Pearl Harbor veterans recall 61st anniversary memories
World War II veterans from Dallas Baytown and Goose Creek recount the Pearl Harbor attack and their service. Thurman Ickes, 17, recalls a shocked wakeup in 1941 and Pacific duty as a Navy mechanic. Ray Fowler, 16, describes church radio news before serving in the Navy and leading a local VFW post. Hobart Enoch, in the 102nd Infantry, reflects on Europe and a long, reflective career.
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Pearl Harbor
U.S. Naval Base
United States
Thurman Ickes
Dallas
Texas
Baytown
Ray Fowler
Cedar Bayou High School
Fowler
Hobart Enoch
Lee College
Hawaii
Ickes
Navy
Pacific
Enoch
Air Corps
Europe
VFW
U.S.S. Franklin
Treasure Island
Goose Creek
Forecast predicts above average Atlantic hurricane season 2003
Colorado State University professor William Gray and team forecast 12 named storms from June to November 2003 with eight hurricanes and three reaching major intensity. They cite end of El Nino and rising sea temperatures as drivers, noting 68 percent chance of a major US coastline hurricane.
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Fort Collins
Colo
Colorado State University
William Gray
Gray
Atlantic
Lawmakers Face Budget Cuts Across State Agencies
Eastland ith District Court of Appeals could operate with a 3 to 5 percent cut risking access to the public by mail if phones and a guard are removed, Chief Justice Arnot warned. Examiners board and other agencies offered mixed flexibility, with some cuts limited to newsletters or staff reallocations as Comptroller Rylander aids Perry.
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Austin
Ith District Court of Appeals
Eastland
W.G. Arnot Tit
Rick Perry
Arnot
Polygraph Examiners Board
Frank DiTucci
Texas Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners
Carole Keeton Rylander
Perry
Associated Press
Christmas on Texas Avenue Street Festival Today
The annual Christmas on Texas Avenue runs from 1.0 a.m. to 5 p.m. with events along Texas Avenue from the Symbolic Oak Tree to North Main Street and portions of West Defoe Street. Admission is free. six blocks from Commerce to Felton will close. Parking is available on side streets Grace United Methodist lot at Pruett and Sterling, Memorial Baptist Church Activities Building lot, and Lee College lot near Felton.
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Texas Avenue
North Main Street
West Defoe Street
Commerce
Felton
Grace United Methodist
Pruett and
Sterling
Memorial Baptist Church
Defoe
Lee College
Mental Health Association explains role and needs support
The Mental Health Association of Greater Houston advocates for education and awareness about mental illness and seeks support from United Way of the Baytown Area. Director Gay McFarland notes efforts to reduce stigma, promote proper care, and expand mental health insurance coverage, with Ocean Energy cited as a local insurer example. The group also funds the Yates Children Memorial Fund for Women’s Mental Health Education and offers referral and information services.
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The
Mental Health Association of
Greater Houston
United Way
Gay McFarland
Mental Health Association
McFarland
Ber
Yates Children Memorial Fund For
Houston
Ocean Energy
United Way Baytown reaches 94 percent of goal
Campaign update shows a 2002-2003 goal of 1.76 million for United Way of the Baytown Area. Collected so far is 1,661,722, about 94.4 percent, supporting 26 agencies offering health and human services in Baytown McNair Highlands Mont Belvieu and West Chambers County.
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United Way of
Baytown
United Way
Baytown Area
McNair
Highlands
Mont Belvieu
West Chambers County
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Stephen Tate
Juliana Yolland
Caroline Mares
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April Castro
Matthew Cook
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