Editorials And Features LBJ In Two Painful Ordeals
President Johnson faces dual trials physical and political with the political burden likely to endure longer. After surgery he should regain health, but polls and tradition suggest Democrats may lose seats in the off year. The Vietnam war and reduced party strength threaten his legislative aims as he wrestles with timing and strategy. Johnson’s Manila trip and absence from campaigning complicate efforts to aid Democrats before the next ballot.
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Johnson
Congress
House
Manila
Viet Nam
Australia
New Zealand
Senate
White House
Industrial development bonds grow despite ethics concerns
AP News analysis details rising use of municipal industrial development bonds to finance private factories. Critics from the Investment Bankers Association call it misuse, while proponents argue it creates jobs and improves towns. The program relies on city credit or factory revenues, with a growing spread across states and rising annual issuance.
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John Cunniff
AP Business News
NEW York (Ap
South
Investment Bankers Association
Your Mouth Tells on You to a Discerning Dentist
A humorous warning on dental signs revealing personality and habits. The article describes patterns like worn biting surfaces indicating grinding, notches in front teeth suggesting thread biting, and a green tongue linked to alcoholism. It notes dentists assess emotions during visits and offer comforting, nonverbal reassurance.
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Daddy
Mommy
Houston Natural Tops in National Safety Contest
Houston Natural Gas System won first place in the National Safety Council Fleet Safety Contest in the Very Large Group division. Competing with 32 fleets, its 502-vehicle distribution and production units logged 8,024,000 miles with an accident rate of 5.98 per million. The Transmission fleet, covering 2,780,009 miles, posted an accident rate of 5.39 per million, placing it among the top three for three straight years.
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Houston
Houston Natural Gas System
National Safety Council
Chicago
Houston Natural
Ariving
National Fleet Safety Committee
Qontest
Combat Always Nasty in War and Peace View
Henry Melville argues wars could resemble peaceful conferences, imagining daily social hours for troops to end fright. He critiques the Manila Conference and Johnson’s relaxed moment, contrasting combat’s brutal schedule with the idea of shared leisure and peace as a remedy to war's cruelty. He notes some would call peace a betrayal, yet questions the harsh view of diplomacy.
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Henry Meltbaire
New York
Manila
Malacanan Palace
Johnson
UPI
Reagan unit fire mystery sparked by wartime misconduct
Washington columnist Drew Pearson reports that a 1940s Army motion picture unit under Reagan faced cost overruns falsified records and an unauthorized commissary. A mysterious fire destroyed records, with inspectors noting an administrative mess and possible Reagan noninvolvement. The column links the case to California governor bids and postwar inquiries.
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Drew Pearson
Washington
Ronald Reagan
Calfornia
Reagan
Halt Road
Culver City
Calif
Lucas V. Beau
Col
G. M. Spurlock
Riverside
Cali
Spurlock
Gen. Reau
Falsi
Fied
Beau
Pentagon
Leaversworth
Philip Battaglia
Battaglia
Everett W. Cole
Government of
California
Barbs by Walter C Parkes on respect and small talk
A short essay by Walter C Parkes notes that children taught to respect elders tend to respect themselves as they age. It also comments that effective cocktail party hosts are typically proficient at engaging in small talk.
Baytown Sun Masthead and Publishing Staff Arrangements
The Baytown Sun lists Fred Hartman and Bill Hartman among editors and publishers with John Wadley Preston Pendergr Beulehose Jackson Paul Putman and Ann B. Pritchett in key roles including Editor Publisher and Managing roles. It notes office at 1201 Memorial Drive Baytown Texas and post office box 90 with mailing rates and press affiliations.
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Fred Hartman
Bill Hartman
John Wadley
Preston Pendergr
Beulehose Jackson
Paul Putman
Ann B. Pritchett
John Wadlay
Oie
Abee Enone
Corrie Laughlin
Baytown
Texas
Baytown Sun., Inc
Memorial Drive
P. Q
Texas Newspaper Representatives, Inc
Associated Press
Try Your Word Power NEA Feature Puzzle
Word power puzzle clues span across and down with terms from venison source to hoarfrost and amphitheater. Answers include male, supply, promise, gem, age related terms, and geographic hints.
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NEA
Eusband
Gudrun
England
Win at Bridge South Discards Ace Upon Ace
All bridge players are people. South wins the heart ace, plays jack of diamonds, East wins with ace then returns heart, West ruffs. South loses a club, laments heart ruff, and reflects on misplay. East had gone to three hearts and held a six card suit. South should have used thinking before leading.
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South
East
West
Bridge Dilemma: South Trumps to Avert Heart Ruft
The analysis explains how South could avoid a heart ruff by discarding the ace of hearts on the ace of spades and then using trumps. If East held the ace of diamonds and West held the other two, South could shed the ace of hearts and still guard against loss, keeping all high clubs and diamonds with only one potential loss per suit.
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John Sparkman
Alabama
LBJ
John
Adlai Stevenson
Texas
Adlai
Lyndon
Sparkman
John Sherman Cooper
Kentucky
Argme
Sen. Dodd
Margaret Chase Smith
Maine
Joe McCarthy
Chfford Case
New Jersey
Antoher
Walter Mondale
Kefauver
Senate
West Virginia
Louisiana
South
Four no trump unlikely slam in spade sequence
In a bridge bidding problem West North East South open with a three spade by East. South holds AKQ42 and KQ43 with suited shapes. The suggested play is to pass, as the South hand is not slam friendly and four no trump is considered safe.
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West North East
N.T
Londay
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Maryland
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