Space Rendezvous Marks New Space Era Of Progress
The editorial lauds the Gemini rendezvous as a pivotal milestone in spaceflight, highlighting precise planning, scientific gains across disciplines, and the bold human effort required. It argues astronauts and scientists deserve global congratulations and rejects religious conflict as a barrier to exploration, emphasizing future moon endeavor as the core achievement.
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U.S
Earth
Space
Houston
America
Baytown Teens Support Community TB Seal Drive
Baytown youths and younger teens committed to service by volunteering for the annual TB Christmas Seal sales campaign. About 300 participated, sacrificing Saturdays to aid adults running the drive, many from school clubs Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts. The Sun praises their leadership and foresees a strong future for the community.
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Baytown
Boy Scouts
Girl Scouts
Baytown Sun
Letter of thanks to Baytown emergency services leaders
A Baytown reader expresses gratitude to The Baytown Sun for cooperation over the past year. He thanks the Baytown Emergency Corps, Baytown Police, Baytown Fire, Harris County Sheriff's Marine Division, Highlands Emergency Corps, Sheriff Louis Otter of Chambers County, and Wooster Emergency Corps, noting special thanks to its members and his role as chief and president Louie M. Bishop.
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the Sur
Baytown Sun
Bobby Sutphin
Wanda Orton
Baytown Emergency Corps
Baytown
Governors Low Pay Keeps Royal From Getting Raise
In a satirical look at college football salaries, the piece argues the University of Texas could not raise coach Darrell Royal’s pay beyond state limits, comparing his $24,000 to the governor’s salary. It mocks inflated earnings, notes Nobis and Namath as high earners, and warns of a trend toward commercialism in education.
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Royal
AL Melinger
Darrell Royal
Uni
the Universty of Texas
Coach Royal
Ant
Texas
Tommy Nobis
Nobis
Wall
Know Your Bridge By 8 Jay Decker
South nonvul, bidding has West 14 points and East 10. Do not bid two spades or double for takeout. With four hands explored, the advised lines include Double, Four spades, and Pass depending on distribution. The article explains risk and strategic aims to disrupt opponents and protect partner.
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KISTZ
West
East
Festi
Pasaives Syndicate. Inc
Davis Airlines Wins Texas Flight Certificate
The Texas Aeronautics Commission approved Davis Airlines to run twice daily round trips between College Station and Dallas, with a one year certificate subject to FAA safety rules and renewal. Trans-Texas Airways opposed the plan, saying it would compete with TTA services between Bryan and Dallas via Waco and Temple.
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Austly
Tex
Texas Aeronautics Commission
Davis Airlines
College Station
Dallas
James Ludlum Sr
Federal Aviation Agency Safety
State Law and Commission
Trans-Texas Airnays
Davis
TTA
Bryan
Waco
Temple
Holiday Perils Listed By Henry McLemore
A humorous look at how Christmas creates marital stress. The author laments wrapping battles and overzealous Christmas card sending, noting the strain of gift wrapping, card mass mailing, and tree decorating on husbands and wives. He endorses Dr Mundy Clollop’s cautions and urges readers to locate the book before Christmas.
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Henry McLemore
Dr. Mundy Clollop
Mary
United States
Milani
Bologna
Politicking Sets Pace for Virgin Islands Business Access
Washington column describes how Virgin Islands firms seek to expand in the territory by hiring powerful Washington lawyers and paying for access. It details imports of Italian wool cloth, cleared duty free under quotas set by Gov. Paiewonsky and a wool board, and notes a Vitex Corp representative engaging Interior Department official John Kirwan.
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Drew Pearson
Washington
Virgin Islands
Herbert Hoover
Hoover
U.S
Islands
Weal
John
Mike Kirwan
Youngstown
Ohio
Appropriations Committee
Interior Department
Italy
Baytown Sun masthead and editorial notes excerpt
A sprawling Baytown Sun front section fragment outlines staff roles and publication details at 1301 Memorial Drive. It shifts to a political narrative about Congressman Mike Kirwan, his son John in the Interior Department, and Wool quota lobbying involving Paul McGowan.
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John Wadley
Gene Paul Putman
Corrie Laughlin
Baytown
Texas
Congress
Baytown Sun, Inc
Memorial Drive
P.O
Texas Newspaper Representatives, Inc
Associated Press
Ces
Roy News
Focal
Ali
McGowan
Mike Kirwan
Daily trivia and notes from a late blind grab bag
Quick quiz style items on word origins history and science plus today in history. Highlights include muslin origin, Gregorian calendar adoption year, largest South American city, Mesopotamia's modern name, metronome use and a 1939 Graf Spee scuttling off Uruguay. Also notes on Whittier Cadmus Davis and a California mission chronology with Junipero Serra footprint.
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South America
Mesopotamia
Graf Spee
Uruguay
Name this spot of fame from a restored mission site
Ruth Ramsey notes a historic mission once serving as cattle corrals barns and Indian neophyte houses. After secularization it decayed, used as US Army barracks, the bell tower collapsed, and restoration began by 1896 with re dedication in September 1931.
Viet Nam Frustrates Johnson
AP News Analyst James Marlow notes Viet Nam puzzles President Johnson and could cause greater political damage than prior crises. He contrasts Johnsons reach in domestic politics with the war’s international intractability and cites Republican pressure to action ahead of 1966 elections. Moyers says direct talks with Pakistan’s Ayub Khan have improved communications, while Johnson and Rusk face dead ends with North Vietnam. The piece weighs domestic antiwar sentiment and the political stakes as the war drags on.
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James Marlow
Washington (Ap
Viet Nam
Johnson
Senate
White House
Harry S. Truman
Pakistan
Mohammed Ayub Khan
Khan
Bill D. Moyers
Dean Rusk
Truman
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Korea
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Roebert KL Gilmore
Bill Hartman
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Ker McCormack
Joseph Slifka
Irgin Island
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William OM. Martin Jr
Charlie McCarthy
Robert Frost
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