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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 20, 1964
Page
4
Editorial assesses Vietnam’s turmoil from Diem’s siege to Khanh’s 1964 power grab. The piece traces U.S. aid, escalating guerrilla strength, and a sequence of coups culminating in Khanh’s emergency rule and 1964 presidential move, questioning the road to stability.
Bennet Cerf recites a tale of two track habitués down to two dollars. A redheaded woman suggests an Irish hair trick to change luck, wrapping hair around bets and winning four straight races. He proposes, they wed, and five years later she is bald while he shines shoes by the track.
The Baytown Sun lists editor and publisher Fred Hartman and James H. Hale as general manager Preston Pendergrass managing editor Beulah Mae Jackson and office manager Robert K. Gilmore. Also shown are departments like regulation director John Wadley Paul Putman retail manager Corrie Laughlin national manager and Texas Frese.
William F Buckley writes amid airline delays and scarce in-flight meals, proposing ideas from higher fares for coffee and doughnuts to distributing Rations and even St Bernard aid. He cites a 65 dollar round trip New York Bangor fare and mocks current service while praising a reply from the airline president promising policy review.
AL MELINGER recalls a shift in view on summer travel as his family finds rest and renewal near New Braunfels. He notes the ease of staying close to home, the unchanged charm of Landa Park and Warnecke rapids, and the rich history of the German settlement. The piece ends urging Texans to explore within the state before long trips.
Washington Roundup reports Hubert Humphrey and Eugene McCarthy, both Minnesota senators, maneuvering amid White House talks over Johnson's running mate. The piece notes McCarthy's oil and gas voting pattern and Humphrey's ADA ties, with implications for vice presidential chances and inner-party dynamics.
A quick trivia page lists where the Magna Carta was signed and where Joyce died, plus the nosiest spot in Britain, Suez Canal engineering and the opera Hansel and Gretel. It also offers dateworthy births and a feature on a mythical El Dorado style jungle treasure area in Venezuela with dramatic cliffs and falls.
Foot high palms fringe pink sand lagoons with clear water. Huge bass weigh up to 14 pounds and bite only on fruit bait. Park like stretches surround the area enabling exceptionally smooth airplane landings. Only a few white men had set foot here until the area opened to tourists eleven years ago. Today two weekly three hour flights from Caracas bring explorers thrill seekers and the curious to this ancient garden of Eden. Name this spot of fame.
Jerry Wilson formerly a pre signer with James A. of Baytown becomes project architect with Caudill Rawlett and Scott in Houston. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Wilson of Woodlawn Avenue Baytown and will move to Houston with his wife and two children. Flowers by Flirs in Bay town joins the Florists Telegraph Delivery association.
Clues list mixed with references to Winter hazard Norway Couch Continent abbr Morsel Join King of Bashan Roman house god Cry of a sheep Let down A speck of fod Quantity of paper A book clasp Serpent lizard bterday s Ames Mistreat Jump Weapons of defense Tiny Mandarin tea Beam
North dealer opens vulnerable game 2NT pass 3 and 4. Opening lead hearts. Declarer exploits a rare sequence by cashing ten tricks via a low spade from dummy after drawing out opponents trump. East duck and West returns, leading to end position where declarer secures all but the clubs.
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