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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 23, 1971
Page
2
The government and gas industry back coal gasification to convert coal into methane and pipeline gas. With coal reserves far exceeding oil and gas, U.S. supplies could cover demand for over 400 years, while multiproduct plants would also manufacture synthetic crude oil, sulfur, and char.
In Palo Dura Canyon near Canyon Texas the Panhandle Historical Society and West Texas State University stage a July Fourth outdoor pageant called sexas. A largely collegiate cast performs a musical romance with striking stage effects including a thunderstorm and a crimson prairie fire ballet. The cast thanks the audience as they depart, embodying West Texas hospitality.
Two congressmen complained in secret session that IRS audits targeted their tax returns while the House Public Buildings subcommittee delayed approving a Detroit data processing center for the IRS. Chairman Ken Gray alleged pressure and insinuations from investigators, though the panel later approved the project.
Reader questions if heating polyunsaturated oils in ordinary cooking is harmful. Dr. Lamb replies that heating does not make oils dangerous and cites Ancel Keys and the Inter-Society Commission on Heart Disease supporting limited fat and polyunsaturated fat guidance. He urges balanced diet, reduced overall fat, and practical cooking tips.
In a tiger game West opens with a654 and East holds the tiger hand as South oddly bids 3NT after a double. South then leads clubs to dummy and a diamond finesse, while East discards three times. The defense blocks South’s run, and South makes the last two tricks on an end play despite East’s king diamond.
In a bridge auction the example shows South holding a strong hand and partner over one club with one heart. The question asks what to bid after partner's one heart over your one club instead of a direct response.
Puzzle fragment list with mismatched clues and numbered hints. Reads like a crossword style teaser with partial terms and disconnected entries. No coherent event or person emerges from the readable lines.
A lengthy column discusses a surge in bank robberies, calling it an epidemic as FBI and police note rising amateur schemes fueled by narcotics. It cites Frank Beniak as a captured robber, details protective measures, bail rates, and the high costs to banks and customers, with references to Washington and Nixon era crime policy.
The Baytown Sun lists editors and managers including Fred Hartman John Wadley Ann B. Pritchett Paul Palian Dwight Moody and Leon Brown. The paper operates from 1301 Memorial Drive Baytown Texas with mail subscription rates and filing as a second class matter. It is published afternoons Monday through Friday and Sundays and is a member of the Associated Press.
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