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...Though it costs the U.S. up to $200,000 to put a single researcher on the continent, the 50 independent projects they are working on (total budget: $27 million) may ultimately prove a more fruitful investment than far costlier space research. Staging area for U.S. forces in Antarctica is Christchurch, N.Z. There, ten times weekly during summer months, Navy transports with special ski-type landing gear take off for the seven-hour flight to McMurdo...
...clear that the personal lobbying had done some good. "Our policy has taken a hammering," sighed a Cabinet minister, "but the worst is over." One reason for his optimism was that the Commonwealth ministers at the conference had aired their harshest warnings for consumption in Ottawa, Sydney, Christchurch, Kingston and Karachi rather than London. With that behind them, all seemed more willing to listen to Britain...
MARTIN D. BROWN Christchurch, New Zealand...
...when he chooses to run on a track, Snell is the fastest middle-distance runner in the world. Fortnight ago at Wanganui, N.Z., he outdistanced a star-studded international field by 25 yds. and set a world record of 3 min. 54.4 sec. for the mile. Last week in Christchurch, Snell added two more records to his bag. Finishing a fantastic 100 yds. ahead of the U.S.'s Jim Dupree, Snell streaked through 880 yds. in 1 min. 45.1 sec. On the way, he was clocked at 1 min. 44.3 sec. for the shorter 800-meter...
Banishing Night. Because the U.S. has worked longer and harder on Antarctica, it is far ahead of all comers in taming and probing the continent. With good supply lines from its base at Christchurch, New Zealand, the U.S. in season flies some 7,500 men back and forth to the continent, plus thousands of tons of cargo. It has flown in prefabricated huts to protect its Antarctic team from the bitter weather, is planning to install nuclear reactors at its outposts. The first reactor is being erected now at the air facility at McMurdo Sound, and others will eventually...