Army overhauls helicopters after Iraq setbacks and funding shift
The Army defends combat rotorcraft amid crashes and Comanche program cancellation. Officials plan upgrades for Black Hawk Chinook Apache fleets and a new scout helicopter, plus more cockpit training as Iraq combat lessons influence reform. In March 2003 Apaches were ambushed and forced to retreat during a deep strike against Iraqi forces.
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Army
Iraq
E. 4. Sinclair
U.S. Army Aviation Center
Fort Rucker
Ala
Sith
Medina
Lucy fossil to debut in Houston under Ethiopian push
Ethiopia seeks to bring 3.2 million year old Lucy to Houston Museum of Natural Science in 2006 for a public debut and possible U.S. tour. Officials cite tourism gains while critics worry about exporting the original skeleton. Curators highlight Lucy as the most complete early hominid skeleton ever found.
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Ethiopia
Lucy
Tourism Commission
Houston Museum of Natural Science
Yohannes Haile-Selassie
Cleveland Museum of Natural History
Donald Johanson
Houston Museum
U.S
New York
Washington
Chicago
Los Angeles
Dirk van Tuerenhout
Gezahgen Kebede
Ethio-American Trade and Investment Council
Haile-Selassie
United States
van Tuerenhout
Addis Ababa
Ethopia
Plane lands on I 45 near La Marque emergency stop
A single engine Piper Cherokee lost power forcing pilot James Robert Shawn 43 of Pattison to land on the southbound I 45 near La Marque at noon. He and his three year old brother and two year old nephew were unharmed as FAA investigated the incident.
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la Marque
James Robert Shawn
Pattison
Galveston
Katy
Shawn
Texas Department of Public Safety
Tom Winger
Michael Shawn
Socrates Shawn
Federal Aviation Administration
Halliburton sues retirees over health benefits plan
Halliburton sues three former employees who complained about ending health insurance for Medicare eligible retirees. The suit, filed Jan 21, targets whether the 1998 Halliburton Dresser merger required ongoing benefits for about 4,000 salaried retirees. Bryant, 58, retired in 1999, was on the merger negotiating team. The parties seek class action status on Aug 16.
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Houston
Halliburton
Paul Bryant
Bryant
Houston Chronicle
Dresser Industries
Associated Press
Former Mayor Pushes Charter Change to Allow Closed Sessions
Former Mayor Pete Alfaro first proposed amending the Charter to permit closed council sessions. He argued no committee was needed and the council could place the amendment on the ballot, while others formed a committee and rushed to brainstorm changes within less than a month.
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Pete Alfaro
Alfaro
Baytown
Floyd
Council
Baytown Charter Review Seeks Broad Changes to Council Rules
A City Charter review committee studies potential amendments from allowing closed executive sessions to adding at large council seats and extending term limits. They examine updating election timing, office ownership rules, and filling vacancies, with public forums planned to gauge community response before final recommendations.
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Floyd
Mike Beard
Sammy Mahan
Beard
Baytown
Baytown survey fuels plan for downtown revitalization
A Baytown draft development plan cites strengths and a need to fix the wastewater system while aiming to lift the city image. Project manager Jett Martell says final results come in weeks and urges residents and workers to complete an online survey, with 353 residents and 103 business managers already responding.
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Baytown
Jett Marcell
Angelou Economics
Martell
Baytown.org
Baytown Sun
Baytownsun.com
Ken Courville
Baytown/West Chambers County
Downtown Downtown master plan and redevelopment proposals
A downtown plan outlines a monthly volunteer cleanup program, a reconfiguration of Decker Drive and Texas Avenue, an overlay district for rehabilitation codes, a 50/50 facade program, small business incentives, a low-interest revolving loan fund, and an expanded enterprise zone. It also calls for a downtown development entity, formalized district boundaries, more events, and a central coordinating body.
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Decker Drive
Lee College
Texas Avenue
Baytown Downtown Association
Phase one streetscape changes and district branding plan
Complete shift to two way streets, assess utilities, complete schematic through construction drawings for phase one streetscape, and finalize a marketing branding strategy. Develop funding plans, implement extended hours program, recruit a main street coordinator, complete the Texas Main Street application, and create a new park plaza on Texas Avenue between Commerce and Ashbel while targeting new business mix for the Texas Avenue area.
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Park Plaza
Texas Avenue
Commerce
Ashbel
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