Democrats Likely To Stay In Driver's Seat In Congress
Editorial argues Democrats will remain the majority in both House and Senate unless major issues spark voter dissatisfaction. Cites University of Michigan study showing strong party loyalty among voters and low awareness of representatives and party control. Finds many voters can’t name current majority or their own representative.
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Senate
University of Michigan Survey Research Center
Congress
Texas water play deaths reach 214 for 1966 Labor Day weekend
Texas Parks and Wildlife reports 214 deaths over the Labor Day weekend, including 11 drownings, 6 boating mishaps, and 3 fishing deaths. Notable incidents involve a Fort Worth man towing a disabled boat and a Dumas man retrieving a minnow bucket. Young victims include a 14 year old Amarillo newsboy and a 13 year old from Dalles.
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Texas
Texas Parks and Wildlife Department
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Bay City
Colorado River
Panhandle
Brazos River
Amarillo
Dalles
Farmers Seek Parity as Jobs in Town Attract Labor
Secretary Orville Freeman told a Halfway Texas field day that farmers move to towns for better pay as parity payments fade. He noted dairy farmers and milk cows have declined faster than normal, urging full parity by 1970 to keep farming viable and close the income gap with non-farmers.
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Orville Freeman
High Plains Research Foundation
Plainview
Texas
Freeman
4*Search Foundation
McKinney
Grove Creek
Trinity River
Try Your Word Power NEA Feature
The puzzle lists a word power themed NEA feature with clues across and down. It includes numerous short definitions like Snow runner mass of ice and winter vehicle and Swan gens, Exposed, Sweet liquids, Church passageways, Shakespearean character, and more.
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Piper's Son
Old-Timer on railroads and window washers in strike era
The piece notes boredom between vacations and jokes about railroads running wheels and the Chattanooga era. It reveals a neighborhood status seeker boasting relatives in high places, who are actually window washers during the strike.
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Chattanooga
Food List Shrinks As Doctors Name Safe Edibles
Henry McLemore reports a wave of medical cautions on common foods with claims of harm. He quotes doctors from varied places noting okra and carrots as debated items while praising certain foods like glazed carrots for their perceived benefits and cautioning against pickled pigs feet and the risks of pig feet with champagne on speech.
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Henry McLemore
New York
Banff
Bucharest
Hong Kong
Hutchinson
Mississippi
Purge of Chinese Professors Reported by Jack Anderson
Washington dispatch reports a massive party led purge in China with victims not liquidated but facing death by action or humiliation. Lu Ping of Peking University allegedly toils as a common coolie while other university chiefs are reassigned to menial labor. Professors parade with signs declaring antiparty intellectuals.
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China
Lu Ping
Peking University
Chiaotang
Chungking
Lanchow
Wuhan
Yunnan
Cartier
Texas Newspaper Representatives, Inc
Associated Press
Ofgie
Rersta
Aless
Baytown Sun column and notices recap
A Baytown Sun feature lists staff and office details, then continues with a sprawling, unsigned column spanning critique of Medicare Blue Cross coverage, Congresswoman Martha Griffiths on EEOC actions, atomic power comments by Klaus Fuchs, and NRA lobbying letters. The piece intertwines policy debates with public notices and opinion notes, reflecting mid 20th century press tone.
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Klaus Fuchs
England
East Germany
National Rifle Association
Congress
Internal Revenue
The
Life Association
Deadly Ignorance Learnings From A Mother’s Tragic Error
An article warns of suffocation risk when left in a car. It details steps to revive unconscious children, including checks for breathing, artificial respiration, clearing obstructions, and cautious chest compressions. It notes brain damage after seven minutes without oxygen and cautions against prolonged resuscitation.
Biblical verse proclamation
A religious message quotes Revelation 1 3 urging readers to heed and keep the prophecy for the time is near. The brief note emphasizes scripture as guidance and warning for the present generation.
Win at Bridge Hard to Lose But South Did
In a bridge hand from Oswald and James Jacoby, both players overbid. South, with a minimal opening, still reached a game after clever defense and trumps. A sequence of finesses and discards led to South going down despite favorable odds, as West and East coordinated to thwart the plan.
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North
West
East
Bidding puzzle leads to bold double after spade cue
In a bridge bidding drill, South opens with two spades after a Li Dble sequence. West overcalls three hearts, East bids four hearts, the pass reaches partner who doubles. The prompt asks the right action for North, with tomorrow promising the answer.
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West
East
Easter Sunday Aligns Across Christian Churches in 1966
The 1966 Lenten season coincided with Easter for Western and Eastern Christendom as both celebrated Easter on April 10. The Rock of Gibraltar was captured by the British in 1704 during the War of the Spanish Succession.
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Rock of Gibraltar
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