Calculated gamble fuels Discovery launch to space
NASA chief Michael Griffin overruled two managers fearing foam debris from the fuel tank could harm the space shuttle. Discovery was set to lift off from Kennedy Space Center at 3 49 p m EDT, the first shuttle launch in almost a year amid storm clouds and safety risk discussions about ice frost ramps and foam shedding.
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Cape Canaveral
Fla
NASA
Michael Griffin
Discovery
Kennedy Space Center
Griffin
Columbia
Challenger
Bryan O’connor
Space Agency
Christopher Scolese
Scolese
O'Connor
Scorese
International Space Station
Cleanup efforts begin at Cox Road landfill showdown
Billie Rowsey reports mushroom shaped toxic cloud sightings near the Cox Road dump. The Cox Group led cleanup plans with TCEQ and EPA oversight aim to finish by early 2008, including fencing drilling and soil sampling while TRRP monitors risk and action plans. Local resident Karl Christen welcomes action but worries about wells and odors while previous tests found contaminants but officials downplay risk.
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Rowsey
TCEQ
Terry Clawson
Houston
Cox Group
CRG
Texas Commission On Environmental Quality
Environmental Protection Agency
EPA
Exxon Mobil Corporation
Lubrizol Corporation
United States Steel Corporation
Jen Webster
Dayton
Webster
Karl Christen
Christen
Clawson
Cox Road Group
Sailboat program offers free trips for disabled children
Saidah hosts inaugural Baytown sailing days for children with disabilities with a safety lesson and sailing terminology. Three sessions Thursday and Friday run three hours each, free to participants, with six children per trip and guardians aboard. Lunch planned, life jackets required, waivers signed.
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Saidah
Baytown
Indiana
Heartofsailing.org
Zephyr
Bayland Marina
Heart of Sailing
Baytown Ornament Promotes Local History Keepsake
The Baytown Historical Society offers a black and white 3 1/4 inch ornament featuring the Quack Shack at a $9 discount for orders by July 15. Proceeds fund restoration at Republic of Texas Plaza Park. brass stands sold separately, shipping available for out of town orders.
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Mitchell
Baytown
Republic of Texas
Perry touts teacher pay raise and TAKS debate in Texas
Texas Governor Perry addressed teachers praising the $2,000 pay raise and his school finance plan. He contrasted with opponent Chris Bell over TAKS use, while independent candidate Kinky Friedman urged ending TAKS and legalizing casino gambling to fund education. challengers call for higher teacher pay beyond the $2,000 raise.
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Texas
Perry
Chris Bell
Bell
Strayhorn
Kinky Friedman
Friedman
Robert Black
Gov. Perry
Black
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Lynchburg Ferry
Brown-McKay
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