Editorial on surge in auto thefts and youth crime
The piece notes a 1967 20 percent rise in car thefts over 1966 and over 100 percent since 1960, with 651,700 cars stolen nationwide and losses exceeding $650 million. It cites a 90 percent recovery rate but warns of damaged cars and higher social costs. Cleveland launches a public education drive and strict ordinances to deter juvenile thefts, urging owners to lock cars and avoid leaving keys.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Automobile Theft Bureau
Cleveland
Ohio
C. A. Lewis
FBI
Word Power Puzzle from NEA Feature
A scrambled crossword style feature asks for fast facts and word fits from a quirky quiz. It includes clues like continents, animals, and terms with a note about the fastest growing tree and ghost shrimps.
Baytown Sun Staff and Publication Details
The Baytown Sun Inc publishes afternoon editions Monday through Friday and Sundays from 1901 Memorial Drive Baytown Texas 77520 with postal recognition since 1879. Staff roles include editor publisher general manager and various department heads such as advertising and office management. Subscription rates listed per month and year with a 10 cent single copy price on request.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baytown
Texas
Congress
Publicjet
Baytown Sun, Inc
Memorial Drive
P.O
Chicago in for a test by Paul Harvey
National leaders of antiwar and black nationalist groups plan to disrupt the Democratic National Convention in Chicago this August. They met near Chicago on March 24 and will meet again in mid June to finalize strategy. Rennie Davis Dellinger and Verton Grizzard lead organizers with ties to the Pentagon march and Boston draft resistance. City officials pledge to keep demonstrations peaceful while diverting youth and resources to reduce disruption.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Harvey Baytown
Chicago
Rennie Davis
David Delinger
Verton Grizzard
Dellinger
Pentagon
Grizzard
Boston
Timothy Leary
Dick Gregory
Richard Daley
Youth Committee
Redmond
Fire Department
West Side
Park District
Big City
Police Department
Board of Education
Lakeshore
Daley
Fulbright Critiques Johnson on Victory Delusion
Senator J William Fulbright criticizes the Johnson administration for repeatedly claiming victory after disasters, describing the self-delusion as hard to accept. The Foreign Relations Committee chairman asserts this pattern affronts honest appraisal of events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnson Administration
Sen
J. William Fulbright
Foreign Relations Committee
The New School Marm First Of Two Articles- Sales Tax Arguments
East Harris County Democrats and allies oppose a four city sales tax in Baytown basing their cases on traditional philosophies. They overlook societal changes in the last 10 to 20 years as economist John Kenneth Galbraith argued for revising liberal conventional wisdom in The Affluent Society.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnella Boynton
Harris County
Baytown
John Kenneth Galbraith
Galbraith
World Almanac ideas on shape of earth and Baytown taxes
The World Almanac notes earth is an oblate spheroid with polar flattening. Baytown shows high average income amid poverty pockets. The piece discusses sales tax as an equalizing lever, challenging liberal resistance and arguing for better public services and urban improvements. It cites Galbraith on need based demand and taxation to balance private and public goods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
World Almanac
Baytown
Texas
Galbraith
United States
de Mand
Bible Verse John 8 24
A biblical verse warns that unless belief in the speaker as the Messiah is accepted, one will die in sins. The quotation states belief is essential to avoid spiritual death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John
Dental curb service highlighted in chronic illness case
Cary M. with restricted mobility received denture work while seated in her car as part of an emergency procedure. The report notes the case shows dentistry's flexibility and calls for more home dental treatment programs for aging and non ambulatory patients.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cary M
Newspaper Enterprise Assn
Grand slam showdown in bridge match MP microcosm
A freak International Match Point hand features North and South pursuing a laydown grand slam in six diamonds. East and West defend seven hearts after vulnerable timing prompts debate on bidding decisions and partner expectations. With critiques balanced, the charted save yields 340 points for the defense and highlights the complexities of grand slam bidding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North
South
Newspaper Enterprise Assn
East
West
McCarthy Seen Winning Wisconsin Primary, AP Says
AP Special Report: Reports from Kennedy headquarters in Washington suggest Eugene McCarthy will crush Johnson in Wisconsin. Kennedy allies worry about Indiana, Oregon, and California, where ballots require Kennedy to beat McCarthy to deny Johnson delegates. Timing, loyalty to incumbents, and state pledges complicate Kennedy’s path to the convention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donald M. Rothberg
Associated Press
Washington
Robert ¥. Kennedy
Wisconsin
Eugene J. McCarthy
Johnson
Kennedy
New Hampshire
Gene
Indiana
Roger Branigan
McCarthy
Branigan
Minnesota
Chicago
Oregon
California
New
Thomas C. Lynch
Lynch
Philip H. Hoff
Vermont
Harold E. Hughes
Iowa
Barbs on maintenance and luck a playful note
A quirky piece from Newspaper Enterprise Asia mocks renewing old tips every six months and rewrites on faucet fixes and wasteful car upkeep. It jokes that luck in a cloverleaf fades when facing the current freeway.
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