LC president candidate withdraws
Ronald K. Lingle, president of Danville Area Community College, withdrew from Lee College president search due to a serious illness in a close relative. Vivian Blevins of Southeast Community College, Kentucky, remains a top candidate. six finalists were named previously, with Hunter having already withdrawn for another position. Regents planned to visit Danville as part of the selection process.
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David Mohlman
Lee College
Danville Area Community College
Danville
Qil
Ronald K. Lingle
Lingle
City celebrates Independence Day in Bayton
Baytonians marked the Fourth of July with Park and Recreation Department events. Fireworks lit Bicentennial Park at dusk, with pageant picks: Little Mr. Fourth of July Christopher Clement and Miss Fourth of July Morgan Ashley Purvis. Parade winners included Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 912 best float, Evening Pilot Club first, Noon Pilot Club second, best decorated vehicle Bay Area Rehabilitation Center first, Miss Juneteenth third, Knights of Columbus first, Color Guard second, Triple Arts third, best decorated bicycle J. Edward.
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R.T. Texasadillo
Glen Stephens
Baytown
Bicentennial Park
Lorrie Knight
Parks and Recreation Department
Peggy Orr
Herbert Kitchelor
Buddy Emerson
Janet Hobbs
Jim French
V.F.W. Post
Little Mr. and
Mise
Christopher Clement
Bobby
Pat Clement
Morgan Purvis
Arthur and
Dencie Purvis
Little Mr
Morgan Ashley Purvis
Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 912
Bay Area Rehabilitation Center
Lisa Keyes
Knights of Columbus
J. Edward
Weekend Heat Wave With Patchy Clouds Forecast
Weather outlook shows partly cloudy skies and hot conditions through the weekend. Saturday night lows in the upper 70s with a Sunday high near 97 and a 20 percent chance of isolated thundershowers. In the past 24 hours, the low reached 0 degrees and the high 97.
Liberty salutes with grand fireworks for public reopening
New York marks Liberty Island as the Statue of Liberty reopens after a two year, $66 million restoration. Nancy Reagan cuts the ribbon as a 28 minute Fourth of July display lights the harbor. About 2 million watch from shores and TV, 40 000 shells lit the sky.
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New York
Beacon Towers
New York Harbor
America
Nancy Reagan
Reagan
Liberty Island
New Jersey Turnpike
Joan Charnin
White Plains
Liberty State Park
New Jersey
Manhattan
Hudson
Liberty
Washington
Nancy
Dynamic duo vie with New York Harbor firework display
July 4 saw a silent battle between the national fireworks show in New York Harbor and the Baytown exposition. Both drew large crowds and left locals split about the bigger draw, with observers calling both major winners.
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New York Harbor
Gary Bender Visits Sun Newsroom With Old Friend
Gary Bender stops by The Sun newsroom for a long overdue visit with a childhood friend Amy McRee stays busy on the job June Repp en joys Chinese food on her birth day
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Gary Bender
Sun Newsroom
Amy McRee
June Repp
Reagan Mitterand agree on arms talks amid celebrations
Reagan and Mitterrand met for 80 minutes at Governors Island to discuss Soviet relations and the Strategic Defense Initiative. Speakes said they agreed on major facets but noted possible disagreement over Star Wars plans, as Mitterrand questions French involvement.
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Francois Mitterrand
Mikhail Gorbachev
Mitterrand
Governors
White House
Larry Speakes
Soviet Union
Reagan
Six hurt in Rockport fireworks on Fourth of July
Six Rockport residents were injured when fireworks exploded on the ground during a July Fourth display on a South Texas beach. Two treated and released at Coastal Bend Hospital were Lena Reynolds and Michael Van Heuvel. Jack Larson and John Barnes were in good and stable condition respectively after shoulder burns and burns. Additional victims were treated and released at Coastal Bend Hospital.
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Rockport
South Texas
Aransas County
Robert Hewes
Hewes
Corpus Christi Memorial Medical Center
Linda Snyder
Lena Reynolds
Michael van Heuvel
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