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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 07, 2003
Page
2
Partly cloudy today with a 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Locally heavy rain possible. Highs near 90. Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph. Tomorrow partly cloudy with a 50 percent storm chance. Highs around 90.
Key events on this date include 1865 hangings in Washington for plot to kill Lincoln, 1846 California annexation proclaimed at Monterey, 1896 Democratic convention opens in Chicago, 1898 U S annexes Hawaii, Dragnet debuts on NBC radio in 1949, Elvis debut in 1954, Alaska statehood signed in 1958, and O Conner nomination in 1981 to Supreme Court. Also 1969 French language equal status approved, and Samantha Smith’s 1983 Soviet visit.
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A wave of scandals and probes into FBI and state labs in Arizona, Florida, Texas and beyond prompts calls for independent oversight and separation from criminal justice departments. Critics argue for broader accreditation, better funding and management to prevent missteps in DNA, blood and fingerprint testing that could risk wrongful convictions.
AUSTIN state political figure Joe K. Wells died at 93. A former state representative for Navarro County from 1933 to 1936, Wells later led Texas Employment Commission insurance and held civic roles including president of the Austin Chamber of Commerce and the Texas Lung Association. He was lauded as an outstanding civic leader by peers and served in Freemasonry. Kiel shot in attempted carjacking recovers in Houston. SAN ANTONIO talks resume on a $55 million police contract amid lawsuits and new council members aiming to shield the city from future costs.
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