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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 25, 1967
Page
3
Richard W. O'Neill, a member of the President's Commission on Urban Problems, argues public housing could be vastly improved with stronger political backing. He notes we readily fund a $2 billion plane that cannot land, yet could house all the poor in decent homes with political will.
West Coast correspondent Dick Kleinernarrows report on Robert Conot author of Rivers of Blood Years of Darkness noting a three to one chance of another riot in south central Los Angeles. He warns a future outbreak could be far more violent and require Army intervention and could trigger riots in other cities.
HAL BOYLE notes that counting blessings beats counting calories for lifting spirits. He lists everyday joys from pigeons and stars to warm bedsheets and a kind boss, urging readers to make their own blessing list and avoid turning it over to a computer.
AP reports North Texas rangelands improve to good to excellent conditions while South Texas stays very dry. The USDA weekly crop weather summary notes continued drought stress in the southern two thirds, with culling rising to conserve pastures. Cotton harvest advances to the southern Blacklands as insect infestations hit the Northern Blacklands.
Scituate dealer Janos Laszlo raised a Chesapeake Bay oyster dragger from Boston harbor and paid 50 dollars for salvage rights to the Bugeye which sank six months ago. He plans to convert the vessel into a house.
AP Business Analyst John Cunnife reports a proposed income tax hike by the Johnson administration aims to fund deficits while restraining inflation. The move tests New Economics theory, with potential political fallout ahead of the 1968 elections. Supporters say it raises revenue and cools expansion. critics fear mis-timing harms growth and currency value.
The Hertz family continues its hunt for news on Gustav C. Hertz, a top U.S. official kidnapped by the Viet Cong in February 1965. A Viet Cong broadcast last month claimed he may be dead, but a later cablegram suggested prisoners are treated well. the State Department has no update.
Kilgore News-Herald publishes a 162 page Oil Progress and Mail-Away Edition highlighting Kilgore’s postwar growth. The city’s Greater Kilgore population is estimated at 15,000 as of 1947.
U S District Judge William C. Mathis died in his chambers in San Francisco while serving as a visiting judge. A Texas native born in Hale Center, he was 68 and had suffered a heart ailment. He studied business administration at the University of Texas before earning a law degree at Harvard.
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