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Whether or not Mars is eventually proved lifeless, never-say-die exobiologists are looking forward to investigating Jupiter and perhaps taking another look at Venus for signs of living organisms...
Although few expect to find life on the face of either planet (atmospheric pressure on Jupiter's still-unfathomed surface would probably be too high, and temperatures at the surface of Venus are more than 800° F., hot enough to melt lead) there is a possibility that organisms may have evolved at levels of the atmospheres where temperatures and pressures are moderate. The irrepressible Sagan has speculated that one form of Jovian life might be large, ballasted, gasbag-like creatures that swallow up organic matter as they float through...
Dangerous Game. Not until midweek did the bargainers get down to prime issues. Abel presented his demands. One steel executive described them as "somewhere between Venus and Mars." The next day, Larry finally made management's first firm offer. It was promptly rejected. In his debut as management's chief negotiator, Larry irritated union men by his unyielding stand. "Brinkmanship can be a dangerous game," warned union Vice President Joseph Molony...
...Daniel Ellsberg is." But he quickly returned to New York City with a smirk and a prepared statement that the National Review's papers had been "composed ex nihilo" (out of nothing). In short, it was all a hoax, which had "sprung full-blown in my mind like Venus from the Cypriot seas." The authors' "most arduous challenge was to emulate bureaucratic prose...
...President," or "Now You Can Own the Most-Talked-About Bust in Years: Drippy Dick." For those with positive sentiments about peace, Chicago's Jack B Nimble sells candle peace symbols at $2.50 and the word peace in candle block letters for $6. Even more pacifist is a Venus de Milo candle for $3.95 -it's guaranteed to be 'armless...