Variety in food crops signals prosperity and hope
Nations differ in food variety and abundance. The United States grows 38 major crops yet turns 210 crops into over 5,000 food products. In food-deficient countries the average crops are under six, while the world average sits around 11. Researchers highlight forgotten American crops making comebacks, including the Indian pat snip and tuckahoe tubers, as global searches for new food sources continue amid ongoing hunger concerns.
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United States
IBM
Think
Israel
U.S.S.R
Jamestown Colony
Wallet Ache Syndrom on Left Hip Pocket
A Cincinnati physician reports a new left hip pain syndrome traced to wallet carry in the left hip pocket. In Ohio State Medical Journal Dr Charles T Webby notes cases where removing the wallet relieved symptoms, attributing the issue to the wallet’s bulky contents rather than currency.
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Cincinnati
Ohio State Medical Journal
Charles T. Webby
Today in History highlights compile notable events
On this date 169 Henry Hurison reached Delaware Bay. Goethe born in 1749, Tolstoi born in 183, slavery banned by Britain in 1833, Palace of Peace dedication in 1913, Germany declares war on Romania in 1516, Japanese resistance ends on New Georgia in 183, Zabrcze mining tragedy ten years ago, civil rights rally in Washington five years ago, Harold Wilson cabinet reshuffle one year ago.
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Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Leo Tolsoy
The
Hague
Netherlands
Andrew Carnegie
Germany
Romania
New Georgia
Solomons
Zabrcze
Poland
Washington
Harold Wilson
Department of Economic Affairs
Baytown Sun masthead and staff listing details
The Baytown Sun, Inc published at 1201 Memorial Drive Baytown Texas lists staff including Editor and Publisher Bill Hartman General Manager John Wadley Business Manager Beulah MacFderion Assistant To The Publisher Paul Putman Publisher Ann B. Pritchett Office Manager Editorial Department Preston Pendergrass Johnella Boynton Managing Editor Dwight Moody Corrie Laughlin Retail Manager Watsons and other roles. The newspaper is entered as second class matter at the Baytown Texas post office and is a member of the Associated Press with AP news dispatch rights.
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Fred Hartman Side Hey
Bill Hartman
John Wadley
Beulah Mac Fderion
Paul Putman
Ann B. Pritchett
Baytown
Texas
Rumble seat nostalgia echoes in a 1969 sports car
Guest Editorial recalls the fame of the rumble seat from the 1929 model as a public social stage. The writer imagines driving with a date in the moonlit night, noting family dogs, hats, and a pre seat belt era sense of carefree romance.
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Miami
Fla
Legalize The Sale Of Pot
Baytown Sun columnist Paul Harvey argues against legalizing marijuana and warns of its dangers. He cites narcotics data, college and military statistics, and reports of heroin contamination to claim marijuana leads to harder drugs and addiction, urging abstinence to protect public health.
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Paul Harvey
Baytown Sun
Henry Giordano
Bureau of Narcotics
United States
State University
Pentagon
Vietnam
Chicago
Acapulco
New York City
Washington-Merry-Go-Round on Invasion Crisis
The piece reports details of the Czechoslovakia invasion and miscommunications between the White House and State Department. It covers Dobrynin’s urgent 7 p.m. call, Rusk’s omission, and Rostow’s lapse, plus reactions from Dobrynin and Johnson and notes on potential future talks and the broader disarmament and Vietnam truce context. It also cites Walter Reuther’s warning to Humphrey supporters and labor delegates’ mood in Chicago.
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Chicago
Washington
Vietnam
Czechoslovakia
White House
State Department
Rusk
Democratic Platform Committee
U.S
Ciernoa
Alexander Dubcek
Anatoly Dobrynin
Johnson
White Houses
Dobrynin
Czech
Walt Rostow
Vail
McGeorge -Bundy
Kennedy
Hop
Walter Reuther
Auto Workers
Hubert Humphrey
Reuther
George Wallace
Humphrey
Afl-Cio
United Auto Workers and
Teamsters
Democratic National Committee
Lyndon Johnson
The Doctor Says Compulsive Gambling Is a Disease
A medical column argues compulsive gambling is a disease and discusses its effects. It contrasts social gambling with addiction, notes losses and self-punishment, and mentions that professionals win by trickery. The piece previews tomorrow’s column on treatment and includes a Bible verse.
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Fife
Dostoevski
Lloyds of London
Mercy seat on the Ark of the Covenant
The mercy seat is a golden plate atop the Ark where the blood of sacrificed animals is sprinkled. The other notes reference a late 19th or early 20th century public smoking ban in New York City and a symbolic meaning of the golden rod as encouragement.
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New York City
Italians Shine In World Bridge Circus Tactics
Benito Garrozzo and Giorgio Belladonna of Italy’s World Champion Blue Team star in Omar Sharif’s Bridge Circus tour across the United States and Canada. They excel in defense, masking chances for opponents to err under Parkinson’s law, while commentators note declarer error in a tricky club sequence and Belladonna’s potential misread of a three to king.
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Benito Garrozzo
Giorgio Belladonna
Italy
Omar Sharif
United States
Canda
Declarer
Benito’s
South
Giorgio
Benito
Belladonna
Garrozzo
Bridge bidding puzzle with four clubs over two clubs
South holds a strong hand with two spades and king queen ten five four of clubs and four hearts with ace king queen ten four. The bidding sequence shows partner overcalls and a jump to four clubs. The correct play is to bid three no trump now to describe the hand and seek a lead.
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You
South
Enrich Your Vocabulary NEA Feature Puzzle
A word puzzle list with across and down clues spanning topics from chemistry to mythology. Items include ham on sandwich, Asiatic staff of life, and various cryptic references such as celestial bodies and biblical names, with numerous numbered clues awaiting solution.
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Sandwich
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Central America
Associated Press
Henry Hurison
Delaware Bay
Che Baytnum Sun
Preston Pendergrass
Johnella Boynton
Advertising Department
Dwight Moody
Corrie Laughlin
Watsons
Drew Pearson
Jack Anderson
Ing
Soviet Union
Kosygin
Geneva
By Wayne G. Brandstadt, M.D
Christ
By Oswald and
James Jacoby
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South Asas
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