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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 15, 1977
Page
6
Inflation remains the top threat as May consumer prices rose by six percent versus April's 0.8 percent gain. White House aides cite a moderating figure, but analysts warn the annual rate near 7.2 percent remains too high for the economy. The administration projects 6 to 6.5 percent for the year, a level seen as risky if sustained.
A reader asks about enlarged hearts from athletic conditioning or disease. The doctor explains causes include high blood pressure and valve defects, describes heart chamber involvement, and notes enlargement does not itself cause heart attacks but can result from artery disease or valve problems. Surgery may help when a valve is defective, and quick action during a sudden cardiac stop is advised.
Sun Files report from Raytown Sun on Dr. Ian Hilburt missionary visiting Japan and China, noting Japan's undeclared war aims to seize northern Chinese provinces. Includes anecdotes of July 15 entries, local recalls of a flying saucer claim, Scout world jamboree in Paris, and Baytown council actions naming Fontena as cor porate court judge with Edsel product tie.
Washington report profiles Ervil LeBaron and his violent family cult. The article traces Alma LeBaron’s rise in a polygamous sect, the killings by Ervil and followers, the deaths of Joel and others, and the spread of threats across the United States including Mexico and Nicaragua. It notes rival claimants, gunfire, excommunications, and the looming danger to political figures.
A painter named Hevert Schuller works for hours on a painting while a beggar watches. When finished, the beggar asks who the image is and learns it is the artist himself under the rag. He proclaims a new outlook, then departs upright. Goethe is cited on self-belief.
Letters from Blaine S. Rice and Mrs A Scott critique Rep Joe Allen for tax stance and warn against state funding shifts. They urge Lee College board prudence, question basic skills schooling, discipline, and Baytown blight. They cite deteriorating buildings and fire risks as evidence for action.
The Baytown Sun presents a fragmented roster of editors publishers and managers from 1950 to 1974. Names include Leen Brown John Wadlny Fra Hornbarger Fred Hartman editor Wanda Orlon Jim Finiey and others. The paper notes Associated Press membership and a general policy on letters to the editor.
The Postal Service Board of Governors approves a 16 cent first class business letter rate for next year while keeping private mail at 13 cents. Postmaster General Bailor cites a $22 billion operating deficit and rising labor and fuel costs. A proposed citizen mail tier would keep 13 cents for first class letters. The public notes declines in service and delivery times, urging reform and closer parity with prior operations.
A verse from Hebrews 1 3 notes that the Son is the brightness of the Father s glory and the exact representation of his being by whom all things are upheld and who purged sin then sat down at the right hand of the Majesty on high
July 15 1778 Americans engage Native forces in a skirmish at Juyborn Creek South Carolina as part of ongoing frontier hostilities. Details emphasize military actions and regional impact with no graphic depictions.
Historic notes mark July 10 with events from 1606 Rembrandt birth in Leiden to 1945 Italy declaring war on Sapa and 1948 Truman nomination. Other items include 1870 Georgia readmitted, 1789 Louis XVI warned, 1918 Chateau Thierry action, the Eisenhower order in 1888, and past era labor and sectarian strikes in Northern Ireland.
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