Abortion and capital punishment drift into broader moral debate
The piece argues that interest in capital punishment wanes as abortion emerges as a rival moral issue. It notes how laws change not from consensus but lack of demonstrable good, and that illegal abortions persist despite strict laws. Church groups tilt toward legal neutrality, while some oppose reform, urging the state stay out of birth matters. It frames a trend toward separation of morality from state power.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
New York
New York State Council of Churches
Robert F. Drinan
Boston College Law School
Poverty Union Formed By Paul Harvey
Baytown Sun columnist notes welfare recipients forming the NWRO with 30,000 families in 45 states paying dues to hire Washington lobbyists for more benefits. He alleges leaders live comfortably while the poor fund the operation. In February 54 members of the national coordinating committee were involved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Harvey
Baytown Sun
National Welfare Rights Organizations
NWRO
Washington, D.C
National
Jackson
Miss
Jackson News
James Ward
U.S
NWRC
Nixon
Johnnie Tillman
Sears
Bruce Sanders
Doctor's Mailbag on Blood Pressure and Stroke Risks
Medical Q and A explains terms arteriolar hypertension nephrosclerosis and cerebral vascular accident, clarifies how keeping blood pressure normal may slow progression and reduce risk of stroke or heart attack, plus a brief primer on how blood pressure is measured and age effects. It also recounts a controversial welfare convention in Jackson and a March 25 history note.
Baytown Sunmasthead and publishing details
The Baytown Sun announces editorial and advertising staff listings and publication details. It notes editors Preston Pendergrass and Johnella Boynton, advertising staff Dwight Moody and Corrie Laughlin, plus management roles. The paper is published afternoons Monday through Friday and Sundays from 1301 Memorial Drive Baytown Texas with post office box 90. It is a Baytown, Texas publication affiliated with The Baytown Sun, Inc. and represented nationally by Texas Newspaper Representatives, Inc. The text references the Associated Press and rights of republication.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dwight Moody
Corrie Laughlin
Olen Eee
Baytown
Texas
Texas Newspaper Representatives, Inc
Loosely Speaking on guns heritage and culture
A column reflecting on gun ownership and rights, contrasting historic figures and the American heritage with modern gun registration laws. It argues for preserving traditional values while acknowledging safety concerns, and includes brief Q A segments on Aramaic, the Joshua tree name, and Mt. Lassen.
Tax Tip for Dependents Under Full-Time Student Rule
If your child or stepchild was a full-time student for any five months of the year and you provided more than half their support, they qualify as your dependent regardless of earnings. Also, a biblical reflection cites Romans 5 12 about sin and death entering the world.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ole Dan
L Boone
Boone
Davy Crockett
Sam Houston
East
Tennessee
Kentucky
Texas
North Vietnamese May Call One Warning Bluff
Washington dispatch flags risk Nixon may face if Hanoi ignores his one warning stance. Lodge and Rogers warnings behind the scenes foreshadow possible retaliation, while negotiations stall as North Vietnamese moves mount and South Vietnamese obstacles delay private talks. Admiral Rickover funds Aiken’s 1974 bid. Blount defends merit hiring in Post Office over political appointments.
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Drew Pearson
Jack Anderson
Washington
Nixon
North Vietnam
Johnson
Henry Cabot Lodge
Lodge
William P. Rogers
Anatoliy Dobrynin
United States
Creighton Abrams
South Vietnam
U. S
Richard Nixon
Bridge Tips From Jacoby On Two Over One Bids And Fragments
Oswald and James Jacoby discuss two over one bids, fragment bids, and how opener can rebid in new suits. A North four clubs fragment bid signals hearts as the suit and a singleton club, guiding partner toward a heart game or slam. The article walks through a six level Blackwood sequence and a winning defensive line.
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North
South
Blackwood
West
Newspaper Enterprise Assn
Bid to slam or explore with two hearts response
A bridge problem presents West North East South with Pass Pass and your hand 432 WAKQI11054 A2. you, South, hold two hearts and a side ace. The suggested play is to bid two hearts as a stepping stone toward slam. partner supports three clubs over your two heart bid. Tomorrow’s answer will explain the continuation.
Enrich Your Vocabulary NEA Feature Puzzle
A word puzzle listing across and down clues for vocabulary enrichment with various hints and categories across topics, including geography, languages, anatomy, and literature.
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Poverty ‘Union
By Wayne G. Brandstadt, M.D
Congress
George Washington
Che Baytown Sun
Fred Hartman
Boi Hartman
John Wadley
Beulah Mae Jackson
Paul Putman
Ann B. Pritchett
Preston Pendergrass
Johnella Boynton
Associated Press Anved Press I
Ron Lennard
Jesus
Continental
Mt. Lassen
California
Franco
Spain
Abrams
Mao Tse-Tung
Tan
Paris
Averell Harriman
Cyrus Vance
George Aiken
Vermont
Senate
Hyman Rickover
Rickover
Aiken
Admiral Rickover
Sen. Aiken
Winton Blount
Blount
NEA
Formin
By Oswald
James Jacoby
la Fass
Tallinn
the Hill
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