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...satellite's higher orbit, rising to 6,713 instead of 3,531 miles, makes it spend more time in the "slot" between the upper and lower belts, where the radiation is comparatively mild. Bell Lab scientists are careful not to predict how long Telstar II will operate without distress, but they are admittedly optimistic. Its curving course carries the satellite just high enough to bring it within range simultaneously of Andover and a station now under construction near Tokyo. If it holds out until the summer of 1964, it will be able to bounce the Olympic Games by color...
...question is, should a gentleman lick the wasp-stung buttock of a lady in distress? Please Don't Walk Around in the Nudel fails to provide an adequate answer, but it does pose the problem in a delightful fashion...
...offered her cognac," Marti explained, "but she said she preferred Scotch and soda." A diplomatic choice, for British officials were red-faced with apologies for the apparent snafu of security measures. But Frederika swiftly regained composure, sent Marti an autographed photo "for your prompt help to two strangers in distress," then flew home. Awaiting her was news to delight even a beleaguered queen-an announcement from Madrid that Daughter Princess Sophie, married last spring to Prince Juan Carlos of Spain, will make Frederika a grandmother some time next December...
...explaining why he favored recognizing the club, Monro said that "African students and American Negroes have got a lot of things to talk about and work over. It doesn't distress me to think of their assembling for this purpose...
...Could Go On Singing. If much of this movie is like a collection of scenes from some as-yet-unproduced Judy Garland Story (she wrangles over the custody of a child, she twitches with distress, she Goes On with the Show), Judy is acting every minute. And Garland's acting, unlike her singing, gets better and better...