Editorial: Agencies resist Congress deficit cutting orders
Nearly two dozen federal agencies risk funding cuts by refusing to trim about 3 billion in overhead costs. Agencies target travel public relations advertising and consultant fees while Defense Department again blocks reductions. Reagan pressed for deficit cuts as Congress mandated a government wide effort overseen by the Office of Management and Budget.
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Defense Department
Department
Reagan
Office of Management and Budget
AMA votes to abolish boxing and push for laws
The House of Delegates of the American Medical Association urges doctors nationwide to advocate state and local anti boxing statutes. They warn boxing endangers fighters and highlight brain injuries while acknowledging defenders ready to resist.
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American Medical Association
AMA
January 6 in history highlights from 1838 to 1919
On this day in history, Samuel Morse publicly demonstrated the telegraph in Morristown in 1838, Joan of Arc was born in 1412, Henry VII married Anne of Cleves in 1540, George Washington and Martha Washington were married in 1758, New Mexico became the 47th state in 1912, and Theodore Roosevelt died in Oyster Bay in 1919.
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Samuel Morse
Morristown
N.J
Joan of Arc
Henry VII
England
Anne of Cleves
George Washington
Martha Dandridge Custis
New Mexico
Union
United States
Theodore Roosevelt
Oyster Bay
N.Y
Baytown Sun Masthead and Staff Notice
The Baytown Sun lists Leon Brown and Fred Hornberge as Advertising Director and Circulation Manager. It notes second class mail matter at Baytown Post Office and pricing for subscriptions, plus standard rights and letters policies.
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Texas
Act of Congress of Moreh
PO Bow
Comer
Sing'e Sop Pree
Scents Carty
Socents
Sumtay Moilratese Vest
Notinneily
Coste Publications
Lumben
TRE Associated
David Hall wins Texas Observer Hero of the People Award
Baytown native David Hall, longtime executive director of Texas Rural Legal Aid, is named the Observer’s first Hero of the People for 1960s to present work aiding farm workers. The profile notes his legal career, Castaneda v. Partida, and TRLA’s role in housing, labor, voting rights, and health care reform.
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Texas Observer
Jine
David Hall
Baytown
Observer
David
Nan Hall
Ike Hall
Texas Rural Legal Aid
Texas
Utah Street
Geoffrey Rips
Peace Corps
Venezuela
University of Texas
Rio Grande Valley
United Farm Workers
National Farm Workers Service
South Texas
American Civil Liberties Union
Pharr
South Texas Project
Castaneda
Partida
U.S. Supreme Court
Hidalgo County
TRLA
Vna
ACLU
McAllen City Hospital
Lower
Van Deventer 1955 Kiwanis president takes office
Baytown Kiwanis inaugurates new officers led by R L Van Deventer as president with George Bays first vice president and Sam Alford as second vice president. Other officers include Dave Tracht secretary, Robert Kerr treasurer, and Leon Matthis chaplain. Houston Mayor Roy Hofheinz to speak at Baytown Chamber dinner Jan 24.
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Kiwanis
Baytown Sun
Sam Pryor
California
Sam B. Pryor
Wooster
Arizona
Claude &. Sinson
First Christian Church
Lillie Duke Hospital
Jane Bailey
R.L. van Deventer
Baytown Kiwanis
George Bays
Sam Alford
Dave Tracht
Robert
Beverly Winegartener
George H. Gentry
Gentry
AR. Stark
L.D. Victory
Boyd Hill
Karl Opryshek
Charles Allen
Houston
First Methodist Church
Goose Creek Country Club Ladies Association
Dan Mundinger
Progam
Uncle Bob the Unforgettable Hobo Storekeeper
Preston Pendergrass recalls Uncle Bob Darron a famed hobo who ran a small general store and bootlegged moonshine. Crippled in a rail accident, he crafted a chimney pulley to haul bottles and sold moonshine for two to three dollars a pint, finally buying a boxy Chevrolet and driving from the back seat.
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Preston Pendergrass
Uncle Bob
Denver
Georgia
Tennessee
Bond
Bob
Yule Season Reflections From The Sun Editor
Jim Kyle, feature editor of The Sun, recalls the Christmas tree staying lit as memories of family, holiday meals, and childhood dreams flood his thoughts. He notes the empty living room, the unplugged lights, and a wife's timely reminder to store the tree away.
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Poe
Jim Kyle
the Sun
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