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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 19, 1973
Page
2
The US Postal Service plans automated canceling at 357 Area Mail Processing Centers trimming city names from postmarks. Letters will bear date state abbreviation and first three ZIP digits. Philatelists fear loss of unique postmarks and traditions as smaller offices feed centralized centers.
A syndicated column misreported earnings as 88 billion dollars, suggesting a larger company was like a small family business. Copy editors failed to question the figure until an editor traced the typo to a user who meant 88 million, revealing a desensitized view of large sums.
The Baytown Sun lists staff positions in editorial and advertising departments including editor and publisher, executive editor, managing editors, office manager, and department heads. The notice mentions publication timing and pricing details for subscriptions.
In a provocative analysis, the piece argues John Connally might leave the Democratic Party for Nixon’s Republicans, signaling a shift akin to Roosevelt’s capture of populists. It surveys Straus's Democratic leadership, quota moves, and the risk to the party’s center, especially among ethnic voters in the Northeast.
Practical advice on water safety and diet when traveling in Mexico. Avoid tap water for drinking and brushing teeth, heed spicy foods, and limit alcohol. Remedies such as lomotil or paregoric may help diarrhea. seek medical help if blood or mucus appears or symptoms last beyond two to three days.
Washington report details how Howard Phillips moves to dismantle OEO by hiring arch conservatives and ejecting moderates. The purge sees Betts and staff told to vacate, while Buckley aide David Jones assumes control. Memo favors cutting Legal Services and channeling seed money to private groups, with opposition to a federal legal services corporation.
Betsy argues equality is long overdue and questions male superiority. She notes women cross disciplines like music art travel and literature and rejects rigid roles. She supports being treated as a writer first and highlights that humanity outweighs gender.
Federal revenue sharing, approved by Congress, redistributes several billion dollars to cities and states. The aim is to reduce local tax burdens, especially real estate taxes, by direct funding to local authorities.
An excerpt from Form 104GA explains how the 1972 revenue sharing head count will use income tax returns to determine residents for federal funds. Families must list all occupants and indicate who files separately or did not live at the home on Dec 31 1972 to avoid double counting.
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