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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 15, 1963
Page
4
Editorial notes ethics concerns as Senator Baker a former secretary of the Senate's Democratic majority faces a Senate Rules Committee inquiry into possible improper use of Senate connections to aid a private firm. The piece argues public trust requires divestment from private interests.
The piece debates whether lawmakers should exempt themselves from votes when they have personal interests such as farming stocks or railroad holdings. It cites Byrd and Fulbright abstaining on a postal rate bill about newspapers, Kerr defending votes for oil, Javits urging a permanent code, and Baker’s role in guiding Senate views. It closes with a Webster-Biddle conflict precedent.
Washington column recalls Haile Selassie's Philadelphia visit where two Cassius Clay lookalikes sought a photo with the emperor. The piece notes Clay's boastful proposition and recounts Nixon’s Moscow apology over a 1959 Captive Nations Week dispute, urging review of embassy files.
A readers’ excerpt presents a quotation from First Timothy chapter six urging believers to “fight the good fight of faith” and to lay hold on eternal life. The fragment notes the apostle Paul’s exhortation and the witness of many.
A mixed trivia item lists questions on birthplace of Edward William Box and the Bohr theory, two Civil War era books tied to Capt. John Smith, a family dispute behind Mason-Dixon, and John Churchill’s better-known name. It notes Charles Yeager breaking the sound barrier at Blurock AF Base in 1947, and includes lore on a lake described as the queen of its country’s lakes with a Clyde-connected river and a depth of 623 feet.
A fragmented column by NAN JONES Control Press Writer recounts trivia and birthdays. It notes Happy Birthday messages to Dwight D. Eisenhower, Lilian Gish, Frank Conroy, and others, while tangentially discussing literature, music, and historical figures.
Fulton Lewis reports on President Kennedy’s tour through Richland Cheyenne Montana Laramie Tacoma and Salt Lake City detailing campaign stops. He notes White House advance work costs about 690000, speeches favoring Democrats McGee Mansfield Udall and other aides, and mixed press reactions including critique from New York Times and author James Baldwin.
In a South hand deal, opening lead ten of hearts and later a complex sequence yields a plan to reach slam. After heart plays and two trump rounds, clubs AKQ are cashed, dummy king hearts is played, and a ruff secures the contract. A fourth possibility considers West lead from 10 9 8 and a spurned suit.
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