Countdown to Saturday Baton Rouge to Tuscaloosa showdown
A reader preview highlights LSU versus Alabama as a pivotal early 2011 bowl outlook in November. The piece blends fan anticipation with local nostalgia of old routes and bridges, and includes a pre game checklist from Chris Buckner and comments on travel and media.
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Today in History and Births for November 2
Key events this day include JFK announcing the dismantling of Cuban missile bases in 1962 and Reagan declaring MLK Jr. Day as a federal holiday in 1983. Also noted are the ISS crew arrival in 2000 and Jimmy Carter's 1976 election. Prominent birthdays listed include Marie Antoinette, Polk, Harding, Lancaster, Ditko, Buchanan, k d lang, Schwimmer, Nelly. The Nevada Wolf Pack rallied in 1991 to the NCAA record for biggest comeback. The moon phase is first quarter on Nov 2.
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John F. Kennedy
Ronald Reagan
Martin Luther King Jr
International Space Station
Marie Antoinette
France
James Polk
U.S
Warren G. Harding
Burt Lancaster
Steve Ditko
Pat Buchanan
K.d. Lang
David Schwimmer
Nelly
Weber State
Nevada Wolf Pack
Jimmy Carter
Deep South
Maria Antonia
Austria
Louis XVI
Dauphine
Gladys Adcox Celebrates 96th Birthday Fan Letter Friend
Highlands resident Gladys Adcox turns 96 on November 5 and remains a prolific correspondent to Baytown Sun columnists. Readers and former editors praise her handwritten notes, decorated envelopes, and enduring encouragement across years and distances.
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Baytown Sun
Gladys
Natalie Whatley
Little Rock
Ark
Deana Nall
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Baytown
Wanda Orton
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