While exercising, Grand Duchess Sandra watches an early newscast on her phone which she has switched to television reception.
Yesterday, a navy speedster known to have been stationed at the primitive planet, Valya, landed at Williams Field, generating rumors that Babur has issued a new declaration. Three previous Anglic-language pronunciamentos had been radioed to the scientific outpost on Valya by an orbiting Baburite ship. The original claim of the Autarchy of United Babur to Mirkheim had been radioed from Earth orbit. Because Mirkheim is close to Babur and because the supermetals are strategically important, the Autarchy will not tolerate possession of Mirkheim by any power hostile to Babur. The Hermetian throne, neither confirming nor disconfirming the rumors, will make a statement soon.
Addressing a convention of the Justice Party, Prime Minister Lapierre of the Solar Commonwealth said that his government was willing to negotiate but that Babur had not yet arranged to exchange ambassadors. The Commonwealth will not yield to aggression. Babur has amassed great naval strength.
Last night, the Liberation Front held a rally at a resort on the Longstrands where intemperate orators addressed a large and enthusiastic crowd of Travers.
Troubles both external and internal.
1 comment:
Kaor, Paul!
All too plausible, such news announcements!
And I noted how Grand Duchess Sandra watched the hews from her PHONE! Which helps to lessen a bit of "datedness" in the Technic stories: almost no mention of cell phones of any kind.
Happy New Year! Sean
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