Editorials and Features on Section 315 Debate
An editorial argues Section 315 of the Communications Act fails to equalize air time amid many minor candidates. It warns debates between major parties may be banned and calls networks to push a temporary suspension to allow Republican Democratic debates. It notes past overexposure by a likely party contender.
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Congress
CBS
Frank Stanton
Senate Commerce Committee
House Committee On Interstate and Foreign Commerce
Gideon Bibles in Motels a Tradition Since 1908
Gideons International, formed by three traveling men in 1899, has placed about seventy five million Bibles and Testaments in hotels and public places across 77 countries. The first placement occurred in Iron Mountain Montana in 1908, and today major motel chains insist on Gideon Bibles before opening. A Bristol Tennessee room even lists thirty guests who left thanks. The Gideon Bible remains a thoughtful hotel touch in a busy world.
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Gideons International
Gideons
Iron Mountain
Mont
Bristol
Tenn
Computers and the rise of urban control systems
The article notes that modern input-output, matrix methods, simulation, and feedback theory promise solutions to urban problems. It cites Philadelphia high schools using computer-assisted instruction for personalized assignments and progress, and highlights control technology in mass transportation and environmental monitoring as advances toward faster, more extensive urban mobility and cleaner ecosystems. It warns of a future divide between English speakers and computerese speakers, but calls progress worthwhile.
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Control Engineering
America
Philadelphia
Enrich Your Vocabulary NEA Feature Puzzle
Enrich Your Vocabulary NEA Feature is a word puzzle with across and down clues. The grid includes clues for terms such as distinctive doctrine and equine tidbit, and references to shooting stars and revolvers in slang, with fuller entries expected from cross letters.
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Prance
Bucharest
Mr. Gardner
Paradise
Baytown Sun details staff and mailing information
Baytown Sun newsroom staff roles listed including editor and publisher, managing editor, advertising department, and office managers. Publication info notes Baytown Texas address, post office box, circulation details, and mail rates. Copyright and republication notices indicate Associated Press content use and rights.
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Corrie Laughlin
Dwight Moody
Baytown
Texas
Baytown Sun, Inc
Memorial Drive
P.O. Box
Texas Newspaper Representatives, Inc
Associated Fresh
Associated Press
Omny News
Perio
Verse Quote Psalm Exhortation Blessing
A brief Bible verse invites readers to taste and see the Lord’s goodness and to trust in him, highlighting blessing for those who place faith in the divine. The excerpt presents a devotional exhortation drawn from Psalms 34 3.
This Day In History April 12 1968 highlighted events
The column lists key historical moments on April 12 across years. Fort Sumter firing in 1861 began the Civil War. The Union Jack became England’s flag in 1643. Henry Clay born in 1777. Pershing and Villa in 1916 conflicts. Roosevelt died in 1345. Gagarin orbited Earth in 1961. France open to Tunisia talks. JFK steel price stance. Ma Szxu-tsung’s NY escape report.
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Charleston
S.C
England
Henry Clay
John J. Pershing
Pancho Villa
Mexico
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Yuri Gagarin
France
Tunisia
John F. Kennedy
Ma Szxu-tsung
Red China
New York
Andorra Size and Defenses Noted in Almanac
Andorra in the Pyrenees is a semi independent state of 175 square miles with nominal allegiance to France and Urgel. It has about 11 000 Catalan speaking residents and a 16 man police force with an arms budget of about five dollars a year for ceremonial blank bullets.
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Andorra
France
Spain
Pyrenees Mountains
Urgel
Thoughtful maxims from religious and literary figures
A compact collection of quotes contrasts Matthew 5 48 about perfection with Miguel de Cervantes remark that no one is above others unless they do more. The lines reflect moral aspiration and social equality from faith and literature.
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Miguel Cervantes
World’s Fare By Wick Fowler
The federal government aims to require auto makers to build theft proof cars. The piece speculates on designs, even joking about a sports car shaped like a bank vault.
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Wick Fowler
Bridge Tip Shows a High Risk Safe Line in Diamonds Break
In a reported hand from a top English player Albert Rose, the plan uses a double finesse with diamonds 4-3 break and clubs and spades flow. Rose discards hearts, ruffs diamonds, and cashes clubs to reach dummy, leading to a potential safe win if diamonds cooperate, though the line risks failure with minor variations.
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Marcus
Albert Rose
England
Rose
West
Albert
Bridge bidding puzzle response and sequence question
The excerpt presents a bridge bidding problem with West North South and East positions. It asks what action to take after six spades and then seven diamonds are bid, noting a temptation to save at six spades and suggesting partner may act later. Tomorrow's answer will reveal the correct line.
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Hoi AK
Washington's divide deepens as violence shocks capital
Drew Pearson surveys Washington's stark contrast between gleaming government districts and burned streets. He cites historic clashes, civil rights battles, and political blame, arguing poverty drives unrest more than race and urging accountability across lawmakers and society.
Age Isn't Always A Handicap
Editor’s Note: Amarillo Globe Times surveys at Southern Methodist University Dallas and Baylor University Waco show 39 percent of students name Everett Dirksen as the nation’s outstanding public figure. The piece argues age can aid governance when accompanied by ability and civic engagement across generations.
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Amarillo Globe-Timea
Southern Methodist
Dallas
Baylor
Waco
U.S
Everett M. Dirksen
Blasphemy remark sparks debate among scribes
A gospel scene notes Jesus perceiving thoughts as scribes accuse him of blasphemy. The exchange centers on intent and judgment in the hearts of observers. A separate quotation praises pleasant thoughts as the finest art in life by Christian Bovee.
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Christian Bovee
Rain prophets and language oddly tied to history
A quiz style item notes that American cuckoos are called rain crows due to storm calls, Brazil and Haiti are the only Latin American nations not using Spanish officially, and William Joyce known as Lord Haw Haw was hanged in London for treason in 1946.
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Brazil
Haiti
William Joyce
Lord Haw Haw
London
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