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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 02, 1968
Page
4
An editorial reflects on Tytler and Malthus warnings about democracy and fiscal ruin. It argues Britons face less free medicine, higher taxes, and a dwindling national treasury, urging sustained initiative and liberty while acknowledging potential outcomes if fiscal excess continues.
Longtime Humble Baytown Refinery manager Herbert H Meier retires March 1 after 41 years. A celebrated research chemist turned executive, Meier led the plant as its fifth and top boss. Colleagues toasted his career, with Frank Turpin poised to succeed him as the new plant leader.
Puzzle entries mix across and down clues with partial phrases and garbled OCR. Readable items include clues for animals foods and minerals while several entries appear corrupted or incomplete across a word ladder like grid.
Paul Harvey argues farm youths faced with rising costs, stagnant prices, high interest, and government bloat should leave farming. He cites declining farm numbers, subsidized giants, and tax pressures as reasons to sell to large land developers, urging departure from rural life.
On this date in history notable events include Mexico ceding lands to the United States for 15 million dollars in 1848, the Cardiff Giant hoax uncovered in 1870, formation of the National League in 1876, Roosevelt seeking volunteers in 1917, Stalingrad battle end acknowledged in 1943, Eisenhower signaling Formosa raids end in 1953, hijack landing in Brazil in 1961, Truman denying 1945 presidency support, Sulphur Queen disappearance in 1960s, and Johnson’s Vietnam bombing stance in recent years.
A brief biblical quotation from Acts 13 26 addressing men and brethren descendants of Abraham and all who fear God, proclaiming that the word of salvation is sent to them. The line emphasizes outreach to both Jewish and Gentile audiences within early Christian preaching.
President Johnson voiced frustration with Moscow style and Brezhnev limits after Glassboro talks. He remains hopeful a nuclear nonproliferation pact can be ratified despite warning from hawks and Pueblo fallout. Suslov blackens Kremlin unity as Kosygin fades, with younger leaders orbiting his hard line.
The column answers reader questions about replacing diseased heart valves with plastic prostheses and repairing septal defects using heart lung machines, and about implanting artificial pacemakers in older patients. It covers cardiac catheterization inquiry cautions, thyroid influence on pulse, and normal pulse ranges up to 130, plus general guidance on heart health.
The piece notes that cool your heels comes from riders resting horses on journeys. It recalls the U S Post Office inaugurating airmail from College Park Maryland on August 12 1918. Diogenes lit a lantern in search of an honest man.
AP Special Report details the Subversive Activities Control Board's bid to resume work after two dormant years. The hearings in New York focus on the W.E.B. DuBois Clubs of America and the board's legitimacy under new 1967 legislation. Critics argue waste and misfired aims, while supporters say the panel must proceed or face abolition. The budget boosts aim to implement the new duties, despite partisan battles over its future.
In a team match South overbids to three diamonds after North raises to three diamonds. West leads hearts, defenders win five heart tricks, and the slam fails by 100 points. A reader laments South overbid and criticizes teammates for not doubling the diamond slam.
In this bidding fragment West North East South: Fass opens 3 clubs, passes to South with AAKTG in hearts and diamonds. You hold AKQ54 in spades and 2 in clubs and diamonds. After partner’s four spades, you face a choice. The prompt asks what to bid next after the five diamonds to show one ace and partner bids five no trump.
A compact moral note cites Song of Solomon 8 6 about love as a seal and a strong, relentless bond. It also quotes Dr Albert Schweitzer stating that only through love can we attain communion with God.
The Baytown Sun masthead lists editor general manager John Wadley and staff including Beulah Mae Jackson business manager Paul Putman Ann B. Pritchett office manager Preston Pendergrass managing editor Henry Holcomb and advertising manager Dwight Moody with Corrie Laughlin as national manager. Published daily afternoons from 1801 Memorial Drive Baytown Texas with mailing address P O Box 90 77520. Subscription rates shown as $1.75 monthly $21 per year and single copy 10 cents. Represented nationally by Texas Newspaper Representatives Inc.
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