Harris County Girds For Pollution Battle
Editorial notes that Houston and Harris County plan a major push against air and water pollution with a 4 p.m. Monday meeting led by Mayor Louie Welch. Participants include Harris County Commissioners Court, Houston Chamber officials, the Texas Air and Water Resources Foundation, and the County Medical Society as consultants. The piece warns time is short as federal deadlines loom and Baytown bays suffer fish kills and odors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Houston
Harris County
Louie Welch
Houston City Council
Harris County Commissioners Court
Gail Whitcomb
Houston Chamber of Commerce
Texas Air and Water Resources Foundation
Precinct 2
Baytown
Welch
Even Space Flight Goes Fully Automated
The Gemini as astronauts Gordon and Conrad show space travel largely on automatic pilot with the final splashdown guided by onboard systems. Observers praise the landing as possibly the most perfect yet, while contrasting American openness with Soviet secrecy and noting their progress nudges the moon closer to Bay town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard Gordon
Charles Conrad
U.S
Soviet Russia
Baytown
Tony Campos Delivers Notable Kiwanis Club Talk
Baytown resident Tony Campos, WWII veteran and Boy Scout alumnus, spoke at the Kiwanis luncheon commemorating Mexico's 151st independence anniversary. He credited Kiwanis with helping the Boy Scout troop he joined over two decades ago and urged continued support for Latin American education to prepare future citizens. The Baytown Sun highlights Campos career from Scout days to present achievements.
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Tony Campos
Baytown
Kiwanis Club
Mexico
Young Campos
Tony
Campos
Boytown Sun
Sun
LBJ Sets New Pen Record By Henry McLemore
New York Democratic leaders claim a world record for President Lyndon Johnson after a bill signing ceremony in which he shook hands and handed out fountain pens at about 60 a minute. They say the feat surpasses the prior mark of 58 set by James Madison and witnessed by large TV audiences.
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New York
Lyndon Johnson
James Madison
White House
Johnson
President Johnson in action sparks talk of a world record
Side Glances recalls Johnson’s rapid arm motions as he reaches for a world record, with Nixon comparisons and historians debating the validity. Dr Homer Phlad questions the feat, noting pen type and breeze effects, while Mrs Johnson serves as timekeeper amid controversy and fallout.
Baby born aboard New York bound jet sets records
A U S Army sergeant's wife delivered a six pound daughter aboard a Pan American Airways charter jet over the Atlantic on a makeshift bed in the forward cabin. The plane returned to Shannon Airport and the baby, a premature newborn, awaits in New York with Sgt. McNamer.
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Assocta
Shannon
Ireland
U.S. Army
Atlantic
Nick Muller
Pan American Airways
Martin McNamer
Sgt. McNamer
New York
Bible Verse About Guidance and Sustaining Blessings
A biblical verse highlights divine guidance and sustenance, promising continual support during drought. It compares the honored person to a watered garden and a spring of water whose waters fail not, emphasizing nourishment and vitality.
Met Opera Debut Marks Racial Unity Moment
In New York the Metropolitan Opera House opens with Leontyne Price as Cleopatra, signaling musical history and racial and international understanding. Laurel Mississippi, home to the White Knights of the Ku Klux Klan, is noted as the birthplace of Price, whose star role headlines the opening.
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Drew Pearson
New York
Metropolitan
Mississippi
Chisim Plantation
Laurel
Cleopatra
Met
White Knights
Ku Klux Klan
Bigotry
Leontyne Price
Metropolitan Opera House
West Germany
Munich
Frankfurt
Hamburg
Coltogne
Erich Mende
Henri Nanne
der Stern
Atlantic
Met Opera Gift Ties Germany Italy to New York
The piece notes German and Austrian contributions to the Metropolitan Opera House in New York after wartime devastation. It highlights Rockefeller family fundraising leadership, political stakes for Gov Rockefeller, and Roosevelt connections shaping Latin America policy and liberal party dynamics. Leontyne Price and Miss Price discuss Cleopatra preparation and roots in Mississippi backing the Met purchase.
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Germany
Austria
Metropolitan Opera House
New York
Rockefellers
John D. Rockefeller
Standard Oil Millions
Met
Welson
Rockefeller
Roosevelt
Franklin D., Jr
Fdr, Sr
Nelson Rockefeller
Nelson
Harry Hopkins
FDR
WPA
Latin America
Hint
Nixon
John F. Kennedy
Jimmy
Fdr Jr
Tammany
Franklin
Baytown Sun masthead and staff credits
The Baytown Sun published afternoons and Sundays at 1301 Memorial Drive Baytown Texas with staff including Fred Hartman Jemes Hale Reston Pendergrass Beulah Mae Tackson Bul Hartman Ann B Pritchett and editors publishers and managers listed. Subscription rates shown and postal details indicate second class matter status and national representation by Texas Newspaper Representatives Inc.
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Fred Hartman
Jemes H. Hale
Reston Pendergrass
Beulah Mae Tackson Bul Hartman
Ann B. Pritchett
Ady
John Yyadhey
Paul Putman - Corrie Laughlin
Baytown
Texas
Baytown Sun, Inc
Memorial Drive
P.O. Box
Texas Newspaper Representatives, Inc
Associated Press
Hewa
Gold Rush Draws Creatures of 1850 San Francisco
In July 1850 five hundred ships lay deserted in San Francisco harbor as crews joined the gold rush, while about 80,000 men gathered along the coast. Half traveled overland. the rest reached by sea. Only 8 percent of California's population were women, and in the mining region women accounted for two percent.
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San Francisco
California
Treasury cuts two dollar bills amid budget push
Barbs by Walter C. Parkes note a Treasury release predicting the end of two-dollar bills as a budget move. The column quips that quick shooters will hit bank accounts, implying financial tightening and caution for readers.
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Treasury Department
Safety Play Turns Unsafety In Bridge Lesson
A bridge column describes how a so called safety play can backfire. South exploits trump leads to force East to relinquish his guard, while the witness to the hand shows how misdirection and overthinking can mislead an expert into a flawed plan. The article emphasizes precision and caution in interpreting unseen trumps.
South's perilous safety play in bridge ruff risk
The passage discusses a dangerous defensive play in a bridge deal. South risks exposure to multiple problems by guarding against one distribution. Even if West held all missing trumps, the plan could fail if East possessed the ace of clubs, as West would lead a club to his partner and still secure the diamond ruff.
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South
East
West
Eiffel's Endeavors and Bridge Builder Engineer
Alexandre Gustave Eiffel, famed for the Eiffel Tower, was a bridge builder at heart. He also designed the Statue of Liberty’s inner structure and studied air motion effects on aircraft late in life, Britannica notes.
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Eiffel
Alexandre Gustave Eiffel
Eiffel Tower
Encyclopaedia Britannica
Try Your Word Power NEA Feature Across 3
Across three common garden miles and other clues the puzzle lists many word power prompts. From palatable to regal to piano like patterns the list mixes definitions and partial hints for a large word game.
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Madison
Homer Phlad
Phiud
Boll Isale
Veel
Nancibet Riffe Williams
Danville
American Institute of Interior Designers
London
Cleveland, Ohio
Corrado Bordonali
Cleveland
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Ayara
Washington
U.S Mexican
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Darien
Panama Canal
Colombia
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Pope Alexander VI
Rodrigo Borgia
Caesar
Lucrezia Borgia Newspaper Enterprise Association
Opera House
Lehmbrick
Austin
Vienna Opera House
Italy
Milan
Leontyne
Chisholm
Juilliard Music School
Waon
Es Daily
Neas Inc
Che Baytomn Sun
Encyshepeedia Britannica
Walter C. Parkes
Oswald
James Jacoby
Newspaper Enterprise Assn
Hatigits
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