Hobby Airport through the years and a Baytown native
Baytown native Chris Buckner reflects on Hobby Airport history from its 1927 W.T. Carter Field origins through its many name changes to Houston International and finally Hobby. He recalls family visits, terminal views, and how changes in aviation reshape the way passengers greet loved ones at the tarmac. Don and Rilma Lee Riggs’ Houston visit ties personal memory to evolving aviation culture.
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Hobby Airport
Beavo
Edna Mae Beavers
Washington, D.C
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Rilma Lee Riggs
Houston
Enjay Chemical
Humble
Baytown
Dad
Baton Rouge
LSU
Rilma Lee
Florida
Hobby
Houston International Airport
Airport Road
John Wayne
Vera Miles
Katharine Ross
W.T. Carter
Houston Municipal Airport
Howard R. Hughes
Houston Municipal
Hughes
Houston International
Texas
William P. Hobby
Intercontinental
Southwest Airlines
Dallas
Love Field
Eastern
Braniff
Pan AM
TWA
TTA
Trans Texas
Notable Quotes and February 9 History Highlight
Quotables note accountability calls after big errors at agencies. Astronaut Mark Kelly reports his wife recovering rapidly from a forehead gunshot as he plans to depart. Today marks Feb 9 2011, the 40th day of the year with 325 remaining, and recalls Adolph Coors III murder in Golden Colorado on this date in 1960.
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Kit Bond
Senate Intelligence Committee
Mark Kelly
Adolph Coors Co
Adolph Coors III
Golden
Colo
Coors
Joseph Corbett Jr
Corbett
Today in History highlights key events from 1773 to 1971
The list recalls William Henry Harrison birth in Virginia in 1773, Adams elected president in 1825, Jefferson Davis chosen provisional CSA president in 1861, the Weather Bureau founding in 1870, wartime daylight saving in 1942, Guadalcanal Allied victory in 1943, McCarthy's 1950 Wheeling charges, and Apollo 14 returning in 1971.
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Charles City
House of Representatives
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Jefferson Davis
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U.S. Weather Bureau
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Wheeling
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Joseph McCarthy
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State Department
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Moon
Thirty Year Egyptian Mistake Warns Against Intervention
Dr. Ron Paul argues U S foreign aid policy toward Egypt has destabilized the region since 1978. He asserts aid propped up a corrupt regime, fueled resentment of America and Israel, and urges leaving Egypt to its people while promoting open trade and travel.
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U.S
Israel
America
Middle East
United States
Mohamed ElBaradei
Omar Suleiman
Mubarak
Eisenhower
Ron Paul
House of Representatives
Contact details for political figures
The text lists contact numbers for Barack Obama and Representative Ted Poe. It provides a White House fax number and district office lines, indicating channels to reach the president and a member of Congress.
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Baytownsun.com
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