Oil spill chances slim for Galveston Bay damage
An official from the National Marine Fisheries Service says marine life damage from Monday's oil spill off the Louisiana coast may be pretty slim. Officials gear up for cleanup as a 65 mile slick threatens Gulf waters and could reach Galveston's North Jetty.
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David Byford
National Marine Fisheries Service
Galveston Bay System
Louisiana
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Galveston
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West
Trinity
Burnet
Tabbs
Black Duck
Scott, Crystal
Mitchell Bays
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Alvenus
Rollover Pass
Gulf of Mexico
East Bay
Gulf Beaches
Roy Hann
Texas A&m University
Rick Ruebs
Coast Guard
Bay System
Ruebsamen
Baytown-area
Bayshore
Bob Nailon
Chambers County Marine Extension
Petition drive backs Nettles as Baytown superintendent
About 1,600 signatures collected urging the Baytown School Board to name Barry Nettles as superintendent. The drive, led by Ruth Richards, aims for 2,000 signatures and plans to present the petitions at the Aug. 13 board meeting.
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Bruce Guynn
Baytown
Barry Nettles
Ruth Richards
Richards
Jerome Bourgeois
Dickinson
Bourgeois
Bougeois
Helen Reese Barolak
David Smith
Wayne Hanson
Paul Ball
Tom Gentry
Wanda Ellis
Oswall Harman
Nettles
Marine Beaten by Six in Leningrad Attack
U S Marine attaché to the consulate in Leningrad was beaten by six men and held for two hours by police. Embassysaid he was off duty and not hospitalized, with no permanent injuries. Protest lodged with Soviet Foreign Ministry and Washington embassy.
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Moscow
U.S
Leningrad
Werner
Washington
Presley boy and grandfather eye pumpkin pie count
Eight year old Chuck Presley and his grandfather Thomas Bearden consider how many pumpkin pies 84 pounds of pumpkin could yield as they discuss a family baking idea.
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Chuck Presley
Artie Presley
Thomas Bearden
First unemployment rise in 20 months hits 7.5 percent
Unemployment climbed to 7.5 percent in July the first gain in 20 months as 413,000 Americans joined the jobless rolls. The Labor Department said the seasonally adjusted rate rose 0.4 points, with total payroll jobs down and the number employed dipping to 105.4 million. Analysts questioned the data and noted conflicting household and payroll surveys.
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Washington
Labor Department
Klein
Reagan
United States
Congressional Joint Economic Committee
Janet L. Norwood
Bureau
Pearce Street Journal Backing Down
A doctor tells patients they are aging as backs give way more often than they do. FH
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Pearce Street Journal
Around Town Highlights From Local News
Brandon Boyd sets career goals high. Daphna Hutchkiss bakes, Kari Young and Rufus Young fish well, Linda Wooster debuts in film. Jeff Rhea greets his aunt. Danny Jackson insists he is never late. Robert Barrow overhauls specs repeatedly. Jeanette Courtney thinks young, Dot Ganson enjoys East Texas, Mildred Schaefer discusses old yellow and the gray ghost. James Rucker skates vigorously. M Liss Brockman plans a program.
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Brandon Boyd
Daphna Hutchkiss
Kari Young
Rufus Young
Linda Wooster
Jeff Rhea
Danny Jackson
Robert Barrow
Jeanette Courtney
Dot Ganson
Texas
Mildred Schaefer
James Rucker
M’liss Brockman
Baytown Eyes HUD Loan for Texas Avenue Revival
Baytown officials weighing a HUD 312 loan to revitalize Texas Avenue as part of a downtown redevelopment. City Council may seek HUD funds totaling about 3 million across Texas and nearby states, with administration to stay local under HUD guidelines. Public officials stress careful study of facts before approving a resolution at the August 23 meeting.
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David Byford
Baytown
Jerry Fletcher
Fletcher
HUD
Texas Avenue
Roy Fuller
Fuller
James A. “Bitsy
Davis
Texas
Baytown Area Weekend Weather Note
Classified crossword item reports weather for Baytown with partly cloudy skies and rain chances of 20 percent Friday night and 30 percent Saturday. Night temperatures around the low 70s, Friday's high near 95. prior 8 a.m. Thursday to 8 a.m. Friday recorded lows of 69 and a high of 95.
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Baytown
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