Capitol Centennial Drive seeks 300 gift for Walk in History
Texas capital restoration on track for Phase I before the May centennial. The Great Walk and Oval Walk feature 5,000 concrete diamond blocks etched with donor names. Texans nationwide are urged to contribute to fund entrances and grounds, with proceeds supporting ongoing restoration.
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Texas
United States
Our
Capitol
Capitol Committee
Congress Avenue
Capital Committee
West Sixth
Austin
Readers Reply On a Damaged School After Fire
Readers describe a wildfire impact on a southeast town school and image memories of the Robert E. Lee Ganders. They recall smoke blotting the sky, collapsed wings, and fallen walls while imagining rebuilding and a community fund to restore the beloved 37 year old campus.
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Lee
Goose Creek
Robert Ie. Lee Gand
Fighting Ganders
Robert &. Lee
CIA Afghan arms aid mismanagement exposed in report
Investigative notes reveal the CIA spent about 3 billion dollars on Afghan mujaheddin arms since the 1980 invasion, with at least 1.2 billion stolen through graft and misrouting. Peshawar contact is limited. fewer than 40 percent of funds reach the fighters, per sources and documents cited.
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CIA
Congress
Afghanistan
Saudi Arabia
Egypt
Pakistan
People’s Republic of China
Capitol Hill
Dale van Atta
Peshawar
Mujaheddin
CLA
van Atta
Freedom Fighters
Thhem
Islamabad
Armay
Vietnam
Langley
William Gray
D. Pa
Budget Committee
General Accounting Office
Gray
Federation For American Afghan Action
Andrew Riva
Riva
FAAA
Stewart Harris
Thorn takes Esso post here in 1967 Baytown Sun file
Sun archive item notes J.P. Thorn becomes manager of the Baytown Research and Development Division of Esso Research and Engineering Co replacing Tom Farmer who moves to Iso Chemical in New York City. Also mentions U.S. Air Force Capt John S. Rubin of Crosby receives the Air Medal at Ramstein Air Base Germany.
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J.P. Thorn
Baytown
Esso Research and Engineering Co
Tom Farmer
Iso Chemical Co
New York City
U.S. Air Force
John $. Rubin
Crosby
Ramstein Air Force Base
Germany
Passover Observed On Fourteenth Day In Sinai Wilderness
Biblical verse notes the Israelites kept the Passover on the fourteenth day of the first month at evening, following Moses commands given by the Lord. The account emphasizes obedience to divine instruction during their wilderness journey.
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Sinai
Moses
Trans World Airlines
Britain
Sheffield
Tokyo
Libya
United States
Today in History Highlights May 5 1987 AP
On May 5, 1961 Alan Shepard became America's first space traveler with a 15 minute suborbital flight from Cape Canaveral. Notable events include Marx birth in 1818, Napoleon's death in 1821, AMA formation in 1847, Sacco and Vanzetti arrest in 1920, Scopes trial in 1925, and sugar rationing in 1942.
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Alan B. Shepard Jr
America
Cape Canaveral
Kla
Karl Marx
Prussia
Napoleon Bonaparte
SS. Helena
Philadelphia
American Medical Association
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P.O
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Farewell To
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Assad
Israel
Larry Hart
Harlem
United Feature
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Thorn Takes
Esso
Arneta Charlton
May Fele
Ashiel Smith
Jimmie Lee Foyle
David Arnett
Robert J. Lee High School
W.A. Thomas
Humble
HL. Hunter
Kathrynelle Norris
Highlands
Mary Gilebs Jones
Texas State College For Women
Denton
C.M
Jack’ Gurtman
Clifton Adams
Ganders
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Doug Bashrum
Stan Ament
Nicola Sacco
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South Braintree
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Tennessee
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