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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 26, 2019
Page
4
Memorial Day honors those who gave their lives for freedom. The piece notes Decoration Day origins, Arlington Cemetery ceremonies starting May 30 1868, and the 1968 shift to the last Monday in May creating a long weekend. It recalls the 1.3 million total sacrifices and urges thanks to service members. David Bloom
A letter from Susan Hazelwood objects to a Sun article misnaming the Baytown Beautiful gala award as the Eleanor Albon Leadership Award. She notes Eleanor Albon is alive, disputes the obituary phrasing, and calls for an apology to Eleanor, her friends, and readers.
Key events include Alse Young's 1647 Hartford witch execution the first in the colonies, 1865 Confederate surrender west of the Mississippi, Johnson impeachment acquittal in 1868, HUAC creation in 1938, Apollo 10 return in 1969, 1998 high speed chase liability limits, 2005 Bush Abbas talks with $50 million aid, and Sonia Sotomayor nomination in 2009. Thought by John Wayne.
A discussion of record rainfall in Texas and drought in Seattle highlights escalating weather extremes. Experts link changes to Earth’s climate from fossil fuel emissions while noting federal resistance to climate research and the rise of local action and adaptation plans along the Gulf Coast.
Jim Finley recalls a quirky sequence of events on his Baytown street. A pair in an unfamiliar car pulled into his driveway, then a delivery truck briefly backed into the same drive, prompting reflections on neighborhood oddities and the retired editor’s lighthearted surveillance-tinged column.
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