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...after its 698th pass around the planet, Mariner's mission has finally come to an end. Because the precious supply of attitude-controlling nitrogen gas has been exhausted, the spacecraft can no longer point its antenna toward earth for radio transmissions back to Caltech's Jet Propulsion Laboratory. As a result, Mariner's final 15 pictures remained locked on board. But scientists are hardly disappointed. Exceeding its expected working life of 90 days by eight months, Mariner yielded a total of 7,329 photographs, covering the entire surface of Mars as well as its tiny moonlets, Phobos...
...Representatives now find themselves struggling for the same seat: David Obey, 34, a popular Democratic liberal; and Alvin O'Konski, 68, the 14-term Republican incumbent noted locally for his support of Project Sanguine, a costly Navy communications system that would involve burying 6,000 miles of antenna throughout northern Wisconsin's forests. That issue, coupled with the farmers' anger over the controversial Russian wheat deal and George McGovern's surprising strength in the area (polls show him even with Nixon), has put Obey in a strong position. Concedes O'Konski...
However, Mahoney is disappointed that his bill to tax the gross income of Cable Antenna Television (CATV) "was brushed aside." He wants the state to follow the lead of Connecticut, Illinois and Rhode Island in this matter. His bill to reduce noise pollution caused by vehicular traffic never got out of committee...
...example, what London fog is like, then you have an idea what was there," explained Mikhail Marov, head of the Soviet Mars program.) After sending signals for only 20 seconds, the Russian vehicle apparently tumbled over in the high winds (perhaps as strong as 300 m.p.h.), leaving its antenna pointing in the wrong direction for any further transmissions...
...start the screen play, it is necessary only to flick a switch that connects the master unit with the VHF antenna terminals on any set with an 18-in. or larger screen. One of twelve translucent overlays that simulate "playing fields," complete with figures of players, is taped to the screen. A circuit card that conjures up from one to three light squares is inserted into the master unit. The squares appear, the players grasp the knobs on their control units, and the game...