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...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 6 B.C. "Or was it truly a miracle star," the voice concludes, "a star of stars, seen just once in the history of man? Astronomy has taken us as far as it can go. The final decision is yours alone...
...therefore, mark the real time of Christ's birth, which considerable evidence, both historical and calendrical, tends to put some years before the year now known as A.D. 1. There is a slight complication, however. That star would not have been visible to most people in the Holy Land. For at that time of year, astronomers also know, the three planets were above the horizon only during the day, when they were invisible to the naked eye. Still, the Magi might have known about the daytime confluence. Most courts, even then, had astronomers perfectly capable of plotting the course...
...Administration has been leaving nothing to chance. According to union officials, it has counseled the industry's executives to be prepared for a long strike and reportedly threatened to reject their bids for drilling leases on federally owned land if they agree to a settlement that busts the guidelines. Says OCAW President Alvin Grospiron angrily: "This kind of interference helps to promote strikes." An industry official in effect agrees: "The guidelines have complicated the situation because the size of the settlement has become a matter of pride with the union. A strike is now more likely...
Today such an act could land a husband in jail. On Oct. 10, Greta Rideout of Salem, Ore., was allegedly raped by her husband John. She called the local Salem Women's Crisis Service, which advised her to call the police. That would have been unthinkable not only in Galsworthy's England but even in Oregon until last year. Common law and most U.S. statutes were clear: with the marriage vows came the assumption of sexual consent. But encouraged by women's rights advocates, the Oregon legislature changed the state's rape...
Deathtrap. A dandy scalp tingler-literate, amusing, land-mined with scarifying surprises. John Wood is the chief perpetrator, and he juggles mirth and mayhem with superb adroitness...