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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 10, 1966
Page
4
An editorial notes prom expenses climbing as students move from gym dances to hotels and private venues. It cites financing options from banks to federal funds, comparing affordable gym proms to costly celebrations and urging participation without bankrupting families.
A critical editorial argues that hundreds of young Americans seeking draft dodging refuge in Canada are treated as fugitives by the Canadian government. It notes most will be able to return at 31 without penalty and calls for a dissuasive solution to prevent their admission.
Reaction from South Carolina officials and federal lawmakers followed Stewart Udall's opposition to the Duke Power Co license for a vast generating plant in the Kommee Toxaway region. Delays by the Federal Power Commission and Rural Electrification Administration cooperatives extended hearings to late summer, provoking strong criticism of federal obstruction and urging faster approval to spur regional economic benefits.
A fill in crossword style feature with clues across and down. The puzzle lists themed word answers such as Lebanon, Sugar, bone, public house, cotton processor, lifetime, and other entries. Includes wordplay and word lengths, arranged in grid form.
The Luray Caverns feature a Cathedral organ built to play music from stalactites themselves creating a stereophonic effect from differing stalactite positions. Ants live through winter underground with workers up to seven years and queens up to fifteen. Paper fibers differ from wood in fiber direction, not swelling behavior.
Henry Meclh More narrates a rustic camping misadventure in which a planned break leaves him unprepared. He treks the forest, misreads nature, twists an ankle, and gets lost while seeking calm. The family rocks study interrupts the day, Megan collecting 3000 rocks for classmates. The author ends noting stove cleanup remains for tomorrow.
Homer McWilliams aged 98 died December 21 after living 19 years in Trinity Lutheran Hospital as a paying guest. He left an estate of 8.63 million dollars and supported a trust for charity. He was a bachelor who built his fortune in investments and real estate and left cash bequests to seven cousins a nurse friends and a longtime servant Corelanus Thorp.
Washington Merry-Go-Round reports Lt Gen Victor Krulak and Maj Gen Herman Nickerson used nonappropriated funds for personal improvements at bases while troops fight in Vietnam. Krulak flew on a transport for golf. a cage and stable were built for Nickerson’s birds and horse, with debates over funding. At Quantico the base steeple was painted, drawing mixed views. Jackie Kennedy'sSomerset Hills residence triggers photographer attention and hunting disputes among neighbors.
A Bill Hartman analysis traces Alabama politics as a Wallace stronghold with Mrs. George Wallace expanding her lead. It examines Republican James D. Martin as a possible challenger while noting Wallace’s broad Negro-voter support and policy gains in highways and schools that bolster the incumbency. The piece questions the depth of support and underlying motives in Deep Alabama politics.
A fragmentary staff list and publishing office details for The Baytown Sun, Inc. are shown with names such as Fred Hartman, James HL Hele, and others. The note describes roles like Editor and Publisher, General Manager, Managing Editor, Office Manager, Retail Manager, and National Manager, plus address and postal information for Baytown Texas.
A bridge expert explains the unseen skill of "feel of the table" in beating four hearts. North passes from motive to protect against a five diamonds loss, opening a singleton spade to counter opponents, then underleading diamonds to expose defensive tricks. The article illustrates strategic sacrifice, lead choices, and execution in rubber bridge.
In this bridge problem, South holds AQ105S W2 4432 BKEITS and partner overcalls three no trump after your three spades. With a good hand from partner and seeking the cheapest bid, you must decide your reply when partner bids 3NT. Tomorrow’s answer will reveal the optimal action.
Washington AP report notes feed grains including corn barley oats and sorghum likely join wheat under 1967 crop control. President Johnson boosted wheat allotment 15 percent this year to spur production as foreign demand remains strong and carryover stocks fall to the lowest in over a decade.
The word God sent to the children of Israel proclaims peace through Jesus Christ who is Lord of all. The verse cites Acts 10 36 and emphasizes divine sovereignty and universal salvation.
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