Veterans Night Celebrates Service At Local Restaurant
Navy veteran Julian Davis and Army veteran Tom Peeler praised the event as a guest list grows each year. Mark Powell of Golden Corral said millions of meals have been given away over five years while Claudia Colley noted over 2,000 people served and doubled food and staff to accommodate veterans and families.
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Baytown killings linked to 1990s murder spree ends with executions
Police linked the Roberto Rios family killings and the Varughese murder to two men, Shannon Charles Pyere and Keith Bernard Clay. Thomas Varughese and Clay were executed years later, with Thomas death by lethal injection in 1996 and Clay in 2003.
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Baytown Man Charged In Meter Tampering Case
Baytown police arrested a man at his home on Schilling Avenue for tampering with a water meter while trying to bypass it. The incident occurred shortly before 2:45 p.m. Sunday. He faces a Class A misdemeanor charge of criminal mischief.
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Navy deserter arrested after traffic stop on Garth Road
A Baytown man was arrested for deserting the Navy after a Baytown officer pulled over a vehicle for running two red lights in the 6900 block of Garth Road just before 10 45 p m Sunday. The driver, from Mont Belvieu, was arrested for driving while intoxicated after failing a field sobriety test while the Baytown man was held on an outstanding U S Navy warrant.
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Bush defends Iraq war policy during Asia trip rally
President Bush defended the Iraq war as critics at home questioned prewar intelligence. He accused Democrats of political motives and cited their past acknowledgment of concerns, as he spoke to troops at Elmendorf Air Force Base on the way to Asia. Kerry and Edwards accused Bush of deception in Congress and the public.
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U S led operation kills 50 insurgents near Syrian border
U S and Iraqi forces attacked an insurgent stronghold near the Syrian border as Sunni Arab leaders urged a pause to boost turnout in upcoming elections. About 50 insurgents were reported killed, with two U S Marines killed and seven wounded in Obeidi. A DynCorp contractor car bombing near the Green Zone killed two South Africans and wounded three others.
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Sharp presses for a Texas school funding deadline
In Austin former comptroller John Sharp, head of a task force rewriting the Texas tax code for schools, calls for a court-ordered deadline to spur legislative action as the state awaits a Texas Supreme Court ruling on education financing. He seeks alternatives to lower property taxes by about 35 percent for homeowners.
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Houston shifts air plan to protect health over standards
Houston plans to prioritize citizen health over meeting federal air standards. The city aims for hybrids to make up nearly half its fleet, diesel engine upgrades on specialty vehicles via a state program, and bonuses for contractors using clean equipment. It will fund studies by independent scientists, expand monitoring, and cut diesel emissions and particulates.
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Strayhorn offers advance on sales tax revenue to Southeast Texas
Comptroller Carole Keeton Strayhorn announced that 22 Southeast Texas counties affected by Hurricane Rita can receive a cash advance on their sales tax revenues. Harris County reports a drop of more than $355,000, with other disaster-listed counties like Chambers and Liberty also seeing declines while statewide sales tax totals rise.
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Alito touts anti abortion work in Reagan era bid
Supreme Court nominee Samuel Alito, then a young solicitor general's office lawyer in 1985, argued that the Constitution does not protect a right to abortion while seeking deputy assistant attorney general under Edwin Meese. He later was nominated by President Bush to the Supreme Court.
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Ethics charges threaten international cloning program
San Francisco reports say Hwang Woo-suk faces ethics charges over egg donation practices and misleads a U.S. collaborator, casting doubt on the World Stem Cell Hub plan to establish cloning centers in San Francisco and London. The dispute renews debate over donor ethics and access to women's eggs for cloning research.
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Hwang Woo-suk
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World Stem Cell Hub Foundation
London
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Man Arrested for Illegal Driving and Drug Paraphernalia
A man in the 500 block of North Alexander was arrested for traffic violations and possession of drug paraphernalia after an officer stopped him for an expired inspection sticker. His license was suspended and uninsured, and a marijuana cigarette was found in the center console. No charges were filed due to alcohol involvement and uncooperative witnesses.
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