2 - Friday, March 30, 1984 - North Shore News It is probaby safe now to reveal my own plans for get- ting into orbit. It will take three years, but I figure by then to be on board the shut- tle, heading away from A few months ago the U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration an- nounced that the first members of the general public may be sent aloft as early as 1985. These will pro- bably be artists and jour- . nalists — people who can translate the experience of space travel into real terms for the public. NASA admitted that SATURDAY 9 A.M.-5 P.M. strictly personal by Bob Hunter Out of this world OW THAT chap from Montreal has been picked to be the first Canuck in space, I ‘guess we really ARE into the Space Age. “*_..the perfect age foran astronaut is 45.”’ astronauts who come back saymg, ‘‘Gee whiz, it was A- okay up there, real pretty too,’’ are not fulfilling a SUNDAY 10 A.M. -4 P.M. DESIGNER CHOICE CONTRACT LEVEL LOOP RUBBER BACK FOR KITCHEN OR REC RMS 40 02. ANTRON NYLON SAXONY 4 COLORS 16° prime communications func- tion. It is time for some writers to get up there and have a crack at pumping. some sinewy lyricism into. the dispatches from the high frontier. Coo It should be kept in mind that the perfect age for an astronaut is 45. You don’t need a lot of muscle under conditions of weightlessness, but you do need to be mature, calm, confident — all those things guys in their mid-40s tend to be. In any event, it looks like the Soviet-American monopoly on space travel is about to be broken. The last issue of Winds, the excellent inflight magazine put out by Japan Aa Lines, carries an article detailing the progress BUILDERS NYLON SAXONY HEAVY 4 COLORS BEAUTY NYLON SAXONY CHOICE 12” 100% WOOL BERBER the Japanese have made on their own space program. Although you don’t hear too much about it over here, Japan has orbited more than two dozen satellites and is planning to launch a deep- space probe to photograph Halley’s Comet as it swings around the sun in 1986. Japanese space scientists have come up with some fascinating ideas for establishing vast colonies in orbiting space stations. They have developed - advanced plans for geological mapping of the moon as a first step in the direction of lunar mining enterprises. The Japanese are planning a fleet of space shuttles. and get this! They also dream of lowering the temperature of Venus in order to make it suitable for human life. Look out, universe!. Betty Bartiott 136 E. 14th North Vancouver 980-4568 long wait THE EXPRESSIONS on the faces tel] the tale as North Shore residents wait for the bus at the Park Royal stop. Some, like the chap on the left, just can’t wait, while others, like the man se- cond from the right, seemed resigned to a wait of any kind. But most, like the lady in the middle, just grin and bear it. back to council THE ZONING bylaw that designates the Marine Drive Commercial Corridor as a development permit area has been referred back to North Vancouver District council for consideration following a Public Hearing held Monday. If approved by council, the bylaw will result in a ‘‘coor- dinated approach’’ to any future development and redevelopment in the Marine Drive Corridor. The area in question includes the com- mercial area along lower Capilano Road and Marine Drive. . In a report prepared by District staff in February, it stated development guide- lines to ensure compatible development in the area will be drafted by the Planning Department by mid-1984. DIET CENTER. CALL UP TO SLIM DOWN. Talk to us about the one program that realty helps you lose weight And shows you how to keep it off, permanently its a natural program) based on sound nutntion. private, daily counseling, and no shots or drugs The Diet Center Program has already worked tor over 4 milkon men, women and children You'll tose werght tast and we'll teach you how to keep at off, forever What more can we say? Plenty Call us We'll give you the whole story along with a free, inttoductory Consuttation! So get a tine on your weight today with Oet (enter NO CONTRACTS own’ ih. LOSmy. 4 Qu, & Association, B.C. Division is pleased to announce the appointment of Mr. Maicolm Tindale as _ the representative for the ‘““Op- tional Group Life Insurance Program.”’ This program is available to diabetics who reside in B.C. or the Yukon territories only. The Group Insurance Plan is under- written by Fidelity Life Assurance Company, Head Office in Vancouver. For information or details on how to apply please contact: Mr. Maicotm Tindale Fawcett Insurance Agency Ltd. 1385 Main Street North Vancouver, B.C. V73 1C6 985-8131 ¥ ) LOSE 17 TO 25 POUNDS IN JUST SIX WEEKS Liz Schick 104-685 16th Weat Vancouver 922-2021 . er! et Contes, tom. Over 1,800 locations In United States, Canada and England.