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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 14, 1966
Page
4
Editorial notes a sequence of price hikes signaling inflation risks with wage and tax action discussed. Mentions rises in newsprint, chemicals, steel, lumber, and related outputs, plus economic indicators like factory spend, bank rates, and unemployment at record lows.
Fulton Lewis reports the Communist Party’s publishing arm, International Publishers, sent California high schools and libraries a list of works on Negro history and freedom. Superintendent Max Rafferty calls the tactic deceitful, noting no California bureau suggested such books. The list features works by Antheker, Foster, Lumer, Allen, Du Bois, and Maltz.
A partial crossword puzzle text appears with Across and Down clue numbers. The article then presents a detailed political commentary about the Vietnam War, including references to Radio Moscow Radio Hanoi the Lawyers Committee on American Policy Toward Viet Nam and individuals like J William Fulbright Robert W Kenney William L Standard and the American Bar Association. The piece discusses legality of US intervention the role of the National Lawyers Guild and criticisms from Pravda and Ramparts Magazine.
Henry McLemore questions Camp Happiness at Fort Benning Ga a mocked prison drill by the army to train for capture torture. The piece satirically doubts the method noting brutal simulated punishments and calls for inquiry about the officials and motives behind the camp and its practices. It suggests concern over cruelty and the potential for abusive treatment and reflects on military culture and leadership.
Viscount Antony Head, former British defense minister, says Red China is not as great a threat as Americans believe. He argues Red China does not want to rule Southeast Asia and would not go to war over Vietnam, noting they have too much to lose.
Washington column intensifies scrutiny of Sen. Thomas J. Dodds 1964 campaign finances. It alleges raised funds far above reported, with numerous personal expenses masked as campaign costs, including travel, printing, and a gala wedding party, citing internal audits and payments to advertising and printing firms.
The Baytown Sun lists editor and publisher roles, managing staff, advertising department contacts, and office address. It notes publication schedule afternoons Monday through Friday and Sundays, along with postal information, subscription rates, and national representation. The text also reserves rights of republication for Associated Press material and local news.
A mixed page item notes a trivia grab bag asking for terms and figures, with Today Born Albert Einstein 1879 in Ulm Germany. It cites Eli Whitney patenting the cotton gin on this day in 1794 and quotes Shelley on intolerance while listing central historic questions.
The piece notes Albert Einstein’s milestones including the 1921 Nobel prize and 1929 work on a unified field theory, his 1933 US visit, and German citizenship loss. It lists births of Johann Strauss, Henry Bessemer, Reginald Marsh, Max Shulman, and a milliner as other birthdays. It adds a daily forecast and a child’s traits, plus a set of trivia items and Abraham Lincoln.
A Letter to the Editor from Mrs. Jewel Dunning argues that the Car and Connally drafted voting law contains loopholes in registrar discretion and in the help to the voter provision. It asserts the need for strict enforcement and notes penalties and eligibility limits for assisting voters.
During Save Your Vision Week March 6 12 Nelson F Waldman OD president of the association warns that children with perfect 20 20 vision may still have visual handicaps affecting school and daily life Vision is a set of skills including focus color distinction and eye head coordination and a deficiency in any can hinder intellectual social and emotional growth Parents can spot signs like poor reading dislike for reading losing place while reading excessive eye or head movements frowning blinking and holding reading too close, while some problems go unnoticed.
Sam Houston State College A Capella Choir led by Wayne Roe plans a March 12 to 16 tour visiting Gulf Coast area towns including Pasadena La Marque Dickinson Clear Creek Brazosport Angleton West Columbia Sweeney Wharton Richmond Rosenberg and Houston. The Baytown trio Janie Clinton Mary Feazle and Janice Roach attend local homes. Return concert scheduled March 17 at 8 p.m. in Sam Houston Huntsville Lowman Center.
South opened with five diamonds as Lebanon preempted, but South pushed to slam. The grand slam in clubs nearly came off before seven spades doomed the defense, yet Spain still gained 130 points on the deal in the European championship match between Spain and Lebanon.
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