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THE WEEK, Page 17NATIONEt Cetera
SPY IN THE SKY
On the basis of radar sightings and strange sonic "air
quakes," aircraft buffs have been speculating for years about the
existence of a secret U.S. spy plane they call Aurora. The
speculation is over, says Jane's Defence Weekly. A definitive
report prepared by the British military-affairs journal
describes the stealthy craft as a triangular-shaped hypersonic
jet fueled by liquid methane and capable of cruising at Mach 8
(5,280 m.p.h.), 2 1/2 times the world record. Jane's key piece
of evidence: the report of an aircraft-recognition expert who
actually saw the plane fly over a North Sea oil rig three years
ago.
GUAM SETBACK
Since the Supreme Court reaffirmed the right to abortion last
June, antiabortion forces eager to overturn Roe v. Wade have
been watching the small island of Guam. In 1990 Guam enacted
one of the nation's stiffest antiabortion laws, prohibiting all
abortions except those necessary to save a pregnant woman's
life or to prevent a "grave" threat to her health. But a
federal court declared it unconstitutional last April, and last
week the Supreme Court refused to hear Guam's appeal. The
National Right to Life Committee called the decision
"disappointing but unsurprising."