Editorial on Congressmen Education and Backgrounds
A recount of the 91st Congress shows most House members hold college degrees with many holding advanced degrees. It notes that 219 are lawyers, 276 were born in their districts, and military service is the most common background, with nearly 300 having served.
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Jack
Foghound
Claghorn
U.S. Congress
House
Congressional Index
Commerce Clearing House
House of Representatives
Washington
Yist Congress
FBI
Flu Politics and Demographics Stir National Discourse
The Hong Kong flu appears undemocratic yet favors Democrats, hitting affluent suburbanites, commuters, office workers, and students hardest while sparing the less-privileged. It seems to have brushed Johnson and Humphrey more than Nixon and Agnew, a political pattern for a non voting foreign virus. The flu dominates national talk, sidelining weather and mail concerns.
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Hong Kong
Johnson
Humphrey
Nixon
Agnew
Doctor's Mailbag on Hysterectomy and Related Questions
A column offering patient questions on hysterectomy effects for sex life after 49. menopausal status. Pap tests starting age. yearly Pap smear rationale after cancer risk. uterine prolapse remedies. endometriosis and fertility. fibroid tumor treatment. It presents medical advice notes: surgical cures, pessaries, exercises, medications, and possible outcomes.
History Questions Beyond Simple Facts
The questions cover diverse topics from golf history and presidential proclamations to name meanings and currency lifespans. The first U S 18 hole course was Chicago Golf Club founded 1891. Woodrow Wilson issued the first national Mother’s Day proclamation in 1914. Eunice means bright victory in Greek. A one dollar bill circulação lasts about 18 months. In space the sky appears pitch black.
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United States
Chicago Golf Club
Woodrow Wilson
Eunice
Baytown Daily Names Staff and Publish Details
The Baytown Bun, Inc. lists editors and managers including Pro See General Manager Jenes Editor Publisher, Dwight Moody Advertising, Corrie Laughlin Retail Manager, and multiple editors. The paper is a second class matter at Baytown Texas post, published afternoons Monday through Friday and Sundays from 1301 Memorial Drive with P O Box 90 Baytown 77520 and annual rates listed.
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Dwight Moody
Corrie Laughlin
Dee
Baytown
Texas
Texas Newspaper Representatives, Inc
Letter of thanks after Simmons Hotel fire in Baytown
Perry Simmons expresses sincere appreciation to the Baytown Fire Department both regulars and volunteers for containing the Simmons Hotel and Coffee Shop fire to its original boundaries. He thanks city officials patrons and friends for over 30 years and hints at reopening in the future. The note is dated 1911 California.
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Simmons
Baytown
Perry Simmons
California
Governor-elect Smith hints at tax relief amid Texas finance tensions
San Antonio Express News reports Governor-elect Preston Smith faces a looming 1969 tax bill estimated between 130 and 400 million dollars. While acknowledging a general revenue balance around 104.5 million, he hints at economy measures and talks with teachers’ leaders, amid fiscal strain and shifting Medicaid aid, with no specifics yet. The piece notes ongoing budget pressures and political maneuvering within Texas government.
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Austin
Jon Ford
San Antonio Express-News
Preston Smith
Texas
John Connally
Smith
Incoming Is More Outgoing
PAUL HARVEY argues that a more outgoing presidency could lift national mood. He contrasts Johnson and Nixon, noting Johnson's heavy heart image with Nixon's confident leadership. The piece cites FDR, Churchill, Eisenhower as models of reassuring optimism and urges the current president to sustain clear-eyed optimism to restore national spirit.
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Paul Harvey
Baytown Sun
George
Johnson
Lincoln
John
Nixon
Herbert Hoover
FDR
Franklin Roosevelt
Winston Churchill
Eisenhower
West Point
Earl Shaeffer
Public Pressure Grows For Congress Reform In DC
Washington report traces reform momentum after McCormack reelection and Kennedy rise. Brookings study, disclosure pledges from 371 candidates, Grassroots push, editorials in Times and Post, and Boyd critique spur reform talk. Internal clashes show Democrats moving to reorganize the campaign committee and press for open rules.
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Washington
House
Boston
John McCormack
Senate
Edward Kennedy
Congress
Brookings Institution
American Society of Newspaper Editors
Freedom of Information Center
Capitol Egil
New York Times
Washington Post
Sen. Dodd
James Boyd
Capitol Till
The
Washingtonian
Boyd
Ple
McCormack
Carl Albert
Okla
Enrich Your Vocabulary NEA Featureae
Enrich Your Vocabulary NEA Feature ae presents a word puzzle style listing across and down clues spanning household items foods celestial terms and geographic names. The reader navigates categories like drinks fruits plants and tools to complete the crossword style grid.
Superstitious Hal Sims Prefers Spades In Slam Try
Bridge column notes the late P Hal Sims favored spades and aces as lucky. South opens spades, North cues hearts, South signs off at three and four spades. South later makes 12 tricks in an International Match Point game. Other table passes and bids lead to East making three hearts.
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P. Hal Sims
South
Mr. Sims
North
Hal Sims
Dummmy
West
East
Enterprise Assn
Sea Tree Bridge Question Delicate Slam Try in Hearts
In a bridge deal with West North East South bidding 1k Pass 2h Pass 2 Pass 3b Pass, you hold HKIGS4 YAK QOR O54 22. A delicate slam try is indicated and you have one at your disposal. Bid four hearts. Your partner keeps bidding no trump. What is the best move now?
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