Life On Mars Two Views Editor’s note
An editor introduces a dialogue on life on Mars between Dr. Robert S. Richardson and Frank B. Salisbury. They discuss Martian climate, water, and atmosphere, presenting skeptic and proponent perspectives with questions and answers about possibility of life.
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Mars
Mariner 4
Robert S. Richardson
Griffith Observatory
Planetarium
Los Angeles
Frank B. Salisbury
Colorado State University
Associated Press
Red Planet
Frank Salisbury
Earth
AP Newsfeatures
Richard Hodgins Jr
Martian Canals Show Complex Pattern Possibility of Intelligent Design
A discussion on whether Mars canals arise from natural crack patterns or deliberate design. The piece weighs natural vs artificial network complexity, cites 1924 Lick map sketches, and notes many astronomers doubt reality. It entertains life on Mars, from plants to intelligent beings, and links canals to possible Martian biology and technology.
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Mars
Lick Observatory
Schiaparelli
Maria
Deserts
Texas
Percival Lowell
Air Force
Johnson Proposes Federal Voter Reforms and Health Measures
President Johnson backs outlawing literacy tests and federal registration in seven states with low turnout, while Congress moves to end poll taxes and curb discrimination. House seeks floor clearance. Senate passed. Administration endorses Social Security hospital care for those over 65, voluntary insurer for doctors, and higher retirement pay. Senate hearings on regional disease centers advance. 32 centers over five years with cost above 1 billion. Pep pills controls proposed. House approved, Senate has no hearings yet.
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Senate
Senate Welfare Subcommittee
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