Baytown 1962 remembers Elvis and space parade beginnings
Wanda Orton recalls Baytown in 1962 as the space center looms near Clear Lake and NASA’s Houston welcome parade. July 4 at Brunson Theater featured Kid Galahad with Elvis Presley while locals watched TV and reminisced about mellorine ice cream and classic shows. W.L. Ward leads area officials on review stand.
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Brownwood
Baytown Nature Center
Carla
Baytown
Houston- Galveston
Space Center
Houston
W.L. “Dub” Ward
NASA
Scott Carpenter
Gus Grissom
Wally Schirra
Alan B. Shepard
John H. Glenn
Deke Slayton
Gordon Cooper
Shepard
Baytown Rotary Club
W.D
Bill" Broyles Sr
Knox Beavers
Cheney Coker
Broyles
Bill Jr
Robert E. Lee
Texas Monthly
Bill
China Beach
Brunson Theater
Kid Galahad
Elvis Presley
Texas Avenue Theater
Elvis
Magnolia Gardens
Dick van Dyke
Groucho Marx
Bat Masterson
Wanda Orton
the Sun
Life imprisonment and public reaction to a grandfather murder
In BaytownSun.com comments a reader asks how the 27 year old killer could harm his grandfather and laments the absence of the death penalty while Susan T contrasts Baytown’s recycling site with a mess at a local plant.
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Susan T. I
Pasadena
HPP
Angel Brothers
Baytown
Letter to the Editor on Obama column and politics
The writer critiques Mike Gunning's Obama column noting mischaracterizations of the economy and job loss. They defend presidential policies on immigration, energy, and pipeline safety, accuse Republicans of flawed responses, and question claims about Obama’s birth certificate. The letter labels Gunning as a moderate Republican influenced by propaganda.
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Obama
United States
Gunning
Senate
U.S
Donald Trump
Baytown Sun
Vernon King Baytown
Today in History and Births and Sports Notes
The 186th day of 2012 marks June 15 with history spanning 1776 Declaration adoption and 1826 Jefferson death. Notable births include Hawthorne Coolidge Helmsley Saint Simon Steinbrenner Rivers. A sports highlight recalls Gehrig tribute in 1939 and his famed line. Eleven U S places include Independence Missouri, the most populous.
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John Adams
Thomas Jefferson
Congregationalist Magazine
America the Beautiful
Wellesley
Katharine Lee Bates
Nathaniel Hawthorne
Calvin Coolidge
U.S
Leona Helmsley
Eva Marie Saint
Neil Simon
George Steinbrenner
New York Yankees
Geraldo Rivers
Lou Gehrig
Yankee Stadium
Gehrig
United States
Independence
Future of print journalism and reader habits
Baytown native Chris Buckner reflects on the shift from daily papers to fewer print editions like the New Orleans Times Picayune cuts and the impact on readers. He cites historic papers, UH journalism views, and the rise of digital devices shaping the profession.
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New Orleans Times Picayune
LSU
Picayune
Tiny Tim
Miss Vicky
Robert E. Lee
Mom
Fred Hartman
Wanda Orton
Sun
College of Communications
University of Houston
Beth Olson
U of H
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