Baytown Lions Club kicks off flag fundraiser for local causes
The Baytown Lions Club launches a $30 Stars and Swipes flag display fundraiser on six holidays, aiding eyeglasses for needy children, the Crippled Children's Camp, and scholarships. Dwayne Litteer can be contacted for details. Cheers to Baytown Symphony Orchestra volunteers and to participants in the Christmas parade and Christmas on Texas Avenue festival. Jeers to theft and vandalism of decorations. Readers urged to submit cheers and jeers. published weekly Mondays.
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Baytown Lions Club
Lions Club
Dwayne Litteer
Baytown
Texas Avenue
Parks and Recreation Department
Bicentennial Park
Parks Department
Santa Claus
Lee
Sterling High Schools
Goose Creek
Baytown Sun Editorial Board Seeks Community Submissions
The Baytown Sun invites letters up to 300 words and guest columns up to 500 words on public issues. Submit signed pieces with writer contact, one per month, to Wanda Garner Cash or David Bloom, P O Box 90 Baytown 77522, or by fax 281 427 1880 or email sure news baytownsun com.
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Baytown Sun
David Bloom
Wanda Garner Cash
Joseph Lohan
Dee Anne Navarre
Jim Finley
Sun
Jane Howard Lee
the Sun
The
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Baytown
Sure News
Baytownsun.com
ALA urged to defend Cuban independent librarians
Nat Hentoff argues the American Library Association shirks human rights by not condemning Castro’s imprisonment of 75 dissidents including independent Cuban librarians. He notes ALA’s silence contrasts with Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch calls for released prisoners and free access to information.
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FBI
John Ashcroft
American Library Association
ALA
Fidel Castro
Amnesty International
Toronto
Castro
Cuba
Librari
Ans
Sulag
International Federation of Library Associations
Hague
Netherlands
Jose Miguel Vivanco
Americas
Human Rights Watch
Washington Post
Vaclav Havel
Czech Republic
Lech Walesa
Poland
Arpad Goncz
Hungary
Progressive Magazine
Howard Zinn
Nozm Chomsky
Matthew Rothschild
Corel West
George Orwell
San Diego
Ashcroft
Dec 8 2003 highlights across history
On this date, 1941 the United States declared war after Pearl Harbor. Washington crossed into Pennsylvania in 1776. Pius IX proclaimed the Immaculate Conception in 1854. Lincoln announced Reconstruction in 1863. AFL founded in 1886. Irving Berlin revue opened in 1914. Meir died in 1978. Lennon was killed in 1980. Associated Press summary of notable anniversaries.
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United States
Congress
Japan
Pearl Harbor
George Washington
Delaware River
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
Pius IX
Lincoln
South
American Federation of Labor
Columbus
Ohio
Irving Berlin
New York
Formosa
Golda Meir
Jerusalem
John Lennon
New York City
Associated Press
San Jacinto Mall announced by Paul Broadhead in 1978
In 1978 developer Paul Broadhead and Associates announced plans for San Jacinto Mall on a 110-acre site at Interstate 10 and Garth. The proposal marked a major retail project for the area and signaled growth plans for Baytown.
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Paul Broadhead
San Jacinto Mall
Interstate 10
Garth
Barbers Hill
Baytown City Council Details and Meeting Schedule
City Hall at 2401 Market St lists City Manager Gary Jackson and Mayor Pete Alfaro with district councilors serving two year terms. Members meet the second and fourth Thursdays of each month at 6 20 p m at City Hall for council sessions.
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Market St. Baytown
Texas
Gary Jackson
Pete Alfaro
Mercedes Renteria Tll
Scott Sheley
Calvin Mundinger
Don Murray
Ronnie Anderson
Coleman Godwin
City Hall
Goose Creek Administration
Interstate
East
P.Q. Box
Baytown
Barbara
Suiltis Board of Trustees
Phelutria Barnes
Rosa Rodriguez
Weston Cotten
James Lewis
Clarence Albus
Jepp Busch
Steve Fischer
S. Whiting Baytown
Martha Ellis
Board of Regents
Bill Blake
Keith Coburn
Don Coffey
Wayne Gray
Susan Moore-Fontenot
Ronald Haddox
Mark Hall
Mark Himsel
Jess D. Navarre
Tucker Hall
Goose Creek and Barbers Hill ISD Trustee Contact List
A compiled contact roster shows Goose Creek CISD and Barbers Hill ISD trustees and administrators, with addresses in Baytown Mont Belvieu and Anahuac Texas. It lists positions, phone numbers, term lengths, and meeting times, noting boards meet monthly.
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Barbers Hill
P.O. Box
Mont Belvieu
Texas
Tim Sonnenberg
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Joseph Dohan
Baytownsun
Newt
American Library Assoc
Nat Hentoff
Adair
Jean Shepherd
City of
Barbers Hill Isd
Anahuac
ISD
Linda Kay Barnhart
Board of Trustees
Clint Fancher
Gayle Peveto
Allen Herrington
Thomas E
Gene” Baker
Eddie Foster
Jessie D. “Dee” Leggett
Kendall L. Barrow
Lee College
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