Baton Rouge Memories and a Cousin's Memorial Day
Chris Buckner recalls family ties and travel between Baton Rouge and Houston as he reflects on his cousin Julie's sudden death, a memorial service, and a return home past Lafayette to the LSU campus, the Mississippi River Bridge, and lifelong ties to Pete Maravich Center. He notes visits with Julian and Caroline, LSU basketball memory, and a look at Bill Albers' yard with animals and yard work, concluding with Buckner's background in emergency and disaster debris management.
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Bill Albers
Baton Rouge
Bill
Julian
Liz
Julie
Tony Bennett
San Francisco
Sabine River
Lafayette
I- 10
Henderson Swamp
Atchafalaya
Lobdell
State Capitol
Mississippi River
Capitol
LSU
Tiger Stadium
Pete Maravich
Old Cotton Club
Highland Road
Parker Coliseum
Pete
Caroline
Mom
Pop
Sabine
Texas Monument
Chris Buckner
Baytown
Houston’ Public Works Department
Quotation on Nuclear Risk in Japan Cited by Physicist
An Australia based radiation physicist says the nuclear risk in Japan is not a disaster as long as the material stays contained. He notes health risks rise with proximity and emphasizes the big difference in perceived danger. Today marks March 16, 2011 a key date with WWII Iwo Jima victory anniversary.
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Japan
Steve Crossley
Iwo Jima
Tiberius
Today in history events across the years
Key anniversaries include 1751 birth of James Madison in Port Conway Virginia. 1802 Congress creates the U S Military Academy at West Point New York. 1915 the Federal Trade Commission begins operations. 1926 Robert Goddard tests liquid fuel rocket in Auburn Massachusetts. 1935 Hitler breaches Versailles terms. 1968 the My Lai Massacre occurs in Vietnam under Lt. Calley.
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Caligula
James Madison
United States
Port Conway
U.S. Military Academy
West Point
N.Y
Federal Trade Commission
Robert H. Goddard
Auburn
Mass
Adolf Hitler
My Lai
U.S
William L. Calley Jr
Remembering Vic Davis Jr and The Baytown Sun’s 1950s composing room
The Baytown Sun memories recount Vic Davis Sr as a precise composing room foreman who valued on time production, with staff like Clyde Smith and Dennis Underwood. The piece details a bustling midcentury newsroom culture, including Lime lead typesetting, layout dummies, and key personalities such as Tom Murray, Scotty Scott, Ray Morgan, and Fred Hartman guiding editors and staff. A nostalgic tour recalls West Pearce at Ashbel, Daley-era routines, and the newsroom family that shaped the paper.
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Vic Davis Jr
Baytown Sun
Vic Davis Sr
West Pearce
Ashbel
the Sun
Young Vic
Vic Davis
Disbrow Brothers
Laurence
Dan
Clyde Smith
Baytonians
Dennis
Curly
Underwood
Stevie
Kay
Pearl Harbor
Ray Morgan
W.A
Scotty” Scott
Scotty
Si Grimes
Karl Opryshek
Ralph McCamey
Red Jones
Buddy
Sun
Robert E. Lee
Syd Gould
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Aubrey Banks
Rosalie Myers
Johnella Boynton
Sue Jones
Dan Shults
Preston Pendergrass
Beulah Mae Jackson
Ann Pritchett
Our Guiding Light
Fred Hartman
Wanda Orton
Wanda
Orton
Barack Obama
Janie Gray
Janie.gray
Baytownsun.com
Angie Pagel
Angie.pagel
the Bartown Sun
Ron Paul
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Gene Green
Carla Torres
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Torres
Baytownsun
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Sandy
Denson
Joshua Hart
Joshua.hart
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Memorial Drive
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M.A. Bengtson Community Member
Jay Eshbach
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