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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1971
Page
2
The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety reports that small domestic cars fare poorly against larger models in 40 to 50 mph head-on crashes. Belts and restraints failed in many tests, prompting calls for safer belt designs as small cars rise to half of new car sales by 1980.
Industry Week reports a trend toward a four day week with some firms pushing to three or two days for certain operations. Employees are willing to work around the clock to earn five days off, a dynamic likened to beating one’s head against a wall.
The Baytown Sun listed staff and departments with editors Jim Filey Vanderton and Preston Pendergrass, publishing office at 1301 Memorial Drive Baytown Texas, P.O. Box 90 77520. Subscription rates 82 15 a month 25 80 per year.
The page lists a collage of clues covering across and down entries for a holiday word puzzle. It includes references to Christmas terms, religious figures, places, and objects, with many entries paired to form a grid style crossword style challenge.
The piece reports Litton Industries research suggesting microwave ovens with severe leaks may cause eye irritation and cataract-like changes in rabbits. It notes industry pushback, related safety questions, and a broader call for public discussion on long term microwave exposure effects.
Washington report notes the Democratic field narrowing as candidates vie for early leads. Kennedy leads with 29 percent, Muskie follows, Jackson rises, McCarthy wavers, while Lindsay fades and Hughes exits the race. A Baytown reader commends Officer Michael Jordan for aiding a distressed wife.
Oswald and Jacoby analyze a North South bridge hand, noting a potential spade slam but arguing it fails. A club loser exists and the king of spades must be ruffed. two club losers are plausible, so the slam is not a good bet.
In a four player auction West North East South record shows five diamonds by South. South holds the ace of spades and king of hearts. The puzzle asks what to bid with partner showing one ace when five diamonds imply a single ace. The prompt ends with a biblical quote from John 19:35.
In 1295 three Polo brothers return to Venice bearing tales of Cathay. Marco Polo’s later prison memoirs sparked a famed travel book. The Mongol Empire under Kublai Khan reshaped Eurasia with paper money and a vast courier system while China faced Chinese hostility and repeated invasions. The Ming dynasty rose in 1368, ending Mongol rule, as dynastic cycles continued under Manchu conquest in 1644 and later Portuguese trade began in Canton. Next: Christus. Confucius
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