Editorial: Don't Invite Flood Waters
The Baytown Sun lamented that most voters last Saturday opposed the Harris County flood control and drainage bond. It cites lack of targeted plan details, bond size, local hospital district opposition, and upstream drainage impacts as reasons, urging Harris County to sponsor levee work with federal financing and stronger local backing for Commissioner Ramsey. East Harris County precincts Brownwood area showed stronger flood control support.
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Brownwood
Galveston
East Harris County
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Starfish Secrets Digestion Of Clam Confirmed By Science
Scientists describe how a starfish can insert its stomach into a cracked clam shell and digest the prey alive. The report, by Dr Allison L Burnett, notes the starfish’s powerful chemicals enable digestion even in diluted seawater.
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Associated Press
Allison L Burnett
Western Reserve University
Ile Magazine
Natural History
Navy
Baytown Sun Masthead Note and Publishing Info
The Baytown Sun lists its publishing hours and staff roles including Editor and Publisher Jim Boone, Business Manager Preston Pendergrass, Managing Editor Beulah Mae Jackson, Office Manager James H Hale, and other staff. It notes republication rights and general address details in a typical masthead paragraph.
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Fred Hartman
Jim Boone
Busines
Preston Pendergrass
Beulah Mae Jackson
James H. Hale
Albania as a fortress amid Soviet and Chinese tension
Drew Pearson discusses Albania as a backward yet belligerent state that strains the Communist bloc. He recalls 1919 20 experiences near the Albanian border, describes Enver Hoxha’s defiance toward Khrushchev, and details Albanian society from mountaineer life to fortified homes, religion, and daily hardship.
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Russia
China
Europe
Albania
Berlin
United States
Yugoslavia
Greece
Enver Hoxha
Nikita Khurshev
Try and Stop Me OSSIP Retold in Quips From a Garden Parable
The column riffs on a mix of fable style dialogue and humorous gossip. Eve and Adam speculation mix with a prankster magistrate and a housewife tale about a crooked butcher. A street scene ends with a child observing a man on the sidewalk talking to a banana peel.
WATCH YOUR LANGUAGE AND RIDDLES IN A RACY PUZZLE PAGE
A mixed puzzle column asks about George Bernard Shaw eraRomeo writers and Scottish novel heroines while testing readers on geography and fashion. The feature names Dantean phrases and biographical trivia, includes a playful birthday nod and a word-quiz segment with multiple questions and answers.
Bank stocks for young couples a prudent start
The author advises newlyweds to save, secure wills, and rent a safe deposit box. Build credit and open bank accounts, stay with regular deposits, and foster relations with bank officers. Recommends investing in local bank stocks, studying annual reports, and evaluating bank management and assets for long term safety.
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Gloucester
Gloucester Daily Times
Rev King declines film role as Georgia senator
New York AP reports Rev Martin Luther King rejected Otto Preminger’s offer for a small film part in Advise and Consent. King said the part would not advance civil rights, could appear as publicity, and he is a leader in the civil rights struggle, not an actor. Gov Vandiver criticized the idea as fantasy and unsuitable.
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New York
Martin Luther King
Georgia
Montgomery
Atlanta
Otto Preminger
Washington
Ernest Vandiver
King
Unclear Bible Verse Fragment Refers to Preservation
Fragmentary OCR text mentions keeping from falling and presenting faultless before a presence, with odd phrasing and a misplaced name. No clear event, date, or identifiable organization.
How Do You Stand Purvis Letter on Communists and God
A reader comments on Purvis and Adlai Stevenson, contrasting views about Russians and Communists. The writer debated atheistic state doctrine, religious belief, and human worth, arguing that Soviet masters deny individual importance while Russians may cherish family and elders. The piece ends by asking, How do you stand, sir?
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Washington
Adlai Stevenson
Soviet Union
Goldwater
Stalin
China
Russia
Pereapondett
Peo
Marx
Khrushchev
Editors Speak Other Views Columbia Editorial
A Columbia South Carolina column critiques ultraliberal push to imitate Russia and Khrushchev era plans. It notes declared longer factory days during the Berlin crisis risk losing friends and argues for moderation in policy proposals.
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Columbia
S. C
Khrushchev
Berlin
Souths smooth bridge triumph over sharp misdirection
In Know Your Bridge South crafts a slick play to make a five level contract after a heart lead. He avoids a heart ruff and engineers entries via the ace of clubs to dummy. West errs by discarding and declines a ruff, letting South trump in hand and clinch two remaining diamond tricks.
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Tirana
Turkey
South
West
Cubs
Declarer
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