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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 2016
Page
4
A Christmas era Sun editorial reprint affirms Santa Claus exists with faith, poetry, and love cited as enduring truths. A second, personal reminiscence by Bert Marshall recalls frigid winters, icy rescues, and wartime turbines, contrasting with forecasts of a mild 70 degree Christmas.
A reader argues for state control over electoral policy and against a universal system. The letter contends one size fits all risks GDP, culture, and productivity, and warns against dictating rural lives by urban perspectives. It notes electors are allocated every ten years to reflect state populations.
On this date events include Maryland ceding land for the capital forming the District of Columbia, the Troy Sentinel publishing a version of Twas the Night Before Christmas now linked to Clement C Moore, FDR restoring civil rights for WWI opponents, and the Pueblo crew’s release by North Korea. Thought by Willa Cather reflects on memory over admiration.
A reader reports Paul Berlin remains active in radio, hosting Saturdays 6 to 8 p.m. on 700 AM KSEV and broadcasting from his home near FM 1960. The note recalls Berlin’s long career including KILT in the 1960s and bringing the Beatles to Sam Houston Coliseum, while also noting recent passes and career moves of Houston broadcasters Jay and Jolly, Lee Jolly, and others.
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