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...distant voice booms a question. What kind of star could the Magi have followed? Was it a comet? An exploding meteorite? A stella nova? Or perhaps the conjunction in the winter sky of three luminous planets, Jupiter, Saturn and Mars? Every 800 years they come so close together that they might appear to be some giant star in the dusk. The voice hints at a possible answer to the mystery of what lured the Magi on by explaining that just such a meeting occurred in the sky over the Holy Land in the early spring of the year...
Many ghosts shadow the comet-man Ali. Old opponents, ancient grievances, roiling issues stilled by forgetfulness and, perhaps, forgiveness. Yet he can be bitter. Someone last week remarked that the U.S. was the greatest country in the world. "Yes," said Ali dryly, "I have access to it sometimes...
...response to soaring gasoline prices and mandated federal fuel economy standards, is now the industry's hottest seller; its sales have doubled in the past three months. Ford's Fairmont, a new '78 compact, and Mercury's Zephyr have replaced the Maverick and Mercury Comet. They have also been standouts, with sales jumping 300% over their predecessors...
...against the dollar and promising less stiff import competition to Detroit. More important, the domestic industry has come up with some hot new or redesigned models. GM has heavily scored with a new four-door Chevette. Ford's Fairmont and Zephyr, which have replaced the Maverick and the Comet in the compact class, are moving out of showrooms in startling numbers. Indeed, the Fairmont is selling faster than the Mustang did when it was introduced in 1965. Says Ford President Lee lacocca: "We expect to top the first-year Mustang record" of 418,800 cars...
...committee's only target. It has challenged the claims by Psychiatrist-Writer Immanuel Velikovsky that the planet Venus was once a comet that swept close to the earth, causing flood, plague and other catastrophes in biblical times; his scenario violates a number of physical laws. In the committee's magazine, a twice-yearly publication called the Zetetic (Greek for skeptic), committee members have also knocked UFOlogy, biorhythms and astrology...