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Newspaper

Baytown Sun

Location

Baytown, Texas, United States of America

Date

Aug 25, 1966

Page

4

Editorials And Features On HUAC Lose Power In Public Eye

The House Un-American Activities Committee faces waning influence amid controversial hearings on pro Viet Cong elements. The piece questions legality, government branches’ roles, and urges Congress to decide HUAC’s fate rather than the courts or public opinion.

House Committee On Un-American Activities House Un-American Activities Committee HUAC Court of Appeals Judiciary Branch Legislative Branch Congress

Violent Weather From Deep South Texas Across Region

The Associated Press reports storm activity and flood damage in Dell City Texas and Carlsbad New Mexico with heavy thunderstorms in South Texas. Rainfall reached high levels near Wesley Seale and Lake Corpus Christi, causing power interruptions. Light showers affected Junction and Abilene, while fog reduced visibility in Dalhart and Amarillo. Temperatures dropped in Dalhart and Amarillo as clouds lingered statewide.

Associated Press Dell City Tex Carlsbad Texas Wesley Seale Miamis Weather Bureau Lake Corpus Christi Corpus Iide Cowlla Junction Abilene Texas Panhandle Dalhart Aid Amarillo Dalhart Wichta Falls Brownsville RicAllen

Baytown Sun Ad Department and Texas Floods Update

The Baytown Sun staff list and publishing details appear alongside a regional flood disaster report. Massive rainfall and failed transport isolated Dell City and Carlsbad areas, with four deaths in New Mexico, millions in property damage, and thousands evacuated. Army relief aided Dell City, delivering vaccines and mail. several towns faced crop losses and infrastructure damage.

Texas Texo New Mexico Dell City Watson Texas Highway Patrol Jerry Miller Carlsbad Robert Boyd Jack Campbell Artesia Pecos River Hobbs Lovington Tatum U.S Joe Little Don Welch la Mirada Calif Tucumcari Ft. Bliss el Paso Tex

Try Your Word Power NEA Feature Across

Puzzle filled with scattered clues and partial answers spanning topics from geography to literature. Names like Lamb and Sinbad appear among hints for words, with several numbered entries hinting at synonyms and classifications across categories.

Other Editors Views on Dallas auto insurance costs rise

An editorial argues Dallas County auto insurance climbs outpace population and GDP due to insured losses from accidents. It calls for tougher traffic enforcement, stricter laws, and harsher penalties to cut accidents and premiums, noting police and court funding as a needed investment.

Dallas County State Board of Insurance Taffic Bureau Department of Public Safety Ales Morning News

Seeing Then Our Great High Priest Hebrews Verse

A brief religious note cites Hebrews 4 14 urging believers to hold fast their profession. It references Jesus the Son of God as the great high priest who has passed into the heavens.

Jesus the Son of God

Doctor's Mailbag on Migraine Remedies and Causes

Q and A discuss migraine aura lasting 40 50 minutes followed by severe headache and vomiting. Argotamine injection at onset may relief. Methysergide can prevent attacks, under medical supervision. Cafergot caution for heart vessel liver disease or pregnancy. Most people see attacks lessen after age 50. Migraine common in young women due to dilation of skull vessels. trigger unclear. Nervous tension can aggravate but not primary cause. Gynergen and methysergide noted as effective. permanent cure unlikely without removing trigger. Continuous injections over 12 years suggest exploring oral options and possible causes.

Congress HUAC

Auto safety bill battle shapes industry penalties

Washington coverage notes Lloyd Cutler led Republican votes to strip criminal penalties from auto magnates in the House Commerce Committee. White House favored penalties but public stance unclear. The vote impacts how other industries face investigations and cost arguments under the new auto safety regime.

Drew Pearson Washington Senate House of Representatives Congress Lloyd Cutler Astate House Cutler Shin Interstate Commerce Commission Commerce Committee Phil Hart Detroit Mike Monteney Okla Frank Lausche Ohio Capitol Hill White House Joe Califano Califano House Hoor Cambridge Mass Harley Staggers West Virginia O'Neill John Moss Sacramento Democrat Staggers Moss Sen John Pastore D-R.l Pastore O'Neil Chairman Staggers Torbert MacDonald James Mackay Georgia Antitrust Division Federal Trade Commission Federal Power Commission Department of Agriculture Department of Labor Landrum - Griffin Auto Safety Agency

Cotton research bill faces opposition from power concerns

Memphis AP report quotes Mississippi Farm Bureau President Boswell Stevens alleging the proposed cotton research and promotion bill would grant the secretary of agriculture dictatorial powers. Tennessee farmer William B. Cowan criticizes added costs and government programs, while proponents say funding is needed to compete with synthetics. The USDA hearings wrap in Memphis and move to Phoenix and Dallas.

Memphis, Tenn Secretary of Agriculture Mississippi Farm Bureau Boswell Stevens U.S. Deartment of Agriculture USDA Phoenix Dallas William B. Down la Grange Tennn Tennessee Burau Cowan

Immediate raise in spades shapes brisk bidding notes

In a bidding sequence with North and East South vulnerable, South opens two spades and North overraises to three spades. The author notes the odd feature of North showing spade support immediately rather than rebidding six clubs. The hand then proceeds with a trump lead and a dummy entry sequence ending in ruffing clubs, illustrating the play and the expected distribution.

North

WIN AT BRIDGE He Tossed Away His Wealth

The late Hal Sims warned a budding bridge player that playing like a millionaire is a luxury. South won the club read in dummy and took the ace of trumps, but bad breaks in black suits and an ace of hearts in West doomed the contract. Had South been provident, a simple ruffing line could have secured the contract.

Hal Sims Sims South West King

Bridge bidding puzzle about slam dreams after diamonds

The deal asks how to proceed after a three diamonds bid by partner to suggest a slam without forcing, with the question noting partner later bids three hearts and asks for the best follow up. The scenario requests the correct line tomorrow.

West North East South

First Presidential Mansion Location and Mount Rushmore Heads

In 1789 the future President and Mrs. Washington moved into a Cherry Street house in New York City, making it the nation’s first presidential mansion. The Rushmore Memorial carves George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Theodore Roosevelt and Abraham Lincoln.

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