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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 06, 1961
Page
4
Editorial discusses potential U.S. tax law changes under Kennedy to balance booms and recessions. Economists favor higher taxes in good times and lower taxes during downturns to curb inflation and boost growth. Proposals face political timing and delayed implementation, with a push to seek revisions in 1962.
Mohini Rewa, a rare white tiger with blue eyes from India, has become Washington’s hottest attraction. She greeted President Eisenhower at the White House and has impressed veteran zookeepers with her unusual appearance. She debuted at the Washington Zoo weeks ago to record crowds.
The inauguration committee works overtime as letters arrive from a dance studio offering to teach any Kennedy clan member for the inaugural ball. Medals priced at 35 silver and 4.50 bronze will be sold, with about 30 000 bronze medals expected. Parade route bird proofing costs 10000, nearly double the original estimate. A guard will monitor each manhole along the route for security. No hotel space, tickets, or parade vantage points remain for those planning to attend.
AP wired report notes Bill Holden plans to live in Switzerland long term not as a tax dodge. He says he pays more tax now than ever and wants proximity to work. Holden defends citizenship, argues Swiss residence doesn’t cut U.S. taxes, with residuals taxed in the United States.
The Baytown Sun staff lists Fred Hartman Jim Boone Preston Pendergrass Beulah Mae Jackson and J T Bowling with offices at Pearce and Ashbel Baytown Texas. It notes afternoon publication seven days a week and a Baytown post office entry under the 1879 act with Associated Press affiliation and national representation by Texas Newspaper Representatives. Subscription rates are given and the paper’s circulation management and staff roles are described.
Washington pundit Drew Pearson reports Speaker Sam Rayburn faced days of delay before deciding to remove Dixiecrat Bill Colmer from the House Rules Committee. Key talks with Rep. Blatnik and Vice President Johnson, plus pressure from liberal leaders, urged replacing Colmer with Rep. Carl Elliott to advance Kennedy Johnson legislation. Rayburn signaled action at a Monday caucus to strip seniority rights from Colmer and fellow Mississippi Democrats.
A Radcliffe sophomore brings a glamorous roommate home for Christmas. The guest, praised by Danny Kaye as “sixteen going on thirty seven,” stirs up talk of Hollywood glamour. The scene includes a ninety-something grandpa and a witty mischief in a festive gathering.
Daily trivia asks: The island of Taiwan is known by what other name. Which French author famed for duels authored over a thousand. Who wrote The Damnation of Faust. Who is considered the last of the church fathers in Catholic tradition. Which American poet was dismissed from West Point for neglect of duty. On this date in 1759 George Washington wed Martha Custis. Birthday tributes to Bam Rayburn Loretta Young Danny Thomas Tom Ferrick Barry Wynn and Carl Sandburg. Then a language note defines rampart and identifies the ancient Greek traveler who recounted Anabasis and later built temples and wrote on secrets from Socrates to agriculture. Who was he
Central Press writer Nan Jones notes a French Nobel laureate living in Washington who fled World War I to avoid Vichy duties. Pen name St John Perse, age 73, author of Exile Venta and Amers, first major work Anabasis, asks readers who the writer is.
NAACP executives led by Roy Wilkins publicly decry Kennedy efforts to defer civil rights legislation. They cite Johnson's chairmanship of the Government Contracts Committee and South-friendly compromises as undermining a true New Frontier. Labor unions face similar pressures amid delayed integration on government projects in Washington.
An article from Chattanooga Times notes Di-Deeland Inc suing Tidy Didy Service in Tennessee for trademark infringement over the word Diapersetic. Tidy Didy claims registration in Tennessee and cites Diaseptic belongs to the National Institute of Diaper Service, while Di-Deeland argues Diapersetic is theirs and criticizes silly coined terms. The piece hints at courtroom drama to come and moral about creating words.
Washington opinion column by Barry Goldwater argues about Senate Rule 22 and the need for debate limits. He recalls his 1953 arrival, criticizes unlimited filibusters, then shifts to support for reform after closer view of Senate duties and responsibilities.
An air force test rocket launched a 90 pound nose cone capsule that lofted over 32 miles and was recovered from the Gulf of Mexico by a patrol boat within 40 minutes. The capsule was part of the Evlin Gulf Test at Eglin Gulf Test Center, and its recording instruments were retrieved intact.
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