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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 23, 1986
Page
4
A proposed eight foot tall fence around the Capitol with sensors and CCTV aims to curb terrorist threats. Officials warn it could curb free access and cost over 15 million dollars, with critics arguing it may invite further attacks and erode democracy.
Baytown Sun retrospective notes a 1966 REL graduation with 750 in the class marking the largest to date. It mentions mid term graduates and a principal’s comment on class size and school expansions at Lee College. Also notes retirements in nearby Barbers Hill schools.
The Baytown Sun lists managing editor news editor advertising director and circulation manager among its key newsroom and operations positions reflecting the paper’s leadership structure and staffing.
United Feature Syndicate columnist Jack Anderson and Dale Van Arta report on Soviet claims of safe nuclear power amid Chernobyl fallout. They recount past embassy sarcasm, discuss Three Mile Island comparisons, and note concerns over reactor safety, secrecy, and Soviet handling of radiation risks.
Readers argue in support of Jess Navarre and Baytown Ambulance Service noting prompt emergency response and professional EMTs over the recently awarded contract to another firm. They praise Navarre for updates to life support systems and long-standing community service spanning 19 years.
Jim Kyle David lauds Houchins dedication from early route days in 1975 through 1982 with over half a million papers delivered. He earned 1980 Texas State Newspaper Carrier of the Year with a $500 award and trophy and later scholastic honors at Lee College and Robert E. Lee High School. He plans law study at Baylor then Harvard, while family and employer celebrate his achievements.
Highlights include the 1934 Bonnie Parker and Clyde Burrow ambush death in Bienville Parish Louisiana and 1701 Captain William Kidd being hanged in London for piracy. Also noted are South Carolina’s 1788 statehood, 1873 NWMP formation, 1911 New York Public Library dedication, 1945 Himmler’s death in prison, 1960 Eichmann’s capture in Argentina, plus hijackings and hostage episodes in 196? and 2000s.
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