The SHUTTLE September 1999
RIP Mike Ray Oyez, Oyez by Mike Kennedy This issue is about two weeks late (sorry folks!) due to Michael V. (Mike) Ray died late Tuesday afternoon, 7 computer problems (now solved) so the announcements below September 1999, from injuries received in an explosion and are out of date. Sigh. fire 5 days earlier. Mike worked at Luna Tech, a specialty The next NASFA meeting will be 18 September 1999 at pyrotechnics manufacturer in Owens Cross Roads near the regular time (6P) and the regular location (room 130 of Huntsville AL. At about 4:45P on Thursday 2 September there the Madison City Municipal Building). was an explosion and fire that apparently started in a storage The September after-the-meeting meeting will be the magazine at Luna Tech next to the lab in which Mike worked. September birthday party at Nancy Cucci and Ray PietruszkaÕs Mike survived the initial blast and was transported by air first house. to Huntsville Hospital then to the Trauma/Burn ICU at Univer- sity Hospital in Birmingham. Mike was a long-time member of NASFA here in Huntsville and had served in many key positions both with the club and Upcoming Concom with Con Stellation. He is survived by his wife Robin Ray, also active in NASFA and Con Stellation. Both had also been Meetings members of the local SCA shire. In addition to Luna Tech, Mike worked for the last 5 years in the coffee shop at the local The rest of this yearÕs concom meetings will be 16 Sep- Barnes & Noble. He was also known for his love of Role tember, 30 September, 14 October, and 28 October. The last of Playing Games. these will be at the hotel. The others will be eating meetings. Mike was one of the nicest, kindest persons I have ever had The 16 and 30 September meetings will both be at Robin the privilege to know. He will certainly be missed for the RayÕs house with food themes ÒThe ThingÓ and ÒBug-Eyed contributions he made to NASFA and Con Stellation, but his MonstersÓ respectively. The location of the 14 October meet- loss will be much more keenly felt than that. Huntsville fandom ing is still to be determined but the food theme will be has lost one of its best. ÒWerewolves.Ó An assistance fund has been set up with AmSouth Bank in Huntsville both for MikeÕs family and the family of Michael ÒDocÓ Brookshire (also a fan) who was gravely injured in the same explosion. At this writing Doc is still in the Trauma/Burn Good News! ICU at University Hospital. Contributions (checks or cash) can be sent to the Ray/Brookshire Support and Assistance Fund, Scott Liam Miller was born to Julie and David O. Miller c/o AmSouth Bank, P. O. Box 507, Huntsville AL 35804. If on 31 August 1999 at 6:55A. He weighed 7 pounds 9 ounces you are wiring the money you will need the Account Number and was 21 inches long. David assures us ScottÕs middle name 06246133 and Routing (Bank ID) Number 062000019. Robin is after grandfather William, rather than the actor you may be has also requested that, in lieu of flowers, memorial contribu- thinking of. Good story, David Ñ IÕd stick to it. tions be sent in memory of Mike to either the Burn Survivors Group, University Hospital - UAB, 625 19th Street South, Birmingham AL 35233 or MedFlight, Huntsville Hospital Foundation, 101 Sivley Road, Huntsville Alabama 35801.
Inside this issueÉ NASFA Calendar...... 2 Letters of Comment ...... 3 Minutes? Food Quiz?...... 2 Special Worldcon Review Section NASFA Receivables ...... 2 WARNING: Tiny type alert...... 5 Deadline for the October 1999 issue of The NASFA Shuttle is Friday, 1 October 1999. 1 NASFA Calendar OoOoOoOoOoOoOoOoOoOoOoOoOoOoOoOoOoOoOoO The North Alabama Science Fiction Association meets on the third Saturday of each month. (Unless there is a large SEPTEMBER nearby convention being held that weekend Ñ in which case 02 Con Stellation concom meeting Ñ at Mike Cothran we usually hold the meeting on the second or fourth weekend.) and Marie McCormackÕs place. The regular meeting location is room 130 of the Madison City 02Ð06 Aussiecon 3/Worldcon 57 Ñ Melbourne, Australia. Municipal Building. The Executive Committee meeting (if 06 Labor Day. scheduled) is held at 5P. The business meeting is held at 6P. 11 BD: Ray Pietruszka. The program begins at 7P. Anyone is welcome to attend any of 11 First day of Rosh Hashanah. the meetings. There is usually an after-the-meeting meeting 16 Con Stellation concom meeting Ñ Robin RayÕs house, with directions available at the program. food theme ÒThe Thing.Ó 18* NASFA Meeting Ñ 6P Business, 7P Program, at the Madison City Municipal Building. ATMM at Ray Pietruszka and Nancy CucciÕs house. 20 Yom Kippur. Minutes? Food Quiz? 26 BD: Jenna Victoria Stone. WHO NEEDS ÕEM? 29 BD: Nelda Kathleen Kennedy. 30 Con Stellation concom meeting Ñ Robin RayÕs house, There are no meeting min- food theme ÒBug-Eyed Monsters.Ó utes this month because the Au- gust meeting was the annual pic- OCTOBER nic. There is no food quiz, alas, 02 BD: Jann Melton. due to circumstances beyond our 08 BD: Jessica Brown. control. Space permitting, I might 08Ð11 Gaylaxicon 1999 Ñ Washington DC. sneak in a picture, though. 08Ð11 Necronomicon 1999 Ñ Tampa FL. 11 Columbus Day. 14 Con Stellation concom meeting Ñ location TBD, food theme ÒWerewolves.Ó NASFA Receivables 15 BD: Robert Buelow. by Randy B. Cleary 16* NASFA Meeting Ñ 6P Business, 7P Program, at the Madison City Municipal Building. ATMM TBD. HereÕs the latest roundup of things NASFA has received. 24 Pick up Art Show material at Howard CampÕs house Ñ This column covers the last month. time TBD. FANZINES 27 BD: Gabrielle Mitchell. Kronos, August 1999 and update, D. A. Hussey, 28 Final Con Stellation concom meeting Ñ at the hotel. < [email protected] >. This e-zine is the Newsletter of the 29Ð31 Con Stellation XVIII Ñ Huntsville AL. Middle Tennessee Science Fiction Society. This issue was the 31 Halloween. special picnic issue and had more Outside Con, Rivercon, DSC, and Worldcon stuff. NOVEMBER Memphen, #258, August 1999, Editor Greg Bridges, 141 04Ð07 World Fantasy Convention 1999 Ñ Providence RI. Stonehaven Circle, Jackson TN 38305, 901-664-6730, 11 VeteranÕs Day. < [email protected] >, < http://members.aol.com/memphen/ 19Ð21 Exoticon 2 Ñ Metairie LA. mphn1.html >. This issue of this club zine had 10 unstapled 20* NASFA Meeting Ñ 6P Business, 7P Program, at the pages, a Tom Foster hare-raising cover, club stuff, plus InCon- Madison City Municipal Building. ATMM TBD. Junction XIX and Dragon*Con 1999 con reports. 22 BD: Nancy Renee Peters OASFiS Event Horizon, Volume 12, #1, Issue 145, 23 BD: Michael D. Kennedy. August 1999, Leslie R. Hammes, 5456 East Michigan Street 23 BD: Wilson ÒBobÓ Tucker . #2, Orlando FL 32812, 407-384-6338, 25 Thanksgiving Day. < [email protected] >. This 4-page club zine 26Ð28 ConCat 11 Ñ Knoxville TN. had a OASIS 13 Con-Com report and club stuff. 29 BD: Howard Camp. ScavengerÕs Newsletter, #186, August 1999, Editor Janet 30 BD: Patricia Brooks. Fox, 519 Ellinwood, Osage City KS 66523-1329, 785-528- 30 BD: Richard Gilliam. 3538, < [email protected] >, < http://www.cza.com/scav/ index.html >. The 24-page issue had the latest small press DECEMBER listings and scroungings with an article on syndication. 04 Hanukkah. Southern Fandom Confederation Bulletin, Volume 7, 10Ð12 SMOFcon 17 Ñ New Orleans LA. Number 4, January 1999, Editor Julie Wall, 470 Ridge Road, 12 BD: Toni Weisskopf. Birmingham AL 35206-2816, 205-833-8635, 17 BD: Robin Ray. < [email protected] >. This 32-page issue had the SFC roster, a 19 BD: Harry Warner, Jr. Dragon*Con cartoon by me, convention reports, a review of 18* NASFA Meeting Ñ 6P Business, 7P Program, at the Star Wars I, and more. Madison City Municipal Building. ATMM TBD. MISCELLANEOUS 25 Christmas Day. We received a CD of the song inspired by the latest L. Ron 26 BD: Michael R. Stone. Hubbard and Dave Wolverton novel, A Very Strange Trip. 2 fate might make a good episode for the next season. Letters of Comment IÕll try to have something to say next loc, if I live that long.
POC-POC-POC-POC-POC-POC-POC-POC-POC-POC [The weather in New Orleans for DSC/CCC was unremarkable Ñ which is to say it was extremely hot and extremely humid. Sheryl Birkhead 22 July 1999 Exactly what one would expect for that time of year. Being 23629 Woodfield Road fairly sensible, the few times I ventured outside the hotel I Gaithersburg MD 20882 stayed afoot only long enough to reach whatever air-condi- tioned car was to be used for transportation. -ED] Dear NASFAns Ñ got a call last night from Bill Bowers (and a later follow-up from the Lynches) to let me know there LOC-LOC-LOC-LOC-LOC-LOC-LOC-LOC-LOC-LOC was on-line information that ÒLanÓ passed away Monday. Since IÕm out of the normal loop, I presume everyone else Harry Warner, Jr. 20 August 1999 already knows this. RIP. 423 Summit Avenue Got the gourmet mixÕnÕmatch correct! Hagerstown MD 21740 Using the web to show art for the Chesleys is a great idea Ñ just that IÕm not on-line. I had already learned the sad news about LanÕs death Harry Ñ I bought a nice manual-portable typer from the before the August Shuttle arrived. So I can only repeat what I local Cancer Society second hand store ($20), but I canÕt find wrote in response to the fanzine in which I read it first, the fact ribbons for it (or any of the other 3 portables I have) Ñ now to that weÕve lost a very good fan, one whose giant fanzines decide if those typers really need to make the move with me devoted to single authors are not likely to be continued by ÒwhenÓ I move. Sigh. anyone else, and my inability to wish that he would have lived I will see The PhantomÉ again Ñ probably on video Ñ a little longer if it would have meant continued pain. how soon we get used to being able to rewind to go back and Until a year or two ago I would read endless accounts of catch details. DeepSouthCon in SFPA publications. Since I dropped out of that organization, IÕm glad to find information about the [Because yours was the only letter we received in time for the event in the Shuttle. IÕm glad it went off well again this year. last issue, I decided to hold it for this monthÕs lettercol. As you But I canÕt help thinking that there is some danger in science know, we ran an obituary for Lan last issue. It will take a long fiction fandom combining its cons with cons of other groups time for his many friends to deal with his death. -ED] with different interests. Science fiction fandom already has problems finding host hotels because of various misadventures LOC-LOC-LOC-LOC-LOC-LOC-LOC-LOC-LOC-LOC in the past. If the media or gaming or other group with which the science fiction con is combined should do bad things, much Harry Warner, Jr. 5 August 1999 of the blame would automatically transfer to science fictionÕs 423 Summit Avenue con and it might become more difficult than ever to find sites. Hagerstown MD 21740 The dropout of the artist guest of honor from Con Stellation, combined with the bad cold Toni had for DSC This will be the first loc IÕve written in more than three and the inability for physical problems of the Rebel and weeks. Unmercifully high temperatures in the house and a Phoenix winners to be on hand, all those things seem to prove week-long bout of illness kept me hors de fanac during most that bad luck has somehow attached itself to the individuals of July. chosen for honors at large cons. Unfortunately, there isnÕt a whole lot of the July issue of The photos are fine, even though the rather coarse screen- the Shuttle that provokes a comment of any length. For in- ing makes it hard to see the faces as clearly as I would have stance, IÕve never heard of more than a half-dozen of the liked. nominees for the Chesley awards, thanks to my failure to buy And I believe thatÕs about all the comments I can squeeze current printed matter. So I canÕt describe how I faunch for this out tonight on this issue. ItÕs still terribly hot in this house and or that artist to be a winner. I think my remaining portion of a brain is partially paralyzed And IÕve just noticed that IÕm typing simultaneously by the hot summer. with the opening of two cons in Metairie. I hope itÕs cooler there than up here. We had the hottest July in the 100+ years [If the fates allow, some time in the coming 12 months I will official records have been kept: 23 days in July with be acquiring a new printer which should allow a noticeable temperatures in the nineties or higher. There had never been a improvement in our occasional photos. Assuming, of course, July with more than 20 such days. And August started with a that higher priority items (like the new car I desperately need) maximum of 101¡. I read in the newspaper about an elderly donÕt suck up all my cash. Some sf fans are concerned about person who had been found dead in her apartment where the combining sf cons with media/gaming cons for another reason temperature was 95, and when I looked at my living room Ñ that the characters of the respective types of cons are thermometer, it stood at 91, which didnÕt improve my mood different enough that it can significantly compromise the one single bit. quality of experience to combine them. DSC/CCC did a pretty Incidentally, I was forced to use my fingernails to get the good job from my Òsf fanÓ point of view though I donÕt know staple out of this issue so I could open up the pages. Somewhen how well the combination was perceived by the media/gaming during my recent time of troubles, the old letter opener that IÕve fans. It is also true, however, that DSC/CCC was almost two used since time immemorial as a staple remover vanished. I separate cons held at the same time Ñ the two groups over- think IÕll write to the X-Files people and tell them about this lapped significantly only at the masquerade and in the dealers mystery, because there is nowhere it could have gone and its room. -ED] 3 EMOC-EMOC-EMOC-EMOC-EMOC-EMOC-EMOC range for a con, but it isnÕt that bad. ItÕs short enough to drive in one day pretty easily, especially since itÕs interstate all the Michael D. Glicksohn 24 August 1999 way. As youÕll see below, it looks like the material Lan had [email protected] already been working on will see print Ñ perhaps you can still contribute art after all. -ED] This hasnÕt been a good time for fanzine fans. Vin¢ Clarke, Chuck Harris, my dear friend Lan, Walt Willis with LOC-LOC-LOC-LOC-LOC-LOC-LOC-LOC-LOC-LOC AlzheimerÕs, and just this morning I was informed that legen- dary fan and SF writer James White has passed away. To lose Carlo R. DeShouten 28 August 1999 so many significant figures in the history of IF (thatÕs how they 1434 Goehler referred to the Irish Fandom that White, Shaw, Willis and Cullman AL 35055 Harris helped create) in such a short time is a stunning loss to fandom as a whole. To lose George Laskowski at only 50 years Hello, I havenÕt done any movie reviews in a while so this of age is an even greater personal loss for me because we were is my report on The Blair Witch Project.It starts out as three such close friends and had so much in common and he should college students [are] getting ready to leave for a small town in have had so many more productive years. Maryland to do a documentary on the Blair Witch. Once there, You would have liked Lan, Mike. He was one of the flat- they meet some townspeople telling about the legend. And out nicest human beings IÕve ever known. He liked just about then the next day they go into the woods to find some evidence. everyone he met and went out of his way to make people feel Soon they find some pile of rocks burial and start shooting and appreciated and to welcome them to the fannish community if then they keep getting lost and starting to accuse each other. they were newcomers. He devoted countless hours to creating At night they hear some weird noises and thereÕs a lot of and contributing to fanzines and that was just one of his movement and screaming. They still yell at each other and hobbies. As a fellow high school maths teacher I was always getting lost. They also saw some weird symbols hanging on the awed by the amount of time and effort he put into making trees. The rest of the film youÕve probably seen it but for those mathematics fun and exciting for his students and their reac- who havenÕt IÕm not going to spoil it for you. But itÕs a good tions to his last few months of life clearly indicated how deeply scary movie. It is so real done mostly by video cameras and of loved and appreciated he was by those he taught. course low budget. IÕll miss him but IÕm happy for the over quarter century we The actors did a hell of a good job. TheyÕre like normal shared cons, parties, conversations, hugs, meals, fanzines, people who go to a convention ever day. And plus IÕm probably letter columns, drinks, and bar-b-ques. Lan may be gone but sure the Òbig-time movie makersÓ are probably pissed because the light he gave to the fandom he so loved will shine for a great itÕs low budget, no big actors beat[ing] some movies. (Well, many years to come. nobody can top that.) And IÕm told theyÕre going to make a sequel. If they do they better not use any big-time actors [As you will have probably already noted, the sad news because thatÕll really screw the movie up. But all in all itÕs continues. The obituary for HuntsvilleÕs Mike Ray on page 1 good. barely scratches the surface of our feelings here. Huntsville IÕm sorry to hear Lan passed away. I knew he [had been] fandom, and myself personally, lost a great friend. -ED] battling cancer for some time. ItÕs real sad and you have my condolences. Even though I have never met him myself. IÕm POC-POC-POC-POC-POC-POC-POC-POC-POC-POC sure heÕs a great guy. And finally a personal note: whoever put Con Stellation Sheryl Birkhead 24 August 1999 on a sacred traditional holiday known as Halloween where we 23629 Woodfield Road dress up, scare kids, give treats, etc. is totally insane and should Gaithersburg MD 20882 get their head examined. There will we words when I get there. Or IÕll do one of my masquerade skits at the contest. Just to Hi. From what I hear fen are already Òon the roadÓ Ñ have some people chastise me (hee hee). NASFiC, then Down Under. The [widest?] tale with Lan (to me at least) is the Hugo [Thanks for the review Carlo. I gave The Blair Witch Project ÒfiascoÓ when it was not ÒreallyÓ his Ñ boy were faces a wide berth though I know a number of people who saw it. As (proverbially) red! for Con StellationÕs date this year, talk to the Alabama A&M Sheesh Ñ Lan will be missed. His letters were always athletic department whose indecision about homecoming forced pleasant and even Ñ IÕve read (somewhere) that the issue he our hand. -ED] was working on Ñ I believe he was ÒonlyÓ working on one Ñ will not be published. Sigh Ñ and I ÒtoldÓ him to nudge me WAHF-WAHF-WAHF-WAHF about artwork Ñ a nudge that will never come. Nice seeing the photos. Irv Koch wrote and thanked us Congratulations (??) to George Welles on the Rubble. for keeping him on the Shuttle mailing Arg Ñ 900 miles round trip? I assume thatÕs by car Ñ list. whooee that a long haul. Kathy Laskowski sent a short note In preparation for the move (whenever and wherever it that included a comment that a group ends up) I now have boxesÉ oh yeah Ñ a bunch of prozines of fen led by Tom and Elizabeth I want to sell Ñ gads these suckers are heavy. Sigh Ñ slip cases Huffman plan to work on completing and [all?] for some. Eventually. the issue(s) of LanÕs Lantern which photo by Sam Smith were in work at the time of LanÕs This yearÕs Hugo Award [A 450 mile drive is not insignificant and is out of my usual death. 4 Next yearÕs Worldcon will be 31 AugustÐ4 September in A Worldcon Down Under Chicago. Invited guests are Ben Bova (GoH), Bob Eggleton by Mike Kennedy (AGoH), Jim Baen (Editor GoH), Bob and Ann Passovoy (FGoHs), and Harry Turtledove (TM). See you there! This yearÕs Worldcon, Aussiecon Three, was held 2Ð6 September 1999 at the World Congress Centre in Melbourne Australia. Invited guests included Guests of Honor Gregory Benford and Bruce Gillespie plus Special Guest J. Michael The 1999 Hugo Winners Straczynski. Author and critic George Turner had been invited as a guest and was honored posthumously. Mr. Straczynski The Hugo Awards covering works first appearing in 1998 was reportedly delayed one day in arriving at the con when his were awarded at the 1999 Worldcon in Melbourne Australia. flight turned back to LAX with engine trouble. Best Novel ...... To Say Nothing of the Dog This is one Worldcon I was unfortunately not able to by Connie Willis attend, so IÕm afraid this yearÕs Worldcon report will be much Best Novella...... ÒOceanicÓ by Greg Egan sparser than I would like. I do have some reports from NASFAn Best Novelette ...... ÒTaklamakanÓ by Bruce Sterling Sam Smith and miscellaneous other odds and ends to at least Best Short Story ...... ÒThe Very Pulse of the MachineÓ tease your metaphorical tastebuds. by Michael Swanwick Because Worldcon was out of North America this year, Best Related Book ...... The Dreams Our Stuff is Made Of there was also a North American Science Fiction Convention by Thomas M. Disch (NASFiC) held Ñ Conucopia in Anahein CA. When I received Best Dramatic Presentation ...... The Truman the news that NASFiC had been somewhat on the small side Show (Paramount) (just under 1700 attending out of about 2250 total members) I Best Professional Editor ...... Gardner Dozois wondered if that boded well for attendance at Aussiecon. As it (AsimovÕs) turns out, Aussiecon was about the same size as NASFiC with Best Professional Artist ...... Bob Eggleton very roughly 2500 memberships and perhaps 1700Ð1800 actu- Best Semiprozine ...... Locus ally in attendance. This represents the smallest Worldcon edited by Charles N. Brown attendance since the previous Australian Worldcon in 1985. Best Fanzine...... Ansible Other aspects of Aussiecon were similarly scaled back. edited By Dave Langford According to intrepid reporter Sam Smith the Aussiecon art Best Fan Writer...... Dave Langford show was comparable in size to a small local con in the US (say Best Fan Artist...... Ian Gunn 30-40 panels I suppose) and the dealers room perhaps twice the John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer size one would expect at such a con (say 40Ð50 tables). These of 1997 or 1998 (Not a Hugo, sponsored by are, of course, much smaller than a con of 1700+ would expect Dell Magazines) ...... Nalo Hopkinson in the US, but I donÕt know what expectations would be in Australia. Three types of business are necessarily transacted at Worldcons, the selection of the Worldcon site three years hence, the Hugos, and the Business Meeting. Check the side- bars for details of those events but hereÕs the basics. San JosŽ won the site selection, all the Hugos were taken home by someone, and the Òno-zoneÓ amendment was ratified. ThatÕs about it for the tidbits but please check out all the sidebars on specific aspects of the con. However, I canÕt resist passing on a few details of one story from Sam on his and Uncle Hugo Winners Ñ photo by Sam Smith TimmyÕs post-Worldcon tourist adventures. While doing Òthe tourist thingÓ at Airlie Beach they took a cruise and diving trip. The cruise ended up being with the SeaTrek company, aboard the MV Voyager (a sister ship to the Worldcon Business Meeting MV Enterprise.) The cruise covered three islands. At Hook Island (where the diving took place) a glass-bottomed boat, the The World Science Fiction Society (WSFS) is the unin- Mr. Spock was used for viewing parts of the Great Barrier corporated literary society that chooses the winners of the Reef. Sounds just right for a little post-Worldcon relaxation. Hugo Awards and governs site selection for the Worldcon. All Other aspects of their trip (like their stay in SydneyÕs red-light paid members of the current Worldcon are automatically district) IÕll leave to Timmy and Sam to report. members of WSFS. The Constitution and Standing Rules of WSFS are tweaked each year at a series of business meetings that take place at the Worldcon. Amendments to the Constitution require a majority vote at two successive Worldcons to take effect. The most important, and controversial, amendment passed last year at Bucconeer and sent forward for possible ratification at Aussiecon Three was the ÒNo-Zone RotationÓ amendment. In somewhat of a surprize, it was ratified on a fairly close vote. Surprizing because there is a general perception that the old Opening CeremoniesÑ photo by Sam Smith rotation system gave some advantage to sites outside of North 5 America since they could bid for any year while North Ameri- can sites were more restricted. Henceforth, all sites worldwide Worldcon 2002 Site are eligible every year, with an exclusion zone around the site administering the vote of 500 miles. There will be a phase-in Selection Results period during which sites eligible under the old rules will still be eligible even if they violate the 500 mile rule. There were Since Worldcon sites are selected 3 years in advance, the two failed attempts to modify the amendment to reduce the new vote at this yearÕs Worldcon was to select the site for 2002. The exclusion zone to 300, then 400 miles. results below were presented to the WSFS Business Meeting A number of new constitutional amendments were con- at Aussiecon 3 on Sunday 5 September 1999. San JosŽ Ñ sidered, most of which were defeated. An amendment to which was bid by the committee that had originally bid a San reduce the site selection voting lead time from 3 years to 2 was Francisco site Ñ won in a walk since the only real competition defeated, 29-32. That one is a perennial favorite. An amend- (Seattle) had to drop out some time ago due to facilities ment to modify the Best Dramatic Presentation Hugo by problems. Ironically, the switch from San Francisco to San dividing it into short form and long form was also defeated. An JosŽ was also precipitated by facilities problems. amendment to extend Hugo eligibility for written fiction to 2 Site By Mail Thurs Fri Sat Total years (the intent being to make it easier for non-North Ameri- San JosŽ 247 145 161 113 666 can works to get awards) was referred to a committee to report Roswell 51 32 15 22 120 back next year. Ñ write-ins Ñ No doubt there was a lot of other business conducted, but San Francisco 01012 the Shuttle lacked itÕs usual Business Meeting spies so youÕll No Dams 00101 all just have to be satisfied with this taste
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