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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 11, 1960
Page
4
An American mother of seven loses her husband in a car crash while returning from a grocery in Arkansas. Neighbors and churches remodel the frugal home, furnish it, and cover rent. Landlord offers rent free living as communities rally to support the family. The piece contrasts American compassion with Soviet policy, praising Christian values.
Readers praise Police Chief Roy Montgomery and the Baytown officers for orderly traffic control at Gander home games this season. The Sun joins in commending the force for solving the crowding challenge and helping drivers reach their destinations safely and efficiently.
A column from Barcelona notes U S leadership in fostering the United Nations, its committees and talks reducing war risk, while weighing China, Russia, and Formosa. It advocates Esperanto as a possible common language and a gold backed international currency with nation-specific exchange rates to aid world trade and curb economic polarization.
Published afternoons Monday through Friday and Sundays by The Baytown Run Inc at Pearce and Ashbei in Baytown Texas Editor and Publisher Business Manager Managing Editor Office Manager Circulation Advertising department National Manager and others listed. Subscription rates given. entered as second class matter at Baytown post office under March 2 1870 act.
Howard Smith reports a Ohio school lesson on enunciation and punctuation. A second grader named Hilda practiced reading aloud, learning to include the question mark. The teacher corrected her to add the proper intonation and punctuation, improving classroom reading.
A collage of trivia and clues tests readers on sovereign status of Iceland, gazetteer meaning, a word meaning gaucherie, and a legendary city founded by Queen Dide. The page mixes literary questions with notable names and a historic “It Happened Today” blurb about 1948 Germany.
A Baytown Sun letters page reprints a Dallas Morning News editorial on Nixon and Kennedy positions, depletion allowances, and the Texas tidelands debate, with readers urging coverage of national issues and local arts news including Franz Graf’s concert in Houston.
Democrats estimate 40 percent of their seats are safe while Republicans peg 48 percent of theirs as secure. Upheavals hinge on local conditions and presidential candidates' strength with contests in New Jersey Delaware West Virginia Kentucky and Kansas shaping the landscape. Both camps warn that forecasts can change and no reliable method exists to predict voter switches.
The article explains bridge strategy, focusing on how players choose bids and plays based on percentages. It analyzes a six spade contract, examining two paths to avoid a loser: playing for a split heart or opting for two finesses in clubs, with the odds favoring clubs about 3 to 1 and a 36 percent heart split.
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