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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 16, 2005
Page
1
Baytown police crime prevention unit notes theft and burglary rise and urges residents to act with simple precautions. Officer Maggie Hinojosa says a few minutes can prevent crime and stresses personal planning, lighting checks, shrubbery trimming, and not leaving valuables in sight to deny burglars hiding places.
U S soldier John Hencke, 88, recalls storming Santo Tomas Camp gates on Feb 3 1945 and opening a moldy Christmas tin. He recounts feeding Filipino youths amid harsh Japanese wartime conditions and previews his FOX News Channel appearance on War Stories with Oliver North at 7 p.m. Sunday.
John Hencke of Highlands guest stars on War Stories with Oliver North in a segment titled Retaking the Philippines. He recounts wartime life, the 1945 liberation, and the Santo Tomas Internment Camp where Filipino civilians and allied POWs endured three years of internment.
The National Hurricane Center projects Hurricane Emily could enter the Gulf of Mexico and threaten the upper Texas coast with Baytown listed in its path. City officials urge residents to assemble hurricane kits, plan evacuations if advised, and conduct readiness checks on facilities and equipment.
The Half-Blood Prince debuts today with limited copies at Sterling Municipal Library about 30 volumes and 60 on the wait list. Chambers County Library offers two copies with a listening program planned for 9 AM and a 9:30 AM Potter themed show. Highlands Stratford Library will have four copies available Monday as staff note the 700 page novel and 10 hour read.
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