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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 18, 1962
Page
6
A final American Red Cross report on Hurricane Carla details $5,604,566 spent on relief in Texas and Louisiana for evacuees meals for workers and recovery aid. It notes 45 dead and 11,900+ injured, with mass exodus and 54,439 dwellings damaged or destroyed.
New York AP reports consumer spending trails hoped growth while business investment rises. Government forecasts 1962 activity may hit a record 37.2 billion overall, but analysts warn gains depend on stronger consumer buying to use excess capacity.
Washington argues that tariff cuts alone won’t strengthen US standing in world markets. He calls for removal of major restrictions to freer world trade, vows to curb deficits, modernize obsolete machinery, and spur private investment to create jobs. He questions self-imposed domestic limits harming growth amid Europe’s common market rise.
A quotation from Matthew 23 9 instructs believers not to call anyone on earth father for there is one Father in heaven. The verse emphasizes divine paternal authority over human titles.
A police teletype fragment describes suspect Lefty Loomis with height 59 and distinctive features. Observable traits include a jagged scar on the chin and a left arm tattoo, while eye color is brown and blue hair is noted as blonde and dark brown.
A mixed notes page covers quirky quiz items about pencils and sharpening, a Wilder-nes author query, a Tarimi river claim, and Savonnerie in industry. It also lists birthdays for Arthur Summerfield Bobby Jonas and Rank Bauer, plus a World War II MacArthur note and a Texas senator linked to water policy.
Central Press recalls a beloved congressional figure born in Tennessee who earned a Texas law degree, built a Dallas-area practice, served in the state legislature, and then wielded the speaker’s gavel in national Congress, earning the nickname Mr. Speaker. The column notes his January special election to fill a vacancy.
The House under Speaker John McCormack struggles to command a chaotic Congress as senior Southern Democrats align with Republicans led by Charlie Halleck. They oppose key New Frontier bills, including education aid, elderly medical care, and tax reform, while Halleck and Benace fight for influence and party strategy.
New York AP columnist BAL Boyle recalls life interviewing top film stars over 18 years. He notes glamour hides loneliness, egos, and cold surfaces. Most talk only about themselves, reveal little truly personal views, and avoid real feelings or mundane topics.
Birmingham editors debate culinary politics as the South weighs chicken fried, broiled, or baked styles while noting the imbalance in right and left wing coverage. the piece mocks editorial urgency over food preferences amid national debates.
Puzzle fragments show clues and numbers such as Italian river 19 and Wooden ducks 32. Down entries include Wine receptacles 2 and Support for ship s sails 2. Cognizant of slang appears as a clue.
North South versus East West in a mastern pair final shows how defense and suit-directing conventions mislead. South reaches three notrump largely on his own after misfired diamond cue, while West misreads a spade return. Precise signaling and the suit-directing rule decide the outcome as declarer makes nine tricks to win.
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