Word: coverly
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: during 1960-1969
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...already changed his mind. The Apollo 8 moon mission, he feels, should have an air of unmatched excitement. Washington Correspondent David Lee and Houston Stringer James Schefter, who also reported for this week's cover, agree. The close race with the Russians, the pride of trailblazing, the somberness of three men risking their lives-all combine to give this next moonbound flight a very special aura...
Neff is sure that "no unmanned flight, however impressive its mission, can ever equal the sense of commitment and challenge" he saw building up during this cover assignment. "And no manned flight," he reported, "will ever match the suspense of Apollo 8." Then he had a cautionary thought: What about the shot that will actually land a man on the moon, perhaps by next summer...
Keeping pace with the space program's schedule of increasing excitement is no less of a challenge for the staff of TIME'S Science section in New York. Associate Editor Leon Jaroff, who wrote the cover story, says that he still cannot quite come to terms with the astounding fact that a manned capsule will almost surely reach the moon in his lifetime. Researcher Sydnor Vanderschmidt, who has worked on 18 Science covers, twelve of them concerned with space, admits that for her the novelty of space flight had begun to wane-until she began collecting information about...
...posters--slightly censored reproductions of the banned "Two Virgins" album cover--were sold for $2 each from a panel truck parked next to Nini's newsstand. A loud-speaker on the truck blared snatches of old Beatles songs to attract passers...
...made them from original art from Apple [the Beatles' recording company]" Pierce said. The posters feature Lennon and Yoko, arm-in-arm in the nude, with a CENSORED sign covering their genitals. The original, uncensored English album cover has been banned by the U.S. customs. If a court case to life the ban is success ful, "we'll print uncensored posters," Pierce said...