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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 18, 1961
Page
6
Editorial urges Baytown residents to accept a potential tax or service fee increase as the city faces a $100,000 gap in the 1961-62 budget. It notes rising costs, stagnant revenue, and a $3 million bond repayment begun in 1957, while urging public input to the council.
The Citizens Council in Dallas said no mass demonstrations would occur when public schools integrate on Sept. 6 due to insufficient membership. Lloyd Riddle urged continued opposition to integration and white- race preservation, while other speakers proposed measures such as a telephone campaign to keep children home and pressuring employers. A private school option was discussed but dismissed as unlikely to be organized by the council.
The Baytown Sun announces its afternoon and Sunday publication from Baytown Texas with staff listings for editor publisher business manager managing editor circulation and advertising departments. It notes mailing details, subscription rates, and postal information as part of the newspaper’s masthead.
In Haugesund Norway the Warren family draws attention as the father of Chief Justice Earl Warren, born in Haugesund area, migrated to the United States in 1865. Norwegians and Swedes react with disbelief at the John Birch Society prize offer to impeach Warren. Warren quips Mrs Warren might win prizes to keep money in the family. Also, Commerce Secretary Hodges expects a tourist windfall as MIGROS head Gottlieb Duttweiler funds a 1000 Swiss travel incentive to the U.S. for cultural rewards. The plan costs about 500 dollars per person and will unfold in installments. Norwegian interest centers on controversy and whaling industry shifts, notably the sale of Kosmos II to Japan.
Florenz Ziegfeld's marriage to Billie Burke caused an odd error when a printer listed Ethelbert Ziegfeld as groom and Florence Burke as bride. A chorus girl recalls a joke about a date maker, while Jack Carter notes jet planes move faster than sound as a stewardess reacts quickly.
A profile recalls a Wisconsin born economist dubbed the Bad Boy of American Economics. One of nine Norwegian immigrant children, he studied philosophy at Carleton College and pursued graduate work at Johns Hopkins and Yale. Poor relations with superiors cost him teaching posts, prompting years on the family farm before returning to academia with a distinctive fur cap and eccentric stance. His notable works include The Theory of the Leisure Class and The Theory of...
The piece profiles a contemporary of an economist who studied present institutions rather than past theories. He faced clashes with authorities over neighborhood-focused teaching and objections from wealthy benefactors to views on big business and public rights. After government service, he produced major works on American labor history.
In Newburgh New York the city council and manager require able bodied job seekers on relief to perform city work and threaten to cut aid for those who refuse. The policy extends to advising mothers of illegitimate births they will be denied relief for future children. The writer argues the reforms aim to conserve tax dollars and promote human welfare, contending public funds should not subsidize idleness and that reliance on relief undermines initiative and dignity. He urges citizens nationwide to oppose programs that encourage indolence and to demand responsibility from the strong to aid the weak.
A mounted police troop was organized in Orange County New York with12 horse owners sworn in as deputy sheriffs. Sheriff Ernest Schoonmaker said the unit will aid auto patrols in searches for lost persons, hunting escapees from institutions, and disaster day, with ceremonial uniforms and 10 gallon hats.
A Rambling Memo from Nelson McElroy and Fred Hart humorously recalls memory lapses about geography and directions. The writer recounts misreading Bible corners, globe maps, and compass tests, and jokes about driving 1000 miles from Baytown to Cleveland without brushing Denver as a reference to navigational mix ups. He reflects on Army map lessons and jokes about finding the University of Texas, Austin, amid familiar Baytown routes.
A Bible verse urges readers to lay aside all filthiness and superfluity of naughtiness and receive with meekness the implanted word that can save your souls James chapter one verse twenty one.
You are declarer with West hand at Four Hearts. Lead theory and safety plays discussed include maximizing trump control and establishing diamonds via a 9 of diamonds first round finesse to guarantee nine tricks. If spades split unfavorably, the recommended line preserves entry to diamonds and guards against four trumps.
This OCR trimmed crossword page lists across and down clues with numerical hints. It includes various wordplay items such as Tenderfoot Eagle Polish city Norse goddess and lines referencing clues like Arm y Post Office abbr and Venus related terms across and down with several garbled letters and misprints.
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