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...make matters even messier, astronomers have now discovered a new quasar that is apparently farther, brighter and more enigmatic than any other yet found. Designated 0237-23, it was first detected and pinpointed by Astronomer John Bolton with the 210-ft. radio telescope at the Parkes Observatory in Australia. Using coordinates supplied by Bolton, California Astronomers Halton Arp and Thomas D. Kinman zeroed in on the quasar with the 200-in. optical telescope at Mount Palomar and the 120-in. Lick Observatory telescope...
...Mets' camp at St. Petersburg, Fla., where he started a verbal pepper game with the press. Though he retired as Mets manager in 1965, Case still works as their West Coast scout, and after looking over the lads, he announced: "The future of this here ball club is brighter." For one thing, said Case, there is Tommy Davis, acquired from the Los Angeles Dodgers: "I saw Davis play and he didn't limp like I do." That's encouraging. On another Dodger Davis, Willie, who became a World Series anti-hero last fall with his three spectacular...
...prospects for the organization now look brighter than they have. More than 150 students will participate in programs connected with EFA this summer, and if the board uses all the money that remains from the Ford grant, as well as $2500 from the Esso Foundation, nearly $6000 will be available to them. This is still considerably less than last year's budget, but some students will finance themselves, and others have been channeled into already existing projects that have money of their...
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...tape and prejudice continue to create some snarls and snafus, but the outlook for people who really want somebody else's children is brighter than ever. Federal welfare officials estimate that 2,000,000 of the 80 million Americans under 18 live with adoptive parents. The number of adoptions has increased more than 50% in the past decade, from 93,000 to 142,000 annually. Reason for the rise is a basic shift in supply and demand: more babies than ever are available for adoption. When it comes to prospective adoptive parents, says Louise Guenther, coordinator of Washington state...