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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1961
Page
4
The piece argues the Vienna talks did not raise cold war tensions but notes modest positive signs. It calls Khrushchev stubborn and cites Kennedy's reluctance to press terms, while acknowledging Washington and allied capitals see the meeting as a prelude to future talks and a sign of possible negotiated reduction of tensions.
A tall white haired man and his escort, arriving in a chauffeured limousine, dined incognito in a mid town Washington cafeteria during dinner hour. They chose haddock and greens for him and fried chicken for her, then left after a brief interaction with a nearby patron.
Cynthia Lowry outlines coming week on CBS NBC and ABC with Tonight's Overnight Case starring Barbara Baxley and Kevin McCarthy. Highlights include Le Mans coverage on ABC, National Open golf final on NBC, Ed Sullivan anniversary special on CBS, and public affairs programs with Minow and Eisenhower analysis.
Police say plush restaurant was swindled thousands by waiters who erased numbers on checks with ink eradicator and sent them through the cashier again. Detective J H Boyd said the same numbered check was reused at Ports o Call restaurant. Several employees, one claiming $400 in three days, are held.
Jefferson County restores suspended District Attorney Ramin Griffin to the payroll after a three week absence. Griffin seeks to reclaim $750 in lost pay, with attorney Quentin Keith planning to pursue the salary dispute in court.
A Baytown Sun masthead fragment shows staff roles and department labels including Baker, Publisher, Business Manager, Managing Editor, Office Manager, Circulation Manager and National Manager amid garbled text on Pearce and Ashbel in Baytown Texas. The readable elements reference the newspaper's corporate and editorial structure.
Drew Pearson reports public anger shifts to sponsors of violent TV like Thriller narrated by Boris Karloff. The column details plots of a hands-in-box and a child in danger, lists sponsors, and notes producer Hubbell Robinson defends the shows while claiming most mail is favorable. It also covers secret congressional votes against FCC reorganization and names Moss, Smith, and Reuss as the only lawmakers voting against networks.
An intrepid explorer hires Africans to row into a jungle river where no white man had been before. For seven days the party advances through dense jungle and treacherous rapids until drums echo ahead. The guide warns the explorer the drums signal a white man’s approach and raises the stakes.
The text poses several questions about the Log Wale and the former name of CENTO, asks which countries comprise it, asks what in Pope or XX mene, and references a Scottish school of raifosophy head and a 1748 paper opposing mathematical formulas. It also mentions Jane Pern and a minister from Aberdeenshire who taught common sense against Hume.
The passage identifies a Scottish philosopher who began by helping his minister father and later held the moral philosophy chair. He wrote a biography of the Philosopher above and authored works including Elementa of the Philosophy of the Human Mind Outlines of Moral Philosophy and Philosophy of the Active and Moral Powers.
New York columnist argues greed and money-worship fuel exports to the Soviet Union and its allies. He cites 1960 U.S. exports hitting a 13 year high at 193.4 million and questions secrecy around export licenses. Critics including Dodd Keating and Eastland press for transparency and restraint amid defense concerns. He warns of danger from continued trade fueling Soviet war potential and urges action.
The Hotel Employees Union of the Federal District says the hotel industry is in a serious crisis with most hotels operating at about 20 percent capacity. About 81,000 workers are affected as the union urges government and private action to boost tourism while officials plan a department overhaul within a month under a presidential plan to improve the industry.
A fragmentary verse referencing R'Wla and Timothy, discussing who will have ath nen to be saved and enter into the knowledge of a frush, presented as a devotional line from an unclear source.
The article explains repeated calls to raise the legal US debt ceiling as spending rises and revenues lag. It notes current debt near 290.2 billion, with projections to about 295 billion by year end, and a proposed stop gap of 298 billion. Treasury seeks flexibility while Congress debates limits and larger deficits loom.
The Baytown Sun lists Kennedy era cabinet members and party chiefs. Cabinet members include Deas Rusk, Robert McNamara, Douglas Dillon, Arthur Goldberg, Robert F. Kennedy, Orville Freeman, Luther Hodges, Abraham Ribicoff, Stewart Udall, J Edward Day. The Senate leaders are Mansfield and Dirksen, with Rayburn and Hal Jeck noted in party leadership roles. Republicans Dillon and McNamara, others Democrats.
Declarer at Three Notrump with West must decide on spade lead and diamond finesse. Common line: ruff spades, draw trumps, and pull diamonds, or play the dummy’s spade to maximize chances. Consider entry timing to capture a ninth trick through favorable diamond splits or a club ace-king sequence.
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