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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 02, 1965
Page
8
The use of nausea gas by U.S.-trained South Vietnamese troops against the Viet Cong sparked criticism as an unfortunate error. It damaged the United States image, underscored the need for better Pentagon-field liaison, and drew global focus to nonconventional weapons in the conflict.
Henry McLemore writes about Ranger moon photography and the thrill of lunar shots. He recalls early camera experiments, praise for Ranger 9, speculative satire on space funding, and playful fantasy of lunar land offers and moon home lots.
The Sun prints a letter from Ray Mead praising Raymond Donnell for addressing street repairs in District 6. The writer notes a March 25 discussion about drainage from Peoples State Bank to Tory and hazards from dirt blocking water flow, with grading completed by March 31 and calls readers to vote for Donnell on April 6.
The Baytown Sun masthead lists Fred Hartman James H Hale Preston Pendergrass Beulah Mac Jackson Robert K Gilmore Bill Hartman editor and publisher general manager managing editor office manager promotion manager John Wadley Corrie Laughlin manager retail manager national manager and notes it is entered as second class matter at the Baytown Texas post office with editions published afternoons Monday through Friday and Sundays by The Baytown Sun Inc at Pearce and Ashbel Baytown P O Box 308 Carrier rates stated and Associated Press republication notice included.
The column cites James Eastford accusing radicals of aiding Communist influence in the civil rights movement. FBI Director Hoover warned in 1958 of Communist infiltration and attempts to exploit militant Negro rights, naming several individuals linked to socialist, pro Castro, or Communist fronts. The piece mentions antisubversive ties among activists and legislative figures, plus concern over U.S. port activities with North Vietnamese connections.
A fragmented biblical verse fragment discusses judgment and justification in Romans 5 16. It references a singular act leading to condemnation and a contrasting free city of many offenses and justification. The text is incomplete and presents as a stray quotation.
A collage of trivia prompts asks largest continent, authors connected to Mark Twain and others, a goat head emblematic drink, Bruce’s legendary rally, and canal ship power. It also notes future business activity, birthdays, misheard adjectives, and a century-old Matin theater opening in Los Angeles. Spotlights include a St Etienne cathedral hint and historic bishops.
Ruth Ramsey notes a prelate’s title history and a prelate church famed for its bejeweled facade. The building’s lower west parts date to the 12th century, with choir from the 13th, nave transepts from the 14th, cloister, and 15th to 16th century facades. Renaissance towers crown late Gothic splendor, praised by Henry IV as a jewel.
Washington columnist duo report on Joe Valachi’s manuscript describing Cosa Nostra operations. Valachi details Genovese, Anastasia, Apalachin, and mob dynamics while prison authorities ban publication. He predicts further informants and recounts personal exchanges with Genovese.
Readers criticize the Sun for impugning school board motives over buying uniforms. They demand an apology to board members and Brizadiers, urging fair treatment and accountability from all parties involved.
A fragmentary Know Your Bridge column presents a bridge hand description with bidding notes and partner communication. The garbled OCR shows bids, suits, and intended play but many words are unreadable, leaving a partial sense of strategy and slam attempts.
A scrambled crossword grid list with scattered clues and partial entries. Includes terms like Charm, Story, Snakelike fish, Flightless hint, East, Pinch, Rammed, Ahead, Sorrow, Cravat, School of whales, Compass point, Dispatched, Chess, Metal, and related lettered entries.
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