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...planet were radioed back to earth by the U.S. spacecraft Mariner 4. The photographs revealed a barren planet that looked as dead as the moon. Lately, this view of Mars has been radically revised. Contrary to the first photographic impression, U.S. scientists told an international space conference in Madrid last week, Mars is still undergoing sharp climatic changes. Violent geological activity has left scars all across its crust and, most significant, there may be enough water on its surface to support the evolution of primitive life...
...Madrid. Brattle Theatre, 6, 9:30. With Throne of Blood, 7:40, weekend...
Eating out is also higher. London and Paris restaurant meals in dollar terms have jumped 18%. Dinner for two at Madrid's Horcher Restaurant now averages $19, up $4 from 1970. Yet smorgasbord unlimited at the Hotel Norge in Bergen remains one of the world's great gourmet bargains: it has risen only from...
Married. María del Carmen Martinez-Bordíu Franco, 21, eldest granddaughter of Generalissimo Francisco Franco; and Don Alfonso de Borbón y Dampierre , 35, diplomat and grand son of Spain 's last king, Alfonso XIII; in Madrid...
Temporal Justice. There are still some pockets of resistance within the church. In traditionally pious Andalusia, some peasants still literally kiss the hems of priests' cassocks. In Madrid, a group of ultrarightists who call themselves "Warriors for Jesus Christ" have smeared graffiti on the facade of one of the city's most liberal churches. But by far the most serious opposition has come from conservatives within the government itself. In his New Year's address, Franco threatened to take action against the church if it interfered in temporal affairs. A few days later, Spain's Undersecretary...