Soviet rust incident may yield months in custody for Rust
Editorial notes the Soviet stance shifts after Mathias Rust landed near Red Square. Detention could last up to two months before charges, with possible nine month extension. West German concerns rise ahead of President Wieczorek's Moscow visit. Rust hailed internationally as an aerial feat, yet risks remain if he repeats the stunt.
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Mathias Rust
Finland
Red Square
Moscow
Rust
Richard Wieznecker
Mikhail Gorbachev
Memorial rites held for Lt. James Carter in '67
Sun files recall three historical anniversaries from Baytown area history. Fifty five years ago suspects robbed three Highlands service stations in one night, stealing gasoline and oil from Hafer Waters and Becker outlets. Opening of West Lobit from Commerce to Goose Creek Street faced delays due to Southern Pacific right of way issues. Twenty years ago memorial services were set for 2nd Lt. James Douglas Carter Jr. killed in Vietnam near Da Nang, with a hospital fundraising drive led by San Jacinto Methodist Hospital doctors James Sammons R.O. Whitson and F.L. Jaubert.
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Baytown Sun
Highlands
O.Z. Hafer
John Waters
Eugene Becker
West Lobit
Commerce
Goose Creek Street
Southern Pacific Railway Co
W.W. Sloan
James Douglas Carter Jr
Vietnam
da Nang
Jim Carter
Memorable 50s High School Party Night Parable
Preston Pendergrass recalls a 50 year old Kingwood area incident from his junior year. After a late junior party, a dead car battery left five students stranded near a river tunnel until help arrived. The fallout included demerits, a stripped student body leadership role, grounded dates, and strict parental punishments. People involved include Shelby Barnett, a popular driver, and a monied aunt owner.
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Preston Pendergrass
Kingwood High School
Shelby Barnett
Kingwood
Shelby
Willys
Tennessee River
AP News Quiz Answers From The Associated Press
A series of 10 trivia items covers political figures and events. Answers indicate key choices on Lebanese Prime Minister Karami’s assassination, Alan Greenspan’s Federal Reserve chairmanship, Sullivan’s South Africa pullout deadline, Chun Doo Hwan’s successor, the Iran Contra accounts, DOT air traffic plans, April home sales, an inner city ballot in Los Angeles, Thomas Zych’s extortion case, and a nuclear ban bill by parliament.
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Associated Press
Rashid Karami
Karami
Reagan
Paul A. Wolker
Federal Reserve Board
Alan Greenspan
Council of Economic Advisers
Ford
Nixon
Carter
Leon Sullivan
U.S
South Africa
Korea
Chun Doo-hwan
Chang Se-dong
Roh Tae-woo
Sho Sin-yong
Bulton
Albert Hakim
Bernard L. Button
Brunei
Rouse
Oliver L. North
Department of Transportation
Commerce Department
Los Angeles
City Board of Aldermen
Thomas E. Zych
St. Louis
San Francisco
San Antonio
Texas
Ireland
Sweden
New Zealand
Social Security card mix up and a Baytown coffee chat
A Baytown Sun mailroom moment reveals Betty Jean Copeland and her husband Walter probe retirement questions after a discussion about Social Security status. The narrator recalls a lost card, a past pickpocket theft, and misfiled sex data from Utah officials, hoping for a corrected record and benefits in 1960s Houston.
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Baytown Sun
Betty Jean Copeland
Social Security
Walter
Utah
Betty Jean
The
Houston Press
Weingarten’s
Houston
Rice Hotel
Today in history events highlight flag, wars and politics
On June 14 various historic moments are noted including the Continental Congress adopting the Stars and Stripes in Philadelphia in 1777 the U S Army founding in 1775 Benedict Arnold's death in 1801 and other milestones such as the first Canadian Parliament opening in 1841 the Sonoma declaration in 1846 Pershing's Paris arrival in 1917 and Eisenhower adding under God to the Pledge in 1954.
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Associated Press
Continental Congress
Philadelphia
United States Army
Benedict Arnold
London
Kingston
California
Sonoma
John Pershing
Paris
Warren G. Harding
Baltimore
WEAR
Harding
Francis Scott Key
Fort McHenry
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Cape Kennedy
Venus
TWA
Athens
Brushy State Mountain Penitentiary
Tennessee
James Earl Ray
Falkland Islands
Readers' views on Mended Hearts meeting at SJMH Plaza
A Baytown Sun reader thanks the Sun for covering the Mended Hearts meeting held June 2 in the Plaza Classroom at San Jacinto Methodist Hospital. The writeup by Amy Kems highlighted Ken Riley, with appreciation to Jocelyn Wesselhoff and Tony Bletch for cooperation and quality.
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Plaza
San Jacinto Methodist Hospital
Baylown Sun
Amy Kems
Ken Riley
Sun
Jocelyn Wesselhoff
SJMH
Tony Bletch
Baytown Sun
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