On This Day In History October 7 Highlights
Key events on October 7 span history from 1765 Stamp Act Congress meeting in New York to 1991 Anita Hill accusing Clarence Thomas of sexual conduct. Noted milestones include the 1777 Saratoga battle start, Poe’s death in 1849, Bush labeling Saddam Hussein in 2002, and the George H. W. Bush carrier christening in 2003.
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New York
England
Saratoga
John Burgoyne
Edgar Allan Poe
Baltimore
University of Oklahoma Law
Anita Hill
Supreme Court
Clarence Thomas
Thomas
Hill
Bush
Saddam Hussein
Iraq
George H.W. Bush
Newport News
Associated Press
Bay Theater Malicious Mischief Charges and City Road Upgrades
A 1950 Bay Theater case charged two men with scratching cars amid a workers strike. In 1974 Bayway Drive received 2.5 million dollars in upgrades. Other items note a 1989 claimed Sears building sale, a 2005 REL-RSS game disruption due to Hurricane Rita, and a Lee College football win over Sterling 28-17.
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Bay Theater
Bayway Drive
Lee College
Sears
Lee
Sterling
Numbers to Know in Disaster Help and Hotlines
A compiled list of key emergency and support hotlines including American Red Cross 800-435-7669 FEMA 800-462-7585 National Flood Insurance 800-638-6620 Texas Insurance Fraud 888-327-8818 Attorney General Price Gouging 800-621-0500 Army Corps Blues Tarp 888-766-3258 Debris 800-207-2325 Salvation Army 800-725-2769 Emergency Food Stamps 211 Downed lines 713-207-2222 Transitional Housing 800-621-3362 Public aid 800-275-8777 Flooding information 800-638-6620
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American Red Cross
Texas Department of Insurance Consumer
Texas Department of Insurance
FEMA
Army Corps
Salvation Army
Astros pitcher Backe among 10 arrested after Galveston wedding brawl
Houston Astros pitcher Brandon Backe was among 10 people detained after a weekend wedding reception at the H20 bar in the San Luis Hotel sparked a brawl with police. The bride's father and brother, a FEMA coordinator, and others were arrested as officers cleared guests after the event. Police tasered Gilbert and Cole O Balle and pepper sprayed one participant. Cole O Balle was flown by helicopter to a Houston hospital and discharged the next morning.
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Houston
Houston Astros
Brandon Backe
Galveston
FEMA
San Luis
Galveston Island
Gilbert
Cole O’balle
Cole O’ Balle
Goast Island recovery adds third Ike victim on Bolivar coast
Galveston authorities report the third body found on Goat Island after Ike's landfall enlarging the Texas death toll to 36. Texas Task Force One recovered debris entombed remains Sunday, following two bodies found Saturday and Herman Moseley identified from September 27. The Ike disaster prompted mass evacuations and deaths beyond Texas, with nationwide toll reaching 71.
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Galveston
Texas
Galveston County Medical Examiner
Texas Task Force One
Goat Island
Bolivar Peninsula
Herman Thomas Moseley
Fie
Pennsylvania
Illinois
McAllen sues Texas AG over travel records in auto plant bid
McAllen files suit against Attorney General Greg Abbott to keep travel itineraries of local economic development officials hidden. The city sought to bar disclosure while the McAllen Monitor had requested documents about trips to Germany tied to efforts to attract an automobile plant. Abbott ruled the information should be public.
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Mcallen
Texas
Texas Attorney General
Germany
Greg Abbott
Bush says economy will be just fine in long run
President Bush, amid market turbulence, defended the $700 billion bailout plan as needed to revive credit. He promised the economy will be fine in the long run while noting it will take time for the rescue to affect everyday workers and businesses. He spoke after meetings with small-business owners in San Antonio and during a Cincinnati address on judicial nominees.
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Cincinnati
Wall Street
Bush
U.S
San Antonio
Treasury Department
China vows overhaul of dairy industry to restore trust
China's State Council pledged a complete industry overhaul from farm to table after labeling the dairy sector chaotic. The cabinet said it would punish firms and officials linked to milk product contamination and escalate oversight to restore public confidence in Chinese-made foods.
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Beijing
China
State Council
Burglars Hit Motel Cars and Nearby Areas Along I-10
Police investigated burglaries across the I-10 corridor: at a motel in the 5200 block a theft included purses ads and a $2200 computer. a truck at a service station in the 1900 block was stolen from. another vehicle was hit in a subdivision. a Riverbend home in the 400 block was broken into with a vehicle stolen overnight.
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Interstate 10
I-10
Riverbend
Police report weekend theft and drug charges in Baytown
Officers documented more than eight thousand dollars in stolen electronics and household goods from the 200 block of East Texas Avenue. A pursuit led to cocaine recovered after a driver discarded an item and fled on foot. charges were filed. In another case, a driver and passenger were charged with drug paraphernalia possession and drug possession.
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East Texas Avenue
Baytown
Baytown Police Beat Reports 24 Offense Incidents
Between 6 am Sunday and 6 am Monday Baytown officers logged 24 offense reports including one assault two auto thefts one burglary of habitation six motor vehicle burglaries one forgery two thefts six arrests and five other cases. Seven traffic accidents with one injury were recorded. Crime Stoppers pays cash for tips and callers stay anonymous. Call 281-427-TIPS. Full report at Baytown city site.
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Baytown
City of
Baytown Community Calendar Highlights Local Groups and Events
Community groups list a busy schedule with meetings at First Baptist Church Highlands Community Center and J.D. Walker Center. Activities include Celebrate Recovery, Game Day, English classes, senior fitness and dancing, toddler and story times, Bible study and lunch, cancer support, bridge and bowling, library programs, Toastmasters, knitting and quilting, bingo, and a free food ministry.
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First Baptist Church
Rollingbrook
Nick
JoAnn
Or Elaine
Highlands Community Center
Highland Woods Drive
The
Promise Center
Kentucky
Crosby Library
Sterling Municipal Library
King's Table
Church of New Beginnings
San Jacinto Methodist Hospital
San Jacinto Cancer Center
Baytown Duplicate Bridge Club
Market St
Veterans of Foreign Wars Post
N. Main St
Baytown
Bay Area Quilt Guild
Mount Olive Lutheran Church
Scarsdale Blvd
Bay Area
B.A.N.G
E. F Green Center
West Baker Road
Sterling High School
J.D. Walker Community Center
Wade Road
Tops TX No
Market
Decker Dr
Baytown Rotary Club
Goose Creek Country Club
ExxonMobil Baytown Toastmasters Club
ExxonMobil
Ralph Matthews
St. John's United Methodist Church
S. Alexander Drive
Max Bowl Easton Ward Rd
Baytown Community Center
Grace’s Kitchen
Grace United Methodist Church
N. Pruett
VFW
N. Main
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SUN History
Thomas Haliburton
Thessalonians
State News
Astros
South Texas
World Briefs
Baytown Sun
Nicki Evans
James Tyler Richardson
Toby
Go “Green
Sportclean
Nar
Herb Anderson
Highlands
Seea
ZO Fe
Mac Johnson Roofing, Inc. Commercial & Residential
Alexander
Baytown, TX
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