This Day in History Highlights Through the Years
Oct 10 marks events from 1446 to 1987 including Sejong’s Korean alphabet first published, Yale University chartered, Laura Ingalls flying across the United States, ONeill's The Iceman Cometh opening, and Clare Boothe Luce’s death. Notable 1944 Batty's Cafe brawl and 1950 Lee College ties referenced.
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Che Guevara
Bolivia
Sejong
Collegiate School of Connecticut
Yale University
San Francisco
Washington Monument
Laura Ingalls
United States
Roosevelt Field
N.Y
Glendale
Calif
Eugene O'Neill
New York
Clare Boothe Luce
Washington
U.S. Navy
Batty’s
Shore Patrol
Harris County
Lee College
Robert E. Lee
College
Baytown Kiwanis Club
Bicentennial Park
Market and Lee
Lakewood residents hear Baytown police official discuss issues
Captain Mike Holden of the Baytown Police Department patrol division spoke at a Monday meeting with Lakewood residents. The Baytown Sun invites readers to share story ideas and contact details for potential future features.
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Mike Holden
Baytown
Memorial Drive
Texas
Texas windstorm fund reports 76,000 Ike claims slowdown
More than 76 thousand damage claims from Hurricane Ike have been filed with the Texas Windstorm Insurance Association. The fund's general manager said claims are slowing to 700 to 1,000 a day from about 6,000 daily after the storm. If claims total 92,000 losses could reach 2.7 billion, though the figure is preliminary and depends on wind versus flood determinations.
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Austin
Windstorm Insurance Association
Texas Windstorm Insurance Association
Association
Jim Oliver
Galveston
Texas
Oliver
University of Texas Medical Branch
Academic Medical Center
Thomas
University of Texas Board of Regents
Craig Eiland
UTMB
Texas weighs standardizing high school GPA calculations
The Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board will decide on October 23 whether to approve changes to standardize GPA calculations across high schools. Supporters cite uniformity for college admissions while critics warn the move could push students toward easier courses. Commissioner Raymund Paredes notes the current lack of consistency.
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Austin
Texas
Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board
Texas Higher Education
Raymund Paredes
Dallas Morning News
U.S. shoppers pull back as retailers cut outlooks
In September American shoppers bought only essentials as the financial crisis spooked demand. Major retailers including J C Penney Kohl's Saks Nordstrom trimmed outlooks amid weak traffic while Wal Mart and Costco posted solid but below forecast sales and Target warned of continued credit card problems through year end.
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New York
J.C. Penney Co
Kohl’s Corp
Saks Inc
Nordstrom Inc
Ken Perkins
Retail Metrics LLC
Wal-Mart Stores Inc
Costco Wholesale Corp
Wall Street
Target Corp
Russian forces begin final Georgia pull back near South Ossetia
Russian troops dismantled a main checkpoint on the road to South Ossetia at Karaleti and bulldozers razed the post as Moscow moves to fulfill a Western-backed accord. Peacekeeping chiefs said withdrawal would start Wednesday and finish within 24 hours, under a deadline for vacating areas around South Ossetia and Abkhazia.
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Karaleti
Georgia
South Ossetia
Russia
Abkhazia
Police Beat: multiple arrests for drug and theft cases in Baytown
Baytown officers arrested several people on Tuesday on drug related charges after traffic stops uncovered cocaine and a dangerous drug. In separate incidents a man and a woman faced possession and weapons charges. Thefts included an Xbox 360 valued at 400 dollars from Ironwood resident, a 2001 Yamaha 400 Big Bear four wheeler and chain saws from a North Main business with total losses over 6500 dollars plus 600 dollars of nail tools stolen from another North Main business.
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Baytown
Garth Road
Ironwood
North Main
Power tools stolen in Chandler Street burglary
A residence in the 700 block of Chandler Street was burglarized on a day between September 11 and October 7. Power tools valued at about 1098 dollars were stolen, police said.
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Chandler Street
Baytown Police Beat Reports Busy 6 a.m. to 6 a.m Period
Between 6 a.m. Tuesday and 6 a.m. Wednesday Baytown officers filed 30 offense reports including three burglaries four thefts and one sexual assault. The tally also lists eight arrests for other jurisdictions five traffic accidents two with injuries and ten miscellaneous cases. Crime Stoppers offers tips for cash and anonymity.
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Baytown
City of
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