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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 11, 1967
Page
4
Editorial warns youths that becoming president demands schooling, discipline, and luck amid 1960s public life. It critiques broad political and social upheaval from Vietnam to strikes and polls, urging study, clean conduct, and a cautious path to leadership. The piece uses juvenile voice to lampoon expectations and distractions.
A fragmented list of crossword like clues and terms including references to Sherlock Holmes Doyle 1895, Lambs, Isaiah, Sofia, Sicily, a unit of energy, and a volcano. The jumbled entries suggest an NEA feature on vocabulary and wordplay with varied topics and numbers.
The excerpt cites Proverbs 24 23 stressing fair judging, Job 28 20 questioning wisdom, and Sir Francis Bacon urging opportunity. It reflects on burden of partisanship and the value of wisdom guiding action. The remarks attribute insights to Ribicoff Job and Bacon in a compact contemplation.
The Baytown Sur lists staff including editor and publisher general manager Bill Hartman John Wadley and editor Preston Pendergrass with Henry Holcomb Bob Rothe and Dwight Moody in editorial and advertising roles. It notes offices at 1301 Memorial Drive Baytown Texas and post office box 90 plus subscription rates and republication rights.
AP analysis notes Wall Street glamor stocks continued to rise despite investor doubts. IBM Control Data Burroughs and Scientific Data hit record highs while others surged on heavy volume. Analysts cite in out trading and inflation hedging as factors amid a volatile market.
Today's historical roundup notes key events on October 18 through centuries including Casimir Pulaski’s death at Savannah in 1779, the first steam ferry between New York and Hoboken in 1811, Franklin D Roosevelt's birth in 1834, a 1939 British Soviet trade treaty, WWI evacuations in 1841, Aachen bombardment in 1944, Chiang Kai-shek and Mao's 1945 peace pledge, a 1954 UN draft on peaceful upper atmosphere use, and Pope John XXIII opening the ecumenical conference in 1965. Britain also urged UN action on Vietnam in 1964.
A witty column notes people misremember the past and misapply language. It jokes that coworkers are paid semi monthly while insisting they are paid biweekly, and observes teens' volatile feelings. It mocks road signs and speed advice with light social commentary.
Washington observers note the Congressional fight over the antipoverty program shows GOP freshmen shifting toward support for the Office of Economic Opportunity. Four junior Republicans explored abolition but after hearing about 50 witnesses they backed preserving GEO with a reform emphasis under HEW.
A physician panel cites pathologist surveys from Florida and studies in Toronto California and Louisiana showing smoking links to bladder cancer blood clot risk in arteries and higher mouth throat and lung cancer risks. It notes industry spending and urges action alongside major health groups while debating no nicotine substitutes and political reform.
Washington AP reports the 1968 presidential race as a looming mess for both parties with Vietnam war policy split in the context of lagging public support. Johnson faces possible renomination hurdles amid Democratic dissent, while Republicans show mixed signals and shifting positions influenced by Gallup polls. Governor Romney and Rockefeller illustrate GOP flux as Reagan and Nixon keep firm stances. Dirksen warns against harsh posturing.
In this bridge puzzle from Jacoby, South faces a tough decision after overcalls and preempts. With West two spades, North and East bids, South must choose between pass or a three spade bid. The article teases a solution to be revealed tomorrow.
Board six of the world match gave Italy two Inter national Match Point profit when both sides played one no trump contracts. The Italian declarer made two overtricks while the American barely made his contract. Board seven added two more IMPs for Italy though the value is debated. Kehela and Murray bid a laydown six diamond contract. Sammy won the heart lead, pulled trumps, and discarded spades on clubs. D’Aleno held firm, playing through the match with careful play, including a spade finesse and dummy’s ace.
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