May 13

May 13, 1959: About 60 East Texas police chiefs and sheriffs met for a law enforcement conference sponsored by the Federal Bureau of Investigation. Longview Police Chief Roy Stone, host of the conference, said it was intended to improve the flow of inf…

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May 12

May 12, 1978: Ground was broken for a $5.8 million project to add seven operating rooms and other facilities at Good Shepherd Hospital. Paul Glaske, president of the board, said the emergency room was treating more than 2,000 patients a month, far more…

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May 11

May 11, 1928: The school board adopted recommendations that every child must be vaccinated before he or she could enter school in the coming year. The comprehensive health program being worked out also included requirements for students to go through e…

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May 10

May 10, 1999: Commissioners voted to oppose withdrawal of American Eagle Airlines from Gregg County Airport. The airline had filed a 90-day notice that it would cease service. The move aimed to extend the airline’s timetable to give the county time to …

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May 9

May 9, 1983: Peter Stroh, chairman of Stroh Brewery Co., was in Longview to introduce his brewery’s latest products: Premium and Stroh Light. During a visit to the brewery on West Cotton Street, Stroh introduced the beers to be sold through his Texas d…

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May 8

May 8, 1976: The Longview-area draft board serving Gregg, Harrison and Rusk counties was shut down as the Selective Service reduced capacity. Local members were among 525 assigned to 96 draft boards across the state. A standby organization remained to …

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May 7

May 7, 2005: Veteran city council- men Jay Dean and Andy Mack headed to a runoff after finishing first and second separated by just 22 votes in a seven-way race for mayor. The winner would serve the one-year unexpired term of Murray Moore, who had resi…

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May 6

May 6, 1985: Officers, directors and shareholders of Eastman Kodak Co. began converging on Longview for the company’s first-ever annual meeting in Texas. A crowd of 1,000 was expected for the session, which was to be followed by a barbecue and tours of…

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May 5

May 5, 2003: The Longview staging area for crews seeking debris from the Space Shuttle Columbia disaster was closed with a ceremony at 1403 W. Cotton St. Workers deployed from Longview collected more than 48,500 objects weighing more than 222,000 pound…

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May 4

May 4, 2003: Longview voters ousted an incumbent mayor for the third straight time as local businessman Murray Moore defeated Mayor Earl Roberts by an almost two-to-one vote margin.

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