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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 11, 1960
Page
6
Editorial argues paying a $1.50 poll tax is a small price for full participation in democracy. It cites presidential year stakes, citizen responsibility, and warns non voters jeopardize democratic rights by not supporting the system. Harris County and Baytown agents are selling receipts and applications are distributed for mail to the county tax office.
Answers reveal Lord Thomas Fairfax as Washington's early backer and Karnak Thebes as Egypt’s temple site. Compass points are North East South West and Norway’s parliament is the Storthing. Essenite is a gem not a gas or line, with the two notable names listed in the column’s closing reveal.
The analysis argues that the United States has been complacent since 1953 under Eisenhower and that public mood shaped by Congress and presidential perception will influence the 1960 elections. It cites cycles identified by Schlesinger père and fils, noting periods of calm followed by bursts of action, and links calm to the 1950s despite ongoing Cold War tensions and civil rights tensions driven by the Supreme Court.
The Sun Doc presents a weekly roundup accusing J Edgar Hoover of being the top political cop with ice in his veins while lampooning his fifteenth birthday as a pretext for a Party recruiting drive. It denounces AFL CIO leader George Meany for opposing the Reds’ tactics and warns of a growing Communist recruitment effort.
A political editorial lambasts Communist imperialists and condemns exchange with Soviet unions. It questions labor’s support from the public against new anti-union laws and brands rival leaders as warmongers, naming Vice President Nixon and Governor Nelson Rockefeller as examples.
A religious note presents Exodus 15 2 declaring the Lord as strength song and salvation. It attributes God as the speaker's dwelling and expresses praise and exaltation. The verse emphasizes faith and commitment to God as protector and savior.
Susan could read faster than her class but was chronically late for school. Her mother banned library loans as punishment, then allowed books after Susan wrote a note to the librarian. The note claimed Susan had five consecutive mornings on time. A Bostonian praises Harvard as the true Cambridge college, high on the river.
The item notes rumors that Brazil plans a Hall of Brazil in Moscow to promote coffee consumption in Russia. It also mentions scientists finding a whale’s pulse at 25 beats per minute amid a jumble of quirky questions and observations.
Watch the curious claim that hucre derives from tucram and an intoning gain. The text oddly links rheumatic fever to Arabs in early life, suggesting a problematic stereotype about disease impact in youth.
The article recounts a bridge hand where Tresel led to a tough diamond guess and a queen misread by North. At another table Kahn won a spade lead, then diamonds, finishing twelve tricks after a heart return. Americans gain 1340 points in the match setup and a Hamilton sweepstakes style score appears in the notes.
DREW PEARSON reports two weeks after Eisenhower was warmly received in Afghanistan, Afghan mobs attacked U S personnel in Kandahar. Russian tanks helped disperse the riot, with 700 believed killed and properties including ICA and FAA homes damaged. The violence followed protests over veils and anti western sentiment.
A fragment from a column presents aphorisms on perseverance obstinance mood and paydays with a reflective tone about happiness desire and social use of humor. The piece notes expectations versus outcomes and comments on work and finances in a casual casual voice.
State Senator Robert W. Baker of Houston questions a Texas Commission on Higher Education advisory committee statement opposing the University of Houston joining the state system. He urges a careful, long range view and seeks an early reply on the matter and the ad hoc stance.
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