West Point honor code overhaul urged by commission
A commission headed by former astronaut Frank Borman calls for reinstating 121 cadets and reforming the honor system to allow punishments short of expulsion. It urges that cadet boards weigh self reporting and offer counseling for minor offenses to fit the crime while maintaining the code’s wording. The Pentagon will study the report as critics say the current system damages integrity and fosters hypocrisy.
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Frank Borman
West Point
Pentagon
Commission
Cambodia
My Lai
Defense
Needy Pupils Lunch Program Began In 1937
Sun Files recounts Baytown area history from 1937 1947 1957 including the start of the Tri-Cities Thrift Exchange lunch program for needy children under Mrs R R Bains and Joe Reid reports Baytown garbage collections resume after truck repair Gorse Creek City Commission raises salaries and Tri-Cities Chamber backs Goose Creek Pelly consolidation with a Jan 25 tunnel bond election. Footnotes mention Alton Laird later becoming a college administrator and a religious citation closes the excerpt.
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Baytown Sun
Tri-Cities
Edith Busch
Murray Busch
Lillie Duke Hospital
Raymond Baca
Harris County Water District 7
Baytown
Joe DeHart
Martindale Sporting Goods
DeHarts
Gorse Creek
Editorial Page a Features Priday, Jeanery 7, 1977
An editorial page highlights feature writings by Priday and Jeanery dated July 7, 1977. It surveys opinions on local affairs and community concerns with commentary typical of the period.
Tax Reform Act and Stocks in Inflation Times
The Tax Reform Act of 1976 bases heirs’ capital gains on stock prices as of December 31, 1976. Inflation has eroded stock buying power and many investors face depressed values, with inflation draining fixed incomes and impacting future profits and stock prices. Some analysts foresee a gradual upward drift as inflation recedes.
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New York
Dow Jones
Baytown Optimists Welcome Stranger program hosts lunch
Readers recount an unexpected roadside stop by a Constable and Baytown Evening Optimists inviting them to lunch at Newby's. Led by Constable Jim McKindree and Optimist Dean Rounds, they met Optimist President John Singer, District Governor Lester Alford, Baytown Mayor Tom Gentry and other members and learned about the club's caring community efforts.
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Baytown
Jim McKindree
Dean Rounds
Newby’s
John Singer
Optimist
Lester Alford
Tom Gentry
Baytown Sun Names Editorial and Staff Details
Baytown Sun personnel listings show editors publishers and managers including Leon Brown and Jum Wadley as editors and Fred Hornberger as general manager. A letter from Rick Jacobs of Lake Charles La thanks Jim Finley and staff for football season coverage and photos, signed by Bill L Farmer Barbers Hill School District superintendent.
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Leon Brown
Jum Wadley
Fred Hornberger
Fred Hartman
Southern Newspapers, Inc
Jim Finley
The
Baytown Sun
Jim
Bill L. Farmer
Barbers Hill
FDA accused officials warn saccharin risks and aspartame flaws
The piece reports private alarm among FDA officials over saccharin and aspartame safety. It notes tests linking saccharin to malignant bladder cancer and uterine tumors, delays in warnings, and possible industry influence. It also details alleged data edits at Searle for aspartame, calls for grand jury scrutiny, and an FDA probe funded by the company itself.
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FDA
Pe Vately
General Accounting Office
Howie Kurtz
G.D. Searle and Company
Searle
FDA Ignores Saccharin Peril and Alaska Pipeline Controversy
The report alleges the FDA ignored saccharin dangers while a Mollison Knudsen led Alaska pipeline project progressed. Andrew Rollins allegedly accepted favors, including plane rides and vacations, amid investigations. House subcommittee members, led by Rep. Dingell, pressed questions but inspectors faced intimidation. Turned-back authority limited inspectors to halt work if laws were broken.
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Alaska Pipeline
Andrew Rollins
Mollison-Knudsen Construction Combine
Rollins
Morrisonudsen
House
Exergy and Power
John
Dingell
D-Mich
Turner
Trigeminal neuralgia treatment options discussed
A reader and doctor discuss managing painful trigeminal neuralgia. Treatments include Tegretol and Dilantin, with potential adjustments. Alternatives include nerve injection, nerve destruction therapies, and selective electrocoagulation surgery to relieve pain and possibly reduce medication needs.
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