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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 09, 2003
Page
2
Today the weather is sunny with highs around the mid 60s and northwest winds of 20 to 25 mph. Lows will be in the upper 30s with sunrise at 7 a.m. and sunset at 7 42 p.m. Tomorrow continues sunny with highs in the lower 70s.
On April 9, 1865 Lee surrendered to Grant at Appomattox Court House in Virginia. La Salle reached the Mississippi in 1682. Bataan capitulation occurred in 1942, followed by the Bataan Death March. Tornadoes in 1947 killed 169. The 1965 Astros first baseball game at the Astrodome, a 2-1 win over the Yankees. Clinton signed a one item veto bill in 1996, later struck down. Five years ago: warplanes in northern Iraq prompted responses from Baghdad. Ten years ago: the National Prisoner of War Museum opened in Andersonville. One year ago: Arthur Andersen audit case related to Enron documents.
Boeing engineers faulted an outdated model for predicting Columbia damage from falling debris after liftoff. They said the foam chunk did little harm to the left wing, contradicting NASA’s early safety assurances. Sally Ride noted the model hadn’t been used on an actual flight and more data were needed. No orbiting shuttle photos were taken to support predictions.
Obituaries list Jordan Shorty Culbreath 13 of Baytown born 1990 died 2003, with services at Navarre Funeral Home. Also Kerrville’s Carl William Poteet 90, and Stella Razo Martin 52 of Angleton, with service details, survivors, memorials, and funeral homes. Additional notices include Joan Hiteshew 73 of Baytown with service at St. Pauls Lutheran, and related family tributes.
Javiance Leneir Johnson, 14, went to be with the Lord on Sunday April 6 2003. Services to be announced. Arrangements entrusted to Robey Funeral Home Baytown 281 428 9911.
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