Local News | Michael Wallace was a sailor aboard the USS Hornet that recovered Apollo 11 astronauts from the Pacific after splashdown on July 24, 1969. |
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 | Fifty years laters, NASA veterans reflect on the role in making history. |
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 | The early return will allow the company to offer an extra cruise from the Port of Galveston. |
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Local Sports | The Houston Astros returned home to Minute Maid Park for the first time since the All Star break and beat the Texas Rangers 4-3 in front of… |
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 | The Wildcats will have plenty of experience as they head into the 2019 season. |
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 | Hurricane Barry, which inundated much of Louisiana with rainfall last weekend, wasn’t much of a swell maker here in Galveston. |
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Opinion | Editor’s note: This editorial was published in The Galveston Daily News on Tuesday, July 22, 1969. |
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 | For the past five years I have been a volunteer and a supporter of the Galveston County Museum with many donations of artifacts and other i… |
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The notion of berthing the battleship USS Texas in Galveston is intriguing, although there are questions and some obstacles that might make… |
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| TodayPartly cloudy. A stray shower or thunderstorm is possible. High around 90F. Winds SSE at 10 to 20 mph. TonightPartly cloudy. Low 81F. Winds SSE at 10 to 15 mph. TomorrowScattered thunderstorms in the morning, then mainly cloudy late. High 87F. Winds SSE at 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 40%. |
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Texas City man helped retrieve Apollo 11 astronauts from Pacific
