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Newspaper

Baytown Sun

Location

Baytown, Texas, United States of America

Date

Mar 27, 1961

Page

4

Editorials Monument For FDR Planned

Washington debate over memorial forms for Franklin D Roosevelt centers on a 165 foot stone slab plan called stone henge. A House bill proposes a living memorial graduate school for political science in the Roosevelt Memorial site to train federal workers. Roosevelt reportedly preferred a plain stone bearing his name and dates on Pennsylvania Avenue across from the National Archives Building.

Washington Franklin D. Roosevelt FDR Memorial Commission Roosevelt Memorial Potomac River West Point Annapolis Congress Roosevelt Pennsylvania Avenue National Archives Building

Kennedy urges cut in 500 dollar travel duty exemption

President Kennedy proposes reducing the duty-free allowance for U S travelers returning from abroad from 500 to 100 dollars as part of a broader plan to curb the U S balance of payments deficit. He backs the Magnuson bill to continue promoting foreign tourism while noting the outflow from Americans spending abroad exceeds foreign visitors' spending in the United States.

U.S America Kennedy Magnuson Congress

Stay Home Or Travel? Kennedy Plan Seeks Tourists Abroad

A Kennedy program appeals to the world to visit the United States during holidays, while critics warn reciprocal tariff limits could deter travel. Travel agencies say duty free reductions hurt Caribbean and European nations, with Britain highlighted as a typical gateway. An estimated $20 million yearly loss from fewer tourist purchases is anticipated if restrictions bite.

United States Caribbean Europe Britain London

Plea to Preserve Old Gospel Songs in Hymnals

New York AP reports Rev. Ry Delamotte from Kentucky and Tennessee urges sustaining simple gospel numbers in Methodist hymnbooks amid revisions. He argues mass taste favors beloved tunes like In the Sweet Bye and Bye over medieval style substitutions, warning against silent, resentful worship.

New York Comes Now & Voice Ry Delamotte Kentucky Tennessee Church Christian Advocate

Baytown Sun Publishing Details and Notices

The Baytown Sun is published afternoons weekly by The Baytown Sun Inc at Pearce and Arbbel in Baytown Texas. This notice lists editorial and advertising staff positions and circulation, with subscription rates and postal entry information.

The Baytown Sun, Inc Pearce and Arbbel Baytown Texas Congress Associated Press Prams

Kennedy era crisis echoes Ike on Indo China in Laos

Drew Pearson notes that Kennedy and his advisers face a Southeast Asia crisis with echoes from Eisenhower era Indo China policy. Past warnings by Eisenhower Dulles and Nixon about Red Chinese moves were ignored as Geneva settled Indo China into three parts, one fully Communist.

Washington Kennedy Southeast Asia Laos John Q Dwight D. Eisenhower Ike Korea Indo-China Seattle Kra India Burma Eisenhower John Foster Dulles American Legion Dulles China Red China Congress Nixon American Society of Newspaper Editors Cincinnati United States Geneva

Try and Stop Me

Northcote Parkinsons investigations of the modus operandi of big business and bureaucracy yield a code list of maxims. The piece notes work expands to fill time, somebodies arrive late, and subordinates multiply, with commentary on peacetime income taxes and inflation.

Northcote Parkinson Parkinson Mr. P Demnett Cerf Hing Features Syndicate

Fragmented trivia page prompts readers with dated questions

A collage of quick questions and notes from a 1930s style page asks about Natty Bumppo, the Siege of Lexington, Pilgrim refuge, a senator’s tale, and Sir Edmund Hillary. It also references language notes, birthdays, and a folk-fame guessing puzzle about Joan of Arc.

Natty Bumppo Lexington Py Sen Spessard Holland Sir Edmund Hillary

How Do You Stand Sir in a Church and State Clash

In a column set as a reader letter exchange Stephen Shadegg recounts a rebuke from Episcopal priest Rev Richard Shackell of Pleasant Hill California over Shadegg’s ties to Barry Goldwater. The author defends church independence and urges listener to heed divine guidance in governance.

Washington Stephen Shadegg Richard Shackell Pleasant Hill California Sen. Goldwater Barry Goldwater Republican Party Shackell Sth Steve Shadegg Pacific Connecticut Minnesota Texas Portland Maine Oregon Council of the Province of the Pacific Steve Episcopal Church Henry Knox Sherrill Thu Lichtenberger Sheakell

Aboriginal spoil banks and ancient work near Baytown sites

A letter discusses soil from fresh graves at Hill of Rest Cemetery and the adjacent Robert E. Lee High School area as an Aboriginal spoil bank. It cites local Indigenous presence, legends of floods, a carbon dating test on wood ~400 years old, and spoil bank formations near Necrohead Lake with dating suggesting up to 3,950 years ago.

Hill of Rest Robert E. Lee High School Galveston Bay Alvar Nunez Cabeza de Vaca Limars de Belle Isle Goose Creek Baytown Necrohead Lake

Bible Verse FOR IT is written reflects Romans 14:11

A brief quotation from Romans 14 11 states that the Lord declares every knee shall bow to him and every tongue shall confess to God, underscoring a universal acknowledgment of divine authority.

Health Care Costs Drive Big Business Growth in Hospitals

The AP notes rising medical costs and expanding hospital demand as the health market grows. Hospitals spend on supplies and equipment while patient care devices multiply, from disposable syringes to intercom systems. Industry players like American Hospital Supply and Carrier foresee rapid expansion through automation and new hospital furnishings.

New York American Hospital Supply Corporation American Cyanamid Foayn Rubber Council American Seating Co Carrier Corporation Carrier Remington Rand Minneapolis-Honeywell

Newscaster Delivers Baby On Air in Hollywood

AP reports veteran TV announcer Ted Meyers of Hollywood delivering his own baby after his wife Dr. Phyllis Meyers obstetrician wakes him at night. The baby boy arrived before ambulance as Meyers followed his spouse's instructions during the delivery.

Hollywood Ted Meyers Phyllis Pound KJH Radia Ie TV Ie Meyers Phyllis Meyers

Hazen Beats Six Spades With Bold Opening Lead

In a 1958 world championship prep hand, Hazen as West led a singleton club against six spades, exposing a bad break. Lazard as East faced a determined defense after Breckwood and grand slam attempts, and the contract went down one. The article analyzes timing, risk, and the pivotal trick leading to the defeat.

Lee Hazen Sidney Lazard Italy Hazen West Lazard South North Breckwood King Booth Declarer East Queen of Hearts Uren Syndicate, Inc

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