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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1968
Page
5
A bulky brown pelican waddles on land with a huge bill, then launches into the sky where strong, sweeping wings lift it into a dramatic aerial display. The contrast highlights its transform from squat to soaring.
Hawks and doves foresee decisive changes in Vietnam in 1969 with possible cease-fire talks and a declining U.S. troop level. South Vietnam may face greater pressure as its armed forces grow, while Paris talks hinge on political settlements, cease-fire timing, and Nixon’s incoming administration.
The Prudhoe Bay discovery in Alaska's Arctic Slope, made by Atlantic Richfield and Humble Oil, may become the richest domestic oil find since World War II and possibly the world's largest. Early wells show promising flow rates, prompting rumors of a North American energy market and vast pipeline plans across Canada to Midwestern refineries.
Virginia Mae Brown becomes the first woman to head the Interstate Commerce Commission taking over from Paul Tierney on January 1. The West Virginia lawyer and banker’s daughter, appointed by Johnson, will lead a 11-member agency regulating rail, truck, bus, and barge lines. She emphasizes hard work and judgment as keys to acceptance in a male-dominated field.
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