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...calling together the second Synod of Bishops, Pope Paul VI had hoped to gauge-and to control-the growing resentment against his absolute rule. Instead, after last week's discussions in the Vatican's Hall of Broken Heads, reformists out to curb the Pontiff's power were clearly in command. The 144 assembled prelates, in fact, had taken a groping first step toward something resembling parliamentary government in the Roman Catholic Church...
Before Pope Paul VI named him bishop of the modest diocese in late 1966, Fulton Sheen was best known for his conversions of famous people and for popularizing the Roman Catholic religion with his magnetic television personality. Eventually, he drew an audience of 30 million for his weekly program, called Life Is Worth Living, rivaling Comedian Milton Berle in Nielsen ratings...
...telescope that was originally slated for OSO-VI was a more advanced model, but a shortage of time and funds prevented it from flying. When the astronomers realized that the advanced version would not be ready in time, an extra copy of the earlier OSO-IV telescope was pressed into service (the Observatory had built a prototype, a flight instrument, and a spare for that satellite). This instrument was overhauled and improved in less than a year-an unusually short time for space hardware...
...solar telescope experiments scheduled for NASA's manned. Apollo Applications Program were designed at the Observatory and will add to the data gained from OSO-VI...
...sounding rocket called the Acrobee 150 was launched on September 11 to measure a section of the sun's ultra-violet spectrum very close to the region measured by OSO-VI. The rocket's readings actually overlapped OSO's in one small region, and the two instruments thus double-checked each other's operation. After four minutes of observation above White Sands, New Mexico, the rocket parachuted back to earth. "It was recovered so well that to a casual glance, you could not really be sure it had been launched," Parkinson said. The rocket will be repaired and flown again...