Four Navy ships head out as possibility of war builds up
Four of seven Virginia based Navy ships with deployment orders sailed Sunday as tensions rose ahead of a possible war with Iraq. Portland Ashland Kearsarge and Bataan left Norfolk and Little Creek to carry 8 000 plus Marines while three more ships did so Friday from Hampton Roads.
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Little Creek Naval Amphibious Base
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Norfolk Naval Station
Hampton Roads
Kerri Rodriguez
Edgar Rodriguez
Black lights and rock music boost bowling at San Jacinto
San Jacinto Bowling Center adapts to attract crowds with cosmic bowling on Fridays and Saturdays, featuring black lights, glow effects, and rock or country sets. Manager Jamie Foreman notes new touch screens, updated seating, and a city smoking ban creating a more family friendly environment.
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San Jacinto Bowling Center
Foreman
Baytown
Baytown Sun
Matthew Cook
Mark Wortham
Wortham
Chance Crawford
Who's in charge at the mall store inquiry
A caller asks who leads operations at the mall store and provides a contact number 281 427 5252 for follow up. The message centers on identifying the responsible manager or department in charge.
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Emall
Traffic light study urged at Bush Road and Lynchburg Cedar Bayou
City spokesperson Gary Smith notes the Bush Road Lynchburg Cedar Bayou intersection lies outside Baytown limits. Residents push for a traffic light to ease backups on Bush Road and to assist left turns from John Martin onto Cedar Bayou-Lynchburg. They also question Baker and Decker rework, asking why a west side left turn lane was not added to prevent Baker bottlenecks amid a concrete median.
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Bush
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Gary Smith
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Baytown
Cedar Bayou Road
Crosby Church Opens 3 Million Facility Amid Growth
Crosby Church prepares to unveil a 25 000 square foot, 3 million dollar building seating 1 850 with classrooms nurseries offices and a bookstore. Services start Sunday at 10 30 am. dedication to follow after testing. The facility replaces the current gym sanctuary to expand youth activities and fellowship space.
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Capitol to fill with lobbyists
Outside the Texas House chamber a crowd of polished professionals gathers to meet lawmakers. They represent oil firms banks utilities hospitals and newspapers aiming to influence passage or defeat of specific bills. The piece notes the organized Lobby activity and directs readers to Page 3A for more.
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Lobby
Former Sun executive James Hale dies at 75
Baytown mourns the death of James H. Hale a retired newspaper executive who spent six years at The Baytown Sun and built a 50 year career including 15 years as publisher of The Kansas City Star. He died Sunday at Texoma Medical Center Denison Texas of natural causes aged 75 as per his son Robert O. Hale publisher of The Walton Tribune.
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Denison
Texas
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