Waggoner Carr Best for Texas in Senate Race
Editorial argues Texas should back Waggoner Carr over Sen. Tower for the U.S. Senate. It credits Carr from Lubbock as an effective leader, highlighting his rise from local politics to Speaker of the Texas House and then Attorney General. It labels Tower as ineffective and says Carr would better serve Texas in Washington.
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Texas
U.S
John Tower
Waggoner Carr
Tower
Bill Blakley
Blakley
Carr
Lubbock
Democratic Party
Ralph Yarborough
Atty. Gen
Senate
Sen
Everett Dirksen
Robert Taft
Dirksen
Taft
Washington
House of Representatives
Sen. Tower
Baytown Fans Shine At Oiler Night At Rice Stadium
Baytown delegates and 500 Baytown residents joined 31,268 fans for Baytown Night during the Houston Oilers game at Rice Stadium. Don Klosterman praised the Robert E. Lee band and Brigadiers for a tremendous halftime show amid rain.
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Don Klosterman
Houston Oiler
Robert E. Lee
Brigardiers
Oiler-Oakland
Rice Stadium
Baytown
Oiler
Shirley Hamner
Charles Forque
Oilers
Klosterman
Anvil Shoot Revival at Scottsboro Indian Festival
A generation’s lapse ended at Ta-Co-Bet near Scottsboro Alabama where William Harrison of Huntsville revived the ancient anvil shoot. The two anvils loaded with gunpowder created a thunderous salute to both Indian and white festival-goers as Delser Hicks continues Ta-Co-Rei’s development as a memorial site.
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Alabama
Georgia
Tennessee
Scottsboro
Ala
Tennessee River
Ta - Co - Rei
Delser Hicks
Harrison
Anvil Shot Tale Tells of Moonshiner and Shot Legend
A fragmented tale recounts a moonshiner near a mountain still who heard a distant deafening blast at five in the morning. Fearing revenuer activity, he hid his setup, resumed cooking seecwash, and later learned the noise was an anvil shoot summoning locals to share bread. The piece closes with a biblical verse from Revelation 12 11.
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Ol’ Jed
Carolina
Virginia
You Need 3 Status Symbols You Need 3 Status Symbols
Henry 3 writes in amused personal essay form about American desire for status symbols. He recounts converting a game room to a laundry room and choosing a color television as a new symbol, noting the vivid on screen colors and comic observations of Ed Sullivan and TV programs.
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Henry
New York
America
Gilligan's Island
Ed Sullivan
New York Graphic
Dodd Squelches Probe of TV Crime on NBC
Washington column notes Sen. Tom Dodd shielded NBC from a Juvenile Delinquency Committee probe into televised violence. Internal memos from 1961 cite rising crime themed programs and millions of child viewers, urging identification of network executives behind program choices while warning NBC public relations would fight to preserve the status quo.
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Dodd
NBC
Washington
Metromedia
Tom Dodd
D-Conn
Senate
Church
America
Sen. Dodd
Paul L. Laskin
Carl L. Perian
Laskin
Perian
ABC
CBS
Baytown Sun masthead and publishing notes
Editor and Publisher and staff roles listed along with advertising department heads. Publication details state Baytown Sun is published afternoons Monday through Friday and Sundays at 1801 Memorial Drive Baytown Texas with postal entry as second class matter. Subscription rates and circulation options are noted along with representative agencies and Associated Press rights.
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John Wadley
Paul Putman
Corrie Laughlin
Beytown
Texas
Texas Newspaper Representatives, Inc
Associated Press
Modern electronic devices in medicine described
The article explains how devices like the electrocardiograph, electroencephalograph, short wave diathermy, electric cautery, cystoscope with cautery tip, and the endoradiosonde radio pill aid medical diagnosis and treatment. It notes the ECG's limits in predicting heart attacks and previews further devices to be described.
The Best Jokes of All Time and How I Tell Them
Review of George Q. Lewis and Mark Wachs book offering 2 500 jokes arranged in 130 categories with memory joggers and delivery tips. Describes panels of star jokes and shorties, with beatnik example and visual cues to aid recall.
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George Q. Lewis
Mark Wachs
New York
Hawthorne Books, Inc
Mary VW
Brown
Shorties
Asell
Wrong Card Is Pulled Purposely In Hawaii Bridge Tale
Oswald and James Jacoby recount a WWII era bridge game in Hawaii. Howie Babbit, a clever dummy, makes a dramatic defense shift that defeats a four heart contract. The tale notes East and West misread the situation as Babbit’s queen of trumps clinches the hand.
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Oswald
Hawaii
Howard Babbit
Howie
Pacific Club
Jim
Declarer
West
East
South
Mr. Babbit
Queen of Trumps and Make the Game Contract.” Oswald
Bridge bidding puzzle: four spades or five hearts clash
In a CAD Rec Q scene the bidding starts with West North East South with double and a sequence. You hold hearts and clubs ace queen and spades. You bid four spades, West and North pass, East responds five hearts. Decide the best action and provide the answer tomorrow.
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West North East South
West
North Pass
Marriage Sparks Public Feud Over Nightlife Etiquette
A justice-of-the-peace marriage sparks a lifelong struggle as the couple battles over social conduct. The line between celebration and conflict leads friends to withdraw as tensions grow.
Try Your Word Power NEA Feature
NEA feature puzzle list listing clues and answers across categories. Includes terms like Tamarisk, Solitary, Epithet, and Latin pronouns with cross references and wordplay prompts.
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Tennessee Hills
Admiral Peary
North Pole
Pole
Matthew Henson
John F. Kennedy
Arlington National Cemetery
William Howard Taft
National Shrine
Newspaper Enterprise Association
Campangni Trail
White House
Wilbur Schramm
Che
Sistant
Fred Hartman
James H. Hale
Preston Pendergrass
Beulah Mae Jackson
Bill Hartman
Ann B. Pritchett
Electronics
Wayne G. Brandstadt
M.D. Newspaper Enterprise Assn
James Jacoby
Newspaper Enterprise Assn
North
Walter C. Parkes
Daves
Athena
Smail Valley
BEC
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Copenhagen
Landid
BSP Hibe Assn
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