Round Trip to Mars or Venus Could Cost 1600 by 2001
The 2001 space fare, about $1,600 for a round trip to Mars or Venus, may vary by passenger weight with roughly $10 per pound. Space scientists discuss future propulsion, robots, and satellite networks at a symposium honoring Robert Goddard. The event runs through Wednesday.
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Secret Agent Show Replacing Ben Casey on ABC
ABC will retire Ben Casey to syndication after next Monday and replace the neurosurgeon with The Avengers. Patrick Macnee and Diana Rigg star in the British spy series, hoping to captivate American audiences amid ongoing spy thriller trends.
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Civil Defense Film Slated by VFW Ladies Auxiliary
The Ladies Auxiliary of the VFW sponsors a Civil Defense film on March 23 at the War Memorial Building. The program begins at 8 p.m. Mrs. Helen Carter, Civil Defense chair, will distribute Civil Defense booklets. The event is open to the public.
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Premier's Wife Draws Gun in Wyatt Earp Style
Report from Saigon notes Premier Nguyen Cao Ky, 35, air vice marshal and commander of the South Vietnamese air force, with wife Mai Ky described as graceful and lively. She is 24 and tied to Tan Son Nhut base, near military installations.
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Blind piano tuner vanishes after visiting client
Gerald E. Henke, a 30 year old blind piano tuner, left a client's Detroit area home 11 days ago and disappeared. His wife Beverly, also blind and ill with cancer, waits at their Southfield residence as police search for clues with no substantial progress.
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Tax Package Nears Final Approval to Meet Deadline
Congress poised to approve a $6 billion tax package to fund Viet Nam war effort and curb inflation. The plan speeds up tax collections, raises auto and telephone excise taxes, and revamps withholding. It also extends Social Security pensions to about 300,000 people aged 72 plus not already covered.
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Nest-building Behavior of the Four-spined Stickleback
The male stickleback constructs a basket like nest from aquatic plants weaving stalks for structure. After the female lays eggs, the male seals the nest with a roof, completing the habitat.
Ky and Mai in a Humble Vietnamese Premier Home
Inside the house Mai tends to her seven month old daughter Duyen while Ky's two sons kick a football. The prime minister's home is modest yet decorated post marriage with air force funds, though Ky paid the tab. He cut his wage in half last July and will not seek the 1967 premier role, saying I am not a politician.
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