme Court
upheld taxing, j predictions ’.right
to tax these items since they are
regarded as assets. A Dallas
bank, however, has appealed the
decision to the United States
Supreme Court. By formally pro-
testing before the Appraisal
Review Board, Baytown banks
went on record as also opposing
these taxing methods.
Sue Johnston, in charge of per-
sonal property in the tax depart-
ment, emphasized, “Just because
your valuation is too high, it may
not mean you’ll have higher
taxes. If everybody has the same
valuation, they’re equal, but if
Old River Reunion
CURRENT AND past residents of
Old River are invited to attend the
Old River reunion and covered
dish luncheon scheduled to begin
at 10 a.m, July 30 at the Old River
Community Building, Farm Road
565 North.
Mont Belvieu
MONT BELVIEU City. Hall will
be closed the Fourth of July in
honor of the national holiday.
Garbage collection, will be July 5
instead of the regularly scheduled
July 4 pick up.
one section is too high and"
another is too low and they’re go-
ing to pay the same tax rate, then
tljat’s not fair* L
The city tax department has
concentrated this ygar on bring-
ing up the areas that have been
traditionally lower in value as
compared with other properties
in similar categories, Storcksaid. ‘
“If everybody is on for market
value, then that should bring the
tax rate down for all of us,” he
said, “that’s why we don’t like ex-
emptionSy because if I’bi exempt,
then you have to pick up the tab.”
Storck and the city tax depart-
ment will no longer deal with pro-
perty tax as of Jan. 1,1984, when
Baytown is merged into the single
Harris County Appraisal District
GULF
From Page 1
Lucchesi said Gulf Chemical
# Co. will continue the volunteer
early retirement program until
the end of July.
Although he could not make any
forecasts right now, Lucchesi
said prospects for the plant “look
pretty good. Demand is in pretty
good shape.” The plant has been
operating at close to 100 percent
of capacity, he said.
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THURSDAY
HIGH: 2:35 p.m.
LOW: 6:08a.m.
(Tides forecast for Baytown
area bays)
Sun
SUNRISE: 6:24 a.m.
■ . SUNSET: 8:26p.m.
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Brown, Leon. The Baytown Sun (Baytown, Tex.), Vol. 61, No. 206, Ed. 1 Wednesday, June 29, 1983, newspaper, June 29, 1983; Baytown, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1063358/m1/2/?q=Homecoming+queen+1966+North+Texas+State+University: accessed July 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Sterling Municipal Library.