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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 24, 1968
Page
4
The piece condemns widespread cancellations of fire and property insurance for residents in riot hit cities including Paterson New Jersey. It argues insurers fear losses, hurting law abiding homeowners and businesspeople who supported stability, and suggests pooled or assigned risk coverage as a fair alternative.
Scientists studying American Indians for Pan American Health Organization note a shift from seasonal feast or famine to regular meals may raise risks of gallstones diabetes and obesity among the Pima of Arizona's Gila River Reservation. The piece discusses the long history of exposure to European germs and the newer impact of settled eating patterns on health.
A dense word list puzzle with clues across and down covering Hinduism, Greek letters, flora, fauna, regions, and scholarly terms. The grid includes references to Indian sacred life, maritime terms, and world capitals, inviting cross linking of definitions to fill a themed vocabulary grid.
Baytown Sun logo and masthead list editor and publisher titles, editors, and office staff including John Wadley and Beulah Mae Jackson. Published afternoons Monday through Friday and Sundays from 1301 Memorial Drive Baytown Texas with mail and carrier rates and business staff notes.
Today is July 24 1968 a Wednesday the 206th day of the year with 360 remaining. Notable events include 1704 Gibraltar captured by Britain 1788 Simon Bolivar born 1847 Brigham Young and Mormon followers reach Great Salt Lake Valley 1866 Tennessee readmitted Civil War era 1935 Kellogg Briand Treaty in force 1955 Nixon and Khrushchev meet in Moscow 1968 Nixon Eisenhower meeting noted and 1963 Pope Paul VI flies to Turkey for meeting with Patriarch Athenagoras in the Orthodox Church.
The quiz notes Justinian in 532 using the Gospels for oaths. Louis D. Brandeis became the first Jewish US Supreme Court justice in 1916 under Wilson. The nickname The Athens of America goes to Boston for its cultural institutions.
Memo by Preston Pendergrass reviews Nikita Khrushchev’s fall from power. It details exile as an unperson, state subsidy, and memorials of his leadership after Stalin. The piece notes Khrushchev’s de-Stalinization drive, shift to peaceful coexistence, and the dangers of political downfall.
Houston Post columnist William H. Gardner critiques Connallys one year budget plan. He notes the new 159 million tax bill, after a special session, is at least 34 million higher than the spring 1967 two year approach would have been. Gardner argues the plan increased costs and weakens the case for annual legislative sessions.
Washington notes reveal Sen Allen Ellender of Louisiana used taxpayer funds for travelogue films and a Senate recording studio produced by the Agriculture Department. Costs cited reach around $20,687 for three productions plus earlier sums, including a 1963 travelogue produced at taxpayer expense. The piece questions the propriety of funding Ellender’s personal travelogues and the use of official channels to publish them.
The text contrasts Christian and Confucian aims, noting an unmarried man’s anxiety about serving the Lord as a duty and defining a superior man as one free from fear and worry. It pairs a biblical verse with a Chinese philosopher’s maxim on fearlessness.
A brief verse excerpt discusses sin and judgment contrasting condemnation with justification through a free gift. The text cites Romans 5 26 and reflects on how one act leads to condemnation whereas the gift covers many offenses for righteousness.
Marshall Miles discusses a safety play where saving high cards is crucial. The article explains how maintaining card entries and timing leads to controlling the lead, using a diamond and heart sequence to set up tricks and entries via the queen of hearts.
The text presents a bridge bidding problem where West North East South pass four clubs is shown and asks what South should do after a basic one round force. It then asks: today’s question your partner continues to five clubs what do you do now answer tomorrow.
The article urges patients to describe abdominal pain precisely and keep a pain diary noting meal timing, sleep disturbances, location, and related symptoms. It warns against assuming symptoms solely reflect a single cause and stresses accurate patient history aids correct diagnosis.
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