Hello, my friends, this is Dr. Beter. Today is July 30, 1979, and this is my AUDIO LETTER No. 48.

In recent weeks we Americans have been reeling from one crisis to another--the gasoline crisis, the dollar crisis with gold peaking at new record levels, the fall of Nicaragua, the alleged crash to earth of SKYLAB, rumors of a new Russian military command in Cuba, controversy over the SALT II treaty, and above all the Carter crisis--with one shocking and unprecedented development after another. Meanwhile, in the background, there’s a continuing drumbeat of lesser mysteries to worry about--chemical plants, refineries, and oil storage depots keep exploding and burning daily all around us; railroad tank cars keep derailing, leaking and exploding here and there--but these things have become so commonplace in the past two years that we hardly even pay attention any more. Instead we wonder, “Why did those 41 sperm whales suddenly beach themselves and die last month on the Oregon coast?“ Even the marine biologists in that area leave us with the words: “It may always be a mystery.“ My three special topics this month are: Topic #1--THE FINAL CHAPTER IN THE GREAT SKYLAB COVER-UP Topic #2--THE SECRET WAR OF THE WALKING DEAD Topic #3--HOW AMERICA WILL RE-LEARN THE FEAR OF GOD.