Editorial Questions Bumper Harvest Causes Mixed Rejoicing
The piece notes a bumper grain harvest raising fears of falling prices and higher government support costs. It critiques farm policy, praises American agricultural ingenuity, and urges a better approach to balance producer and consumer interests. It also forecasts track records at the Mexico City Olympics due to high altitude effects.
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Agriculture Department
Johnson
Sprint Records
Mexico City
John B. West
Ethiopia
Endorsements Urge Re-Election for Walmsley Alford and Pattinson
A Baytown Sun letter urges voters to reelect Walmsley, Alford, and Pattinson to the school board, citing progress on a 7.776 million bond program and ongoing projects including air conditioning, classrooms, libraries, a stadium, and district improvements plus strong student achievements and better communications. Another letter defends a Baytown film screening, praising a off-duty officer who showed a film on communist influence and condemns subversion in schools and nationwide.
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Esiter
The
Sun
Walmsley
Alford
Parkinson
Walmsley, Alford and Pattinson
Baytown Sun Letters Warn of Communist Influence
Lincoln W Swift cites alleged communist influence in education media and religious groups, listing organizations like The League of Women Voters and Civil Rights Congress. He questions the paper's stance on a film about communism, asserting widespread activity across government schools and churches. The editor notes no objection to the film or its showing by a police officer.
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the Sun
Baytown
U.S
Baytown Sun
Arkansas
J. Edgar Hoover
FBI
World Federation of Democratic Youth
International Union of Students
World Federation of Democratic Women
International Organization of Democratic Journalists
International Association of Democratic Lawyers
Allied Labor News Service
Federated Press and Labor Research Association
Jefferson School of Social Science
New York
Labor School
San Francisco
Calif
League of Women -Voters
Civil Rights Congress
Methodist Federation For Social Action
Lincoln W
The
Beulah Mae Jackson and Others Named in Record
Fragmentary names Che Raytorm Sun John Wadley Beulah Mae Jackson Paul Putman Ann B Pritchett appear in a local notice or obituary snippet listing individuals connected to a civil matter or community record. The text lacks dates or actions but preserves several named persons and two initials likely indicating relatives or beneficiaries.
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John Wadley
Beulah Mae Jackson
Paul Putman
Ann B. Pritchett
Heredity and Treatment Insights for Psoriasis
Dr Brandstadt notes psoriasis is not contagious though heredity can play a role. Bath as needed aids cleanliness but avoid over bathing. Severe cases may use methotrexate under supervision in hospital. Narcolepsy diagnosis relies on symptoms with no cure. naps and prescribed amphetamine may reduce attacks.
Today in History highlightsSept 27 1968 to 1940s events
The Associated Press notes events on September 27 across years. Key items include the 1964 Warren Commission report that Oswald acted alone in Kennedy's assassination, John Adams’ 1778 peace treaty negotiations, the 1915 Arctic liner disaster, Grover Cleveland's amnesty proclamation, and a 1948 arrest for smoking on Fifth Avenue.
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Associated Press
Warren Commission
John F. Kennedy
Lee Harvey Oswald
John Adams
Britain
Arctic
Grover Cleveland
Fifth Avenue
New York
militants seek to sabotage national election in November
Washington dispatch warns that young militants who disrupted Chicago aim to disrupt the November election by protests and intimidation at big city precincts. They target swing states to defeat Humphrey, plan campus turmoil and inauguration demonstrations, aligning with international antiwar action and Hanoi backed Viet Cong messages.
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Jack Anderson
Washington
America
Red Guards
Chicago
Hubert Humphrey
New York
California
New Jersey
Massachusetts
Michigan
Pennsylvania
Humphrey
Castro
Cuba
Mao
China
Vietnam
Democratic Party
Columbia
Harvard
Columbia University
Harvard University
Hanoi
Saigon
Viet Cong
Students For A Democratic Society
SDS
U.S
South Vietnam
Czechoslovakia
Ho Chi Minh
West
Presidential election outlook and poll reliability
The piece surveys polling accuracy, recalls the Dewey-Truman surprise, and predicts Nixon’s possible victory. It argues polls may mislead, notes Wallace’s limited impact, and stresses that only Congress and the President together can enact major changes in the U.S. political system.
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Preston Pendergrass
IMS
Dewey
Truman
Chicago Tribune
Tom Dewey
New York
Replica Elizabethan theater at a Washington library
A reader quiz notes that a replica Elizabethan theater exists at the Folger Shakespeare Library in Washington, with a follow up about how many states contain matter in four forms solid liquid gas and plasma described as a dense cloud of ions and electrons.
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United States
Folger Shakespeare Library
Washington
Greedy bids end in seven spades on one hand
Bridge tips discuss a South-North clash where a spade opening prompts a four notrump and a seven no trump bid led by North. The tale contrasts North and partner Gail Moss, highlighting the grand slam concept of assessing trump quality and the risks of overreaching.
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South
North
East
Mike
Gail Moss
Gail
Ely Culbertson
Bridge puzzle: partner shows two aces after five hearts response
In a V CARD Senseae auction the bidding sequence ends with South's four and partner's five hearts showing two aces. The question asks the proper play after partner reveals two aces and what contract to pursue, with the promised answer tomorrow.
Enrich Your Vocabulary NEA Feature
Enrich Your Vocabulary NEA feature presents a crossword style list with clues and mixed terms including mythic figures, ship names, dynasties, and various nouns. The puzzle blends ancient and modern words, inviting solvers to match definitions to listed hints across a themed vocabulary exercise.
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Johnella Foynton
Advertising Department
Dwight Moody
Corrie Laughlin
Texas
Baytown Sun, Inc
Memorial Drive
P.O. Box
Texas Newspaper Representatives, Inc
W G. Brandstadt
M.D
Nixon
Dick Nixon
George Wallace
House of Representatives
Wallace
American Party
Congress
Oswald and
James Jacoby
Ivanhoe
Richard T
Isaac
Texas Fort
Walter Scott
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