Reagan Wins Narrow Vote for Saudi Missile Sale
The Senate approved a $265 million package of Sidewinder and Harpoon missiles for Saudi Arabia by 66 to 34, sustaining the president’s veto against House and Senate resolutions to block the sale. Fifteen Democrats joined most Republicans in backing the package, after dropping Stinger missiles over fear of misuse by terrorists. No further congressional action can be taken.
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Ronald Reagan
Senate
Saudi Arabia
House
Texas
Phil Gramm
Lloyd M. Bentsen
Middle East
Challenger disaster report shocks with preventable tragedy
The Rogers Commission concludes the January 28 explosion that killed seven aboard the Challenger could have been prevented. It finds NASA leadership ignored warnings about solid rocket booster seals and gave the go ahead despite fatal risk signals, revealing systemic failures during the launch decision process.
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National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Rogers Commission
NASA
Amnesty International’s 23rd anniversary marks ongoing human rights fights
Washington notes mark ongoing state abuses worldwide as Amnesty International keeps pressing for individual cases and systemic change. The piece profiles Lu Hsiu Lien and others jailed for dissent, highlighting recent releases and stubborn repressions across the Soviet Union, South Africa, and Vietnam while discussing broader political dynamics and institutional responses.
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Washington
Peter Benenson
Portugal
Benenson
Amnesty International
Lucette Lagnado
Lu Hsiu-Lien
Harvard Law School
Today in History: Founding of Declaration Committee
On June 1 1776 the Continental Congress formed a committee to draft a Declaration of Independence from Britain. Members were Thomas Jefferson John Adams Benjamin Franklin Robert Livingstone and Roger Sherman. Also on this date 1309 England's Henry VIII married Catherine of Aragon. In 1942 the United States and
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Associated Press
Continental Congress
Britain
Thomas Jefferson
John Adams
Benjamin Franklin
Robert Livingston
Roger Sherman
England
Henry VIII
Catherine of Aragon
United States
Notable 20th century events from a distant era
The entry recalls diverse milestones: lend lease with the Soviet Union during World War I, 1947 sugar rationing ending in the United States, 1970 US withdrawal from Libya ending Wheelus Air Base duty, 1979 John Wayne dies at 72 from cancer, and last year Karen Ann Quinlan dies at 31 in Morris Plains New Jersey nursing home after a decade in coma prompting a landmark right to die decision.
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United States
Libya
Wheelus Air Base
John Wayne
Karen Ann Quinlan
Morris Plains
Nlj
Bible Verse Psalm 96 Passages on Worship
A religious quotation from Psalms 96 urging nations to worship and glorify God. The text praises God as great and wonders He performs, affirming His status as the one true God.
Baytown Leaders Seek Paving of Market Street in Heart of City
In 1969 the Baytown Chamber of Commerce plans to ask Harris County Commissioners Court to pave Market Street, with Chamber President H.E. Brunson appointing a delegation headed by C. Ptacek, JS. Ott, E. Woodruff, and L.A. Lovering. Also noted are Rainbow Girls attending a San Antonio assembly, a Goos e Creek home rule charter ruling by the Texas Supreme Court, and past commemorations including FDR's Texas Centennial speech at San Jacinto and local school and industry notes.
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Baytown Sun
Baytown Chamber of Commerce
Harris County Commissioners Court
Market Street
Baytown
Chamber
H.E. Brunson
Commissioners Court
C. Ptacek
JS. Ott. E. Woodruff
L.A. Lovering
San Antonio
Goose Creek Rainbow
Helen Margaret Robbins
Verta Broussard
Elizabeth Zierlein
Martha Mae Stephenson
Sylvia McKinstry
Grelle Newton
Dorothy Mitchell
Goose Creek
State Supreme Court
Austin
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Texas
San Jacinto Battlegrounds
Secret Service
Charley Miller
Howard Payne College
Cedar Bayou High School
A.G. Westbrook
Cedar Bayou
M.W. Harper
Tri-Cities
Marina plans spark Baytown flood worry in Brownwood
Euclid L Norris of Baytown questions Bobby Rountree Fritz Lanham and others plan for a marina in the Brownwood subdivision. He notes prior city attempts to buy Brownwood lots to prevent flood damage and urges a public vote amid fears of repeated flood-related renovations and tax costs. He warns residents to wake up before the plan is pushed through.
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Bobby Rountree
Fritz Lanham
Brownwood
Baytown
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Jack Anderson
Nuclear Regulatory Commis
Soviet Union
Tatyana Semyonova Osipova
Helsinki Monitoring Group
South Africa
Thozamile Gqweta
South African Allied Workers’ Union
Gyneta
Vietnam
Nguyen Chi Thien
Hanoi
Apollo
Commission
NRC
Capitol Hill
Peking
Foreign Relations Committee
Jesse Helms
Ronald Pelton
FBI
Pelton
Herb Schmertz
Mobil Oil PR
Schmertz
FDA
The
Food and Drug Administration
FOIA
Veterans Administration
Dre
Date van Atta
Jock Anderson
Leon Beoch
Fred Homberg
Fred Hartman
Wanda Orton
Bit Corrieres
Omer
Teron
Creouer
Barton
Sun
Humble Oil & Refining Co
Charles Zerwekh Jr
Humble
Special Libraries Association
M.R. Morrow
John Peet
Society of Automotive Engineers
Atlantic City
John Schulze
Nolan Schulze
Europe
Rice University
Alps
Ned
Euclid L. Norris
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