Williams serves as Governor for a Day in Texas Capitol ceremony
Sen Lindon Williams, president pro tem of the State Senate, acts as Governor for a Day with a large crowd in the Senate chamber. Cannons fire a 13 gun salute rattling the chamber windows as Williams flags a tough upcoming session amid a financial crisis and opposition to new taxes. Various bands and choirs perform on Capitol grounds, followed by tours of the governor's mansion and Capitol, and a Capitol Grounds barbecue.
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Lisa Ocker Austin
Lindon Williams
State Senate
Williams
Senate
Texas National Guard
Ross Volunteers
Texas A&m University
University of Texas Longhorn
Arabia Temple Shrine
North Shore High School
Capitol Grounds
Capitol Rotunda
Houston Baptist University Singers
Capitol
Governor's Mansion
Capitol Building
Texas Senate
Evelyn
House
Sun
Lisa Ocker
Reagan set to full defense budget cuts
President Reagan moves from domestic cuts to the Pentagon, considering a plan to freeze most military spending at current levels, saving about eight billion dollars next year. Stockman drafts the proposal while cabinet officials face the challenge of sustaining the administration deficit reduction goals.
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Washington
Reagan
Pentagon
David A. Stockman
Defense
Caspar Weinberger
Administration
U.S
Soviet Union
Stockman
Congress
Tutu Accepts Nobel Peace Prize Amid Bomb Threat
Desmond Tutu accepted the Nobel Peace Prize in Oslo despite a bomb threat that forced police to evacuate Aula Festival Hall. Security cleared Tutu, his family, King Olav V, and hundreds of diplomats as the ceremony halted with live TV transmission interrupted.
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Oslo
Norway
Desmond Tutu
Oslo University
Aula Festival Hall
Tutu
Olav V
Nobel Committee
South Africa
Alfred Nobel
Goodfellows Help Children In Baytown Christmas Drive
The Baytown Goodfellows seek to raise 14000 to provide toys for about 2500 children via TV ads stores and catalogs. Donations are listed in The Baytown Sun or sent to P O Box 0 Baytown Texas 77522 or delivered to The Sun office.
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Goodfellow
Baytown
Baytown Goodfellows
Baytown Sun
Goodfellows
P.O
Texas
Sun
Memorial Drive
Pearce Street Journal Nonsense Adage Breaks Monotony
A playful snippet from the Pearce Street Journal offers a rhyming adage about breaking monotony with a touch of light nonsense. The line suggests that a dash of whimsy is relish for the best of men.
Around Town highlights and hometown notes
Sue Moore looks pretty in gray. Brandy Bunce enjoys a Christmas parade of boats. Donna Fowler is surprised by a former coworker. Sylvia M. Jared in Allenbrook Health Care Facility celebrates the 25th anniversary of the Texas Institute of Research and Rehabilitation in Houston. Mike Graxiola and Debbie greet a baby girl, Trisha Leigh. Graxiola moves from The Sun to publisher role at Seguin Gazette Enterprise. Lois Andrews and Cedar Bayou Junior School 8 A basketball team praised by sixth graders.
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Sue Moore
Brandy Bunce
Donna Fowler
Sylvia M. Jared
Allenbrook
Texas Institute of Research and Rehabilitation
Houston
Baytown Sun
Mike Graxiola
Debbie
Trisha Leigh
Graxiola
The
Sun
Seguin Gazette Enterprise
Lois Andrews
Cedar Bayou Junior School
Distributive Education trains Baytown students for business
High school students in Baytown engage in the Distributive Education program, gaining hands on retail experience while earning credit. Involvement spans Robert E. Lee and Ross S. Sterling high schools with 68 students working at local shops and restaurants. Teachers Bays and Bergdahl supervise progress through eight employer visits a year and six week written reports, shaping mature, initiative driven workers.
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Linner Schlobohm
Baytown
Claire Bays
Ross S. Sterling
Leslie Couch
Diversified Occupations
Robert E. Lee and
Ross S. Sterling High
RSS
Bays
REL
Sim Bergdahl
Bergdahl
Iverson
Weather outlook for Baytonians turns cloudy and mild
Forecast calls for increasing cloudiness and near 50 degree temperatures Monday night. Tuesday remains mostly cloudy and mild with highs in the low 70s. A record shows 56 degrees low and 78 degrees high from 8 a.m. Sunday to 8 a.m. Monday.
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Bob
Baytown Kennel Club
Mirabeau B. Lamar P.T.A
C.R
Debbie Bennett
Hilda von Speilhau
Darren
Karen Franta
Papa Green
E.P. Hie
Raymond Hill
A.M. Young
Donald Todd Seesus
Bill Hurst
Pearce Street Journal
Dimension
Ene
Terete
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Saterday Banking
Carl Ict’ Sles
Century Savings
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