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Newspaper

Baytown Sun

Location

Baytown, Texas, United States of America

Date

Jul 19, 1968

Page

4

Editorial on Steel Strike’s Economic Toll and August 1 Deadline

Editorial argues a national steel strike could burden the economy amid inflation and foreign competition. It notes a potential 6.5 percent wage increase for 400,000 workers and forecasts impacts on Vietnam efforts and balance of payments. Negotiations in Pittsburgh center on dollars and cents, with Taft Hartley injunctive options if talks fail.

United Steelworkers Steel Magazine The Voice of the Industry Vietnam Pittsburgh Bureau of Labor Statistics Washington

Flowers Do Not Need Night Removal In Hospital Rooms

Expert letters explain flowers in patient rooms do not significantly affect oxygen or carbon dioxide levels. Nurses removing plants briefly may impact more than the plant itself. The standard practice in many hospitals is no longer to remove flowers at night.

Life Among Columnists Examines Next Year Tax Odds

Dallas Times Herald columnists Wick Fowler and Ernest Stromberger discuss potential tax hikes for next year. House Speaker Ben Bamnes warned lobbies that the sales tax may rise to 3 percent and that business duties will reappear as targets.

Wick Fowler Ernest Stromberger Dallas Times Herald Ben Bamnes House Senate Barnes Fellows

Enrich Your Vocabulary NEA Feature

NEA presents Enrich Your Vocabulary as a feature and puzzle segment. The item blends word-learning tips with a short puzzle that challenges readers to infer meanings and strengthen language skills.

Fragmented Word Puzzle From Historical Page

A sanitized OCR fragment presents a word puzzle style list with numbered clues across various definitions. The readable items include references to places, objects, and common terms such as lodging for motorists and biblical terms, but the overall page content is incomplete and disjointed.

Baytown Sun masthead and staff list

The Baytown Sun, Inc. markets its newspaper from 1301 Memorial Drive Baytown Texas with mail in Baytown 77520 and P O Box 90 subscription rates noted. Staff listings include Editor Fred Hartman Publisher Bill Hartman General Manager John Watley and other editorial and advertising department personnel.

Fred Hartman Bill Hartman John Watley Beulah Mae Jackson Paul Putman Ann BE. Pritchett Baytown Texas

Reality Is Still Around in Torontos Hippie Village

Paul Harvey recalls a Kiwanis Convention in Toronto where he observed a street hippie enclave. He praises Toronto’s hospitality to Americans, condemns the fugitive lifestyle as a sad circus, and forecasts a disciplinarian shift in the next generation inspired by hard lessons and biblical values.

Ty Paul Harvey Baytown San Columb Harvey Toronto

Johnson to Fill FCC Vacancy with Watchful Eye

Washington column by Drew Pearson and Jack Anderson notes President Johnson must pick an FCC member who can revitalize the regulator. It cites past FCC choices and warns networks may defend violence on TV, urging ad support and public scrutiny, with industry figures weighing in on content and sponsorships.

Drew Pearson Jack Anderson Washington Johnson Supreme Court Federal Communications Commission Lyndon Johnson FCC Hosel Hyde Hyde Commission Lamar Insurance Company Jackson Miss Mississipp Abe Fortas Paul Porter AMDVT Bert Randolph Sugar National Association For Better Broadcasting Will Sonnett Harry Skermin The University of Iinois Robert Kennedy George Conklin M&m, Mars, Inc Blair M&m Kelloge Kellogg Barbara Bunch

This Day In History July 15 Highlights From 1870 Onward

This day marks a series of historic events from 1870 the Franco Prussian War began to 1968 reflections. Notable items include Rome being bombed in 1943 and Churchill launching the V for Victory campaign in 1945.

Associated Press Prussia Seneca Falls N.Y Marne River France Europe Britain Winston Churchill Rome

Quick Quiz and Quick Answers from The News Page

The item presents brief trivia Q and A in a quiz format. It notes Ulysses S. Grant’s third term nomination question with Garfield’s selection in Chicago, Haile Selassie as Ethiopia’s ruler, the bald eagle protection by law in the United States, and Henry Wheeler Shaw writing as Josh Billings, attributed to Newspaper Enterprise Association.

Ulysses Grant James Garfield Chicago United States Henry Wheeler Shaw Josh Billings Newspaper Enterprise Association

Barbs by Phil Pastoret

A satirical column notes a cheerful loan manager and a so called yes man in a playful critique. It hints that a bigamist is seen as a materials handling consultant while a friend jokes about dock workers and merchandise placement.

Jerusalem Refusal to Heed Prophets Cited in Gospel Verse

A Bible verse from Matthew 23 37 laments Jerusalem for killing prophets and stoning messengers while expressing desire to gather its people like a hen gathering chicks under her wings. The speaker contrasts mercy offered with continued rejection.

Jerusalem

Bridge slam bid by North Five Five

The hands describe a six club slam in North 109 Fanoes KQ43 298 West K83 Q873 109765 East. Ira Rubin, declarer, finessed clubs after winning with queen over East jack and ruffed his last spade. Alvin Roth, East, played eight of diamonds to mislead. Rubin finessed hearts and drove a successful slam, aided by Roth's underlead and timing, ending with a slam contract.

West Declarer New Jersey Ira Rubin Iran East Ira Alvin Roth Roth Hearts Diarmond Hast Newspaper Enterprise Assn

What to bid after six no trump in bridge

In a six no trump sequence with Blackwood showing three aces and a king, partner’s six clubs over five no trump is considered. The question asks what to do next if partner opens six clubs instead of diamonds, given the known aces and king, and what the bid should be in response.

Blackwood

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