Operation Deathwatch boosts patrols for holiday driving safety
State Highway Patrol Region 2 will launch Operation Deathwatch at 5 pm next Friday December 23 in the Baytown area and Beaumont region. Maj. Glen Rose says 188 officers will patrol with longer hours to aid motorists observe violations and investigate crashes. Three driver tips emphasize sobriety defensive driving and patience to reduce holiday deaths. Texas DPS projects 47 fatalities over Christmas and 36 over New Year.
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Houston
Beaumont
Maj. Rose
Texas
Texas Department of Public Safety
Mas. Rose
DPS
Word Power Puzzle Across Clues Filled
A compact listing of crossword style clues across the puzzle grid with entries for Senega snake restorer liver aid and other mapped terms. The page presents a dense set of cryptic and direct clues spanning anatomy biology geography and Latin phrases.
Fossil artifacts from Polk County claim early Texas humans
A reader recounts sending two fossilized bone and palm fiber artifacts to a museum, now displayed in anthropology. He argues evidence shows humans in Texas millions of years ago, predating Old World humans, and cites carbonized wood with embedded bone as proof. He rejects ape-human links and references Genesis.
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the Sun
Polk County
Trinity River
Chester Rogers
Museum of Anthropology
Texas
America
San Jacinto
Baytown Sun masthead and staff credits list
A partial OCR shows the Baytown Sun masthead with editor and publisher names, office addresses, and staff roles including general manager, business manager, and managing editor. It also notes publication schedule and subscription rates, plus postal registration details.
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Fred Hartman
Bill Hartman
John Wedley
Preston Pendergrass
Ee Beulah Mze Jackson
Pauli Potman
Vvaces
Agsistant
Agn E. Pritchett
Paul Putman
Corrie
Baytown Sun, Inc
Memorial Drive
Baytown
Texas
P.O
Texas Newspaper Representatives, Inc
Associated
Anyone Want A Fine Pet
New York columnist John Kessler recalls a chaotic household filled with animals including a disruptive guinea pig named Sam. He narrates failed attempts to rid the menagerie, noting prior rabbits, a cat, dogs, a snake, and fish, and jokes about the growing zoo-like chaos and superstition.
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John Kessler
New York
Sam
Barbs By Walter C Parkes on Hidden Taxes
A humorous column criticizes lawmakers for inventing hidden taxes and mocks the knack of turning small chances into chances for larger gains. The piece argues that clever readers should spot hidden levies and pokes fun at the way some officials scheme. The author uses wit to urge vigilance and skepticism toward tax policy.
Italians Hit by Second 24 Hour News Strike
In Rome the second 24 hour strike by journalists within a week left most Italians without newspapers. The Italian news agency Ansa was also closed. Journalists demand higher pay and a shorter work week.
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Rome
Ansa
Powell payroll rises as probe nears in Harlem congressman case
Washington column outlines rising payroll and travel perks in Rep. Adam Clayton Powell’s office as colleagues prepare to investigate. It notes increased staff costs after his chairmanship, trips abroad by aides, and a contrast with Powell’s Bandung Conference stance. The piece also covers Indiana sand dunes park naming debates and a staff loyalty tale about Lyndon Johnson aides.
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Drew Pearson
Washington
Adam Clayton Powell
Harlem Globe Trotter
Powell
House Education and Labor Committee
Graham Barden
North Carolyn
Little Cabinet
Louise Dardans
Cannes
France
Corime Huff
Europe
Bahamas
Hanlem
Wayne Hays
Ohio
Jakarta
United States
Indiana Sand Dunes National Park
Paul Doanglas
Dimois
Interior Department
Ti Wss
Paul Douglas
Senate
Indiana
Douglas
Capitol
Interior
Stewart Udall
Congress
Sen
Charles Percy
Republcan
Percy
Wayne Aspinall
House Interior Committee
Redwoods Park
Udall
Sand Dunes
Well Child Toys Promote Active Learning and Creativity
A guide highlights timeless toys that foster imagination over passive use. It lists building blocks, dolls, art materials, costumes, educational games, and active play equipment as suitable options for a child’s growth, noting many can be kept for life. It also addresses common myths about cats carrying diseases and clarifies crib death misconceptions linked to cow’s milk allergies.
NY Congressman Plans Viet Nam Christmas
Poughkeepsie New York Rep Joseph Resnick plans to spend Christmas in Vietnam. He will take along tape recordings religious medallions and 600 pounds of salami for the troops. Tapes come from families of servicemen medallions from the National Jewish Welfare Board and salami from a local merchant.
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Poughkeepsie
Joseph Resnick
D-N.y
Vietnam
National Jewish Welfare Board
Moyers Leaves White House To Run Newsday
James Moyers, Johnson's press secretary and brother to a noted aide, resigns after years of service to join Long Island's Newsday as publisher. The move sparks questions about motives, potential ambivalence toward a second Johnson term, and future political paths.
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Associated Press News
Washington
Hill D. Moyers
Johnson
Moyers
James H. Moyers
Bil Moyers
White House
Long Island
Newsday
Zehrsen
Bridge Puzzle Teases Hearts and Signals in No Trump
A reader recounts a Jackson Michigan game where South discards clubs as West misreads suit signals. Expert play hinges on suit preference signals, with East showing heart ace and guiding West. The article asks how to respond to one spade after partner bids one spade, promising the answer tomorrow.
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A Jackson
South
West
East
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Wayne G. Brandstadt
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Newspaper Enterprise Assn
James Marlowe
Lyndon
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Jacoby
Oswald
James Jacoby
East AR
Berry World
Sunset Strip
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