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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 14, 1961
Page
6
The editorial notes continued recovery in the industrial sector as the second quarter ends. It cites June as a fourth straight month of advance with steel output slipping modestly due to model changes and seasonal factors. In May and April most industry groups rose, payrolls and employment increased, and personal income hit an all time adjusted peak of 414 billion, up 714 billion from the February recession low.
The State Highway Department outlines a maintenance budget of 51.3 million dollars for 1961 1962, up 2.1 million from last year. The increase reflects 1100 new highway miles to care for and higher per mile costs, yet officials say proper upkeep extends road life, with 57 757 miles currently maintained at about 811 dollars per mile, a 19 dollar rise from the prior year.
Preston Pendergrass defends civil defense critique while urging prudent federal funding and local budget responsibility. He applauds Albert Thomas on fall out shelters funding and urges City Council to follow wise federal program spending rather than school board rejection. He notes readers view The Baytown Sun column as intelligent and liberal.
Published afternoons by The Baytown Sun Inc in Baytown Texas. Lists editors publishers and managers and address at Pearce and Ashbel. Includes postal classification and subscription rates and national representation details.
Los Angeles reports that Mickey Cohen, serving a federal tax evasion sentence, was denied permission to marry while in custody. Cohen’s lawyer said the request by two women, including a blonde model, was refused as contrary to established policies per a Bureau of Prisons director.
Drew Pearson profiles Jimmy Morrison of Louisiana as a chief obstructionist on postal rate bills and a beneficiary of third class mail lobbies. He highlights Morrison's wartime campaigning, questionable finances, and long House tenure while detailing connections to underworld figures and funders. The piece also notes Otto Preminger’s bid to film in the Senate blocked by Senator Hayden and Clark Foreman’s view on British war sentiment amid Greece.
A scrambled general knowledge grab bag with questions on historical figures, anatomy, plants, ancient Rome hills, and a U S academy. It includes clues about a reform leader with a vision, scapular meaning shoulders, rhubarb, three of the seven hills of Rome, and Kings Point.
Ireland's Shannon Free Airport area grows into a major industrial complex with nine model factories spanning six nations including the United States and Britain. The venture employs over 1,300 workers, ships more than 4 million pounds of air freight annually, and generates over $6 million in annual revenue. Passengers enjoy duty free shopping from foreign cars to Irish tweed, while the Shannon Shamrock Inn and Bunratty Castle site offer hospitality and tourism ventures supported by government funding.
Barry Goldwater recounts a TV exchange with Jack Paar and argues conservatives seek meaningful struggle, while liberals aim to ease life. He praises Paar’s honesty about his first MG and contrasts voluntary sacrifice with easy material wealth, urging preservation of American opportunity and opposition to subsidies that undermine effort.
In South hand scenarios with vulnerability, the article reviews four hand types and optimal bids after a pass. It explains jumping to two spades or advancing with one spade to reveal game chances, warns that two hearts may invite a later pass, and argues four hearts is a full opening bid when a guaranteed heart fit and distribution exist.
Crossword clues listed for a daily puzzle with answers for 39 yesterday 40 a girl's name 41 Cain's mother 43 malt beverage 44 by way of.
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