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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 11, 1964
Page
18
Frank Jungman of Houston plans a 118 acre diked lake to raise 100000 blue channel catfish fingerlings. He foresees milk fed catfish in supermarkets within a decade and seeks biologists, hatcheries, agencies, and fish market experts for guidance as he expands this new commercial hobby.
FBI chief J Edgar Hoover denounces lenient courts that free ex convicts who commit brutal crimes. He cites Shepard Campbell and a string of parolee assaults, linking parole leniency to rising crime and urging harsher sentences. He cites cases in New York and federal courts and questions life sentence efficacy.
The text lists Baytown Sun staff roles including editor and publisher general manager managing editor office manager circulation director and advertising department, with names like Beulah Hartman and Paul Putman. It notes Baytown Post Office registration and publication schedule, address, and subscription rates, plus association with Texas Newspaper Representatives and the Associated Press.
In Washington D C President Johnson seeks best qualified officials to avoid criticism of Texan influence. John G Heard of Houston is among candidates for IRS commissioner job paying 28500 dollars, with Bertrand Harding currently deputy commissioner. Heard, Baylor and Georgetown alumnus, Marine veteran, married with three children, is a Texan contender amid ongoing capital chatter about power in the House.
The verse from Isaiah 9 6 proclaims a child is born and a son is given and the government shall be upon his shoulders naming him Wonderful Counsellor The mighty God The Everlasting Father The Prince of Peace as a prophetic title and message.
Bennett Cerf humor features a golfer's temper tantrum ending in self harm, Horace the spectator, and a punchy Kennedy quip from The Kennedy Wit. The column notes Cerf’s 1961 birthday quip about office surprises and credits 1562 by Bennett Cerf as distributed material.
Central Press reports Herrera built a boat-shaped church intended to resist earthquakes. The structure withstood centuries of storms and quakes while housing buried famed conquistadores Legaspi and Salcedo. It later served as British headquarters and in 1598 the Spanish signed surrender terms there.
Washington Merry-Go-Round reports O. Roy Chalk, the DC transit czar, as the era’s most influential lobbyist who secured favorable deals from Eisenhower and now aims to shape the Johnson administration. The piece notes Chalk’s close ties, hired relatives, party events, and his push to fund and control a future DC subway. It also covers Rev. Carl McIntire’s Cape May college move and a secret Democratic study group vote on purging two defectors, Williams and Watson, while noting broader party reform talks.
SAL BOYLE outlines a debate on a shortened work week with automation. He argues leisure improves culture and health, cites potential 10 hour or less weeks, and predicts behavioral, social, and civic benefits while countering moralists. The piece pivots to Ecuador’s climate and volcanoes, including Catopani.
South deals with a bridge hand sequence three notrump aims for nine tricks. The article analyzes four hands and suggests bidding strategies based on North's weak opening bids and potential slam prospects in diamonds or spades depending on partner responses.
A compact KING FEATURE daily crossword clue set highlighting a conservative theme. Entries include an extreme conservative named Al Ostrich Uke bird and a list of standard puzzle cues such as beast of burden primary color and retired.
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