Laying it on the line about Texas pollution policy
Outdoors editor Harv Boughton lambastes public neglect of air and water pollution in Southeast Texas. He questions the Texas Water Pollution Board decisions on dumping in West Bay and criticizes Houston’s role, urging stronger safeguards for estuaries and oyster beds and calling for accountability from elected officials and industry.
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Harv Boughton
The
Houston Post
Texas
Harv
Texas Water Pollution Board
Clear Lake
Lake Houston
Houston Area
West Galveston Bay
Houston
Buffalo Bayou
Ship Channel
Galveston Bay
City of
Galveston-Trinity Bay
State Health Department
West Bay
Tower cited as Texas public servant in Baytown letter
A Baytown letter to the editor endorses Sen. John G. Tower as the more effective public servant for Texas. The writer credits him with leadership in bipartisan efforts to protect the right to work and notes nine of his bills becoming law, including the San Antonio HemisFair and soil and water conservation measures.
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Baytown
Sen
Towex
Senate
San Antonio
State Department
State Departent
Paris
Texas
Buildings Division
Civil Service Commission
Foreign Service
Timbuktu
Mexican
Civil Service
Sen. Pell
Hays
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
John Tower Seen as Experienced Senate Leader in Ads
A Baytown campaign letter lauds Senator John Tower as an effective and veteran spokesman on national and international issues. It emphasizes his role on the Banking and Currency Committee and Armed Services Committee, detailing defense spending and support from independents and Democrats for his reelection.
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Sen. Tower
Washington
Senate Banking and Currency Committee
Senate Armed Services Committee
John Tower
Texas
Sen
John G. Tower
John H. Davis
Baytown
Fulbright Recommends Senate Debate on Asian Doctrine
Senate Foreign Relations Committee chair J William Fulbright urges urgent Senate discussion on the Asian doctrine. He warns sweeping implications may become a national commitment without Senate consent or knowledge.
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Senate
J. William Fulbright
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Sacrifice Was Not In Vain
AL MELINGER recalls a Vietnam veteran’s simple stance on sacrifice and duty amid national debate. The piece contrasts civilian apathy with wartime resolve, noting shifts in propaganda and public will from Pearl Harbor to Vietnam and referencing historical echoes from Lusitania to the Maine.
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AL Melinger
Viet Nam
Houston
States
Europe
Pearl Harbor
Lusitania
George M. Cohan
Spain
Maine
Havana
Harbor
Teddy Roosevelt
Rough Riders
Revelation Passage on Judgment and Resurrection
A scriptural verse from Revelation 20 13 describing the sea giving up the dead and death and hell delivering up the dead for judgment by their works. The text emphasizes universal accountability and divine sentence based on deeds.
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Hell
Powell Affair Rumors Storm Capitol Hill
Drew Pearson reports on Adam Clayton Powell and Corrine Huff with notes that Powell has been absent from home and his congressional duties. The Bimini Bugle of the Bahamas is cited as revealing their meetings on August 12.
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Drew Pearson
Washington
Adam Clayton Powell
Bahamas
Capitol Hill
Harlem
Adam
House of Representatives
Powell
Corrine Huff
Miss Huff
Fimini
Madeleine Huhn
Longtime Baytown Sun masthead and staff list and scattered notes
The Baytown Sun issues page presents editors and staff titles, publication details, and subscription rates, then shifts to a jumble of topics. It reports on a controversial mix including a 1940s style political note about Adam Powell and Buff, a discussion of civil service reform by Rep. Hays, Senate blocks by Sen Pell, and a Potomac River water controversy. The items include references to Powell and Huff, hotel stays, and a debate on transferring civil service personnel amid Washington politics.
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Wayne Hays
Ohio
State Department
Claibore Pell
D-R.t
Hays
Deadwood
Chesapeake Bay
Washington
Fount Vermon
United States
Potomac
Army Engineers
Potomac River
Sen
Byrd
D-Vz
Byrn
Congress
Interior Department
Washington, D.C
Doctor's Mailbag illustrates safe use of drugs
In the mailbag column Dr Wayne Brandstadt answers reader questions on treating low mood with methylphenidate (Ritalin) for adults with normal blood pressure, Banthine variants for abdominal distress, Addison's disease and dark skin coloration, and Orinase's lack of major blood cell effects but possible drops in counts. guidance emphasizes following physician advice and cautious use of medications.
WIN AT BRIDGE Trick Stretcher Works Perfectly
South counted eight top tricks and sought a tenth by careful play in diamonds and clubs. He avoided risky ruffing options and pursued diamond work, leading to a sequence that ended with South leveraging trumps and clubs to exhaust West and secure the contract.
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South
West
Durmmy
East
Hast
Dummy
Bridge bidding puzzle with redouble decision
In a standard auction West opens one club and partner overcalls two clubs, followed by a sequence that ends with West redoubling. South holds A Q N O S T E Y five and Q 3 2 S 8 5 4. With the question asking whether to pass after the redouble or bid again, the solution hinges on the partnership understanding of the two clubs response and the subsequent pass by North and East. The recommended action is to pass after West redoubles and then reassess on the next round.
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West North East
President blocked annexation of Hawaii in 1893
The quiz notes that President Grover Cleveland blocked Hawaii’s annexation in 1893, citing concerns of American collusion. It presents a factual, concise prompt about presidential decision on Hawaii’s state status.
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Hawaii
United States
Grover Cleveland
Try Your Word Power NEA Feature
A word puzzle entry listing various clues and partial answers across many categories. Includes hints for geographic, scientific, botanical, and linguistic terms, with cross references and abbreviations, reflecting a crosswords style challenge from the NEA feature.
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