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Newspaper
Lompoc Record
Location
Lompoc, California, United States of America
Date
Mar 20, 1972
Page
7
NASA tests Pioneer F at Redondo Beach to launch in 1972 or 1973 for a seven year Jupiter mission. The craft will use nuclear power via radioisotope thermoelectric generators for close up probes, a first for an interplanetary spacecraft.
The piece surveys famous literary and biographical hoaxes from Captain Carleton to Li Hung Chang, Lincoln letters, and Appleton’s false entries, arguing ongoing scholarly skepticism is essential as even standard reference works can mislead readers. It ends by asking whether Howard Hughes himself exists beyond the myth.
Ronald Au, Honolulu lawyer and great grandson of a Chinese immigrant, becomes the first minority to lead the Jaycees as president. He advocates lowering the membership age to 18, fights for inclusion of women, and moves the group toward broader community projects. His term centers Tulsa headquarters and ends with a return to Hawaii.
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