Group 14-1741

Contents:

From The Bridge -- by KERRY O'QUINN

Communications (letters from readers)

Log Entries:  Latest News From The Worlds Of Science Fiction -- 

     NASA To Salvage Skylab? -- Save Skylab, Or Allow It To Drop Into Ocean?

     Science Catches Up -- Experimental chemical increases memory retention in mentally impaired individuals

     Jaime Rides The Chariot -- ERICH Von DANIKEN's theories on "THE BIONIC WOMAN" TV series

     The Physical Universe -- At UCLA -- Lecture series at UCLA

     Who Goes There? -- WILLIAM F NOLAN hired to write re-make of "THE THING FROM ANOTHER WORLD"

     Close Encounters Of The Wrong Kind -- Scientific errors in the film "CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE THIRD KIND"

     "METEOR" Looses Million Pounds Of Mud -- Potential Threats From Untested Physical Special Effects In Films

  

     Heady Fables -- New animated film releases of "THE MOUSE AND HIS CHILD" and "METAMORPHOSES"

     New Freedom For High-Flying Astronauts -- Development of NASA Manned Maneuvering Unit

     The High Frontier:  Human Colonies In Space -- Book review of "THE HIGH FRONTIER" by Dr. GERARD O'NEILL

     1999 Con To Help Children's Hospital -- SPACE:  1999 Convention '78 to assist Children's Hospital of Columbus, OH

     New Screen SF On The Way -- Film & TV previews of "GALACTICA" (with b&w photo of JOHN DYKSTRA),  "THE SECRET                   WORLD WAR," "PRICE DRACULA," "THE APOLLO FILE," "BEES," "THE OVERLORDS," "AFTER THE WORLD ENDED,"                   "STRATOSTARS," "YEAR 3000," ""THE WHITE DEATH," "PIG WORLD," and "DOCTOR JEKYLL"

     Arok Runs, But Not Amok -- Experimental robot designed by BEN SKORA

JIM DANFORTH : A Tale Of Cinematic Survival By Stop Motion's Heir Apparent -- by CHARLES BOGLE, with full color and b&w photos from "THE OUTER LIMITS," "JACK THE GIANT KILLER," "JOURNEY TO THE 7TH PLANET," "WHEN DINOSAURS RULED THE EARTH," "THE WONDERFUL WORLD OF THE BROTHERS GRIMM," "FLESH GORDON," plus 1/4 page full color photo of JIM DANFORTH

"THE INCREDIBLE MELTING MAN" : The Face You'll Never Forget -- by GERALD MORRIS, with 1/4 page b&w photo of the transformed ALEX REBAR from the film, plus two-tone photo of ALEX REBAR from the film before transformation, plus b&w photo of ALEX REBAR with make-up artist RICK BAKER, plus 1/2 page full color photo of transformed ALEX REBAR with other from the film

VIRGIL FINLAY : Master Of Fantasy -- by GERRY De La REE, with 10 b&w illustrations by VIRGIL FINLAY, plus 3 two-tone illustrations by VIRGIL FINLAY, plus b&w illustration of VIRGIL FINLAY by CHARLIE McGILL

State Of The Art:  A Column Of Opinion -- by DAVID GERROLD

TV Update -- Sneak peeks at potential TV series, including CAPTAIN AMERICA ; DOCTOR STRANGE ; THE MARTIAN CHRONICLES (with b&w photo of RAY BRADBURY); SPIDER-MAN ; THE INCREDIBLE HULK ; and FLASH GORDON 

Interplanetary Excursions, Inc. -- Port Of Call:  The Golden Veil And Other Skies -- by JONATHAN EBERHART, with two 1/2 page full color illustrations by RON MILLER

The Magic Of "SPACE":  A Peek At The FX World Of "SPACE:  1999" -- with full color & b&w photos from the TV series

The Last Voyage Of The Starship Enterprise:  A Television Script -- by MICHAEL O'DONOGHUE, with full color illustrations by JACK RICKARD

Future Conventions

Science Fiction Soundtracks -- Possibility of release of new records featuring scores from former science fiction films

Closer Encounters With An Open Mind:  An Interview With "PROJECT UFO"'s Producer, Colonel WILLIAM T. COLEMAN -- with 3 b&w photos from the TV series, plus b&w photo of WILLIAM JORDAN with Col. WILLIAM T. COLEMAN, plus two 1/3 page full color photos from the TV series, plus 1/2 page full color photo from the TV series, plus b&w photo of WILLIAM JORDAN with CASKEY SWAIM

The Saga Of "CAPRICORN ONE" : A Watergate In Space -- by RICHARD MEYERS & ED NAHA -- with b&w photo from the film, plus full color photo of JAMES BROLIN from the film, plus full color photo from the film, plus 1/2 page full color photo from the film, plus 1/2 page full color photo of JAMES BROLIN with SAM WATERSTON & O. J. SIMPSON from the film

The Magical Techniques Of Movie And TV Special Effects:  Part IX -- The Matte Artist:  An Interview With P. S. ELLENSHAW -- interviewed by DAVID HOUSTON, with b&w and full color photos from "STAR WARS" and "RETURN FROM WITCH MOUNTAIN", plus two-tone pre-production "STAR WARS" sketch by RALPH McQUARRIE,  plus 1/2 page full color "STAR WARS" composite by P. S. ELLENSHAW, plus 1/3 page b&w "STAR WARS" composite by P. S. ELLENSHAW

Classified Information (Sell, trade & buy)

Visions -- Two Branches Of Science Fiction's Conceptual Family Tree -- Part III:  Extrapolation -- with 1/2 full color photo of PAT BOONE with JAMES MASON from the film "JOURNEY TO THE CENTER OF THE EARTH," plus b&w photo from "FANTASTIC VOYAGE," plus b&w photo from "CONQUEST OF SPACE," plus b&w photo from "STAR WARS"

Last Word -- by HOWARD ZIMMERMAN -- On the possibilities of the "less likely" scientific breakthroughs

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