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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 01, 1969
Page
5
The Garden Club of Houston hosts its 10th annual Christmas show at the Museum of Fine Arts in Masterson Junior Gallery from Dec 3 to Dec 31. The 1969 themed event features eight displays in the Junior Gallery and two elsewhere, with world holiday celebrations expected to draw over 45 000 visitors.
Three University of Arizona scientists report Saturn’s rings consist of blocks of ammonia ice observed at a Santa Catalina Mountains observatory. Infrared reflection spectrum identified 10 to 29 inch thick and about 10 inch wide ice blocks, with possible ordinary ice present. Ice temp estimated near 330 degrees below zero, aiding NASA planning for unmanned missions past Jupiter Neptune and possibly Pluto in 1976 79.
Massachusetts General Hospital doctors report a 10 hour operation that separated Siamese twins Maureen Ann and Marie Elizabeth Kobierski of Danvers. The girls shared a lower intestinal tract, circulatory system, livers, and bladders, with an extensive join from chest to pelvis. Surgeons rearranged organs, used plastic to cover abdominal openings, and expect them to grow normally.
The text mentions James Garfield as a minister and occasional preacher for the Disciples of Christ during his college presidency. It notes Schleiden and Schwann's cell theory and claims the exact birth date of Christ is unknown, while noting December 25 as a celebration of Jesus Christ's birth. It also references the extinct elephant bird as the world’s largest bird.
Swaziland's Cabinet approves a transition from the imperial to the metric system. The shift will occur over four to five years, aligning with Britain and South Africa, its main markets, as crabs may trade claws for legs under new measures.
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