Automatic social security raises inflation and politics concerns
More than 14 million Americans rely on Social Security as their only income. Since the 90th Congress began, over 60 bills seek cost of living adjustments, including automatic escalators. Towers Perrin study shows 22 of 100 countries use index-based increases. Proponents cite inflation protection. opponents warn of loss of control and tax funding. Most automatic plans unlikely this Congress or next. The administration’s bill lacks automatic adjustments. The issue remains perennial as inflation persists.
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International Consulting
of Towers, Perrin, Forster and Crosby
Congress
Cynicism and pragmatism in American college politics
A Gilbert Young Research survey of nearly 400 students at 16 campuses finds only 9 percent identify as Democrats and 13 percent as Republicans while 21 percent are conservative and 26 percent liberal. Most students doubt politicians’ integrity, believing operat ionism dominates and party pressure groups wield influence.
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Gilbert Young
Doctor's Mailbag Spinal Curvature Not Cause of Back Arthritis
Dr Wayne G Brandstadt answers reader questions on spinal canal dye after myelogram, spinal curvature and arthritis, slipped disks, and Marie Strumpell disease. He notes most curvature is nonproblematic, may be corrected in childhood, does not cause arthritis, and outlines treatments including braces, exercises, and possible surgery.
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Weyne G. Brandstadt
Sahara Desert Flora and Horse Locomotion Facts
The central Sahara hosts mobile sands and sparse plant life, with oases recording about 300 flowering plant species. A running horse lifts all four feet off the ground during gallop or trot. John Adams was nicknamed "The Duke of Braintree."
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Sahara Desert
Sahara
the Duke
Braintree
John Adams
League of Women Voters push for Texas Constitution reform
In Baytown local Bank lobbies representatives of the League of Women Voters distributed brochures and petitions to modernize the Texas Constitution. The piece notes the 1876 document’s aging references and recalls past efforts by governors and commissions, with grassroots action seen as a potential spark for change.
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AL Melingrs
Baytown
League of Women Voters
Texas
State Building Commission
Republic
League
Tate
Beauford
Austin
Allan Shivers
Sucessor
Ladies of the League
Gardening as sport: a columnist’s skeptical view
Henry McLemore argues against recognizing gardening as a sport despite promoters urging Olympic inclusion by 1870. He notes high costs, tedious tools, health worries, and slow pace, mocking spectator appeal and predicting few would attend a gardening contest stadium event.
State Silent On Otepka Pay In Washington Case
Washington insiders report the State Department has not disclosed how much former security official Otepka earns after his Nov 1963 dismissal for handling confidential files. The payout remains secret amid Senate Dodd conflicts, with pay questions unanswered despite repeated inquiries and a promised hearing on Otepka’s status.
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Washington
Otepka
Drew Pearson
State Department
Oftta Otepka
Tom Dodd
Senate Ethics
Sen. Dodd
Onepka
Dodd
Executive Branch
Office of Security
Senate
Internal Security Subcommittee
Ctepka
Rusk
Internal Security
Foreign Relations
Civil Service Commission
Gerson H. Lush
Policy and Public Information Affairs
Lush
George W. French
French
Orepka
National Liberation Front
Ser
Andrew Cordier
Columbia School of International Affairs
Archibald MacLaish
Librarian of
Congress
Melvyn Douglas
Sem. Dodd
Word Power Across LBodies nf Water
A compact puzzle clad piece listing clues and wordplay for a word power theme across water related terms. It presents numbered across entries with various word lengths and partial phrases, inviting readers to fill in answers from definitions, cross letters, and thematic hints.
Barbs and Shortens Journey by Walter C Parkes
A compact column riffs on fashion sizes and aging, joking about women and running boards. It notes an old-timer recalling past transport, then pivots to a travel fact: a ship using the Panama Canal saves 50 miles versus a roundabout 7,873 miles around South America.
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Panama Canal
Atlantic
Pacific
South America
Anniversary of Sine Strife in Red China
AP reports China faces political and economic damage after a 1966 power struggle that reduced party and government to fragments. Mao era chaos disrupted food supply and nuclear program, with Red Guards smashing ministries and provinces from Szechwan to Sinkiang.
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William L. Ryan
Peking
Red China
Communist Party
China
Mainland
Mao Tsetung
Red Guards
Chou En-lai
Peking Re
Szechwan
Honan
Shantung
Kans
Sinkiang
Red Guard
Letter praising Baytown Sun for agricultural coverage
A reader thanks The Baytown Sun for its agricultural coverage and for sending a copy for district vocational agriculture public relations, expressing appreciation for the publication’s material and support.
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Baytown Sun
Sun
Bridge With Jacoby and the ethics of play in Mary Jane Farell
The article reviews Mary Jane Farell and Jules Farell as top bridge figures, noting ethics and skill. It discusses Farell's chapter on pre emptive bids and analyzes a match point duplicate deal where South doubles three spades. The commentary explains how South could secure a better score by using diamonds and ruffing to gain material, ending with a tactical sequence and the presumed outcome if certain spade leads occur.
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Mary Jane Farell
Jules Farell
Mary Jane
East
South
West
Bridge bidding puzzle about jumping to three spades
In a four players bridge scenario the hand shows a jump to three spades after a partner opens with one club. The question asks whether to bid four spades or a conservative three spades with today’s answer coming tomorrow.
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Pass Lake Ass
Aitiogs
Baytown Sun Publisher and Staff Listing Page
The Baytown Sun staff directory lists editors publishers and managers including Wes Eereeee and Fred Hartman with roles such as Editor and Publisher General Manager Advertising Manager and Office Manager. The paper is published afternoons and Sundays at 1301 Memorial Drive Baytown Texas with subscription options and mail rates.
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Fred Hartman
Bill Hartmen
Jenn Wadley
Preston Pendergrass
Beulah Mae Jackson
Paul Putman
Ann B. Pritchett
Don Chandler
Dwight Moody
Corrie Laughlin
Texas
Congress
Baytown Sun., Inc
Memorial Drive
Baytown
Texas Newspaper Representatives, Inc
Associated Frese ‘Ta
Prema Ie
Domal
Righwe
Republiuilice
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Romeny
Lockwood
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the Hill
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