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Though Salyut is only a third of the size of the proposed U.S. Skylab space station, scheduled to be launched in 1973, NASA officials were clearly impressed by the Soviet achievement. The feat stirred less comment in budget-conscious Washington. With the Apollo program coming quickly to an end-the third from last U.S. moon shot will lift off in July-Congress and the Administration seem unwilling to engage the Soviet Union in any new space races. Anticipating bigger and better Soviet space stations, U.S. space officials point out that it now seems more likely than ever that the next...
Perhaps out of deference to his lofty subject, in the retelling of this familiar feat, and all the others, which necessarily make up a large portion of his story, Parkinson customarily confines himself to a somewhat plodding, precis narrative. As a result, his biography may be mainly read by Hornblower scholars who wish, as it were, to set their very stuns'ls in pursuit of their elusive literary quarry. As for the rest of us, one is put in mind of the French Gourmet Brillat-Savarin, who was once offered grapes for dinner. "Non, merci" he briskly replied...
While in Cairo, Kriss interviewed a number of government officials and came away impressed by Arab officialdom's penchant for privacy. "Getting permission to take a picture anywhere in Cairo," says Kriss, "can be a feat in itself." Beirut Bureau Chief Gavin Scott, who did most of the reporting for the cover story, has become inured to this sort of thing; last week he was making his 25th visit to Cairo in 18 months. "Blind censorship is rigorous," says Scott. "You never know what's been subtracted from outgoing cables-or added for that matter. Despite such hazards...
...reserved not for the Mob, but for all Justice Department employees who used the terms Mafia and Cosa Nostra officially. The league subsequently persuaded the film makers of The Godfather, which is about practically nothing but the Mafia, to excise the hated term from their screenplay. That was a feat roughly comparable to composing a history of World War II without mentioning Nazis...
...more than were hit in any other National League park. Aaron is off to a fast start in his 18th season with eight homers so far. To best Ruth's mark, he must average 24.6 home runs this season and the next four-a tough but not impossible feat for a slugger who has averaged 38.8 homers in the past five years. Many baseball men agree with Las Vegas Oddsmaker Jimmy ("The Greek") Snyder, who rates Mays as a 4-1 shot and Aaron as an even bet-barring injuries, of course-in the Babe Ruth derby...