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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 20, 1972
Page
16
Did you know Pluto, once listed as the ninth planet, was associated with Clyde Tombaugh who in 1930 identified it as a world orbiting beyond Neptune. The note references its discovery by Tombaugh and later reclassification in planetary status.
Denver AP reports a split among officials over a proposed National Institute of Justice. Charles Rhyne argues for strong federal support to modernize courts and corrections, while Jerris Leonard criticizes a centralized system and warns against top‑down controls.
Cape Kennedy reports Apollo 17 ready for launch December 6 with a larger science payload than prior flights. Commanded by Eugene Cernan, the crew includes Harrison Schmitt and Ronald Evans who will operate six surface experiments and three from lunar orbit to probe water ice, map deposits, and test subsurface geology.
San Diego AP report notes Copley Newspapers prepare a magazine style chronicle for POWs returning home. The 24 page In Brief missing years covers fashion sports and key events from 1965 onward with AP pictures and a Los Angeles Times photo spread.
The World Almanac recalls Union Army General William Sherman saying war is hell during a 1879 graduation address at Michigan Military Academy. He reportedly declared he is tired and sick of war and condemned its supposed glory as moonshine.
Alpine Texas AP reports youths aged 14 to 17 may join the Alpine Volunteer Fire Department with parental and school approval. Spokesmen say training will precede active firefighting and the city council has approved forming the junior unit after ample training and safeguards.
The punch line laughs at the sting of rising costs and the tough choices in dining as prices surge and steak quality is debated. The column playfully contrasts zeal in firing with the boss’s action and the pain of paying higher bills.
A Chicago advertisement offers a free non-operating Beltone hearing aid model weighing under a third of an ounce. No cost or obligation, usable at home, with no body wires. Requests should be sent to Beltone Electronics Corp. Dept. 151, 4201 W. Victoria, Chicago IL 60646.
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