The Baytown Sun (Baytown, Tex.), Vol. 61, No. 296, Ed. 1 Wednesday, October 12, 1983 Page: 1 of 74
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Volume 61, No. 2%
Wednesday, October 12, If©- ** ■ *
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Baytown, Texas 77520
Telephone Number: 422-9302
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Signs Must
Have Permit
By Oct. 25
Cedar Bayou Plant
Not Affected By
Gulf Reorganization
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All signs in Baytown, including
on- and off-premise signs, must
have a city permit by Oct. 25 as
required by the city’s recently
passed sign ordinance
Types of signs affected by the
latest deadline include ground,
marquee, projecting, roof and
wall signs.
Signs that do not require sign-
operating permits include those
painted on glass surfaces on win-
dows or doors, wall signs not
more than 100 square feet wide in
area and signs no more than 40
square feet in any area that have
to do with a structure under con-
struction or repair or advertise
the sale or rental of the premises.
Signs directing building or
parking locations or traffic flow
do not require permits.
Other exceptions to the permit
deadline include signs mounted
on the face of a building no higher
than the roof line or signs which
form an integral part of a canopy
of $28.4 billion, has been undergo- NOT MUCH is left of this 1972 Lincoln Continental Details of his condition were unavailable, but local or mar^uee enhance Signs
ing a streamlining in recent after it collided with an Exxon tank truck Tuesday medical sources said he suffered possible neck in- which form such entrances must
years, cutting administrative afternoon at Decker Drive and Rollingbrook. The Juries in the crash. The truck’s driver was unin- state oniy the street name and
costs in Pittsburgh and Houston, car’s driver, Raymond A. Sanchez, 24, of l25MacAr- jured,'police said. number, name of the proprietor
concentrating exploration in thur, was in Hermann Hospital in Houston today. (Sun staff photo by Carrie Pryor) and name of the premises These
areas of more promise, and‘sell-’’ v signs must not exceed the number
ing off foreign refining, W"wr o 0 9 ,\.t^. of entrances to the building.
marketing and cbemlca. opera- LOUtlt} LOlTimiSSIOUC^
“They’ve been getting . / ■_ * feeisduee^chyearafterThefee
themselves in fighting shape; The . - _ » . ■ _ ^ • is $25 plus 25 cents for each addi-
new holding company is a vehicle A I ■* 1% I wtrixiatn i tional square foot over 100 square
for guarding themselves against JjOllSll LIlSllrSLIlCG LsOHllllllWC *eet.
being acquired and or finding
suitable areas to expand their
(See GULF, Page 2-A)
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Gulf Oil Corp.’s plans to many votes as there are elected
reorganize under a Delaware directors,
holding company will have no ef- T. Boone Pickens Jr., chairman
feet on operations at Gulf of Mesa Petroleum Co. of
Chemical Co.’s Cedar Bayou Amarillo, Texas, has been
Plant, Plant Manager Larry Luc- reported as one who may be buy-
chessi said. Wednesday.
“No, it won’t affect us. It’s a
corporate action which won’t be
felt at the local levels,” Lucchesi
said.
The reorganization is an at-
< .*. tempt to gird against a possible
takeover or an intrusion on the
board of directors by an “op-
portunist,” the corporation said.
Gulf officials told The
Associated Press Tuesday the
company had notteeCSad
“unusually high” amount of
trading in its stock* sinc§ujnid-
August and has seen “published
rumors that one or more persons
may be accumulating substantial
shares in thecompany,”
Gulf declined to name its cor-
porate suitor, but admitted its
reorganization will eliminate
cumulative voting rights, thus
preventing a relatively small
shareholder or shareholder group
from electing a director.
“This helps prevent some op-
portunist, some adventurer, from
shooting his way onto the board,”
said Gulf spokesman Keith
Anderson.
. Cumulative voting rights give
the holder of a single share the
right to cast for one director as
ppr
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ing Gulf stock. However, Pickens’
role has not been confirmed, and
Mesa spokesman Allan Cecil said
Tuesday that the firm would hA$fe
no comment.
Industry experts who asked not
to be identified also speculated
that foreign interests, possibly
based in Saudi Arabia or Kuwait,
may be seeking to buy a minority
stake in the company.
Gulf officials emphasized the
reorganization would have no ef-
fect on current operations and
does not mean Qulf plans to move
its corporate headquarters from
Pittsburgh.
Gulf, which posted 1982 revenue
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AUTOMOBILE, GAS TRUCK IN CRASH
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On-premise signs are defined as
By JOHN MECKLIN “we leave ourselves open to all law firms to speed right of way being those that identify or adver-
HOUSTON — Harris County kinds of challenges.” acquisition on the project, claim- tise the business, person, activity.
Commissioners Court abolished The county attorney’s office ing that Driscoll’s office does not g°°ds, products or services
its insurance committee Tuesday also said earlier this week that havg sufficient staff to expedite primarily offered on the premise
— even though everyone seemed allowing consultants to submit coikfemnation proceedings. f where the sign is installed. Such
to agree it had teen abolished bids on insurance might be ques- A delay of right of way acquisi- signs located on business
once before. tioned under federal antitrust law tioh could cost the county millions premises may also convey in-
The move followed continuing and other statutes. of dollars, Lindsay said. formation or messages.
.... complaints by Precinct 1 Com- County Judge Jon Lindsay sug- Meanwhile Driscoll said state Off-premise signs are those not
missioner Tom Bass that five in- gested formal action disbanding law puts responsibility for county located at the business premises
Absentee balloting for the Nov. The absentee voting office will surance consultants who have ad- whatever vestiges of an insurance legal matters with his office. He which advertise or direct persons
8 election — when Baytown be oppn from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. vised the county on insurance committee might remain. ha$ presented County Auditor Joe to the business,
residents will vote on 11 constitu- weekdays and from 2 p.m. to 8 bids also submit bids as insurance Precinct 3 Commissioner Hob Flack with an opinion stating that To have an off-premise sign, the
tional amendments and the crea- p.m. the weekend of Oct. 29-30, agents. Eckels joked that the "action Flack will be liable for any legal property owner must give the
tion of a 911 emergency telephone Sirvello said. ' But the court rejected Bass’s would “further disband the expenditures for the Toll Road sign company permission for the
system — begins Oct. 19 and con- If passed, the 911 proposition move to award a workmen’s com- already disbanded” committee. Authority not approved by the use his property and must file an
tinues through Nov. 4. would allow the creation of an pensation insurance package to a Lindsay said the committee county attorney’s office. affidavit signed by both parties to
emergency telephone network firm hot recommended by the first had been disbanded about a Lindsay has suggested that the the city inspection department
throughout the county. Citizens auditor’s office. year ago. But other county matter: may end up in court if which furnishes forms,
would dial 911 for quick cortnec- Bass claimed that the in- sources have suggested that the Driscoll does not give way. Staff All on-premise signs on the
tion to emergency fire, medical or surance bid accepted last week by consultants have continued to in- in the county attorney’s office in- same property will be covered by
police personnel. . the court was not the best submit- fiuence countv insuranee policies dicate . that Driscoll intends tu onepefBHT^^------------------——-
— That-networkweuldHbe-funded~ ted. But he admitted the matter In other county government pursue the matter. Existing signs do not have to
Those wishing to vote absentee through a maximum 2 percent was “a judgment call” and that matters this week: *The court appointed Jack Lin- comply with - ordinance re-
bymail, can call 221-6965 for in- surcharge on monthly telephone his motion to change the award of »Lindsay and County-Attorney ville. president of Holmes In- quirements for structure except
formation on obtaining applica- bills. At present billing levels, the contract died from lack, of a Mike Driscoll squared off over vestments Inc., as a director of when a sign or a substantial part
tions for an absentee ballot, said those supporting the 911 network second. legal representation for the the Metropolitan Transit Authori- of it is destroyed or taken down
Tony Sirvello, head of the Harris say it would cost the average In speaking against the in- newly created Toll Road Authori- ty.
County clerk’s election depart- telephone subscriber about 20 surance committee, Bass said ty.
cents per month.
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Amendment Election
Absentee Voting Set
Absentee>oting by personal ap-
pearance will take place on the
first floor of the Harris County
Courthouse annex, 49 San Jacinto
at Commerce in Houston,
for any reason other than
Linvilje replaces Bill Thorne, maintenance or to change the let-
(See INSURANCE, Page 2-A)
ment.
that under the present system
Lindsay wants to hire private
(See SIGNS, Page 2-A)
Treuhardt: Schools
Actively Figh t Ding
Holmes Says Citizens
Are Afraid Of Crime
Pearce Street Journal-
Goodbye Columbus
Christopher Columbus would
have made a great bureaucrat,
some of his detractors say.
When he left Spain, he didn’t
know where he was going. He
made the trip on borrowed
— money. When he got back, he
didn’t know where he had been.
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By MELISSA LESTARJETTE
The public today has a “throw deterrence, punishment and
away the key attitude” toward rehabilitation in the judicial Classified 6-9-1)
Texas criminals, Harris County system and I thirty the respon-
District Attorney Johnny Holmes sibility is being discharged well
tdld members of the Baytown as is evident by the over-
Lions Club Tuesday.
Holmes, guest speaker at the
Lions’ weekly lunCheon, em- Legislature cannot continue to cut
phasized, problems of over- the TDC budget by two-thirds as it
crowding in the Texas Depart- did last, December* and expect
ment of Corrections (TDC) crime to decline. “We’ve got to
facilities are the direct fault of have resources.”
that attitude.
SHARON PARKER waves hello Fear due to excessive “vfc-
... Mandy Poeling has a request timization” has caused the correction facilities and the state
for a customer... Vickie Thomp- citizenry to be afraid of crime, is endorsing the release of con-
son’s Horace Mann cheerleaders Holmessaid. victsto solve the overcrowding
perform well for school board An average of 180 burglaries oe-—problem:--——-7—
members Monday ;shanda cur each day in Houston, Holmes “It’s like the guy who drives in:
Baker of Sugar Land enjoys a said, “and when people are vie- to the service station and says,
weekend visit to Baytown.
Erica Burklein is glad to be they think about crime and they don’t work.’ Are we applying the
home ... Rosie Rincon visits react to crime.” , 1 wrong solution to the problem?”
across the yard early in the morn- A death penalty sentence was Holmes said the list of inmates
ing... Alane Edwards is back in recently handed down by a jury in recommended for parole has
Baytown for a short assignment, less than seven minutes, the become more alarming the past
' ' David Brinkley wonders about district attorney told the Lions. few years. He pbinted out a man
his luck ... Brian Remkes talks Approximately 27 percent of all convicted of burglary in April and
about a football change. ? inmates in TDC facilities came sentenced to five years in prison
Greg Thorson could not find his from Harris County and the who is now recommended for
glass of grape juice ... Linnea forgiving “good boy gone bad at- parole.
Schlobohm’s flowers are very titude of the 1960s and 1970s is “Is the public aware of the ef-
gone,” he said. (See HOLMES, Page 2-A)
“The public is saying give us
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By MELISSA LESTARJETTE
ed to again use- the dogs to sniff
Baytown School District is tak- lockers and cars for illegal drugs
ing steps to actively fight drug and alcohol as sooa as they are______--
and alcohol abuse in the com- certified reliable,
munity, Don Treuhardt, deputy.-, The dlsfrkt- last year was
superintendent, told ’Raytown restrained from taking dogs on
teachers Tuesday. , campus because of the court case.
Treuhardt, speaking at a joint In 1981-32, using the dogs and
meeting of the Baytown Educa- school personnel. 76 drug and
tion Association and the Baytown alcohol related offense^ were
Classroom Teachers Association, discovered on Baytown cam-
indicated administrators are puses. With only staff during 1982-
helping to develop preventive 83, the riUmber- of -incidents
education for elementary jumpedto89.
students and deterrents on sec-
ondary level campuses.
“Up to now,” Treuhardt said, policing.
WEATHER “everyone has been kind of doing As of this week, he added, fight
-CLOUDY; "WINDY -and—their own thing. Now, we’re try- ,cases have been discovered —
cpotet-conditlons are
"forecast Wednesday night*
for the Baytown area.
Thursday will be sunny and
mild. Temperatures are ex-
pected in the upper 40s
Wednesday night and in. the
mid-7ps Thursday. From 8
a m. * Tuesday to * 8 a.m.
Comics.,......
Crossword Puzzle
Dimension. A A ..
Editorial........
Fire News......_.
Markets.........
Movie Theaters .
Police Beat......
School Lunches...
Sports...........
Teen Times......
Television Log....
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Holmes maintained the state
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According to Holmes, 500 to 700,.
inmates per month are sent to
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The totals, Treuhardt claims,
proves the deterrent power of dog
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ing to get everybody under one five on the high school campuses
umbrella to coordinate (ac- and three on the junior high level,
tivities). A ,A. Treuhardt related documented
“If you’re not concerned for cases of drug and alcohol abuse in
students you shouldn’t be in the district, some ending in
public education,” he added. . suicide.
Use of drug dogs in.public He also emphasized the
schools is a controversial topic, district’s work with toe recently
but “we know in pur own mind” formed Baytown Drug and
the dogs are a deterrent, Alcohol Abuse Program is part of
Treuhardt maintained. a “community affair. We’re hop
Baytown school officials have ing to let people know what’s go-
been in court due to use of dogs oh-4pgon.”
school campuses and, the ad- The school official also ad-
ministrator added, will be allow- * (See FIGHTING, Page 2-A)
We spwok your language
. . Straight Talk
timized they talk about crime, ’Quick, fix my horn my brakes
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During that time .06 of an
inch of rain fell.
much appreciated.
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Brown, Leon. The Baytown Sun (Baytown, Tex.), Vol. 61, No. 296, Ed. 1 Wednesday, October 12, 1983, newspaper, October 12, 1983; Baytown, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1153820/m1/1/?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.