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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 30, 1966
Page
4
Six widows who mourn fallen husbands from Vietnam gathered for a quiet memorial. They resolved to meet again, fund a relief project for widows and orphans in Vietnamese villages and bake cookies to send to military units tied to their husbands. Their example of courage and charity transcends flags and parades.
The American Medical Association warns of uneven doctor distribution with 252984 physicians in 1960 rising to 293000 by 1963. By 1975 at least 366000 doctors are expected for a 2230 million population, improving the ratio to one per 638. Rural areas still lack enough physicians, prompting placement services and Sears Roebuck Foundation support which already helped 137 communities. Dr Walter Mendyka left Cleveland to practice in rural Maine to serve the need.
Fulton Lewis Sr and a GOP colleague back federal action to secure protests and possible class conflict. Ant poverty workers push rent strikes boycotts and demonstrations in New York Syracuse and Washington with federal funds aiding arrests. Mayor Walsh criticizes OEO while anti poverty groups back consumer education boycotts and a DC Transit boycott tied to a fare increase proposal.
Henry McLemore reports rumors of higher postal rates as the Post Office Department continues to lose money. He mocks the department’s finances since 1917 and jokes that even air mail could reach outrageous prices, predicting continued rate hikes and financial struggles.
Whosoever shall seek to save his life shall lose it and whosoever loses his life for Christ shall preserve it. A biblical verse echoes in Luke 9 24 33 style.
Washington dispatch outlines North Carolina congressional race between Smith Bagley, heir of R J Reynolds fortune, and Tom Galiniakakis. Bagley, 31, California arrival, touts TV ad spending near 100000 dollars with conservative backing. Galiniakakis, professor and legislator, campaigns amid images from his fundraising.
The Baytown Sun details staff roles including editor Bevieh Mee, publisher assis t to the publisher Bill Hartman, and advertising chief Jehan Wadley. It notes publication as an afternoon paper from 1201 Memorial Drive Baytown Texas with mail and subscription details. A political column discusses North Carolina tobacco interests and California dairy politics involving George Christopher.
The item lists five questions about historical figures William Harrison Dempsey the country of Stettin and Breslau the speaker of On Conciliation with the Colonies the outlaw Dick Turpin and the actor Ben Turpin. It includes a stray garbled quotation about government and a President Andrew Jackson reference.
On this day in 1942 Britain's Royal Air Force carried out its first thousand bomber raid on Cologne Germany. Benjamin David Goodman, born in Chicago in 1908, rose to fame as a jazz clarinetist helping spark the national swing craze. He learned at Hull House, joined Ben Pollack's orchestra at 16, moved to New York in 1929, led his own group, and performed in Carnegie Hall and Symphony Hall with a noted classical and swing versatility.
Central Press writes on The Benny Goodman Story release in 1955 and Goodman's world tour as a goodwill ambassador. It lists notable births including Cornelia Otis Skinner Alexander Archipenko Dean Woolridge George London James A Farley and Aleksei Leonov plus a note on the term reamer and assorted items.
The author reflects on Ed Wheelan and the comic strip industry. He notes commercialization, credited writers, and salaried cartoonists shaping content. He recalls 1933 leaders like Little Orphan Annie and Gasoline Alley, contrasting with modern strip trends and optimism that funnies may return.
Maj Gen Sir John Laurie heir to Annie Laurie plans to sell Maxwelton House on the Dumfriesshire map in Scotland. The 11th century estate sits on Glencairn Castle site where Annie Laurie was born on December 16, 1652. The property includes gardens six cottages and former WWII Norwegian army units.
South dealer. In Miami Beach trials 1963 top players sought a 2 berth for the World Bridge Olympiad. An unusual misbid by North South left many teams off the safe six hearts contract. If Hast holds the king of diamonds or West the king of hearts, twelve tricks look likely, though the slam carries risk.
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