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TODAY IN HISTORY TRENDING On June 14, 1940, Ger- of the United States. Fundraiser museum benefactor. man troops entered Paris In 1954, President Dwight Astatue of Richard W. during World War II; the D. Eisenhower signed a set for June 20 “Dick” Dowling, a Con- same day, the Nazis began measure adding the phrase Family Promise of Mont- federate artillery command- transporting prisoners to “under God” to the Pledge gomery County will hold its er prominent in the naval the Auschwitz concentration of Allegiance. inaugural National #Night- victory against two Union camp in German-occupied In 1982, Argentine forces WithoutABed on Saturday vessels in the Battle of Poland. surrendered to British throughout Montgomery Sabine Pass, will be moved ALSO troops on the disputed County. Show your support from Hermann Park to the In 1775, the Continental Falkland Islands. for children and families Sabine Pass Battleground Army, forerunner of the In 1985, the 17-day hijack battling homelessness and State Historical Site near United States Army, was ordeal of TWA Flight 847 raise awareness of this Port Arthur. created. began as a pair of Lebanese crisis by setting up a tent in The relocations were In 1777, the Second Conti- Shiite Muslim extremists your back yard, making a recommended by a city nental Congress approved seized the jetliner shortly fort in your living room, task force Turner appointed the design of the original after takeoff from Athens, wrapping up in blankets on to consider the issue. American flag. Greece. the sofa or in a sleeping bag Many Confederate sym- In 1811, Harriet Beecher In 1990, the U.S. Su- on the floor. Give up your bols and monuments have Stowe, author of “Uncle preme Court upheld, 6-3, comfortable bed for one been damaged or brought Tom’s Cabin,” was born in police checkpoints that night and share the experi- down by demonstrators Litchfield, Conn. examined drivers for signs ence with and fami- and removed by local au- In 1846, a group of U.S. of intoxication. ly. thorities since the death of settlers in Sonoma pro- In 1993, President Bill Post photos of your Night George Floyd, an African claimed the Republic of Clinton nominated Judge Without A Bed on social American man whose California. Ruth Bader Ginsburg to media using #NightWithou- death has become a world- In 1919, John Alcock and serve on the U.S. Supreme tABed , tag Family Promise Submitted by Marie Underdown wide symbol in demonstra- Arthur Whitten Brown Court. of Montgomery County and PET OF THE WEEK tions calling for changes to embarked on the first non- In 2017, a rifle-wielding ask sponsors to support police practices and an end Meet Pepper, a 3-year-old Australian Cattle stop flight across the Atlan- gunman opened fire on your efforts to help families to racial prejudice. Dog/Blue Heeler (we think) who we thought had a tic Ocean. Flying a Vickers Republican lawmakers at a battling homelessness. Protesters also have new home, but the virus came and things didn’t work Vimy biplane bomber, they congressional baseball Eight-year-old Abby decried monuments to out for the family. Pepper would probably do best in took off from St. Johns, practice in Alexandria, never expected she would slave traders, imperialists a home without small children. But he would be a Newfoundland, Canada and Virginia, wounding House be doing her homework in and explorers, including great addition to a home with older children and/or arrived 16½ hours later in Whip Steve Scalise and amotel room every night. Christopher Columbus, active adults. Not only is he fun, but Pepper has Clifden, Ireland. several others; the assailant But when her dad lost his Cecil Rhodes and Belgium’s great house manners. Pepper is very people-friendly In 1943, the U.S. Supreme died in a battle with police. job, her family had to give King Leopold II. and gets along great with other dogs. However, he Court, in West Virginia State Fire ripped through the up their home. They moved has not had his “cat” scan so not sure how he would Board of Education v. Bar- 24-story Grenfell Tower in into a motel, and Abby do around feline family members. As with all of our nette, ruled 6-3 that public West London, killing 71 went from having her own rescue animals, Pepper is current on all shots, on Oscars set new school students could not people. bedroom to sharing one flea control and heartworm prevention and is be forced to salute the flag Associated Press room with her entire fami- nomination rules neutered. If you think this boy would be the perfect ly. It was hard for her to The Oscars are imple- companion for your family, please go to focus on school or imagine menting some big changes, http://www.spcaofmc.ngo and click on the green ahappy future. including a set number of TODAY’S BIRTHDAYS arrow at the top of the page to fill out an online Since 2001, Family Prom- best picture nominees and adoption application. Actress Marla Gibbs is Yasmine Bleeth is 52. ise of Montgomery County to-be-determined represen- 89. House Majority Lead- Actor Faizon Love is 52. has been helping families in tation and inclusion stan- er Steny Hoyer, D-Md., is Actor Stephen Wallem is need find stable housing, es 90-day personal plan to Houston commits dards for eligibility. 81. Country-rock mu- 52. International Tennis develop the skills and tools reach attainable goals with The Academy of Motion sician Spooner Oldham is Hall of Famer Steffi Graf to succeed independently acase manager. Topics to remove statues Picture Arts and Sciences 77. Rock singer Rod Ar- is 51. Actor J.R. Martinez by empowering families for include positive parenting Two statues that pay announced Friday that gent (The Zombies; Ar- is 37. Actor-singer Kevin success — families just like skills, stress management, tribute to the Confederacy there will be 10 best picture gent) is 75. President McHale is 32. Actress Abby’s. Thanks to Family family safety and budget- will be removed from Hous- nominees beginning with Donald Trump is 74. Lucy Hale is 31. Pop sing- Promise, Abby’s parents ing. Families are provided ton city parks, Mayor Syl- the 94th Academy Awards Singer Janet Lennon (The er Jesy Nelson (Little Mix) found employment, the meals, hygiene items, cloth- vester Turner announced in 2022. The organization is Lennon Sisters) is 74. is 29. Country singer Joel family moved into housing, ing, childcare, transporta- late last week. also planning to implement Rock musician Barry Crouse is 28. Actor Daryl and Abby’s life began re- tion and shelter through The statue of a Con- new eligibility requirements Melton is 73. Rock mu- Sabara is 28. turning to normal. partnering churches in the federate soldier called with an eye toward di- sician Alan White (Yes) is Family Promise, a 501(c) community. “Spirit of The Confederacy” versity in collaboration with 71. Actor Eddie Mekka is Thought for Today: (3) nonprofit, serves four Find out more about will be moved from Sam the Producers Guild of 68. Actor Will Patton is “It is the flag just as homeless families at a time Family Promise of Mont- Houston Park downtown to America that will be final- 66. Olympic gold medal much of the man who in rotating faith communi- gomery County by visiting the Houston Museum of ized by the end of July. speed skater Eric Heiden was naturalized yester- ties in a collaborative mis- www.familypromiseofm- African American Culture. Neither change will im- is 62. Jazz musician Mar- day as of the men whose sion to increase their job c.org. Visit their Facebook There “it can be interpreted pact the 93rd Academy cus Miller is 61. Singer people have been here readiness and stability to page at www.face- in a way that promotes an Awards set to be held in Los Boy George is 59. Rock many generations.” — enable them to be self- book.com/FPMCT Call inclusive and anti-racist Angeles on Feb. 28, 2021, musician Chris DeGarmo Henry Cabot Lodge, sustainable. Approved 936-441-8778 7 a.m.-5 p.m. community,” said Ann because it is already deep is 57. Actress Traylor U.S. senator and histori- families with children are Monday through Friday. Stern, president and CEO of into the eligibility calendar. Howard is 54. Actress an (1850-1924). entered into Family Promis- Staff report the Houston Endowment, a Associated Press

LOCAL ALMANAC TODAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY Conroe through 4 p.m. yesterday TEMPERATURE High/low ...... 92°/62° 94° 93° 94° 94° 93° 92° 92° Normal high/low ...... 91°/71° Record high ...... 101° in 1998 68° 67° 67° 69° 69° 70° 70° Record low ...... 58° in 1995 PRECIPITATION Some sun with 24 hours through 4 p.m. yest...... 0.00" Mostly sunny Sunshine Mostly sunny Mostly sunny Mostly sunny Mostly sunny a thunderstorm Month to date ...... 0.37" possible Normal month to date ...... 2.26" Year to date ...... 17.33" REGIONAL FORECAST REGIONAL CITIES Normal year to date ...... 20.80" Today Mon. Today Mon. Longview Monroe Fort Worth Dallas City Hi/Lo/W Hi/Lo/W City Hi/Lo/W Hi/Lo/W 93/67 93/68 CONDITIONS TODAY 93/70 94/73 Alexandria 91/68/s 93/69/s Lafayette 90/69/s 92/72/s Austin 93/66/s 93/67/s Lake Charles 91/71/s 92/70/s UV INDEX AND REAL FEEL TEMPERATURE Stephenville Tyler Shreveport 93/69 Beaumont 91/72/s 92/70/s Longview 93/67/s 92/67/s 93/66 93/70 Brenham 93/70/s 93/70/s Lufkin 93/68/s 92/68/s Nacogdoches Waco Natchitoches College Station 94/71/s 93/72/s Nacogdoches 93/70/s 93/67/s 93/70 Natchitoches 94/67/s 95/68/s Brownwood 94/67 94/67 Conroe 94/68/s 93/67/s 92/61 Corpus Christi 89/71/s 88/71/s Palacios 91/74/s 90/72/s Lufkin Dallas 94/73/s 94/73/s Port Arthur 91/75/s 92/71/s Killeen Fort Worth 93/70/s 93/70/s San Antonio 92/69/s 92/70/s 72° 88° 96° 99° 96° 93° Brady 93/68 Alexandria Shreveport 93/69/s 93/70/s 91/67 Galveston 89/79/s 90/78/s 8 am 10 am Noon 2 pm 4 pm 6 pm 91/64 Huntsville 91/68 Houston 93/72/s 93/71/s Tyler 93/70/s 93/71/s ™ Huntsville 94/70/s 94/69/s Victoria 94/72/s 93/69/s The higher the AccuWeather.com UV Index number, College Station 94/70 the greater the need for eye and skin protection. 0-2 94/71 Lafayette Killeen 91/67/s 92/68/s Waco 94/67/s 94/68/s Low; 3-5 Moderate; 6-7 High; 8-10 Very High; 11+ Ex- Conroe Lake Charles ® Beaumont 90/69 treme. The AccuWeather.com RealFeel Temperature Kerrville Austin 94/68 91/71 is an exclusive index of effective temperature based on 91/72 NATIONAL CITIES 90/60 93/66 eight weather factors. Brenham Houston Today Mon. Today Mon. 93/72 City Hi/Lo/W Hi/Lo/W City Hi/Lo/W Hi/Lo/W 93/70 Port Arthur POLLEN INDEX Albuquerque 89/63/t 89/62/c Miami 86/76/t 87/76/t Yesterday’s ratings San Antonio 91/75 Anchorage 65/49/pc 65/51/c Milwaukee 66/53/s 70/55/pc 92/69 Trees Atlanta 84/64/pc 81/63/pc Minneapolis 77/61/s 81/69/t Galveston Baltimore 77/59/c 79/59/c Nashville 86/60/pc 83/59/s Grass Victoria 94/72 89/79 Birmingham 88/64/s 86/62/s New Orleans 91/75/pc 92/76/s Weeds Pearsall Boise 66/52/pc 67/48/c 74/60/pc 77/60/pc 93/68 Shown is today’s weather. Molds Boston 67/55/pc 66/55/c Oklahoma City 92/64/s 92/66/s Palacios Temperatures are today’s Buffalo 67/50/pc 74/54/c Omaha 92/72/pc 94/72/pc Absent Low Moderate High Very 91/74 highs and tonight’s lows. Cheyenne 83/52/pc 85/56/pc Orlando 88/72/t 88/71/t high Source: National Allergy Bureau Chicago 71/54/s 76/58/s Philadelphia 77/58/pc 78/59/pc Corpus Christi Cincinnati 75/55/pc 77/58/pc Phoenix 106/78/s 106/81/s LAKES & RIVERS 89/71 Cleveland 68/56/pc 75/59/pc Pittsburgh 69/57/pc 76/56/c Forecasts and graphics provided by AccuWeather, Inc. ©2020 Dayton 75/54/pc 77/57/c Portland, ME 67/52/pc 69/52/pc As of 7 a.m. yesterday Full Release Denver 91/56/pc 93/62/pc Portland, OR 68/55/pc 62/52/r Lake Conroe Level Pool Chg. (kcfs) Des Moines 78/62/pc 85/65/c Richmond 79/60/pc 75/61/t 199.88 201 none 0.000 NATIONAL FORECAST Detroit 72/52/s 76/58/s Sacramento 86/59/s 87/54/pc El Paso 96/70/pc 95/70/pc St. Louis 82/63/s 83/62/pc Gauge Flood Shown are today’s noon positions of weather systems and precipitation. Temperature bands are highs for the day. San Jacinto River Height Stage Chg. Fairbanks 72/53/pc 75/56/t Salt Lake City 77/56/s 88/63/pc Honolulu 86/74/pc 88/75/pc San Diego 73/63/pc 72/63/pc at New Caney 45.66 58 -0.05 Indianapolis 75/53/s 79/58/s San Francisco 72/56/s 72/54/pc at Conroe 94.44 115.8 -0.06 Kansas City 90/70/s 92/70/pc Seattle 65/52/pc 61/50/r at Porter 57.02 81 -0.04 Las Vegas 95/73/s 100/75/pc Spokane 60/46/sh 55/45/sh at Humble 42.04 19 -0.11 Little Rock 90/67/s 90/67/pc Tucson 103/70/s 101/72/s Los Angeles 80/61/s 81/61/s Washington, DC 77/62/c 78/62/c GALVESTON TIDES Memphis 91/68/pc 88/63/pc Wichita 96/69/s 95/68/pc Today High ft. Low ft. 12:29 a.m. 0.8 5:40 a.m. 0.6 INTERNATIONAL CITIES 12:34 p.m. 1.1 8:05 p.m. 0.4 Today Mon. Today Mon. Mon. High ft. Low ft. City Hi/Lo/W Hi/Lo/W City Hi/Lo/W Hi/Lo/W 2:17 a.m. 0.9 7:09 a.m. 0.8 Acapulco 87/78/t 88/78/s London 71/53/pc 72/56/pc 12:45 p.m. 1.1 8:18 p.m. 0.2 Amsterdam 71/57/c 71/58/pc Madrid 80/53/pc 83/56/pc Athens 88/70/s 87/67/s Mexico City 78/50/pc 79/50/pc SUN AND MOON Baghdad 106/78/pc 112/81/pc Montreal 70/50/pc 75/53/pc Bangkok 96/80/t 91/78/t Moscow 69/55/pc 74/60/pc The Sun Rise Set Beijing 95/67/s 100/69/pc New Delhi 104/86/pc 107/86/pc Today 6:19 a.m. 8:25 p.m. Berlin 79/57/pc 77/56/s Paris 74/56/pc 74/57/t Monday 6:19 a.m. 8:25 p.m. Brussels 73/57/c 73/57/pc Rio de Janeiro 77/70/r 72/70/r The Moon Rise Set Buenos Aires 55/47/s 58/54/pc Rome 75/58/s 77/61/pc Cairo 92/68/s 92/70/s Seoul 81/62/s 81/63/pc Today 2:24 a.m. 2:36 p.m. Dublin 64/51/t 66/50/t Singapore 89/80/t 88/77/sh Monday 2:52 a.m. 3:28 p.m. Helsinki 72/51/s 74/58/s Sydney 69/47/r 67/49/s New First Full Last Hong Kong 88/82/r 87/81/t Tokyo 80/75/sh 87/71/pc T-storms Rain Showers Snow Flurries Ice Cold Front Warm Front Stationary Front Jerusalem 80/60/s 77/60/s Toronto 66/51/s 72/53/s Kabul 90/59/pc 93/59/pc Vancouver 64/51/sh 60/50/r -10s -0s 0s 10s 20s 30s 40s 50s 60s 70s 80s 90s 100s 110s Lima 67/61/pc 67/62/pc Warsaw 72/54/pc 74/55/pc National Extremes Yesterday (for the 48 contiguous states) Weather(W): s-sunny, pc-partly cloudy, c-cloudy, sh-showers, t-thunderstorms, Jun 21 Jun 28 Jul 4 Jul 12 National high: 106° at Phoenix, AZ National low: 21° at Bodie State Park, CA r-rain, sf-snow flurries, sn-snow, i-ice