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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 31, 1961
Page
4
Editorial urges caution as nearly 11 000 Baytown youngsters return to classrooms next Tuesday. It lauds education funding and teacher pay raises, stresses shared responsibility for safety, urges motorists to obey school zone limits, and warns that one moment of carelessness can cause heartbreak.
IRS plans tougher scrutiny of expense accounts this tax year with 4000 new staff to probe deductions. Internal revenue agents, auditors, tax examiners, and revenue officers will increase enforcement as Congress funds expanded payroll. Business records must prove entertainment spends were legitimate and properly documented amid broader efforts to close tax loopholes.
Surgeons at Parkland Hospital and UT Southwestern implanted about four feet of Dacron plastic arteries from the heart through each leg to the knees to restore blood flow after a circulation blockage caused gangrene in Mrs. Jeffie Hughes. An aneurysm and arterial blocks plagued her legs, and without the grafts she faced probable limb loss or death.
This item lists Baytown Sun staff roles and publication details. It notes editors managers and department heads, issues a postal classification and advertising contact, and states its association with the Associated Press and Texas Newspaper Representatives.
In an interview at the Black Sea Khrushchev says peace is possible between the United States and Soviet Union but cites blunt remarks about Kennedy. He discusses Germany Laos and Berlin and criticizes US military mobilization while stressing no territorial demands. He notes soldiers asking to stay in the army as demobilization looms.
Late Arthur James Pegler, famed reporter, recounted a blizzard stay in Iowa where a widow’s burial night led to a living corpse joke. He slept beside the supposed dead man who then whispered he was not dead. Pegler later urged his son Westbrook to avoid journalism.
A scattered grab bag of trivia and questions asks about mishearing symptoms, leg bones fibula and tibia, the defender title meaning, and telephone density per 100 people. It recalls 1924 Texas governor, a first lady’s campaign, and a 1914 governor impeachment, plus birthday notices for Wilhelmina and others.
A Washington lecture with college freshmen features a debate on federal aid to education and the conservative stance. The speaker argues that federal funding is not necessary for progress, while addressing concerns about overcrowded schools and the role of government. The exchange includes remarks on public school ideals and the Newburgh illegitimacy policy, ending with a student’s claim that conservatives finally explained their philosophy.
Washington AP says USDA reports retail poultry prices rose less than meats during postwar inflation. Efficiency gains and retailers selling at near wholesale costs kept prices low. Broiler prices averaged 43 cents a pound in 1960, 42 in 1959, vs 60 cents in 1947-49. The department notes strong consumer demand and nostalgia for poultry as a Sunday treat. It also forecasts higher per capita poultry consumption and share of total meat, poultry and fish consumption.
Reported scene describes followers in a ship recognizing Jesus as the Son of God after a miracle. They worship him, proclaiming truth of his divine identity amid the voyage that echoes biblical event.
Irene Corbally Kuhn rails at the 1961 summer political scene. She notes the Senate’s 59 to 36 vote granting a five year license to the State Department to draw about nine billion dollars for foreign aid, bypassing annual appropriations. She also criticizes the House for not stopping it, cites constitutional money- drawing limits, and points to Pentagon moves like canning water for the Navy amid wasteful spending perceptions.
Gov Price Daniel announced several appointments to state boards. Dr Charles E Courtson of San Angelo Dr C T Harkey Jr of Victoria and Dr Joe E Busby of Abilene were named to the six year Chiropractic Board terms expiring August 4 1967 Busby is a reappointment. Jack C Aliaras of Cleburne was reappointed director at large of the Tri County Municipal Water District for a term to July 22 1963 Harry C Rearich of El Paso will succeed the late Claude D Wilson of Austin to the Texas Real Estate Commission.
South faced a 2C artificial response and pursued a safety play to guard against bad diamond breaks. The declarer misplayed, discarding a club, leading to a down one instead of twelve tricks, costing 1540 points. The analysis recommends cashing spades early and using a dummy eight to guard against 3-2 and 4-1 diamond splits.
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