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Newspaper

Baytown Sun

Location

Baytown, Texas, United States of America

Date

May 06, 1968

Page

4

Editorials And Features Kick Seekers Not Now

The piece surveys drug use history and culture from opium to psychedelics, noting ancient and modern examples. It cites ancient Sumeria, Aztec rituals, Incas coca, and philosophers probing psychedelic truth, ending with Antarctica exploration by a multinational team led by Norman Peddie.

Rome American Pharmaceutical Society Marco Polo Arabia Paradise Mexico South America William James Timothy Leary Antarctica United States Belgium Norway Norman Peddie U.S. Department of Commerce

Solons Challenge CAB Ruling On Inflight Charges

A group of twenty congressmen attacked a Civil Aeronautics Board decision to add fees for inflight movies and liquor. They argued the measure raises fares without reducing base prices, calling the order unfriendly to the public interest. The CAB order was temporarily held up.

Civil Aeronautics Board

Tax Surcharge Debate Reignites in Congress

President Johnson presses for a 10 percent surcharge on corporate and individual incomes as Congress hammers out spending cuts. House Appropriations leaders and the administration agree on a plan to trim about 416 billion in spending, while Treasury issues offer higher interest rates on new securities. Economic indicators show continued growth with profits rising, construction up, and auto output climbing to near-1965 levels amid labor talks and wage settlements.

Jack Lefler NEW York (Ap Johnson Congress House App Frank T. Bow R-Ghio Bow John W. Byrnes Wisconsin Ways and Means Committee John Sums House Appropriations Committee Appropriations Committee Wilbur Mills Treasury Ford Motor Co U.S. Steel Corp Boeing Co Slo Automak

Baytown Sun staff and publication details

The Baytown Sun lists its editorial and advertising staff led by Fred Hartman as editor and publisher with Bill Hartman as general manager and John Wadley as business manager. It notes the paper is published afternoons Monday through Friday and Sundays from 1301 Memorial Drive Baytown Texas with subscriptions and mail rates, and carries Associated Press copyright and republication rights.

Fred Hartman Bill Hartman John Wadley Beulah Mac Jackson Paul Putman Ann B. Pritehete Baytown Texas Baytown Sun, Inc Memorial Drive P.O Texas Newspaper Representatives, Inc Associated Press Associated Preas

President Taylor and his horse Old Whitey

The entry notes that President Zachary Taylor kept his favorite horse Old Whitey with him when moving into the White House and that Old Whitey followed Taylor’s body in his funeral procession. It also states the top Navy rank as Admiral of the Fleet.

Old Whitey Zachary Taylor Taylor White House Whitey United States Navy

Nonsense To Ignore Violators

Paul Harvey argues that lawmen of the Old West used gunfire to tame criminals and that modern police are unfairly criticized for enforcing the law. He cites Dodge City and Tombstone examples, praising "iron men with tin badges" who taught manners and kept crime low, celebrating tough policing.

Paul Harvey Baytown Sun Chicago Richard Daley Tombstone Aziz Dodge City Kan Daley West Long Branch Wyatt Earp Bat Masterson Marshall Ken House Masterson Earp Doc Holliday Boot Hill

Kennedy Record As President Flawed Or Front Runner

This Washington column by Drew Pearson and Jack Anderson examines Robert F Kennedy's political record and potential as a presidential candidate. It cites his early skepticism of Soviet medicine, his role in Bay of Pigs planning, stance during the Cuban crisis, and later positions on civil liberties, wiretapping, and the Hoffa case, weighing whether these marks indicate enduring strength or past witch hunt tactics. The piece contrasts Kennedy with contemporaries like McCarthy and Humphrey, arguing voters should scrutinize both strengths and past mistakes.

Drew Pearson Jack Anderson Anderson Robert F. Kennedy Washington Eisenhower Fidel Castro Cuba Russia Kennedy Bay of Pigs Khrushchev Vienna Berlin Wall Vietnam George Ball Humphrey Lyndon Johnson South Bobby Kennedy Senate Sen Eugene McCarthy Warren Magnuson Bobby Justice William Douglas Moscow JFK Averell Harriman Johnson Joint Chiefs of Staff Joint Chiefs Gen. Kennedy Sen. Kennedy McCarthy Committee Wisconsin McCarthy Joe McCarthy FBI J. Edgar Hoover Ramsey Clark Jimmy Hoffa Hoffa Teamsters Baton Rouge Edward G. Partin

Bible Verse on the Cross as Power of God

A concise biblical verse from 1 Corinthians 1 18 highlighting that the preaching of the cross appears foolish to those who perish but is the power of God to believers This note presents the verse in a compact form.

Bridge bidding commentary pass or bid five spades prompt

The hand description shows South holding a strong hand after a double and a response sequence. Your move asks whether to pass or have partner bid five spades or five diamonds. The prompt suggests you pass and let partner decide, anticipating partner will not pass due to the strength shown. East passes.

Aaster

Bridge Tips Opening Lead and Auction Nonsense

Bridge excerpt shows a crowded, garbled bridge hand with directions and bidding fragments. North-South vulnerable. West opens a plan against a weak-two and a dummy sequence emerges. The text references a pass and an opening lead as the focal action of the deal.

Expert play and a dubious misstep in a bridge hand

In a discussion of a bridge contract, Jim and Oswald dissect a slip by South against East and West. They analyze the dummy hand and the ensuing ruff, noting South’s misjudgment and how better play could have secured the contract despite five missing trumps.

Jim Oswald Fred Karpin East Ewart Kempson England South West Newspaper Enterprise Assn.t

Enrich Your Vocabulary NEA Feature Across Puzzle

A scrambled NEA vocabulary feature presents across and down clues with topics like Roman bronze shaving implements perfume and various word fragments. The grid includes references to misc terms such as colors, time periods, and several language roots, inviting solvers to fill the crossword.

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