Star Trek Action Group (newsletter)/Issues 061-080

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==Issue 61==
Star Trek Action Group 61 
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==Issue 62==
Star Trek Action Group 62 
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==Issue 63==
Star Trek Action Group 63
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==Issue 64==
Star Trek Action Group 64
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==Issue 65==
Star Trek Action Group 65
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==Issue 66==
Star Trek Action Group 66
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==Issue 67==
Star Trek Action Group 67
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==Issue 68==
Star Trek Action Group 68
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==Issue 69==
Star Trek Action Group 69
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==Issue 70==
Star Trek Action Group 70
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==Issue 71==
Star Trek Action Group 71
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==Issue 72==
Star Trek Action Group 72
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==Issue 73==
Star Trek Action Group 73 was published in February 1986 and contains 32 pages.
* the editors report, and print, the cease and desist letter they've received from Paramount regarding their classification of some conventions and the use of the term "official." The editor write that: 
* this issue contains the transcript of a 1985 interview with James Doohan, one which, among other things, explains bubble wrap
* there is a The Genesis II Star Trek Con #2 convention report (this con was mentioned in TERRACON 1986 STATEMENT)
* there are some pro book Star Trek reviews
* this issue has a full-page flyer for Galileo Con III (August 22-25, 1986)
* cover of issue #73 by C. Sibbett
==Issue 74==
Star Trek Action Group 74 was published in April 1986 and contains 36 pages.
* there is a final installment of an interview with James Doohan
* there are some pro book reviews, as well as responses to some earlier reviews
* this issue has a review of the zine If Today Be Sweet, see that page
* this issue is the first one that has some reviews of movies about things that have nothing to do with Trek 
* the editors write that Bjo Trimble is going to be attending Galileo Con and would like to stay with some British fans while she is there; it is reported that she would like to extend the favor to British fans who visit the US: 
* there is an announcement of some upcoming cons including UFP Con '86, Galileo Con '86, and Sol III '87
* cover of issue #74 by C. Sibbett
==Issue 75==
Star Trek Action Group 75 was published in June 1986
* it has a cover by Jeni Stace, Carol Hart, and C. Sibbett 
* the editors announce that the newsletter (due to financial stipulations), will no longer be published six times a year but four times a year
* there is a con report for UFP Con '86
* there are announcements for many zines, some of which were Tickled Pink #3, Th'igh Leg, Zenith Collect, Bitter Sweet Resolve, The Dunwich Affair, Transtater, One Way or Another...
==Issue 76==
Star Trek Action Group 76 was published in September 1986 and contains 38 pages.
* it has a cover by C. Sibbett 
* a fan recounts how the pro novels, as well as the show itself, have terrible translations into German
* a fan "meets" William Shatner at UFP Con and writes writes at great length about how he is not as obnoxious as she thought he was, and she's tired of listening to fans running him down
==Issue 77==
Star Trek Action Group 77 has a cover by Jeni Stace. It was published in December 1986 and contains 42 pages.
* the editors apologize for the printface in the last issue; they are back to using a different typewriter, and it doesn't hit the stencils as hard as the other one, they apologize for the staples, too
* there is a long write-up about the new ST movie, a blow-by-blow plot description; the synopsis comes from a fan in London named Exeunt who "got to see the film in London after he was stopped on the street and asked if he would like to see a rough cut of the film without all the special effects and painted backgrounds."
* fans are beginning to believe that the new series, TNG, may become a reality; they are skeptical but hopeful
* this issue has an essay by Margaret Rainey called "The Baker Street Connection" in which she proposes that Gene Roddenbery and/or Leonard Nimoy based the character of Spock on Sherlock Holmes and proceeds to say why
* there is a con report for Galileo Con #3 (the 22nd Star Trek Convention) -- she was disappointed: the con bag was skimpy, there were too many videos shown, and she couldn't figure out where all the people were. She also took issue with the adult and K/S zines being sold. Regarding the zines: 
* a fan has an ad asking for someone to lend her a copy of the Starsky & Hutch zine she calls Autumn Ice
==Issue 78==
Star Trek Action Group 78 was published in March 1987 and contains 40 pages. The front cover is by Greg Halpin - this includes copies of C. Sibbett's (c) original portraits of Kirk and Spock.
* the editors announce that the new honorary member is Richard Arnold, includes a biography
* there is buzz about the new series, TNG, including a partial character roster that includes the speculation that Dr. Crusher could have the nickname "Bones Crusher."
* updates on what the ST actors are up to
* a letter from Richard Arnold about TNG
* a letter from Bjo Trimble about the The Star Trek Concordance update
* a LoC from a fan defending an earlier fan's letter about Galileo Con
* a review of Star Trek IV movie
* a fan comments on K/S: 
* one of the editors comments on the letter about K/S: 
* this issue contains some poetry, a list of fans' birthdays, a list of conventions, fan clubs, and many zines
==Issue 79==
Star Trek Action Group 79 was published in June 1987 and contains 42 pages.
* the editors write about their soon-to-be-implemented practice of a more formal way of labeling zines and their genres: 
* there is a much content about TNG, with a show actor roster, and one long essay by a fan who "almost persuaded myself that Gene Roddenberry would be able to bring this off; that he would make the fullest use of this opportunity. After all, he managed it once. Now I am doubtful..." She goes on to complain that an android cannot wish to be anything, much less human, that Captain Picard sounds too old, that the security officer is going to be full-time job for the ship's psychologist as the character "worships Starfleet," and she dislikes many of the characters' names: "Julian Picard sound rather wet."
* there are several reviews of the movie "The Voyage Home"
* a fan weighs in on K/S: 
* another fan writes: 
* the editors respond to the previous letter regarding warnings: 
* another writes: 
* another fan writes: 
* another fan writes: 
* this issue has a long article on the U.S. space program
==Issue 80==
Star Trek Action Group 80 was published in September 1987 and contains 32 pages. 
* now having seen the actual show, fans comment on TNG
* the results of a poll about the new ST movie are printed; most fans seem to have enjoyed it; this issue also prints some short fan comments about the movie
* the editors write that no one complained about the proposed system of labeling zines with "gen," "K/S," and "D/S" (death stories) and that any zine ad arriving without the appropriate label would not be run; this issue starts putting "adult zines" in their own section at the back
==References==
Category:Star Trek Non-fiction Zines
Category:1985 Zines
Category:1986 Zines
Category:1987 Zines