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Newspaper
Brownfield News
Location
Brownfield, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 29, 1968
Page
4
Brownfield Texas weekly issue listing publisher editor staff and advertising rates. Details include subscription prices for carriers and mail, and department lines for news and society circulation.
The Democratic Convention abandoned the unit rule in a tight roll call, prompting questions about its impact on Texas politics. Gov. Connally and the Texas delegation faced stiff opposition though they retained most support. The move signals shifts for primaries and party power, with a September Texas state convention likely to test new alignments.
Raymond Moley suggests a party game using presidential and vice presidential histories. Players match presidents with their running mates and explore outcomes, including assassinations and resignations, highlighting the fleeting fame of many who stood just one heart beat from the presidency.
A mother recalls a school incident as her third grader is asked about two boys who threw a girl. An 11 year old girl comments on a bumpy ride. A party guest notes someone being plastered. Dr Winters jokes about religion. A psychologist’s son draws on wet pavement and a spouse cites hypocrisy over parenting. The husband responds that he has always dealt with the abstract and now faces the concrete.
A tax primer explains that under Texas community property law each spouse’s basis is reset at death. It uses a 1000 acre ranch bought in 1920 for 1000 as example, showing how heirs receive half and tax implications of later sale. It discusses oil discovery, estate taxes, and the impact of withholding exemptions when married couples file.
Two Texans are named among five top administrative aides on Capitol Hill by Washingtonians magazine. Ken Towery, aide to Sen. John Tower, and Celia Hare Martin, aide to Rep. Eligio de la Garza, are highlighted alongside aides for Sen. Gaylord Nelson and Reps. Richard Holling and Florence P. Dwyer. Towery, a former Cuero Record editor and Pulitzer winner, discusses his path from journalism to government. Martin, native of Michigan, long served in Texas and Valleys projects, praised for knowing local needs and aiding de la Garza in many reclamation issues.
The Dawes plan for World War I reparations was signed in London on August 30, 1924. The timeline lists key events including Germany declaring war on Poland in 1939 and the first professional football game in 1895.
A collage of reader questions and witty remarks on politics Nixon Johnson Agnew and global affairs. Jokes touch on Egypt U S relations labor strikes breakfast aboard Russian airliners and smoking health claims. The tone is satirical and conversational.
In Chicago the Democratic National Convention shows a loud but irrelevant protest scene led by Sen. Eugene McCarthy. Pro-draft activists and leftist intellectuals rail against Vietnam as a crisis, while France and Czechoslovakia events reveal broader failures in their judgments and rhetoric.
Political observers compare 1968 to 1948 with Democrats stressing sharp attacks on Dixie conservatives and Nixon seeking moderation. Nixon faces pressure from Vietnam policy while Gallup and Harris show defections and a nation leaning toward Wallace or Nixon. The piece notes modern TV driven conventions and warns of party damage from internal dissent.
Puzzle item hints include pampered and phrase to be it. The playful clue set suggests a solution themed around comfort and self care with a light wordplay twist.
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