Microsoft Rentals Push Open Source Office Showdown
Aaron Barbee reports Microsoft moves into software rental with Office at 700 Circuit City stores for 70 a year plus Live OneCare. He notes Gates retirement prompts new business models as open source gains traction led by OpenOffice from Sun Microsystems and IBM.
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Microsoft
Microsoft Office
Word
PowerPoint
Outlook
Circuit City
Microsoft Live One Care
Bill Gates
OpenOffice
Openoffice.org
Sun Microsystems
IBM
TexasComputerGuru.com
Rotary Club of Baytown installs officers for 79th year
The Rotary Club of Baytown crowned Susan Milner president for the 79th year in a ceremony attended by regional leaders. Milner praised outgoing president Daryl Fontenot and thanked Madeline Crespo and husband Buddy for support. Goals include boosting membership and reducing child mortality as the club’s dedicated members, including David Daspit and Roger Elswick, chart the year.
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Baytown Sun
Barrett Goldsmith
Rotary Club of
Baytown
Sandra Bell
Pam Johnson
Rotary
Rhonda Kennedy
Vickie Woods
Pam Warford
Daryl Fontenot
David Daspit
Susan Milner
Bob Kalbitz
Charles Wood
Jim Ferris
Roger Elswick
Russ Roberts
Milner
New Rotary Club of
Rhonda Kenney
Baytown Club
Kennedy
Fontenot
Carrie Gaskamp
Vicky Woods
Community Calendar marks local events and activities
Youth Bowling League meets at 10 a.m. at Max Bowl East Ward Road for bumper bowl ages 4 8 and classic bowling ages 8 21. Senior softball Mondays and Thursdays 530 and 630 p.m. New players welcome. Calvary Temple services 10 a.m. and 6 p.m. at 7319 Breda. Central Baptist Church hosts Children’s Church 11 a.m.–12 p.m. VFW Post 912 bingo 2 p.m. Doors open 12:30 p.m. Crosby Quilt Guild meets 7 p.m. at Crosby Brethren Church. Baytown Genealogy Society meets 10 a.m. at BGS Library. Basic Ballroom dance 7 9 p.m. Baytown Optimists 7 p.m. Highlands Community Center line dancing and activities. Senior Bowling League at Max Bowl East 10 a.m. Contact numbers listed.
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Call
Frank Butcher
Keith Mixon
Calvary Temple
Breda
Central Baptist Church
King Street
VFW
N. Main
Missouri Street
Baytown
Garth Rd
1724 Market
Highlands Community Center
J.D. Walker Community Center
Wade Road
Max Bowl East
Ward Rd
Lee College
Sonic crew nears finals in Dr Pepper Sonic Games
The Baytown Sonic on Garth Road advances toward the National Finals in Palmetto Fla as one of 300 remaining drive-ins in the 14th annual Dr Pepper Sonic Games. The nine month competition ranks crew across Carhop Fountain Switchboard Dresser Grill and Swamp categories for national finalists.
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Baytown Sonic
Palmetto
Fla
Nelson Taylor
Sonic Industries
On This Day July 5 History Highlights
Highlights include 1946 bikini debut in Paris with Micheline Bernardini modeling the skimpy suit, 1865 Salvation Army founded in London by William Booth, 1935 FDR signs NLRA creating NLRB, 1955 etc. The entry also notes 1947 Larry Doby’s AL debut, 1975 Arthur Ashe Wimbledon win, 1978 Soyuz landing with Miroslaw Hermaszewski, 1991 Bank of Credit and Commerce International crisis, 2008 Domenici call to end Iraq combat operations.
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Molitor Pool
Paris
Micheline Bernardini
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London
Roosevelt
National Labor Relations Act
National Labor Relations Board
Britain
France
Larry Doby
Cleveland Indians
Arthur Ashe
Jimmy Connors
Soviet
Bush
GOP
Sen
Pete Domenici
U.S
Iraq
Baytown History Timeline Highlights Key Local Changes
A 1950s drainage ditch project on Fourth Street started. In 1974 a Goose Creek bridge on Hugh Echols Blvd was approved. 1989 Al Dennis left to lead Barbers Hill High. 1990 urban design urged rehab of substandard housing. 2004 Terry Presley won a fake mayor race raising at least 11503 dollars. Thoreau quote closes the item.
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Commissioners Court Oks
Goose Creek
Hugh Echols
Baker Road
al Dennis
Horace Mann
Sterling
Barbers Hill
Goose Creek Emporium
Terry Presley
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