Alumni Days row sparks Texas Bar debate on rights
Philip Alexander and classmates recalled for graduation honors amid Alumni Days memories. The Texas Bar Association faced criticism over insensitivity to women attorneys and a contentious invitation to sing at a state convention. Bar President Gibson Gaylor Houston withdrew the invite citing fears of violence during a gay parade guarded by officers along the route. The gay organization planned its own security for marchers.
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Texas Bar Association
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Houston
Alonig
County considers flood plan to curb taxes and build elevations
County officials weigh a flood prone area plan to restrict new homes and raise elevations. The move could cut future tax loss by reducing home counts in flood plains, with about 4 000 homes already elevated since the 1973 Federal Flood Insurance Program.
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Algo
Gjare
Gig Eckert
Newington Politicians Stage Muddy Park Tug of War
In Newington Connecticut a town event sparks mudslinging as politicians from both parties join a park tug of war. Council members and a school board member haul buckets of park water, mix with dirt, and fling mud at each other while children cheer and participate in the playful spectacle.
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Newington
Conn
Ikitchen
Bers
Itree
LaPorte
LaPress
Jette
Wach Woree
Java
Eneiy
Bunny Hus Mer
Chambers History Group Receives Microfilm Reader
Sun Oil Company contributes a microfilm reader to the Chambers County Historical Commission after purchasing rolls of microfilm for a proposed research library. Harvey Cotto of Sun Oil Onshore Services and James Boykin Jr of Sun Oil Field Foreman oversee the donation.
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Antérefiies
Ube Cantabers County
Ville Moe Williama
Nerrua (Deak) Rowland
Cecminiwer
Desormeaux
Harvey Cotton
Anahuac
Chamberscom Historical ‘Commission
Sun , Dit Co
Commission
Harvey Cotto
Sun Oil
James Boykin Jr
Sun Oil Company
Crosby League Panel Names New Officers and Events
Members of the Crosby League Community Advancement League are elected to the steering committee with officers named at a ceremony hosted by Mrs. Willa Mae Williams. Attendees included County Auditor Floyd Williams and others from local government and DAR. Also noted is a Chambers County oil discovery history and details on film availability at the county archives. In a separate note, a Baytown resident reported a stolen 300 tape deck from a car, valued at 140.
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Barbers Hill
Willa Mae Williams
Floyd Williams
Nota
Beanie Rowland
Com
Sid Desortheaur
of the American Revolution
Sally Hill
Ann Weaver
Kathryn Heiman
DAR and
Daughters of the Republic of Texas
Sun Oil
Chambers County
Monroe City
Texas
Willams
Cummings
Program on Industrial Safety Set For Baytown Meeting
A safety program on industrial hazards will be presented to the Baytown Citizens Safety Council at noon Monday at Newby's. Thom H Beckwith stressed the importance of litioy understanding and measures to control hazards in the community's industrial operations.
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Baytown
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