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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 2006
Page
3
A Pentagon inquiry found U S special operations forces fed detainees only bread and water for up to 17 days and used unapproved methods such as sleep deprivation and loud music. Detainees were stripped in at least one case. The report says treatment was wrong but not illegal, citing resource and oversight gaps rather than deliberate abuse. no personnel were punished.
Emergency officials, citing Rita lessons, outline updated routes and contraflow plans for Baytown. Traffic management focuses on primary routes I 10 Beltway 8 North, Highway 146, 290 and 59, with comfort stations and fuel/food provisions along evac routes. Weather service warns forecasts are imperfect and urges residents to plan, evacuate early if near surge zones, and carry full tanks and supplies for a week.
The National Hurricane Center offers practical steps for storm prep. Safely install impact shutters over windows, assess hazards to family, and identify home vulnerabilities to surge flooding and wind. Find safe areas, store emergency supplies for 3 to 7 days, ensure full gas in cars, plan escape routes, and know how to call 911.
The House voted 256 to 153 against a timetable for withdrawing U.S. troops from Iraq. Republicans framed the move as a stand for victory and national interest while Democrats labeled it a political stunt and argued for a new course. The vote came amid midterm pressure and broad public frustration with the war.
In Baghdad a suspected shoe bomber attacked the Buratha mosque during Friday prayers, killing himself and wounding 13 others. An imam blamed al Qaeda in Iraq for the strike as guards found hazardous materials in multiple footwear items. A U S coalition soldier was fatally hurt and two others missing after a checkpoint incident near Yusufiyah.
Houston police say Bakari Holland Katy Holmes and Rashard Renfro confessed to a deadly carjacking that killed toddler Stephanie Garcia. The suspects, ages 18 19 and 23, face aggravated robbery charges with Holland also charged with injury to a child. They are held in Harris County Jail with no bond.
The Baytown Police Department and community volunteers investigate a theft of a barbecue pit and trailer used for church functions Boy Scout and youth fundraisers and community luncheons. Crime Stoppers Baytown Police or St. Paul’s Lutheran Church may be contacted at 281-422-9333 with information.
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