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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 01, 1961
Page
6
Editorial urges facing 1961 with resolve to revitalize the economy and lead world affairs. It warns of nuclear war risk, Communist pressure, and slipping national spirit, condemning short term leadership and urging sustained, year long vision and action.
Texas adds 11 of the South’s 39 cities over 100000, led by Houston with 938319 residents. Dallas and San Antonio rank high, Fort Worth rises, El Paso and Amarillo make notable gains while Waco stalls. Houston becomes the nation’s seventh largest, and rural Texas loses ground though Legislature may rebalance representation.
Sarasota couple Mr. and Mrs. Charles Burroughs ordered Christmas cards and received misaddressed, unsigned messages. The cards were mailed to a home in Wheatland and bore an illegible imprint from Browning Repair and Welding. Local officials investigated the printer’s mix up and urged residents to verify recipient names.
The Baytown Sun details publication offices and staff roles including text editor publisher and advertising department. It lists circulation and coverage notes with rates and mailing information and notes on ownership and affiliated national representation. It mentions editorial heritage and printing classifications.
Washington notes echo 1928 Wisconsin bolt as five Democrats from Louisiana and Mississippi opposed the Kennedy Johnson ticket. Speaker Sam Rayburn, nearing 79, weighs demotion of disloyal party members to prevent bottling up legislation. Longworth precedent cited for punishment of party defectors.
Nichols started in New York as a waiter at Howard Johnsons and lived a month on mustard and cold cereal. Elaine May, his partner, recalls rough early days in Chicago and surviving on $12 a week with little money and a goat kept for food.
A collage of trivia questions and quotes from a vintage column. It asks about the three orders in France’s Estates General, defines a tetralogy, locates Stephen Foster during writing My Old Kentucky Home, asks about a Texas lassoer, and notes if Bunker Hill was on Bunker Hill. It also includes birthdays, a Argentina coup figure, and unrelated wordplay.
Washington AP reports President-elect Kennedy uses public relations to shape cabinet news. He stages televised announcements and drip feeds cabinet picks, aiming to balance timing and public reaction. Contrast with Eisenhower shows deliberate, monitored disclosure and frequent press coverage. Johnson’s sensitive sideline noted.
Charleston News Courier notes readers discuss colognes and scents in a humorous unrest, questioning masculine norms. The column uses playful linguistic misspellings and satire to explore fragrance trends and social attitudes toward male grooming in a casual pool-room setting.
Barry Goldwater argues that New Year's resolutions reflect universal human aspiration for improvement. He contrasts individual aims with national duties, urging Americans to remain true to justice opportunity and moral responsibility as a posture for the decade ahead. How do you stand, sir?
A brief notice echoes Revelation 1 3 urging readers to study the prophesy and heed its writings for the appointed time has arrived, reflecting a religious exhortation in the periodical.
Ancient Aztec customs revolved around captives and human sacrifices to sustain their gods. The practice reflected strong ceremonial beliefs in warfare and religious duty among Mesoamerican civilizations.
Crossword clue list reads as yesterday's solution for Christmas themed entry. Includes entries 4L and 42, with Encom 8.4 shield 45 referencing puzzle numbers and a shield abbreviation. Dyrpronium abbreviated appears as another puzzle tag.
A U S bridge guide examines four hands post takeout double. It advises: if partner opens with spade heart or club, bid two diamonds to force trump choice, aiming for game. with balanced 11 points jump to two no trump. with non jump value choose one heart over two clubs. and use a preemptive three spades to probe for fit, allowing opponents to pass if lacking values.
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