Students petition Bush over Gulf War TV coverage
Seventeen LC students and instructor Floyd Addington sent a petition to President Bush and legislators Lloyd Bentsen and Phil Gramm criticizing Gulf War news coverage. They praised the Bush administration but urged more responsible reporting focused on truth and facts, accusing media of propaganda and sensationalism.
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George Bush
Iraq
Hussein
Israel
Carmack
Bush
Sen. Bentsen
Addington
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Literary Festival showcases diverging Gulf Coast writers
Baytown natives Alan Erwin and Glen Blake spoke at Lee College’s Spring Literary Arts Festival on April 8. Erwin’s new novel Swift Boats draws on Vietnam experiences and nearly faced publication due to painful memories, while Blake crafts purely fictional works set in the Gulf Coast, with Old River and Chocolate Bay among his projects.
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Glen Blake
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Lee College
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Austin
Vietnam
Gulf Coast
Public Utilities Commission
Navy
University of Texas
Mike Ridgely
Old River
Chambers County
Chocolate Bay
Walker Percy
Shooting at LC party sparks self defense claim
During a packed LC clubhouse gathering, an unidentified man named Lucky, not in uniform, allegedly charged into a scuffle, pulled a handgun, and shot a man after witnesses say he yelled I am a cop. Clemons and Thierry corroborate the sequence as officers investigated with multiple agencies.
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Lynn Clemons
Clemons
Henry
Joseph Thierry
Thierry
Kevin Shead
Tyrone
Joseph
Shead
Justice push as Tyrone Henry case prompts inquiry
Citizens forming the Tyrone Henry Justice Committee call for an open, thorough investigation into the shooting death of Henry, a Crown Central Petroleum operator, by an off duty DPS officer James C. Lucky. A press conference was set for noon Wednesday amid allegations of conflicting police statements.
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James C. Lucky
Department of Public Safety
Henry
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Pasadena
Baytown
Wayne Henscey
Harris County
Jen Don Boney
Black National Front
Houston
Lucky
Cedures
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Boney
Ida B. Delaney
College budget options explored at LC as faculty input sought
LC administrators invite faculty to share views on budget development and consider many alternatives. A tuition increase from 10 to 12 dollars per semester hour is proposed with possible cuts to student aid, library acquisitions, athletics, and a equipment-buying freeze. A four-day week, rising health insurance, and early retirement for eligible staff are under discussion amid rising campus costs.
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Blevins
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