Weather Forecast Preview Today and Tomorrow
Partly cloudy with highs in the mid 70s today and around 80 tomorrow. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph today, rising to 1.0 to 15 mph tomorrow afternoon. Sunrise 6 30 a.m. Sunset 5 36 p.m. High tide 8 30 p.m. and 2 27 a.m. Low tide 4 25 p.m. and 5 25 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milwaukee
St Paul
Nashville
Amarillo
New Oreans
Atlanta
New York City
Austin
North Platte
Baltimore
Oklahoma City
Boston
Omaha
Brownsville
Orlando
Buffalo
Philadelphia
Chicago
Phoenix
Clr
Cincinnati
Cleveland
Parid
Maine
Rm Columbia
S.C
Portland
Gre
Columbus Ohio
Providence
Dallas-Ft Worth
Raleigh Durham
Denver
Rapid City
Detroit
Renois
el Paso
Richmond
Ste Marie
Kansas City
Seattle
Edy
Key West
Shreveport
Tell Sioux Falls
Las Vegas
Little Rock
Spokane
Los Angeles
Syracuse
Louisville
TampeSt Pusby
Edy Lubbock
Dr Topeka
Memphis St
Tucson
Miami Beach
Tulsa
Midland-Odessa
Washington,d.c
Today in History rundown for October 28
On this date, notable events include the 1886 dedication of the Statue of Liberty in New York Harbor, Harvard College's 1636 founding, Eli Whitney's patent for the cotton gin, and the 1919 Volstead Act enactment. Also listed are Mussolini's rise in 1922, Roosevelt's 1936 rededication, Italy's 1940 invasion of Greece, Roncalli becoming pope in 1958, Khrushchev's Cuba missile base dismantling, Paul VI's 1965 decree, the 1980 Carter Reagan debate, and Aristide's 1990 UN remarks calling for Haiti trade blockade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
France
New York Harbor
Cleveland
Harvard College
Massachusetts
Eli Whitney
Congress
Wilson
Italy
Benito Mussolinii
Franklin Roosevelt
Greece
Venice
Angelo Giuseppe Roncalli
John Xxl
Nikita Khrushchev
United States
Cuba
Paul VI
Jesus Christ
Carter
Ronald Reagan
Jean-Bertrand Aristide
United Nations
Haiti
Associated Press
Stein quote on information overwhelming common sense
Thought for Today cites Gertrude Stein noting that people receive immense information daily and consequently lose their touch with common sense. The remark reflects a critique of information overload and its effect on practical judgment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gertrude Stein
Verse citing blessed hungry and mourning
A biblical verse proclaims blessed are those who hunger now for they shall be filled and blessed are those who weep now for they shall laugh reflecting hope and consolation.
ABC News solidly backs Oswald in JFK plot
ABC News unveiled a computer generated reconstruction that concludes Lee Harvey Oswald acted alone in the Kennedy assassination. A two hour special airs Nov 20, with Peter Jennings narrating, echoing the Warren Commission findings and debunking multi shooter theories.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
ABC News
Lee Harvey Oswald
John E Kennedy
Tom Yellin
Peter Jennings
ABC
Oswald
Kennedy
Dallas
Gary Mack
Dealey Plaza
Oliver Stone
Yellin
Texas School Book Depository
Jack Ruby
Stone
CBS News
CBS
Jfk
State groups seek raises for Texas workers in Perry letters
Four associations urged Governor Perry and lawmakers to boost salaries for state workers to offset roughly 500 million in health care costs. The groups released letters to Perry and the Legislative Budget Board on Monday, noting the absence of a 3 percent cost of living raise in the current budget and asking for relief without specifying a precise amount.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Rick Perry
Texas Public Employees Association
Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission Agents Association
Texas Department of Public Safety Officers Association
Texas Game Warden Peace Officers Association
Perry
Legislative Budget Board
Durst asserts memory lapse over neighbor's death and dismemberment
In Galveston prosecutors pressed Robert Durst who testified he cannot recall cutting up his elderly neighbor as the death occurred. He denied killing his neighbor, saying it was self defense and an accident, and stated he did not use deadly force.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Galveston
New York
Robert Durst
Durst
The
Associated Press
Tarkington ISD historical marker unveils local pride
Tarkington ISD residents celebrate the unveiling of a historical marker after over a year of research by Calloway. The dedication at the Tarkington Prairie site honors the district as a valued community resource and student success. The marker sits at FM 163 and CR 2268. Lee College Honors Program info available via John Britt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Calloway
Tarkington Isd School Board
Tarkington Prairie
Tarrangton Prairie
FM 163
Lee College
John Britt
Budget Strains Grow as Chambers County Jail Groceries Rise
Approximately 34000 will fund groceries and medical care for Chambers County jail inmates as the department exceeds the grocery budget of 100000 for the year. Sheriff Kreuzer notes the jail averages 15 more prisoners daily than in 2000 while commissions weigh certification raises and use of drug seizure funds for salaries. the matter is tabled for now. Indigent health care cuts to 21 percent of the federal poverty level will affect about 34 patients due to dwindling funds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chambers County
Sherif Monroe Kreuzer
Kreuzer
Mark Huddleston
Texas
Jim Mattox
Buddy Irby
Jimmy Sylvia
Mike Little
Jerry Sparks
Bob Bass
Irby
Tessica Laskoskie
Corrections A outlines misidentified judge sworn in
The Baytown Sun corrects that the judge being sworn in is Randy Strong. A Page 1A correction notes the reported amount raised in the United Way of the Baytown Area raffle was incomplete and not yet finalized, with gross receipts and net proceeds from the Poker Run and live auction pending calculation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baytown Sun
Randy Strong
The
United Way
Baytown
Also Mentioned on This Page
National Weather
AccuWeather.com
Wands
Separa
Hu, A
Father
Tre
ES Tetonce Florian
Memorial Drive
Baytownsun.com
Ownsun.com
Wanda Gamer
Baytownsun
Dée Anne Navarre Snavarre
Baytownsun.co
David Bloom
Mim
Janie Halter
Angie Pagel
Angie Pegal
Bwaylie Huckaby
Dwayne Huckaby
Te Savior Sun
Act of Congress of Mt
Bytown
Texs
THERA
Ig. Coft
Path
Baviown
By David Bruder
Tarkington Area
Gebridee
Donald Ray Koch
Arthur Walter Schneider
Karen Lynn Everhard
Virginia Fleischman
Nina M. Parkinson
Felicitas Campos Bravo
AL. Stephens
McCleskey
Schilling Baytown
West Annuity & Life Ins Co
Boise
TD Max
N. Main Street
N. Main
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!