Editorials- St Lawrence Waterway Construction Talks Set
The St Lawrence seaway reappears in public view with talks in Ottawa on Thursday after Congress approved U S Canada cooperation. A government corporation may borrow 105 million to build and operate the waterway, spanning Great Lakes to Atlantic, with 46 miles of locks planned in the U S and tolls to cover costs. The measure passed largely along regional lines and is viewed as a forward step in continental defense and global shipping, with possible impacts on the Houston Ship Channel.
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St. Lawrence Seaway
Canada
Ottawa
Congress
New York
U.S
Labrador
Quebec
Joint Chiefs of Staff
National Security Council
Great Lakes
Atlantic
The
Treasury
International Rapids
Repoles
Maryland Cause
Minnesota
Houston Ship Channel
Telling Mel By William Bill
The piece notes waitresses at Vance Air Base Oklahoma lifting spirits before breakfast and recalls Vance as an early service installation where KP drew crowd interest and near misses became notable hits.
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Vance Air Base
Okla
Vance
Baytown plans highway upgrade and council delegation
A Baytown progress note reports Mayor Pruett backing a delegation of business leaders and Chamber of Commerce to City Council to seek state aid for widening Highway 148 into a 106 foot street with a central esplanade and three traffic lanes each way plus two parking lanes. The plan requires city funds and a formal state petition. The piece also discusses annexation plans, governance, and civic engagement.
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R. E. Pruett
Baytowan Businese
Baytown
Bayown
Bayteen Sun
Decker Drive
O.K
Fair Park
O. K
Cedar Bayou
Lakewood
Brownwood
Courtship Tips From Birds And Brandeis On Love
A satirical piece by Erich Brandeis compares human courting to animal behavior. It jokes about gift giving, favors, and fashion as signals, suggests Vitamin B for men, and warns against courting tactics that provoke parental disapproval. It also notes well fed mates respond better and cautions about sleep-deprived birds.
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Kinsey
Praeger
Maurice Burton
British Museum’ of Natural History
Hungary
Swimming In Mid Sound On Tabio I
A first person reflection aboard the Table II on a self described crazy vow to swim in mid Long Island Sound. The narrator recalls past timid swimming, social status in Manhattan, and conversations with the cabin boy and cook about the planned feat and fate.
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New York
Long Island Sound
Tabio I
Manhattan
Bob Kriendier
Chambord
Mel Heimer
Broadway
The Bon Vivant's Plunge Beneath Atlantic Waters
Mel Heimer recounts a perilous sea episode aboard a ship near Great Captain's island. The narrator, along with crew and savage assailants, endures a dramatic descent into 60 to 80 feet of water before resurfacing. After the ordeal, the narrator gains hard-won respect aboard the Table II as the cook ferries plums to satisfy hunger.
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Great Captain's Island
Weill
el Morocco
45Th Street
Verse about the Lamb feeding in the throne's midst
A Bible verse from Revelation 7 17 depicts the Lamb guiding the faithful to living fountains of waters and God wiping away tears from their eyes, illustrating divine care and eternal consolation.
Not to mention the fashion debate and economic woes
A stream of critical remarks on unemployment, bread and wheat prices, and the influence of fashion designer Christian Dior contrasts economic strain with evolving style. Anita Lons touts the flat look as youthful, while broader social critiques touch politics and gender.
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Anita Lons
Policeman Praises Civil Service Reform In Baytown Letter
Willie Few writes as Baytown Police Association former president praising the 1947 Texas Civil Service Act for police and fire departments. He warns against repeal, explains strict selection and six month probation, and thanks The Baytown Sun for its endorsement and support ahead of the August runoff. Criss Cole also thanks the editor for courtesy and asks for continued help in the upcoming primary.
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Texas
Unscan
State of
Baytown
Civil Service Commission
Baytown Sun
Dave Pariah
Criss Cole
Classic Quiz From A Pack Of Quick Knowledge
A filled page prompts easy knowledge trivia asking for old fashioned police term Constable, Demosthenes the ancient Greek orator, Alonzo Stagg and Connie Mack linked to football and baseball legends, Measure for Measure features Juliet, and Cesar Franck's only D minor symphony highlighted among other notes.
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Greece
Juliet
Constable
Demosthenes
Alonzo Stagg
Connie Mack
Babenall
Cesar Franck
Thomas E. Steephens
Alfred B. Perlman
Dewey Not a Candidate Says Ike Aide at White House
Washington press secretary Hagerty, once with Tom Dewey, declared Dewey will not run for president in 1958. The remark came at a Bull Elephants club luncheon amid talk Eisenhower might back Dewey for the GOP nomination. Aides noted Sen Irving Ives could seek New York governor instead as the atom energy control bill debated patent pools and future government versus corporate control.
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Drew. Pearson
Washington
Jim Hagerty
White House
Tom Dewey
New York
Hagerty
Dewey
Eisenhower
Bull Elephants
Tom
Sen
Irving Ives
U.S
Chet Holifield
Californis
Sterling Cole
Sen. Bricker
Ohio
Bricker
Cole
van Zandt
Pennsylvania
Hinshaw
California
Durham
North Carolina
Hickenlooper
Senate
Ike
Atomic Energy Commission
Congressman Cole
Atomic policy clash and energy bill debates ripple through Congress
A string of congressional notes covers Holifield challenging license forfeiture for law-violating firms, and Bricker resisting. A Dill amendment reveal shows four more Dixon-Yates private power projects could be sanctioned in the Teknesere Valley, with AEC licensing power for private utilities to challenge TVA. Dulles pressure shifts Britain on Suez bases. Eisenhower aims for six bills, but firetapping lags. Industry gears toward model year cuts, Summerfield urges delay. Ram jet “flying stovepipe” and Japan China trade tensions also appear, along with references to tin cans and the Navy's 1897 submarine.
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Ferring
Langer
Bub
Holifield
California
Bricker
Dill
Dixon‘Yates
Dixon‘Yates Private-Power Projects Could Be Built In the ‘Teknesere Valley
Fermu- Sen
Michigan
Cole
van Zandt
AEC
TVA
Washington
Dulles
Churchill
Suez Canal
Eisenhower
Congress
Brownell
Summerfield
Chevrolet
Air Fores
U.S
Japan
China
Gov. Shivers
Texas
Fine
Pennsylvania
Leonard Sens Quote on Home as Peaceful Shelter
A concise quotation by Leonard Sens extols home as a place of peace and shelter from injury terror court and division, framing the home as a refuge and source of unity. It presents a personal view on the true nature of home and its protective role.
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St Lawrence Waterway
William Bill
By Fred Hartman
Busch Ranch
Council-Committee
Bunch Ranch
By Erich Brandeis
Prospect Point
Tabio
Destiny
Cabin Boy
William Ritt
State Department
Major League
Christian Dior
Dior
Willie Few
Baytown Police Association
Central Press
Robert Fulton
Gifford Pinchot
Brookhaven
L. L
Nuclear Research Center
Ireland
St. Paul
Minn
Northern Pacific Railroad
Robert R. Young
New York Central Railroad
Cicero
Carl Voyles
Luis Oimo
Rod Scheffing
Willie
United States
United States Navy
By Leonard Sens
Wilbiet
Jorn Xara
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