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With 14 cameras set up around the world, the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory in Cambridge, Mass., will photograph every 15 minutes of the comet's journey. NASA plans to launch sounding rockets with instruments to analyze the spectrum of the comet; the crew of Gemini 6 will attempt to take pictures of it on their mission, which is scheduled to start...
...would smell defection if he merely talked to China. He believed that his country's solid commitment to capitalism and to the West should allow some latitude in dealing with the Communist world. But almost immediately an infuriated Johnson gave instructions to withhold the $225 million pledge earmarked to launch Pakistan's third five year plan. Johnson also indefinitely cancelled Ayub's visit to Washington. In April Pakistan jabbed once more at the Rann of Kutch. India retaliated with a full onslaught of American weapons and Ayub proposed the halting of all arms shipments to either side. The State Department...
...dare to suggest dismantling the structure of basic welfare benefits. As a matter of fact, listening to Liberal Leader Bent Roiseland, 63, the likely choice for Premier, one wondered why he ever bothered to run as an antisocialist. "The new coalition," said he, "does not intend to launch a revolution. We will listen to the opposition, and I am sure they must have some good advice after their long experience...
Closer Parity. Both the Indian and Pakistan governments were also dropping public hints as to the ground rules for future fighting. Each disclaimed any intention of bombing the other's jammed, slum-packed cities, which are easily flammable and prone to panic. And seemingly, neither side intends to launch a massive, win-the-war offensive with the aim of destroying the enemy's army and occupying his land...
...Gemini 5 Astronauts Gordon Cooper and Charles Conrad took some pictures to show the folks back home. The first photos released last week made a spectacular space travelogue, exceptionally clear and well-defined. From more than 150 miles up, the astronauts were able to get detailed shots of the launch pads at Cape Kennedy, the sharp relief of mountains and deserts, and incredible sights of underwater coral reefs (see color pages). The more than 1,000 pictures that they took with four cameras* demonstrated anew the potential of space photography for scientific and military applications...