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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 28, 2006
Page
1
Twenty years ago Space Shuttle Challenger exploded soon after liftoff witnessed by spectators gathered for the historic mission featuring the first teacher in space. The disaster stunned the nation and reshaped NASA safety and mission planning.
The Baytown Council of the American Diabetes Association held its annual fund raising ball at the Riviera this year. Local donors and supporters attended the event to raise funds for diabetes research and education.
Obituary notices list Phillip Schamp Anna Mae Hester Olga Gregory and Jim Broomas with Jim Lovell pending. Indicates families mourn and honor deceased individuals with brief notices from the local paper.
Cloudy and breezy with showers, high around 70 and low near 52. Lottery numbers drawn include Mega Millions 2 7 8 18 29 MB 46 Megaplier 3 and Lotto Texas 1 10 17 30 41 BB 34 plus Cash Five 7 8 12 23 . Texas Two Step 17 18 20 28 BB 14.
The Baytown Police Academy unveiled the Robert P. Merchant Police Academy during a grand opening amid city leaders. The $1.5 million facility features four multipurpose training rooms a full gymnasium and weight room. The project caps a decade long move from temporary locations dating back to 1973 with training previously at Lee College San Jacinto Medical Building the old Municipal Courts building and the National Guard Armory.
Teena Still of the Kelsey Sebold clinic at NASA donated a memorial quilt to the Christa McAuliffe exhibit at Framingham State College in honor of the Challenger disaster’s 20th anniversary. Still calls the quilt her labor of love, transforming a simple patriotic red white and blue project into a tribute to the seven astronauts.
Baytown council revised the designated truck route after a police department recommendation. The 26,000 pound capacity threshold governs trucks. Massey Tompkins Road and Garth Road sections were removed, Bayway Drive added. Two councilmen opposed. police Chief Byron Jones cited public safety while Mahan criticized Bayway Drive changes.
Derek Sauls and Stacy Pipes form a romantic pair in a performance of Cole Porter’s I’ve Got You Under My Skin. The Red Stocking Revue 2006 runs tonight at 7 p.m. in the Robert E. Lee High School auditorium.
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