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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 12, 2001
Page
1
Baytown residents face limited high speed Internet with DSL not yet offered. IT Data Services tech Ken Morton says ISDN is the only fast option and costs about $100 monthly versus $40-$50 for DSL. Verizon notes upgrades underway but no Baytown date.
Mont Belvieu Barbers Hill High School hosts its first annual Veterans Day reception to thank area veterans and family members. Staffer Valerie Childers organized a library display of pictures medals and memorabilia gathered from staff with military service or relatives. Retired 1st Lt Daniel C Edwards praised the display as moving and personal, underscoring that local veterans are real people.
In Bransoni Missouri a 6,000 town prepared for 150,000 guests as Veterans Day marked its 67th year with bands color guards floats and soldiers marching. New York City crowds cheered Mayor Giuliani and Mayor-elect Bloomberg as they laid a wreath at Madison Square Park inaugurating an 18 block parade. Urban patriotism rose amid renewed reverence for veterans and national service in the wake of Sept. 11.
Baytown will honor veterans with a ceremony at Bicentennial Park at 11 a.m. Mayor Pete Alfaro Rev Roddy Bland and General John H Bailey will speak. A wreath laying and 21 gun salute by the Texas Army National Guard will occur with readings of veterans’ names and a rain option at Lee College Tucker Hall.
Opposition forces claim to have Taliban on the run across much of northern Afghanistan as Taliban strongholds fall toward Kabul. Abdullah says half the country is in opposition hands in two days with Mazar-e-Sharif secured and Taloqan recaptured. Rumsfeld warns of possible pockets of resistance and a counterattack. President Bush urges restraint until a broad government forms.
Baytown area school districts including Goose Creek announce compliance with Senate Bill 31 requiring notifying students and parents about bacterial meningitis causes and symptoms. Districts have begun sending TEA provided letters and symptom lists, emphasizing information over risk while promising updates if an outbreak or vaccination need arises.
Baytown city ordinances require any itinerant merchant to obtain a city license to sell or solicit on another's property or public spaces. Exemptions apply to certain farm and dairy products and resellers. Applicants must provide goods details and business information. Page 2A continues.
Readers may send inquiries to The Baytown Sun at P O Box 90 Beytean Texas 77520 or deliver to 1301 Memorial Drive. Messages can be faxed to (281) 427-5252 or mailed with specific details to request information or clarification from the newspaper staff.
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