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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 23, 1963
Page
6
The market closes summer on record highs with the Dow Jones at 743.60 and the S and P 500 above 73, while bulls credit tax hopes and rising earnings. Observers warn of fall risks as Congress policy, consumer spending, and Cold War thaw influence defense demand, keeping investors cautious about the next several months.
Report from Washington details Harry S. Truman's prompt acceptance to serve on America's Conscience Fund to aid Birmingham bombing rebuilding. Rev John H. Cross recounts tense reactions and FBI scrutiny. fund includes Luther Hodges and Orville Freeman among trustees.
Oilmen from large and small Texas outfits gather at the Royston convention to discuss issues in the industry. Clyde Tomlinson of Longview will deliver the opening presidential report as delegates hear from leaders in marketing, rail regulation, and government policy amid a push to address market demand and proration.
Across clues mix misspellings and garbled phrases. readable items include Sounder Oriental nurse and Russ mountain range and several numbered entries. The list shows many letters and terms partially garbled, suggesting puzzle errors or OCR corruption with clues like Large snake and Anesthetic and French river mixed in.
A mixed page features a quiz on printing hectographs and the Hermit Kingdom, plus a date note on Octavian, and a spot of fame guessing the name of a castle off Lake Geneva near Vevey. It hints at Savoy fortress history and Geneva’s past.
A quiz item recalls a fortress where a captive was confined for six years ending in 1536 when Ge ne ves e and Bernese seized the fortress, freeing him. The incident inspired a room by Lord Byron, asking for the castle name and noting others like a 1972 to 1886 church state conflict and a birthday list.
Barry Goldwater quotes Admiral George W Anderson criticizing Pentagon trends toward civilian control and eroding military confidence. He cites aging Navy, shrinking shipping, and procurement policy shifts risking U.S. security and weapon design practices. The piece notes Anderson’s retirement as a naval chief and ambassadorship to Portugal while warning of waning trust between civilian and military echelons.
A brief scripture citation notes that whosoever believeth on him shall not be ashamed, reflecting a Christian teaching from Romans 19 31.
Rep Henry Gonzalez of San Antonio, the first Texan of Mexican descent in Congress, voices support for federal job training and improved labor protections while opposing the bracero program. He cites census data on Spanish surnamed Texans and notes Latin workers face low wages, high unemployment, and limited state protections.
In a four year battle led by Edward J. McCormack Jr and strong Boston press pressure, Massachusetts passed a bill ending the colonial practice of placing defendants in cages during trial. The move, aimed at ending a long discriminatory symbol, follows a 1953 law and recalls Sacco and Vanzetti era images.
In a 1955 California two pair championship deal South and North reached six hearts after a 3NT Pass Pass 4NT sequence. West Meyer Schleifer opened diamonds, leading queen. Declarer won with king and led ace of spades. Schleifer returned king, letting declarer down one. If Schleifer had played low on the ace spade, the slam would likely succeed by cycling trumps and ruffing diamonds, but the defense misled.
The Baytown Sun, Inc. publishes afternoons Monday through Friday and Sundays from Pearce and Ashto in Baytown Texas with a staff list including Fred Hartman James H Hale Preston Pendergrass Beulah Maz Jackson Robert K Gilmore John Wadley Paul Putman Corrie Laughlin and a National Manager Retail Manager published in Baytown Texas with P.O. Box 48
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