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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 10, 1964
Page
10
Editorial argues twenty seven billion dollars funds crime control each year, many public services rely on that money. It cites FBI estimates and crime growth outpacing population, calling for better equipped and financed law enforcement and coordinated national strategy to reverse the escalating toll. It notes widespread impact from towns to metropolises and urges immediate action.
A reflection on free expression for the press in America, citing Jefferson and Truman. The piece discusses enduring clashes between media and politics, noting past critiques from Roosevelt insiders and the public’s right to criticize while urging editors to endure scrutiny.
A fragment from Bennett Cerf uses a cigarette factory joke about secret formula and conveyor belts to lampoon corporate antics. It then shifts to a Dos Passos quote about Brazil and a divine boast of its natural riches and people. The piece blends humor with cultural commentary in a brief excerpt.
Beulah Mae Jackson, Robert K. Gilmore, Bill Hartman, and editors manage the Baytown Sun operations. The paper lists staff roles including editor and publisher, general manager, managing editor, office manager, circulation director, and promotion manager with John Wadley and Paul Putman among leaders. Subscription rates show 145 dollars per month or 17.40 per year.
Fulton Lewis reports on U S policy reviews as Republicans press to cut aid to Gamal Abdel Nasser amid charges of using American commodities to fund Middle East ventures. The debate features Rep. Bolton, Rep. Cooley, Rep. Roosevelt, and others advocating or resisting changes, with House divisions over the Roosevelt substitute and Bolton amendment. The piece notes Egypt's arms receipts and Soviet bloc ties, plus ongoing Radio Cairo prophecies.
A mixed grab bag of questions and trivia includes: the Troubadours, the author of a famed religious allegory written in prison, the “Great Compromiser,” Henryk Sienkiewicz and his best work, and a line from a famous poem. Also notes on birthdays, a Viking Norway feature, Watch Your Language, and a jail game.
Washington report by Drew Pearson details the ongoing confrontation over reapportionment and the Supreme Court, pitting Pat Douglas and Everett Dirksen from Illinois. Douglas argues for fair districting and urban representation while Dirksen urges restraint on court packing.
Babson argues the U S dollar nears irredeemability as coin shortages bite and silver certificates fade. He cites Civil War greenbacks, Gresham's law, and past specie suspensions, warning parallel risks today and urging readers to consider gold prices and policy responses.
East dealer North South vulnerable. Bidding leads to five diamonds as final contract after a sequence including a pre emptive bid and double. West leads queen of spades. proper play ducks to win and ruff, then declarer should protect the eleven potential tricks by careful line. The article discusses plan, mistakes, and how dummy and South decisions affect the outcome.
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