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With heavy black lines, elemental colors and vigorous figures, Byron Barton follows the exploits of a futuristic young traveler who says I Want to Be an Astronaut (Crowell; $12.89). All the experiences are cataloged and exhibited: zero gravity, concentrated meals, a space walk, even the building of a factory in orbit. Once upon a time such adventures seemed the stuff of daydreams. This user-friendly manual makes them not only plausible but likely...
...presently disposed to overrule Roe. "I think there's a very distinct possibility that it will -- this term," said Justice Harry Blackmun in September. According to the man who wrote the embattled decision, "you can count the votes." Four Justices -- William Rehnquist, Antonin Scalia, Sandra Day O'Connor and Byron White -- are believed to be against Roe. Speculation centers on the possible fifth and deciding vote, that of the newest Justice, Anthony Kennedy. Kennedy's record is conservative but presents few clues to his leaning on this issue...
...Lakers still have an excellent team. Magic (a 19.6 points-per game average last year) is the best floor-leader in the NBA. Byron Scott (21.7 p.p.g., 62 three-pointers in 81 games) is a great outside threat. James Worthy, the MVP of the NBA finals, is one of the best forwards in the league...
Needless to say, fragrance merchants are incensed. Michael Gould, president of Giorgio Beverly Hills, a subsidiary of Avon Products, plans to take "any steps necessary to protect our image." The puppy perfumery defends its products by noting that fragrance oils are not patented. Even so, says Byron Donics, president of Aramis, "we think they are barking up the wrong tree...
Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall can be "sullen and at times overbearing," though he listens "objectively." His benchmate John Paul Stevens is a "maverick." Byron White writes in a manner that is "hard to understand." But far more irritating is the behavior of Reagan Appointee Antonin Scalia, who "asks far too many questions ((and)) takes over the case from the counsel." Even Sandra Day O'Connor, herself a dogged questioner, has become "exasperated" by Scalia...