Editorial: Sales Tax Seen by Harris County Delegation
Harris County lawmakers in a Houston television program expressed belief that a July special session will pass a sales tax measure to close Texas’s budget gap, though several opposed it. They warned consumers pay the tax regardless of its source, and urged taxpayers to voice their opinions.
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Harris County
Houston
Robert W. Baker
Don Shipley
Bob Eckhardt
House
Shipley
Eckhardt
Don Garrison
Texas
Farm prices drive cold war strategy and aid
Babson Park column argues farm prosperity shapes national policy. Khrushchev seeks gradual communist expansion via aid to poor nations, while Kennedy counters with a food-led, first-mover defense plan. Congress splits along regional lines over farmer aid and broader defense needs.
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Babson Park
Mass
Khrushchev
Kennedy
Macmillan
London
United States
Congress
Central West
Khrushchy
Baytown Sun Staff Roles Include Editor and Manager
A brief note lists multiple newspaper positions at The Baytown Sun such as Editor and Publisher, Business Manager, Managing Editor, Office Manager, Circulation Manager, Advertising Department, Retail Manager, National Manager, and more. The fragment hints at organizational titles without full context.
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Sreneeene
Stevenson Visits Bolivia Amid Pro Castro Backlash
Adlai Stevenson arrives in La Paz amid a tense scene as thousands greet him with Viva Cuba signs while Bolivians balance poverty with a pro American government. The piece links U.S. delays in confirming a new ambassador and stalled tin mining aid to Bolivian ties and growing Castro sympathy.
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Adlai Stevenson
Cuba
la Paz
Fidel Castro
Bolivia
Senate
United States
Castro
Chile
Paraguay
Russia
Red China
Latin America
Khurshchev
New York
UN Assembly
West Germany
World Bank
Paz Estenssoro
Paz
Germany
Walther Hess
Mexico
U.S
U.S. Senate
Benjamin Stepchansky
Ken
Tom Dodd
Connecticut
Dodd
McCarthy
Two Martians Target a Mazzy White Scooter on Third Avenue
Bennett Cerf offers a playful scene where two Martians eye a white scooter and joke about taking it to Mars. A second voice warns about potential age issues as Dr. Seuss praises a rare pure sense of humor in a childlike writer.
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Bennett Cerf
Third Avenue
Mars
Dr. Seuss
WHERE IS VASSAR COLLEGE AND OTHER QUIZ ITEMS
Quiz items ask where Vassar College is and the capital of an iron curtain country. Also asks the birth stone month, White House grounds area, and asteroid location. A celebrity clue references a Smith College alumna with Phi Beta Kappa honors and screen credits.
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White House
Jo A
Boston
Elery
Massachusetts
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Smith
Minence
Beacon Street
Dennis Morgan
Hollywood
Actress born in London stars in British and American films
By NAN JONES the execciety actress born in London in 1908 rose from cabaret to British shorts and her film debut in Private Loves of Henry VIII in 1930s. She later appeared in There's Always Tomorrow and The Taste of the Mohicans among others. Married to Mike Frankovich she also produced in Italy. Happy Birthday Robert Russell Bennett noted in column.
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Ao Bove
London
France
Henry VIII
Tomorerow
Mike Frankovichs
Italy
Ahe
How Do You Stand Sir
A reflective column argues against blanket judgments on teaching quality and warns that federal aid to education risks federal domination. The author cites rising classroom construction, growing education funding, and higher teacher salaries while defending local control and parent-teacher collaboration. The piece ends with the prompt How do you stand, sir.
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Washington
Irish actress urges wives to pamper husbands not nag
Ireland's Siobhan McKenna says U S wives worsen marriage by nagging or competing with husbands. She cites Ireland's low divorce rate and argues real partnership means accepting differences and prioritizing home life over career ambition. She notes husbands work to live, not live to work, and mentions her own roles including Mary in King of Kings.
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New York
Ireland
U.S
Siobhan McKenna
Miss McKenna
Siobhan
Dennis O'Dea
Virgin Mary
MGM
Memo From The News Desk: Printer Clannish and Fierce
A nostalgic look inside the newsroom portrays printers and composing room foremen as a distinct, clannish group. They guard the page layout, taunting editors and reporters with deft ink stained hands and bold authority over make ready and leads. John Holland praises the Sun’s two Goldwater columns, a compliment from a skilled printer.
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Ers
John Holland
Sun
Barry Goldwater
Arizona
Editors Speak On Deep Sea Creatures Without Mouths
The Charlotte Observer notes a National Geographic Society claim of deep sea organisms with brains but no mouths. Editors express curiosity about meeting such beings while jesting about our aquavants being the opposite.
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Charlotte Observer
National Geographic Society
Light Shines By Your Good Works, Matthew Verse
A brief verse reflection citing Matthew 5 16 urging readers to let their light shine before others so that God may be glorified through good deeds. The message emphasizes visible charity and moral conduct as a witness to faith.
Know Your Bridge Avoiding a Risky Finesse in Four Hearts
In a four heart contract South faces a spade lead and must decide whether to finesse. The correct line clears all trumps and exactly two suits from dummy and hand, ensuring the contract. A successful elimination shows the winning method when the dummy holds A-x-x of diamonds versus A-Q-4.
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East
South
Daily Crossword Across and Down Clues Mixed
A compact listing of crossword clues with Across and Down prompts. includes numbers, partial spellings, and misspellings such as M4 and ETass, pointing to a puzzle’s setup with entries like Max, Oklahoma city, rosary bead, and Turkish coins in a jumbled form.
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Blaze
Oklahoma, City
Hesitate
Erbium
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