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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 25, 1961
Page
8
An editorial urges quick hardening of U.S. defenses in view of Khrushchev s threat to ring Berlin by year end. It warns Moscow may seek a separate peace with East Berlin, risking lifelines and demanding decisive allied readiness and sacrifices.
Howard Stickney, a Houston killer, won a writ of habeas corpus after a week of hearings before District Judge Cullen Briggs in Corpus Christi delaying his execution until the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals rules. The appeals court’s session begins next October. a ruling before then could reset the date.
Denver girls Karen and Peggy Milek ages 9 and 11 wrote to President Kennedy. Ralph Dungan special assistant to the President replied three times using White House stationery, thanking them for their letters and expressing the President's gratitude and best wishes.
The Baytown Sun, published afternoons, operates from Pearce and Ashbel, Baytown Texas. The item lists editor publisher managing editor and various department managers along with a Houston telephone number.
In Ottawa the government introduced a bill to remove James Coyne as governor of the Bank of Canada. Finance Minister Donald Fleming said Coyne’s policies are too restrictive on Canada’s economy and Coyne has declined to resign.
Drew Pearson criticizes State Department for inconsistencies in admitting controversial figures. He cites visas granted to Eichmann’s son Nicholas in Buenos Aires and delays for Friedman in Haifa, plus prior bans on Peron and boxer Lippo. The column warns of a proposed welcome for Herman Abs to advise free world planning amid Nazi-era ties.
The World Famous director tries to coax a star into a stunt down a mobile staircase. After the failed effort he shouts a harsh taunt and then calls for an ambulance, claiming a broken leg. Also, a Arkansas motorist seeks directions from a groaning old man on a porch about Gravelpit.
Modern culture and history trivia from a vintage quiz column. It tests figures such as Helen Keller's teacher and the Khans relation, names tied to Lake George, Charlemagne's empire, and Roman leaders. Includes timelines, famous names, and archival prompts with a June 25 reference.
A speaker argues that nature enforces accountability and that society has weakened standards and consequences in daily life and policy. He cites the Laotian crisis and Cuba, urging a clear deadline for nuclear testing and insistence on accountability in foreign policy. He warns that postponing reckoning invites defeat and questions the reader’s stance.
A Baytown reader argues the reward for Eloise Watson Cummings’s attacker should go to her, citing a policeman’s duty. The letter laments the Peace Corps, accuses Americans of corruption, and calls out alleged Communist influence while urging Baytown Sun to publish and take a stand. It decries education and contrasts freedom with battle.
Irene Corbally Kuhn surveys a spree of spy seizures from England to the U S with figures like George Blake Kurt Sitte Sarael Bear and Ivan Scarbeck amid a pattern of arrests and alleged deals and the U S handling of cases including Mek and Powers amid international tension and intrigue.
A Miami service station promotes a free marriage ceremony with the purchase of five gallons of gas. The offer presents a $150 total cost including the gas and a marriage license. Noted by Wallace L. Smith, a 37 year old notary public who also does welding work, the arrangement is presented as fully legal.
A biblical quotation Latin style wisdom notes that God has concluded all in unbelief to show mercy on all through divine mercy and grace. This verse emphasizes universal mercy and the spiritual scope of salvation beyond Israel.
In a four player match two tables showed sharp disputes. At one table South bid six spades doubled and went down, while East West had bid and would have made eight clubs for 1,370 points. The second table saw six clubs doubled for 1,540 points after a sequence that split opinions on risk versus protection. Both sides blamed each other for the disastrous results.
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