Editorials And Features Mendel Rivers Changed Minds
Charleston faces worry that defense spending may shift away as Rivers departs the House Armed Services Committee. The piece argues for rotating chairmanships to curb home-district pork, noting New Orleans ports and Charleston payrolls show regional leverage. It urges Congress to balance national needs with equal access to federal spending across regions.
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Charleston
S. C
L. Mendel Rivers
House Armed Services Committee
Carl Vinson
Georgia
Rivers
Rep
F. Edward Hebert
New Orleans
Congress
Washington
Perfect Pickle Quest Uses Texture Profiling
The University of Minnesota researchers seek a truly perfect pickle using texture profile analysis to quantify crispness hardness cohesiveness elasticity gumminess chewiness and adhesiveness. They evaluated 24 varieties and aim to improve texture through processing innovations as pickle consumption rose to 7.3 pounds per person in 1967.
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Pickle Packers International
University of Minnesota
William M. Breene
Food Science and Industries
Inaugural Gala Protest at Memorial Stadium
Ten demonstrators invaded Governor Reagan’s Sacramento memorial gala as John Wayne, MC, allegedly menaced a youth with a Viet Cong flag. A police complaint accuses Wayne of obscene language and advancing toward the young man, which he denies.
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California
Ronald Reagan
Memorial Stadium
Sacramento
John Wayne
Wayne
Ice Age Ivory Javelins Unearthed in Russian Graves
Archaeologists recovered eight foot ivory javelins from Stone Age graves in Russia dating 20 000 to 30 000 years old. The straight weapons were carved from curved mammoth tusks, puzzling experts and dentists alike as ivory mirrors human tooth material. Dr Reidar F Sognnaes notes the mystery may point to proto Russians or an ancient mammoth with straight tusks.
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Russia
School of Dentistry
University of California In
Los Angeles
My Lai Trials Cite Calley as Scapegoat in Massacre Probe
The My Lai Massacre trials drag on with lower ranking soldiers as defendants while high ranking officers face milder scrutiny. The piece accuses Col Oran Henderson and Lt Col Frank Barker Jr. of directing orders, notes cover ups, and argues the Army must address top leadership to prevent future tragedies. It also critiques senior officers’ privileges and calls for accountability from General Westmoreland to President Nixon.
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Washington
My Lai
William Calley Jr
Calley
Oran Henderson
Frank Barker Jr
Ernest Medina
Col
Henderson
Samuel Koster
Pentagon
William Westmoreland
U.S
Vietnam
Americal
Charlie Company
Koster
West Point
Westmoreland
Nixon
Col. Henderson
Slam in Blue Ribbon Pairs Shows Precision Play
A Peter Pender Grant Baze hand leads to a six notrump slam after creative bidding. Penders three clubs and Baze four clubs signal strength, Blackwood follows, and cross ruffing with solid trump management yields the final seven tricks. West leads a trump. clever discards and timing seal the win.
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Peter Pender
Grant Baze
Peter
Grant
Blackwood
West
Newspaper Enterprise Assn
Five No Trump or Grand Slam in Bridge Bid
In the card play scenario South holds AKG VAST KQ4 BAQI32 after a leveling sequence and one spade, double by partner, pass by East. The question asks which bid to choose with options leading to six clubs if no kings appear or grand slam if a king shows, with answer promised Monday.
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West North
West
East
End of a Puzzle Word List and Clues
A scrambled vocabulary puzzle listing across and down clues with mixed phrases and partial terms. Contains numerous incomplete entries such as names, numbers, and directional hints, suggesting a crossword style exercise from a newspaper page.
Pat Nixon Defined As First Lady Who Keeps Cool
Baytown Sun columnist notes Pat Nixon balances diplomacy and personal taste amid global affairs. She kept her skirt length, cook spaghetti, supports equal pay and rights, and projects American style during Europe tour. The piece portrays her as relatable, poised, and quietly influential.
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Baytown Sun
Nixon
Harvey
U.N
Europe
Italy
Mrs. Nixon
Pat Nixon
Timely quotes on welfare, safety, and elections
The Age of Aquarius comment mocks welfare subsidies to hippie communes. Dr Patricia F Waller notes women riders underusing seat belts. Reagan blames restraint policies for social issues. Saxbe asserts the next national election hinges on urban industrial problems in Ohio Pennsylvania Michigan, not the Midwest.
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California
Ronald Reagan
Patricia F. Waller
Highway Safety Research Center
University of North Carolina
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Michigan
Midwest
William Saxbe
Rohio
Baytown Sun Staff and Publication Details
The Baytown Sun lists editorial and advertising department staff including Fred Hartman, John Wadley, Preston Pendergrass, and others. It notes editors and managers, office location at 1201 Memorial Drive Baytown Texas 77520, and indicates publication afternoons Monday through Friday and Sundays. Subscription rates are shown and the paper is a member of the Associated Press.
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Pethaeader
Preston Pendergrass
Johnella Boynton
Paul Putman
Aateehubs Orimie Gs
Dwight Moody
Leon Brown
Ad. Grimes
Baytown
Texas
Baytown Sun, Inc
Memorial Drive
P.O. Boxx
Texas Newspaper Representatives, Inc
Associated Press
Maller Nerei
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Mendel Rivers
Jack Anderson
Air Force
Air Force Academy
University of Tennessee
Junketeer
John Ryan
Andrews Air Force Base
Austin Russell
Russell Dougherty
Donald Crow
Otto Glasser
George Boylan
Harvey Goldsworthy
Albert Clark
William Woodyard
Robin Olds
Academy
Strategic Air Command
Bruce Hollo Way
Gerald Johnson
Offutt Air Force Base
Neb
Air National Guard
Charles W. Sweeney
Massachusetts
William McCall
District of Columbia
Oswald
James Jacoby
North
SOUTH
KQIEE
Aurday
Jan
Mr. Chaney
Roly
Ana
Paul Harvey
Che Baytown Sun
Fred Hartman
John Wadley
Aan
B. Pritchett
Berry's
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