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Newspaper

Baytown Sun

Location

Baytown, Texas, United States of America

Date

Dec 18, 1959

Page

4

Governor Urges Safe Driving For Holidays In Texas

Governor Price Daniel Kay called on Texans to aim for an all time high in life saving during the Christmas New Year traffic rush. He cited DPS estimates of 112 deaths and praised law enforcement and media for boosting safety efforts last year. He urged continued patrols, stricter policing, and public cooperation to reduce fatalities and injuries on highways this holiday season.

Price Daniel Kay Department of Public Safety Texas Daniel Texas Sheriffs Chiefs of Police Friends of Traffic Gafety

Press conferences irritate Herter as ties to public fray

Washington report indicates Secretary Herter resists direct questioning and favors informal briefings while press conferences are few and tense. Analysts note past misstatements prompted corrections and foresee more mimeographed handouts than formal briefings as Ike plans travels to Moscow. A humorous Molnar-Coolidge interpreter tale is recounted alongside a forecast of potential steel and rail strikes shaping 1960 business outlook.

Washington (Sp State Department Christian Herter Oell Herter Eisenhower Nikita Khrushchev Moscow Calvin Coolidge Ferenc Molnar Coolidge Washington

1960 elections loom over congressional and foreign policy

Washington analysis says both parties face pressure to record achievements before 1960. Eisenhower’s foreign policy gains potential credit if summit with Khrushchev yields results. Democratic and Republican leaders plan to push civil rights and a general farm bill in early 1957, shaping midterm momentum.

Washington Congress Eisenhower Lyndon B. Johnson Texas Senate Democrats Everett M. Dirksen Ilinois Dirksen Sen Mike Mansfield Montana

Baytown Sun staff and operations notice

Baytown Sun details its publishing schedule, offices and staff roles in Baytown Texas. Lists editors publisher managing editor office manager and department heads, plus circulation and advertising contacts and national representation. Includes postal status and rate mention and a faxed phone line fragment.

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Inebriate Driver Wrong-Way On Freeway

A drunken man driving the wrong way on a Hollywood freeway is stopped by a highway patrolman who asks if he can see the arrows. The driver retorts that he cannot even see the Indians, highlighting the farcical error in his intoxicated state.

Hollywood

Telling Me Short Take On Napoleon And Bible Verse

A satirical note questions Napoleons career faltering from weight gain citing a surgeon. It recalls the saying that an army travels on its stomach. The piece then shifts to a dental fact claim of 112 million yearly cavities. It ends with a Bible verse urging SEEK YE the Lord while he may be found and Isaiah 5 6 referenced.

Herter John Foster Dulles Napoleon

Sun's Grab Bag Test Your Knowledge Puzzle

Quiz style items mix general knowledge questions and a birthday shoutout to celebs. It includes a biographical prompt about a North Carolina farmer and senator, a politics linked guess, and a today’s trivia note referencing UN General Assembly admission. Ends with a small Q&A section and a brief answer key.

Know Your Bridge Bid Scenarios From Right Hand Opponent

A bridge lesson presents five hands with bids. 1 Double, 2 Pass, 3 Notrump, 4 Double, 5 Three Spades. discusses overcalls and doubles, safety, and hand strength, noting the aims of each action and the implications if doubled or supported by partner.

Makost Yass Wibs Palmer Partener Ined Syndicate, Inc

Ancient Egyptians rarely grew beards in daily life

It notes that only a small number of ancient Egyptians could grow real beards and that many wore a false beard attached by a strap. It also mentions the Red Cross founders shaping its principles at a Geneva conference in Switzerland.

Red Cross Geneva Switzerland

Crosswords and Clues From a Crumbling Page

A scrambled daily crossword listing numerous numbered clues spanning topics from geography to mythology. Mixed hints include seaport, harbor, Greek letters, and various descriptors, with a final hint referencing yesterday’s answer Dawn and a nod to gods of pleasure.

Lake Baldwin Oklahoma Anadorm Constellation Ceanemauty Seine Boneana A. Kimple Louisiana Creek

De Gaulle eclipses Britain and stirs Cold War brinkmanship

Pearson notes Paris strongman De Gaulle shifts balance in Europe while pressuring for an early summit with Eisenhower. He highlights De Gaulle's health limits, his leverage over Britain and the United States, and rising Franco French bargaining moves. The piece also covers Macmillan, Khrushchev, and U.S. restraint on French atomic secrets.

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Westbrook Pegler on Tucson homes and the Kitchen Sink battle

Westbrook Pegler recounts Nixon's Moscow exchange and imagines U S housing values in Tucson. He describes affordable desert homes with five bedrooms, carport, open kitchen, and partitions, contrasting American wealth with Soviet life while noting climate, materials, and maintenance differences.

Tucson Moscow Nixon Khrushchev Gulf of Mexico Arizona Denny Dunn Patton Third Armored Austria Liviel Moseny

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