Editorial: Big Hospital Need and the Tax Dilemma
Harris County faces an $8 million hospital budget request while an 80 cent local levy brings in $16 million yearly. Some argue the county should fully fund the charity hospital, others seek state tax waivers to cover costs. A joint city county approach is urged amid political friction and press rhetoric about hospital funding and governance. The piece critiques councilmen and TV discussions, urging clear action and bottom‑line solutions.
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Harris County
Carl Smith
Houston
Commissioners Court
City of Houston
John Connally
Bill Ellisit
Eliott
Jan Hartog
Bill Elliott
Phil Sayers
Judge Eliott
Ray Miller
Ray
Elliott
Trade Day prompts free parking debate in Baytown
A Baytown reader criticizes Trade Day and free parking, noting widespread early morning parking enforcers and arguing that abundant free spots draw shoppers from outside and cut city revenue. The letter questions merchant conduct and the effectiveness of Wednesday monthly promotions.
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Fred Hartman
Baytown
Texas
Fred
Chamber of Commerce
Try and Stop Me by Bennett Cerf hitchhiking to California
A Dartmouth student spent a vacation hitchhiking to California arousing suspicion in Cincinnati after registering at a motel with a large gas can. The clerk confronted him and he opened the can revealing clean clothes and toiletries, explaining passersby mistook him for a motorist in need of gas and offered help.
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Bennett Cerf
Dartmouth
California
Cincinnati
Wesseastes
Baytown Sun Staff and Publishing Details
The Baytown Sun lists editors and staff including Editor and Publisher Che Baytoun and General Manager Preston Pendergrass, with department heads like Advertising Manager Tohn Wadley and Retail Manager Corrie Loughlin. It notes publication as afternoons Monday through Friday and Sundays from Baytown, Texas with mail and carrier rates and a standard Associated Press disclaimer.
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Preston Pendergrass
Beulab Mae Jackson
Robert K Glimore
Greviation
Bill Hartman
Reseeecesses
Tohn Wadley
Eens
Paul Patman
Corrie Loughlin
Baytown
Texas
Baytown Sun, Inc
Pearce and Ashbel
On The Right Truman In His Old Form
William F. Buckley critiques Harry S Truman on a television show, challenging his views on MacArthur, foreign policy, and risk of a third world war. The column mocks Truman’s boasts, noting misreads of postwar balance and nuclear era realities.
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Truman
William FF. Buckley
Washington
Harry Truman
Are
Goddwaler
Trumen
Douglas MacArthur
MacArthur
Mr. Truman
Luzon
Philippines
Nimitz
Winston Churchil
Britain
Girl Scout Troop 478 Tours Baytown Sun Plant Event
Girl Scout Troop 478 toured The Baytown Sun plant with leader Mrs W E L Warner and Jim Carpenter. Patrol leaders Sharon Webb and Janet Leavell guided assistants, with scribe Beverly DeLaach and treasurer Debbie Welch. Members listed. The troop donated $5 to the Goodfelons and certificates were presented to Sun staffers Bobby Sutphin and Wisnda Orton.
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Baytown Sun Plant
W EL Warner
Jim Carpenter
Mrs. Dick
Sharon Webb
Helen Kubik
Janet Leavell
Donna Rogers
Linda Storgen
Virginia Dean
Beverly DeLaach
Debbie Welch
Tina Carpenter
Denice Dick
Joynce Halford
Kathy Hester
Becky Jobe
Kristi Soileau
Beverly Wilhite
Sun
Bobby Sutphin
Wisnda Orton
Quick History Quiz And Notable Births
Today’s trivia asks about a pre Constitution document, Laos capital, Gentlemen Johnny, vice presidents who became president, and a shared trait among emu negus angra. Born today: Chatterton Kennedy Tierney Thomas Locke. On this day in 1945 Nuremberg war crimes tribunal began hearings for 24 Nazi leaders.
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Laos
Gentleman Johnny
Mon Emu
Negus Angra
Thomas Chatterton
Robert F. Kennedy
Gene Tierney
Norman Thomas
Bobby Locke
Nuremburg
Germany
Santa Prisca Church and Borde’s Mexican town of silver
Central Press writer Raimey describes Borde who opened mines that made a town wealthy and built the Santa Prisca Church begun in 1751. The village is a national monument with no modern buildings and remains inhabited by poets and artists.
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Borde
Santa Prisca Cnurch
Mexico
Botton
Red China bomb plans linger in Cold War talk
Washington disclosures reveal Khrushchev and U S leaders debated using A bombs or cobalt devices to neuter China's nuclear program amid postwar power plays. Plans were shelved to avoid global backlash, yet the issue remains urgent as China pursues atomic capability and threatens world survival. The piece also notes political maneuvering around Barry Goldwater, Humphrey, and Republican moderates, plus efforts to aid education and poverty relief.
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Drew Pearson
Washington
Kremlin
United States
Russia
Red China
Chou En-lai
Khrushchev
Kennedy
China
Johnson
Southeast Asia
White House
America
Air Force
Chen Yi
Lucien Page
GOP
New York
Jack Javits
Idaho
Bob Smylie
Goldwater
Republican National Committee
Humphrey
Ohio
Eisenhower
Barry Goldwater
Senate
Arizona
Karl Hess
San Francisco
Robert Humphrey
Harvard
Columbia
Swarthmore
Washington report on bipartisan push for East West trade
Bil Schulz reports Moscow critics target Lipscomb and Dodd over trade with the Soviet bloc while Fulbright pushes expanding commerce. The piece notes supporters cite easing tensions and Chinese trade, withあり California and West Coast lawmakers backing removal of barriers. Soviets praise capitalist realism as U.S. policy leans toward broader exchange. The report hints at Defense and industry exports to the East Bloc despite opposition.
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Bill Schulz
Washington
Radio
Moscow
Gennard Lipscomb
California
Thomas Dodd
Connecticut
Kremlin
Sen
J. William Fulbright
Fulbright
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Len Warren Malmoson
Washington State
Peking
Charles O. Porter
Lipscomb
Dodd
Commerce Department
Iron Curtain
Estonia
Ste
Know Your Bridge by B. Jay Decker
Yesterday's Amewee column by B Jay Decker reviews bridge strategy and tips for players, highlighting common misreadings, safe lines, and practical approaches for improving play at the table.
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B. Jay Decker
Bidding Choices After Four Hearts In King Feature Puzzle
South faces four hands in a bridge problem from a King Feature daily puzzle. Four hearts, notrump, pass, and three spades are analyzed with hand evaluation, partner support, and Blackwood implications guiding whether to raise, bid game, or explore for slam.
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North
Hearta
Tres Syndicate, Inc
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