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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 12, 1968
Page
4
Editorial argues the Supreme Court ruling against automatic juror exclusion moves toward abolition of capital punishment. It cites federal and state uses, pros and cons, and contemplates broader penal reform, including harsher sentences and prison rehabilitation if the death penalty ends.
Texas once had 1089 rangers but now only 62 remain in service. The note highlights a drastic decline in statewide ranger presence and authority.
Word puzzle lists across and down clues referencing islands, planets, birds and cultural terms. Includes definitions for places like Buenos Aires and New York islands, plus various nautical, botanical, and linguistic terms in a dense crossword grid.
Baytown Sun details staff positions and offices in Baytown Texas. It lists editor publisher Bill Hartman general manager John Wadley and other department heads, plus mailing address and subscription rates. The note confirms Associated Press rights and republication terms.
Today marks the 194th day of 1968 with events listed from 10 B C to recent days. Notable items include Julius Caesar birth in 10 B C and Napoleon forming the Confederation of the Rhine in 1896, plus Khrushchev's Monroe Doctrine remark in 1960 and a Newark protest last year.
The column jests about milk drinking habits saving milk, and mocks old fashioned drug stores without home workshop departments. It notes the snow blower remains in use as winter lingers and away from storage.
A note on language history states Aramaic, once spoken by Jesus, died out in the seventh century. Arabic replaced it broadly, with only a few isolated villages retaining Aramaic practices.
Oregon's son Wayne Morse warned in 1966 that bombing North Vietnam would trigger World War II. He spoke at Fairleigh Dickinson University Teaneck NJ. April 28 1966. The piece cites numerous incorrect forecasts by politicians economists and pundits. It argues predictions are vanity and not gospel.
The piece argues that many Texans seek seasonal work in northern states to qualify for unemployment benefits, returning to Texas counted as unemployed. Zapata County, population 4500, shows about 1700 in this status, with total Texans in this category between 15000 and 18000. It calls for a comprehensive state study and notes pork barrel politics as piggy bank robbers.
Washington column reports a confidential file on Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton fueled questions in a House Immigration Committee hearing led by Rep Michael Feighan. Abba Schwartz testified on whether adultery or public morals could affect Burton's visa, while Immigration Commissioner Raymond Farrell discussed pushback plans and a border interview option. Burton and Taylor later wed in Canada, avoiding an exclusion.
The column explains menopause symptoms after hysterectomy, types of hormone therapy, and duration. It notes hot flushes may persist, pregnancy is unlikely after a year without periods, male menopause is not the same, and Caesarean history does not mandate a fixed waiting period for another child.
Oswald and James Jacoby discuss expert thinking in a bridge puzzle with the East hand. A sequence shows initial double ideas, five spades, then five clubs, and a final double to beat five spades. The piece highlights that precise choice and partnership understanding can alter the contract outcome.
In a standard ILCARD Senseae Q game the West North East sequence shows South opens one club then three passes lead to a sequence ending in four NT. South holds a strong hand with no exposed kings and partner replies six clubs to show no kings. The question asks what to bid next and hints at a common four no trump response. Tomorrow’s answer will reveal the optimal move.
Bible verse Romans chapter eight verse nine contrasts being in the Spirit with being in the flesh and notes that without the Spirit of Christ one does not belong to Him.
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