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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 21, 1966
Page
4
Editorial rants about confusing signage on new interstates and older roads. Sign placement and inconsistent arrows mislead drivers, with Route 64 and Route 36 cited as examples. The piece calls for signs that are accurate, visible, and easy to understand to avoid driver frustration and road rage.
Fragmented crossword style clue list with mixed letters and garbled terms. Includes references to geographic places, currencies, titles, animals, terms, and historical names, but many letters are corrupted. Reads like partial puzzle grid notes rather than a coherent article.
A canine feature follows a Rotarian event where many breeds parade for a club audience. AKC registration data are cited, naming popular breeds and shifts in demand, with humorous asides about historical breed associations. The narrator recalls past dog-keeping losses and the lingering urge fades after a single memory.
The Baytown Sun masthead details editors and managers including Fred Hartman and John Wadley, with titles such as Editor and Publisher General Manager and Advertising roles. It lists office address 1301 Memorial Drive Baytown Texas, subscription rates, and post office information under federal act.
New York columnist John Keasler observes the holiday shopping frenzy as a parade of “funny walkers” moving through aisles. He pokes fun at saunterers jabbers dashers prancers and about-facers who disrupt shoppers with playful chaos and comic theatrics as they navigate department stores near Christmas.
The columnist argues that the ability to make others feel important expands one’s circle of friends. He notes many men miss achievements due to fear of seeming awkward while learning new things. The piece reflects on youth and self-improvement.
A passerby noted for his shirttail hanging out drew attention as a lighthearted oddity while a woman reached a milestone by admitting flats are more comfortable than go-go boots.
Students from Turkey the Congo Pakistan Nationalist China South Korea and Iran visiting the United States will tour Huntington during Christmas holidays in the second year of the Holiday House program sponsored by the First Presbyterian Church.
A biblical exhortation from 1 Peter 3 15 urges believers to sanctify the Lord God in their hearts and be ready to give an answer to every person who asks for the reason for the hope within them with meekness and fear.
Washington reports President Johnson and McNamara pursue a USA USSR arms control pact beyond space and nuclear treaties. They envision halting new missiles and possibly withdrawing troops from Europe if Moscow agrees, while Joint Chiefs push stronger defenses. The piece details the fear and hope over a teetering arms race and the role of battlefield nuclear weapons in European deterrence.
Wayne G Brandstadt M D warns venereal disease, once seen as conquered, is rising rapidly. He urges heightened awareness among ages 15 to 25 and quick diagnosis and treatment. He outlines syphilis stages, transmission, and the need for prenatal testing to protect unborn children.
The Q and A recap notes the Grand Army of the Republic ended with its final encampment in 1949 and Albert Woolson of Duluth Minnesota, the last survivor, passing away in 1956 at age 109. It also notes noncontiguous U.S. parts with Alaska admission and that chlorine is never found free in nature.
Henry McLemore writes from New York about mailing all Christmas gifts by November 1. He critiques the Post Office while revealing his quixotic motive: the earlier a gift is mailed, the better the chance of reciprocity, and he advises on packing stylish gift boxes and insuring shipments to avoid a bare return.
BERKELEY Calif AP regional government may be coming to the San Francisco Bay area. The Association of Bay Area Governments asks the legislature to create an agency with taxing waste disposal park and recreational needs and regional planning for nine counties and 91 cities. A three member executive committee appointed by officials of the participating cities would run the agency.
In a bridge dialogue Oswald and James Jacoby dissect a hand where South passes then bids two no trump. They debate opening decisions, minor versus major suit power, and the moral judgments of bidding choices with playful legal metaphors.
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