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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 04, 2021
Page
4
A Texas official urges recognizing COVID deaths of first responders as on the job by presuming infection during duty. House Bill 541 and Senate Bill 22 seek a legal presumptive link to employment for those disabled or killed by COVID.
Goose Creek ISD announces hires for three head football or related coaching positions as part of staffing updates reported by Baytown Sun. The move aligns with district goals to boost program leadership and student opportunities across campuses.
A letter to the editor debunks common Cinco de Mayo myths. It asserts that the holiday’s origins are misunderstood and then peddles a false tale about Hellmann’s mayonnaise and the Titanic, claiming a 1912 shipment loss caused Mexico to mourn on May 5. The piece is a humorous, satirical mix of misinformed history and social commentary.
Golden retrievers train to interact with all ages and serve in church led comfort dog programs. The dogs provide a listening presence at mass shootings and grief events, visiting schools, nursing homes, VFW posts, and hospitals. They offer windows of solace during COVID 19 and parade appearances. JoAn Martin, a retired teacher and author, is quoted on the program’s impact.
Col Eduard Harcourt of the Prussian artillery left Germany in 1828 to join a Mexican mining venture then opposed Santa Anna, later serving as Colonel Chief Engineer in the Texian Army. He mapped Galveston Bay during 1836, helped fortify Fort Travis and Velasco, died of yellow fever in September 1836, and his long journal from June 11 to 18 describes battles, geography, and notable locals, later translated by Dr Louis Brister.
On May 4 1886 a labor demonstration at Haymarket Square Chicago for an eight hour work day turned deadly when a bomb exploded. In 1961 the first group of Freedom Riders departed from Washington to confront segregation on interstate travel.
A history of notable events includes the 1970 Kent State University protest where Ohio National Guardsmen fired, killing four students and wounding nine. In 1998 Theodore Kaczynski received four life terms plus 30 years under a plea deal preventing the death penalty. A year earlier the Supreme Court allowed live phone hearing of arguments.
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