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More than three years have passed without an American astronaut in space, and the once vigorous U.S. program of unmanned planetary exploration has been at low ebb since the Viking landings on Mars in 1976. Compared with the ambitious Soviets, whose cosmonauts have just spent almost 140 days orbiting the earth, U.S. space officials have had little to crow about. All that is about to change. Last week the U.S. made a dramatic start on what should be a spectacular twelve months in the annals of space exploration...
...Crimson's momentum was on the ebb, but with 4:45 left in the quarter, the tide turned. Brown went into punt formation at its own 19-yd. line, but All-Ivy center Mike Knight's snap sailed over punter Larry Carbone's head and out of the endzone for a safety...
...week a resolution was introduced in the House, aimed at Flood, requiring committee chairmen to step aside if they are indicted for an offense punishable by more than two years in prison. Meanwhile, Flood continues his campaign for re-election back home where his popularity does not seem to ebb. After the indictments were announced, the Congressman-a former Shakespearean actor -seemed uncharacteristically subdued when he stepped outside his modest house to make a statement. Claimed Flood: "These are charges made by desperate men under pressure...
...notions, particularly in Moscow, that he was a pushover. They also argued that despite the fears of some NATO allies, the President had not gone too far. Noted a White House official: "We don't view all this as an inevitable escalation to another cold war. There is an ebb and flow in the competition and cooperation. That will continue, and we will compete when necessary...
...Washington, D.C. cocktail party where economists are present (which is most of them), the main topic of fretful conversation these days is inflation. It is a strong tide that may momentarily ebb with an occasional optimistic statistic, only to rise again when new reports are issued. Echoing almost all the experts, as well as the public opinion polls. Federal Reserve Chairman G. William Miller told the Senate Budget Committee last week that inflation is the nation's No. 1 economic problem. He also warned that it is growing worse...