Daily newspaper from Baytown, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.

Concert presented at Winspear Hall at the Murchison Performing Arts Center

Funeral program for Rev. Dr. John Cleophas Bailey, born September 28, 1908 and died March 25, 2003. The funeral was held Saturday, March 29, 2003 at St. John Baptist Church, officiated by Herman Price. Funeral arrangements were made through D. W. Brooks Funeral Home and he was buried in Paradise Cemetery in Houston, Texas.

Interview with Hazael R. Olivares, a serviceman in the U. S. Navy during World War II. Olivares dropped out of high school and decided to join the U. S. Navy after hearing about the attack on Pearl Harbor. He took his 16-week basic training course at Great Lakes in Illinois where he learned how to fire various guns and recognize aircraft. After basic training, he was assigned to Algiers, Louisiana where he learned how to weld. Aboard the USS Bordelon (DD-881), he served as a Ship Fitter in the damage control department. After WWII, he remained in the reserves and was called up for duty in Korea. He served aboard the USS Sitkoh Bay (CVE-86). After Korea, he worked as a civilian for the Army Corps of Engineers as an oiler on a dredge. He then served in the Merchant Marines, hauling refined petroleum products from South America to North America. He also discusses going to French Indochina (Vietnam) and traveling up the Saigon River in a merchant vessel.

Interview with Raymond D. Carter, a U.S. Navy veteran of the Vietnam War who served as a bosun's mate on LSTs. Carter describes his experiences in basic training and his impressions of the war.