Mar 8 1970

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Nike-Tomahawk sounding rocket was launched by NASA from Andoeya, Norway, carrying Norwegian experiment to conduct aurora] studies. Rocket and instruments functioned satisfactorily. (SR list)

Cleveland Plain Dealer editorial on President's space goal message: "Underlying the message seemed to' be one word-flexibility. And because the space program deals with the unknown, it is reasonable to accept flexibility as a necessary factor." (C Plain Dealer, 3/8/70)

New York Times editorial commented on solar eclipse: "'Today an eclipse is practically a scientific event, predictable as 'high noon, right down to the fraction of a second. The big mystery is gone, though it is an occasion for scientific measurement and further calculation. But there is another dimension to such an occasion. It. puts the earth into perspective as few other occasions ever do." (NYT, 3/8/70,4:10)

U.S. submitted to U.N. Seabed Committee 12-point guide for international regulation of deep seabed to provide equal share of benefits of exploitation for all nations. (Brewer, NYT, 38/70, 24)

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