Opportunity rover beams first Mars images from landing site
Scientists astonished by rocks and surface features seen in initial black and white and color photos from NASA s Opportunity rover on Mars. Images show smooth dark areas and light bedrock slabs with clear rover bounce marks. Governors and officials watched from JPL mission control as crew expressed awe at the alien landscape.
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Opportunity
Mars
Earth
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Cornell University
NASA
Mission Control
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Pasadena
Arnold Schwarzenegger
Maria Shriver
Richard Cook
Meridians Planum
Bush era WMD doubts persist after Kay findings
Kay maintained that Iraq likely pursued weapons programs though no stockpiles or missiles were found. He argued the intelligence community bears responsibility for exaggerations that led to war, while White House officials defended the prewar claims.
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Bush
CIA
White House
Iraq
John Kerry
D-Mass
Roberts
CNN
U.S
Saddam Hussein
Saddam
Fire at Northwood apartment under investigation in Baytown
Police report a Saturday night fire on the first floor of a vacant two story building at 1206 Northwood, 300 block, under investigation with no damage estimate yet. Separately, a 25 year old Baytown woman was arrested at Market Street and W Jexas Avenue after a traffic stop for six Precinct 3 warrants including an unrestrained child, no license, expired inspection and failure to appear.
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Baytown
Market Street
W. Jexas Avenue
Baytown Woman Arrested on Burglary Warrant at Hingis Street
Police responding to a disturbance in the 3300 block of Hingis Street at 12:39 a.m. Sunday arrested a 36-year-old Baytown woman found to hold a Harris County warrant for burglary of a building. Bond set at $15,000.
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Hingis Street
Baytown
Harris County
Armed felon detained after gun possession arrest
A 26 year old Baytown man was detained at 2:30 p.m. Saturday at the Martin Luther King and Johnston intersection after mumbling he had a gun. Officers found a 9mm in his possession and arrested him on unauthorized carrying of a weapon by a felon, a third degree felony. He was taken to Baytown jail with bond set at $10,000.
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Baytown
Martin Luther King and
Johnston
Man Arrested After Striking Fence and Fleeing
Baytown police arrested a local man at 11 42 p m for failure to stop and give information after striking refinery fence in the GOO block of S Airhart and fleeing. About 750 dollars in damage was reported. Police logs note 173 calls from Friday to Saturday including alarms assaults auto thefts burglaries disturbances shots fired and various accidents. Crime Stoppers offers cash tips with anonymity at 261-472-TIPS.
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Baytown
S. Airhart
Baytown genealogy event invites sharing family histories
Baytown residents can learn about local historical societies and how to join them at a Saturday meeting led by Baytown Genealogical Society president Berta Mask. Attendees should bring names, maiden names, dates, places, and stories to uncover ancestral ties. representatives will answer questions at the Baytown Genealogy Library from 10 am to noon and 2 to 4 pm, with directions to 5203 Decker Drive.
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Confederate Veterans
United Daughters of the Confederacy
Magna Carta Dames
The
War of 1812
Jamestown Society
Texas Ranger
Texas Rangers and Their Descendants Society
Berta Mask
Baytown Genealogical Society
Baytown
Berta
Sonny Mask
Goodrich
Bayway Drive
Decker Drive
Bay Area Rehab Complex
Farewell: Cash of Plano Leaves Baytown for Bellville
The Chappells plan a move from Baytown to Bellville prompting shock and memories. Brent Chappell recalls Baytown childhood parallels while David Chappell notes changes like the Fred Hartman Bridge. Nancy Chappell reflects on leaving Pumphrey Elementary after 25 years and missing church friends. Neighbors and friends express farewell thoughts and hopes to visit. David vows frequent visits.
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Cash
Plano
Cush
Baytown
Chappells
Bellville
Brent Chappell
San Antonio
David Chappell
Fred Hartman
Nancy Chappell
Pumphrey
Kyle Fanning
David
Clovis Kelly
the Chappells
Iraq Toll Rises as Bomb Attacks Kill Six Soldiers
The report details U S raids in Baquba Mukayshifa and other towns after a surge of violence that left six American soldiers dead. It notes 513 U S service members have died since the Iraq war began and outlines political disputes over sovereignty timing and the selection of Iraq’s next legislature led by Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani.
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Baghdad
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Bush
Grand Ayatollah
Afia Husseini al-Sistani
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