Editorials And Features South Africa Scraps Trial By Jury System
The piece argues against adopting South Africa's abolition of jury trials and analyzes the uncertainties of both juries and judges. It notes studies showing limited jury agreement with judges, cites varying sentencing, and discusses efforts to improve consistency while preserving jury rights. It also laments contemporaries’ pettiness in Apollo moon dust debates and internal strife within the Sierra Club, framing ongoing global tensions with stagnation.
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America
South Africa
Judicature
American Judicature Society
Dean Wigmore
New Jersey
Jury Verdict Research
Cleveland
Ohio
Sierra Club
Paris
Doctor's Mailbag Botulism and Osteoporosis Q&A
Questions on botulism symptoms and duration note food poisoning from underprocessed canned foods with chest pain, double vision, vomiting, and possible recovery in seven to eight days. Osteoporosis discussion covers mild lack of symptoms, vertebral collapse risk, prevention via exercise hormones fluoride calcium, and back brace use after collapse. Calcium intake guidance shows 800 mg daily, excess eliminated, with conditions raising danger.
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Newspaper Enterprise Assa
Thoughts on Counsel and Mercy From Ancient and Modern Voices
A compact reflection cites Daniel 4 27 urging the king to abandon sin and practice righteousness tempered by mercy to the oppressed for prolonged tranquility. It also recalls Samuel Johnson’s quip that advice is seldom welcome, especially by those who need it most.
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Daniel
Samuel Johnson
Timely Quotes and Historic Lincoln Death Note
Quotes from Charles DeCarlo of Sarah Lawrence on feminine instincts and gender roles contrast with Claude Rusk of Stanford urging U.S. restraint in Southeast Asia. Also notes April 15, 1865 Lincoln’s death from an assassin’s bullet.
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Charles DeCarlo
Sarah Lawrence University
Lincoln
It Is Easy To Say What Score Is By Paul Harvey
Paul Harvey argues that presidents face hard choices over ABM defenses and nuclear risk. He recalls Pearl Harbor lessons, criticizes overconfidence, and warns that preparedness and budget tradeoffs shape national security decisions. The piece stresses first strike fear, second strike protection, and the president’s burden in balancing risk.
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Paul Harvey
Baytown Sun
U.S
Angel
Hawaii
Pearl Harbor
Navy
E. Kimmel
Adm
Kimmel
NHK
CIA
DIA
State Department
Korea
Cuba
Vietnam
Defense
Melvin Laird
Laird
You
Pentagon
Minutemen
United States
Russia
Bible Verse Micah 4 3 About Nations And War Ends
A biblical verse proclaims that many peoples will be judged and strong nations resolved afar, turning swords into plowshares and spears into pruning hooks, with nations no longer lifting swords or learning war.
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Ation
Baytown News Staff and Publishing Details
Baytown Sun Inc publishes afternoons Monday through Friday and Sundays at 1301 Memorial Drive with editor and publisher, general manager, and advertising staff listed. Names include Hartman Wadley Jackson Pritchett Pendergrosa Boynton Moody Laughlin and others. Subscription rates and postal info are noted.
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Ered Hartman
Feral Hartman
John Wadley
Beulah Mac Jackson Paul Putman
Ann B. Pritchett
Vie Aalatdrenaiga
Dwight Moody
Corrie Laughlin
Searchreed
Baytown
Texas
Baytown Sur, Inc
Memorial Drive
P.O. Box
Texans Newspaper Representatives, Inc
Presidential brothers and ABM debate shape Nixon and Johnson era
Washington column notes Ed Nixon quits a Alaska government post over nepotism, Lar Johnson lands memoir deal, and Sam Johnson’s memoirs trigger White House cautions. It also questions ABM logic as defense experts doubt Russia’s 1970s first strike capabilities and warn missiles and missiles misfire risks.
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Drew Pearson
Jack Anderson
Washington
Nixon
Alaska
Johnson
Lar
Lisenhower
Col
Gordon Moore
Don
den Nixon
Sam Johnson
Richard Nixon
Howard Hughes
White House
Herb Klein
Lyndon Johnson
Sam
North Carolina
Mexico
Lyndon
New York City
el Morocco
Look Magazine
Kennedy
Altourney General
Anchorage
Russia
Laird
United States
Red China
Red Army
China
Short journeys and a rich man’s pockets full of credit cards
A quirky item contrasts travel delays with clever finance and lists quick trivia. It notes a poor man becoming rich in credit cards and adds historical Q and A prompts about the first pope, mink pelts, the first US draft, and Canada’s Plains of Abraham victory.
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Plains of Abraham
Canada
Great Britain
Bridge Tips East Pass 4 and Pace
Bridge column offers guidance on the East Pass 4 and pace strategy, outlining practical tips for timing, signaling, and responder actions to improve bidding and play. Includes examples and common pitfalls for advancing play at the table.
Roth Stone system alters opening bids in bridge play
The Roth Stone system by Alvin Roth and Tobias Stone features sound opening bids and avoiding four card majors until partner passes. Roth points reward six or seven card majors, with a five card major minimum and 14 total points including high cards. A South hand example shows how the new Roth Rubens minimum opens into game with strong heart trumps. East and West with high cards refrain from bidding, risking a passed out hand if South passes. Newspaper Enterprise Assn
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Roth-Stone
Alvin Roth
Tobias Stone
Roth
Goren
Jacoby
South
North
Bridge bidding puzzle about spade slam chances
In a four player bridge auction West North East South pass one pass two pass You hold AQQ? The prompt asks what to do now after you as South respond three hearts and after partner rebids three spades. The text presents a teaching question and asks for the best continuation, with the answer promised tomorrow.
Enrich Your Vocabulary NEA Feature Across 6 Bandleader 1 Canal Show
A scrambled NEA feature word list combines clues and answers for a vocabulary quiz. It lists across items like bandleader, canal show, altitude, oleic acid salt, turbine, goby aircraft, and various other terms, mixing definitions with numbered positions for a puzzle.
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Che Baytown
Sin
Prenton Pendergrosa
Johnella Boynton
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Tuga
Otten Thorn
Neal Smith
Tom Dodd
By Phil Pastoret
Actten
Saint Peter
Prince of the Apostles
Congress
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la Pass
Newspaper Enterprise Assn
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India
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