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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 26, 2003
Page
2
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On September 26, 1960 the Nixon Kennedy debate aired in Chicago. In 1777 British troops occupied Philadelphia. 1789 Thomas Jefferson named first US secretary of state. 1898 Gershwin born in Brooklyn. 1914 FTC established. 1950 UN troops retook Seoul. 1952 Santayana died in Rome. 1955 Dow average drop linked to Eisenhower heart attack. 1957 West Side Story opened on Broadway. 1986 Rehnquist sworn in, Scalia joins court. 1991 Biosphere 2 stay begins. 2001 WorldCom fraud case follows. 2002 Betty Carter dies in New York. 2003 major market and corporate news noted.
House and Senate move toward a joint conference committee to resolve map disputes after long party battles. West Texas draws spark splits between Midland and Lubbock aligned districts, with minority protection fears and open meetings urged by Rep. Mabry as parties seek a compromise from conferences chaired by Craddick and Staples.
The Texas Senate approved a bill to remove school performance reviews and the e-Texas cost saving proposals from Comptroller Carole Keeton Strayhorn's office, a move critics call vindictive. The measure, backed by Sen. Steve Ogden, aims to streamline state government and save about 14.4 million over two years.
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