Navy protects Kuwaiti ships as Silkworm missiles reach Iran
Editorial notes danger as the Navy escorts Kuwaiti tankers through the Persian Gulf under Reagan orders while government reveals a second Silkworm missile delivery to Iran. Congress frets possible escalation and broader U.S. involvement, despite Reagan's insistence on limited participation.
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U.S
Persian Gulf
China
Iran
Bahrain
Pentagon
Defense Department
Gulf
Iraq
Reagan
Spetsnaz Tourists Threaten NATO Frontline Europe
Washington reports that Soviet Spetsnaz operatives travel as tourists or truck drivers to map NATO countries for potential sabotage and assassinations. A secret briefing says 30,000 specialists exist, with training upgrades and new facilities, ready to deploy behind enemy lines in a future conflict.
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Washington
Europe
America
Spetsnaz
NATO
Mikhail Gorbachev
Soviet Union
West
U.S
Moscow
United Kingdom
North America
Third World
Ministry of Internal Affairs
KGB Department 8
BEF picks L B Phillips for president in 67 vote
Baytown Sun archival note recalls 35 years ago when L B Phillips was chosen as president in a 1967 Baytown election. The item highlights veterans marching to demand soldier bonuses, and mentions local officials and civic figures from Baytown and nearby Tri-Cities.
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BEF
L.B. Phillips
Baytown Sun
Houston
Tri-Cities
Washington, D.C
United Veterans
Washington
VC. Porter
Peliv
WLR
Black Lakes
Humble
Texas and Gaillard
L.A
W.B. Killough
Bryn Mawr College
Pennsylvania
Walter Rundell Jr
American University
Harold Bomboff
Zion Lutheran Church
Aberdeen
D.D
St. Paul Lutheran Church
Baytown
Baytown Employees Federation
W.L. Murdock
Lanell Stuart
Buster McAlister
Gene Washington
Michigan State University
Michigan State
Gray Enterprises
Elmer Gray
Eddie
McKinney Road
Highway 14
R.O. Wolverton
Bayway Drive
G. Rex Curtin
Goose Creek
Eastern Star
Baytown Sun credits and contact details page note
The Baytown Sun masthead lists editorial staff titles and a 1950 1974 career span. It includes mailing address Baytown Texas 77522 and notes on reproduction rights and press distribution practices.
First year of Sterling High School remembered by staff and student
Wanda Orton recalls the dawn of Ross S. Sterling High School in 1966 67 as Carver High closed for good and Beverly Threadgill Simmons the first Sterling teen reporter shares memories of a bold new era The interview highlights the supportive administration and teachers who fostered student initiatives in theater journalism and yearbook creation with Sterling Stars under Claire Bays and mentor Rosalie Myers shaping early talent.
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Carver High School
Carver
Baytown
Sterling High School
Beverly Threadgill Simmons
Beverly
Ross S. Sterling High School
Sterling
Claire Bays
Lee
The
Stars
the Sun
Star of the Stars
Rosalie Myers
Today in History: Queen Elizabeth coronation and other events
June 2 marks Elizabeth II coronation at Westminster Abbey in 1953 four months after she became queen following King George VI's death. Also noted are Grover Cleveland's 1886 White House wedding and other historic items from 1924 1931 1983 and later including casino gambling in Atlantic City and Reagan's 1985 Paris visit.
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Associated Press
Elizabeth 1
Westminster Abbey
Elizabeth
George the Sixth
Grover Cleveland
Frances Folsom
White House
Cleveland
Executive Mansion
Congress
Lou Gehrig
New York
Versailles
NATO
West Germany
E.W. Scripps Company
United Press International
Media News Corp
Readers thank Baytown Sun for Better Hearing Month support
Pathologists from Goose Creek public schools express gratitude for coverage of Better Hearing and Speech Month in the Baytown Sun. Susan Moore and Laura Frazier credit the newspaper with boosting public awareness and campaign success.
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Ver Atte
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Berry
Worxta Orton
Ramone Merrit
Gary Dobbs
Beyroom
Sernghe
Bayton
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Ore
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P.O Bow
Dcomon
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Otter
Sean Pesereges
Mer
Leon Brown
Fred Hornberger
Fred Mastmen
Wanda Orton
RSS
Jean Richardson
Winnie Brown
Wanda Tu
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