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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 25, 1973
Page
6
Moscow AP reports the Soviet Union produced enough baby food for about a teaspoon per child under five and output is falling. Socialist Industry says only two factories make strained meat fruit and vegetables for children. From 100.8 million jars in 1972 to under 67 million this year. Bottlenecks involve jars and rubber seals suppliers.
AP report from Saigon follows Poa Van Minh a boy torn between a Vietnamese mother who cannot care for him and an American father who will not. He is Catholic in a Buddhist country where Tet is the major holiday, and Christmas is diminished after U.S. forces withdrawal. The piece notes hunger, orphan numbers, and a Vietnamese American fund aiding Minh and his half‑brother with a Christmas and Tet observance at a private orphanage run by Victor Srinivasan while the local American community plans modest holiday rituals in Saigon.
NASA plans to double unmanned satellite launches in 1974 to 26 flights, focusing on communications and weather satellites. Cape Canaveral will host most launches as NASA shifts toward practical, near term missions while Skylab continues.
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