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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 19, 2003
Page
4
The Che Bartown Sun traces its origins to 1922, with Wanda Gamer Gash serving as editor and publisher, and David Bloom as managing editor. Fred Hartman held the role of publisher emeritus from 1950 to 1974.
A Aug 9 to Aug 10 theft drained about $2000 from VFW Post 912 on North Main Street. The break in worsens a prior financial strain as the post funds flags for veterans’ graves and local Bicentennial Park ceremonies. Community urged to donate and support the post as editors urge action against crime.
About 200 nuclear scientists and U S Defense officials met in Nebraska to discuss adapting the arsenal for a post Cold War era. The plan emphasizes bunker busting bombs to strike stockpiled WMD rather than civilian targets. Bush asks Congress to fund these expanded nuclear capabilities, including devices up to ten times Hiroshima’s blast. The effort aims to blur lines between conventional and nuclear weapons, risking wider appeal of such arms.
The Baytown Sun invites community input with weekly editorial board meetings at 2 p.m. on Wednesdays. To arrange visits or submit letters and guest columns contact Managing Editor David Bloom, and send signed pieces to Wanda Garner Cash or David Bloom at P O Box 90 Baytown TX 77522, or via fax and email.
Guest column praises Arnold for announcing his California gubernatorial bid on The Tonight Show. It notes polls show him leading Cruz Bustamante and criticizes Davis era woes while urging vision over detail. Journalist Joseph Perkins signs off from The Union-Tribune.
A Baytown reader recalls a striking World War I sight of a tall Marine and glamorous companion near the Texan Theater. The correspondent later befriended Roy Walker at Exxon, confirming the admired Marine’s positive traits and lifelong admiration. Semper Fi.
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