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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 08, 1968
Page
4
Editorial notes India faces storage limits despite a record harvest of about 95 million tons aided by better rainfall and new farm tech. Mechanization, fertilizers, and high yield wheat and rice strains, some funded by the U S, boost output though imports may still be needed and birth rate remains a long term challenge.
Pigeons roaming the New Jersey countryside are drawn to wild marijuana plants growing in meadows. Health authorities monitor erratic pigeon flight to locate marijuana patches, aiming to destroy an expected 20 000 plants by summer’s end. The piece playfully notes pot is for the birds.
In a taped exchange from The Sun’s News Desk Preston Pendergrass questions a doctor about the presidents illness. The doctor defines stable as opposed to unstable and explains guarded optimism versus guarded pessimism while noting the term myocardial infarction and a heart problem remain central to the prognosis.
The listing shows editors and managers at the Baytown Sun including Editor and Publisher Bill Hartman General Manager John Wadley Business Manager and staff such as Beulah Mae Jackson Paul Putman Ann B. Pritchett Managing Editor Preston Pendergrays and personnel in the Newsroom and Advertising departments with multiple names and titles.
In a Texan read of the Democratic convention aftermath the big losers appear to be the Democratic Party and television networks NBC CBS plus Hubert Humphrey. Connally faces a tough path to back Humphrey with some observers predicting a possible Texas third place. Eyeing Chicago coverage, viewers see police action while neglecting provocations by demonstrators. Daley’s clash with Cronkite sparks talk of presidential write ins but a Daley-Wallace ticket seems unlikely.
Paul Harvey argues the Vietnam War policy will shift before November as politicians seek votes. He criticizes protests at the Democratic National Convention and notes police action, while predicting a developing alternative Vietnam policy driven by political necessity and the threat posed by George Wallace.
Washington column notes Vice President Humphrey pushes a dramatic policy shift away from large scale Vietnam aid toward mobile counterinsurgency units trained in guerrilla tactics and pacification. The plan envisions joint Defense CIA and AID development, with indigenous forces bolstering allied governments rather than direct U.S. military deployments.
William Lawrence offers guidance for choosing a dentist when in a new city. He advises using referrals from an old dentist, local dental associations, employer panels, university town schools, hospitals, or emergency rooms for urgent needs. Avoid walking in unannounced as it signals choosing by availability.
Scene recounts a bridge hand where South misplays a lay down, tests a club finesse, and executes heart and diamond plans. West misdefends by not taking king of diamonds, allowing South to force entry to dummy, but the defense saves the setting trick in a team match.
In the deal you hold AJ4 WKI98 A2 AR Q1054 and after 1C Pass 2D Pass 2D Pass, you, South, should bid three no trump. This indicates a strong hand with primary values in hearts and clubs. Today’s question asks what to do when partner continues to tour clubs, with answer provided Monday.
A reader quiz notes that Lefitia Penn is the oldest American doll, brought from England to Philadelphia by William Penn in 1699. The wooden doll wears a velvet gown like a lady of the English court. The meaning of the name Israel is "God prevails" in Hebrew.
The item presents a crossword style vocabulary list with clues and answers across and down. It includes terms such as Dutch monetary unit, Com of Czechoslovakia, interstice, and many others mixed with obscure abbreviations and potential misspellings, typical of a puzzle page from a newspaper.
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