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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 12, 1965
Page
4
Editorial urges safer driving after 10 people die in weekend crashes along Highway 146 near Kemah Galveston County caused by fog and poor road conditions. Warns that high speeds and limits heighten danger and calls for motorists to drive as if their lives depend on it.
A satirical piece argues husbands should shoot fashion designers on sight, mocking fashion influence and Paris designers as a nuisance while lamenting wives' desire for Paris gowns. It segues into noting Texas Forest Service launched a wide forest improvement research program in 1951.
The Baytown Sun announces staff roles including editor and publisher, general manager, managing editor, office manager, and promotion manager. It notes second class matter status at Baytown Texas post office, publication schedule afternoons Monday to Friday and Sundays, address at 1301 Memorial Drive, Baytown, and subscription rates. Also lists national representation and AP affiliation with disclaimer on content rights.
Indiana congressman Richard Roudebush advocates shuttering the Camp Atterbury Job Corps Center citing community harassment by corpsmen and incidents at the facility. The Indianapolis News probes governance flaws and discipline obstacles blamed on policy makers.
An extended reflection on exploration and independence parallels with modern centers like Camp Atterbury and Job Corps. It notes historical pathfinders who opened routes for traders and miners, contrasts rugged self-reliance with bureaucratic constraints, and reports discipline issues and AWOL rates at training centers, including staffing and enforcement concerns and a Florida city council action against a Job Corps center.
A mixed page item includes trivia questions on Indian blowgun hunters amethyst protection native riverfalls and U S temperature records plus a birth notice for George A Funsian Grayson Kirk and Sir Godfrey Tearle a future outlook and a spot of fame feature about an Irish Galway castle later a Benedictine girls' school and a captured British flag in a historic nun’s keep
Ruth Ramsey notes a Fontenoy reference and Taghaillia site near an abbey. A 1920 column marks the Holland Tunnel construction begin under the Hudson River. The page blends trivia and quotes with a quiz tone and a garbled puzzle fragment.
The Agriculture Department forecasts the fall vegetable crop to reach 30 million tons, up about 4 percent from last year. Expect increases in tomatoes, carrots, celery, and beans with smaller gains for onions and lettuce.
Editor notes Drew Pearson notebook from Africa trip. The text sketches diverse landscapes in Ivory Coast, village life, and wildlife glimpses from a helicopter. It contrasts Abidjan’s modern growth with jungle scenes and African hospitality traditions. Aimed at readers with curious eyes for African life and politics.
The Supreme Court refused to hear Alice White of Malverne's challenge to a New York plan reorganizing school attendance to reduce racial imbalance. The plan would shift kindergarten to grade five students among Davison Avenue Lindner Place and Woodfield schools, blending 10 percent black enrollment at Woodfield with white students in the other schools. The New York Court of Appeals ruled the commissioner acted within his quasi judicial authority and that the plan was not arbitrary.
AP reports Nielsen ratings place Bonanza first among TV programs for the new season covering Sept 13 to 26. CBS leads with 19.2 percent audience share per Nielsen, ABC at 18.7, NBC 17.0, with shows like The Dick Van Dyke Show Hogan's Heroes The Lucy Show Andy Griffith Show Green Acres and F Troop among the listed programs.
Dr Paola Matthiae of Rome University announced near Aleppo Syria that Tell Mardikh yields a 4000 year old city site. The expedition’s second season uncovered ruins suggesting a center of a late third millennium BC Syrian kingdom. the city’s exact identity remains undetermined.
Washington AP reports the 1964 honey crop is estimated at 283 million pounds, down 1 percent from 1963 but 5 percent above the 1959-63 average. California leads with an estimated 20.2 million pounds.
A biblical quotation from Matthew 7 8 noting that those who ask seek and knock will have doors opened. The line emphasizes accessible divine response to inquiry and effort.
South dealer North 1085 rAITSB2 bBQIs West East etc. South opens 2NT then 3NT after a restrictive auction. Opening lead is three of hearts. The column uses this hand to illustrate applying percentages to bridge decisions and outlines a likely line focusing on spade tricks to secure nine or more tricks.
King Feature daily crossword clues list partial entries with numbers 31 Mortar 42 23 Gepsy 24 Muddy 38 Mother. The fragment hints at theme or grid entries displayed in a newspaper puzzle page.
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