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Newspaper

Baytown Sun

Location

Baytown, Texas, United States of America

Date

Apr 23, 1968

Page

4

Editorial argues speeding in Baytown is critical problem

The Baytown Sun calls speeding a citywide crisis not solved by current patrols. It cites Memorial Drive Decker Drive Texas Avenue and other streets as hazard zones where drivers reach 50 to 60 mph. It urges concentrated enforcement radar detectors reassessment of posted limits and greater driver responsibility.

Baytown Baytown Sun Memorial Drive Decker Drive Texas Avenue Main James Pruett Lee Alexander Drive Wright Park Garth Decker Lee Drive Texas

Fed tightens rates as economy shows record growth

The Federal Reserve Board raised the discount rate to 3.5 percent, the second increase in a month, aiming to cool an overheating economy. Government data show first quarter GDP at a record annual rate of 827.3 billion with 4 percent price inflation, while industrial output and earnings rise among major firms. Industrial production reached a record 162.1 percent of the 1957-59 base, with autos leading gains, housing starts dipping, and a mixed picture of rising personal income.

Phil Thomas New York Federal Reserve Board Commerce Department Uniroyal, Inc B.F. Goodrich Co Chrysler Corp Uniroyal Goodrich Chrysler Republic Steel Chaiman H.I. Romnes American Telephone & Telegraph Co Interstate Commerce Commission

Enrich Your Vocabulary NEA Feature Across in Sienaing

A scrambled OCR passage lists varied clues and entries from an etymology style feature. It references NEA materials and includes scattered hints like elements, birds, and old terms, plus stray letters and garbled phrases.

Baytown Sun staff and publication details

The Baytown Sun lists its editor publisher general manager and staff roles. It notes second class matter status at the Baytown Texas post office and publishing details at 1301 Memorial Drive with mail and subscription rates. The paper is represented by Texas Newspaper Representatives and is a member of the Associated Press.

Baytown Texas Baytown Sun, Inc Memorial Drive P.Q Texas Newspaper Representatives, Inc TRE Ass Ociated Rughus Mtater

I Would Give Up Weather Forecasts For Local TV

A reader ponders the modern TV weather forecast. He notes a format centered on personality and ads before the meteorology, then details the sequence from regional maps to local Dallas Fort Worth Texas notes before drifting to sleep.

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Verse Quote Luke 9 26

A Bible verse from Luke 9 26 cautions that those who are ashamed of Jesus and his words will be shamed by the Son of Man when he comes in glory with the Father and the holy angels.

Thurmond Objects To Trees Blocking Potomac View

Washington Senator Strom Thurmond complained about two rows of Chinese elm trees planted along the Potomac promenade near his Har bour Square residence. Park Service crews removed 18 trees under his windows, replacing them with bushes to restore his view. The column also criticizes aging House leaders and the seniority system, detailing frictions between old and young Democrats and Republicans over office space, committee power, and tax legislation.

Drew Pearson Jack Anderson Washington Joyce Kilmer Strom Thurmond Fls.c Thurmond Harbour Square Reidential Potomac National Park Service Sen. Thurmond Johnson White House House Senate Jerry Ford Grand Rapids Mich House of Representatives Congress Washington, D. C Youngstown Ohio River Mike John McCormack Rep Carl Albert Oklahoma Ways and Means Wilbur Mills Arkansas Mills U.S

Professor's precise play nets four spades in bridge lesson

In a classroom bridge example a professor defeats four spades by counting discards. He notes East showed three black cards, deduces East had six hearts, and sequences trump and diamond ruffs to exhaust West's diamonds. The student watches as the professor shifts from clubs to diamonds to hearts, finishing with dummy's last diamond and trumps.

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Bidding and Defense Dilemmas in Spade Openings

A bridge puzzle asks, if East doubles partner’s spade opening while you hold a hand with red kings as declarer, what is the correct defense or plan. The puzzle presents two scenarios and promises the answer tomorrow, prompting analysis of defensive tricks and double implications.

West North East

Letter To The Editor: Stolen Heirlooms and School Theft

Victims recount two thefts in four years, from antique dishes to a jewelry set. A daughter’s white gold diamond ring and Bulova watch vanished at Ross Sterling High School. The family urges return of items and criticizes alleged school negligence and secrecy amid a local evaluation.

the Sun E. Murrill St Ross Sterling High School Melvin Archer Cedar Ave Baytown Tex Melvin H. Archer

Oldest living things and historic legion origin quiz

A quiz notes bristlecone pines in California as the oldest living trees with some over 4,000 years old. It recalls the American Legion forming in March 1919 after about 1,000 WWII veterans met in Paris. It cites Esther 9 as the longest Bible verse with a 90 word description.

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