Number Game in Viet War Editorial Sees Costs Rise
The piece argues the Viet Cong suffered heavy early losses in a series of South Vietnam attacks while U S forces took far fewer casualties. It notes the embassy assault failed to achieve its aims and discusses Khe Sanh and a potential shift to negotiations for peace, calling the war unwinnable at acceptable cost.
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Vietnam
U.S
Saigon
Wiliam C. Westmoreland
South Vietnam
Khe Sanh
Dien Bien Ua
United States
North Vietnam
Asia
Sen
Joseph S. Clark
D-Pa
Try Your Word Power NEA Feature ACROSS
Word puzzle list with varied clues and answers across sections and numbered hints. Includes references to operas actors places languages and miscellaneous terms such as Deseret Semite Greek war god and Chaldean city Bib. alongside culinary items and grammar notes.
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Msn
Dervisi
Madrid
Barbara
Today In History February 26 1968 AP chronicle
On February 26 markers include a Lisbon earthquake in 1531 killing tens of thousands and flattening cities, Victor Hugo born in 1802, Napoleon’s escape in 1815, New York’s first subway in 1870, Grand Canyon National Park established in 1913, Venice bombing in 1938, Cologne and Tokyo bombing in 1945, and Nasser’s federation rejection in 1958.
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Associated Press
Portugal
Lisbon
Victor Hugo
Napoleon Bonaparte
Elha
New York
Congress
Grand Canyon National Park
Arizona
Venice
Italy
Cologne
Germany
Tokyo
Egypt
Gamal Abdeel Nasser
Frag
Jordan
Baytown Sun Staff and Publication Details
Baytown Sun Inc publishes afternoons and Sundays from 1301 Memorial Drive Baytown Texas with staff including Editor and Publisher Bill Hartman General Manager John Wadley and Advertising Manager Dwight Moody. Subscription rates list 1.75 monthly or 21 per year, single copies 10 cents.
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Fred Hartman
Bill Hartman
John Wadley
Beulah Mae Jackson
Paul Putman
Ann E. Pritchett
Corrie Laughlin
Dwight Moody
Genesis
Baytown
Texas
Baytown Sun, Inc
Memorial Drive
P.O. Box
Texas Newspaper Representatives, Inc
Absociated Fresh
Call to volunteers for veterans groups across the front lines
A veteran urges men to rejoin and support veterans organizations like VFW posts. He highlights Hendersonville Post 9851 as a model of service with no bar, civic sharing, toy drives, polling places, family nights, and patriotic speakers. He calls for renewed membership to strengthen advocacy and duty.
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Argonne
Chateau Thierry
Belleau Wood
Goofolfs
Belgian Bulge
Guadalcanal
Normandy
Metz
Porkchop Ridge
Sam
Veterans’ Organizations
VFW
Hendersonville
Tenn
African Legion
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Boy Scouts
Post 9851
Truil
Post
Veterans
Washington
VFW Or
Legion
Letter to the Editor Urges 1 Tax to Cut Baytown Taxes
Clifford M. Sparky Bond writes to Baytown readers urging a yes vote on a one per cent city sales tax on April 2. He argues taxes burden homeowners while tenants and others benefit from city services, noting Texas cities widely support the tax as fair.
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the Sun
Baytown
Texas
You
Cilfford M
Sparky
Sikkim State Area Stated at 2745 Square Miles
The Himalayas state of Sikkim is described as covering 2745 square miles. The fact highlights its size within the mountainous region. No other details are provided.
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Sikkim
Himalayas
Chloromycetin Probe Resumes Under DREW PEARSON Spotlight
Washington notes that Senator Nelson’s hearings on chloromycetin reveal dangerous overuse fueled by aggressive Parke-Davis advertising. Witnesses report misleading campaigns, with a court ruling holding the company liable for a death. Further hearings set for February 27 seek FDA notification gaps and drug safety reform.
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Parke - Davis
Sen. Welson
Sen
Nelson
William Dameshek
Allergic rhinitis signs in children explained by Dr. Marks
Dr. M B Marks of the University of Miami identifies allergic shiner nasal swelling and geometric tongue as signs of pediatric nasal allergy. He warns cold capsules won’t help and notes adenoid changes may occur. Guidance urges proper allergy treatment and doctor follow up.
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M. B. Marks
University of Miami
Marks
Mills Favors Travel Taxes Faces Mills Backing Deficit Pressure
AP Special Report notes President Johnson backs a travel tax on American trips outside the Western Hemisphere but lacks Rep. Wilbur Mills support. Mills, Arkansas Democrat and Ways and Means chair, may demand concessions for likely votes, while trade and import concern grows in Congress. He has floated a textile quota bill and may press for broader protections to balance the administration’s trade surplus plans.
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Washington
Johnson
Western Hemisphere
Wilbur D. Mills
Arkansas
Congress
U.S
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Corde! Hull
United States
Mills
GATT
Play Bridge With Jacoby By Oswald and James Jacoby
Abridged dialogue on bidding conventions in bridge focusing on Blackwood and its simplest form. North replies 3NT indicating 15-17 high card points and two aces, South bids 6 spades after North shows two aces. The column discusses how Blackwood reveals aces and contrasts strict aces-requests with flexible bidding.
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Jim
Oswald
North
Blackwood
Newspaper Enterprise Assn
Bridge bidding puzzle for dealer with two aces
You, as dealer, hold two aces and bid one spade. Partner responds two clubs. Advise follow up: consider correcting to pass, raise, or bid depending on partnership agreement. The prompt asks for tomorrow’s answer.
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Washington Children's Fund
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