Star Trek Action Group (newsletter)/Issues 001-020

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==Issue 1==
Star Trek Action Group 01 was published in April 1973 and contains 3 pages.
* the enthusiastic opening paragraph: 
* there is a raffle for the L.P. stereo record "The Touch of Leonard Nimoy"
* there is a poem called "Scatty, Scotty" by Jenny Elson (first published in J.D.I.F.C.)
* this issue has a trivia contest, some writing pens for sale
* the editors ask for some LoCs
==Issue 2==
Star Trek Action Group 02 was published in June/July 1973 and contains 7 pages. Jenny Elson mentions that this newsletter was "on time."
* The editor writes of the club's zine: 
* Elson mentions that her dog ate a copy of Grup #1 ("fortunately not the centre fold"), several letters of comment, and "a Jim Doohan journal"
* the editor mentions she has gone "...to see 'Catlow" AGAIN! Why DID the lights have to go out at the crucial moment in the film?" -- she refers to Leonard Nimoy's bathtub nude scene
* this issue has a long letter from David Gerrold ("Greetings and salutations, from myself, D.C. Fontana, and from the Great Bird of the Galaxy himself") which implores fans to support two things: watch the new animated Trek series -- ("This is NOT a kiddie show") and to write letters to Paramount about producing a Star Trek movie. Some excerpts: 
* the editor of the newsletter encouraged fans to write letters to Paramount "once a week, a month, anything you can afford! And if you can't afford the 7 1/2 pence for the airmail stamp, then write to us, and we'll fork it out of our postal fund."
* there is an article by Ian Ridpath called "Space Probe That Could Signal the Greatest Discovery Ever Made" which was "based on an article in the "Leicester Mercury"
* a pitch for a trip: 
* plans are afoot for the first British Star Trek Convention: 
* the editors encourage fans to contact local radio shows and talk up Star Trek: 
* there is a long essay called "Spartiate Spock" by Jenny Elson about the possibility that "Vulcan culture influenced the growth of Sparta in ancient Greece"
==Issue 3==
Star Trek Action Group 03 was undated, though it was published in August 1973. It contains 10 pages. 
* the editor announces that the club has forty-three members
* the fund for the Church Hall is growing well, the editor says that rental will "run to two loos" but that the club has raised £40 in three months.
* Elson mentions the zine Beta Niobe and the "generous comments" she has received about it, which means that as of the printing of this issue of the newsletter, the zine has been out a while, she also mentions that the second issue will be out by Christmas
* a fan, John Hind, writes an essay called "A Profile on the worst STAR TREK episode ever made" in which he discusses "Let that Be Your Last Battlefield"
* a fan, Janet Quarton, writes a summary of this same episode, "Let that Be Your Last Battlefield"
* Janet Quarton provides the dialogue of the "destruct sequence"
* Jenny Elson writes a character study called The Inter-Relationships of Enterprise Crew Members in which she analyzes Kirk-Spock, Kirk-McCoy, McCoy-Kirk, Spock-Kirk, a second installment is in the next issue. This essay includes some light discusson of The Premise almost two full years before Diane Marchant said essentially the same thing in the response to her story, A Fragment Out of Time and the essay Pandora's Box... Again.
* there is an ad for The Voyages, and a Star Trek crossword puzzle by Rosemary Chivers
* there is a long essay by Heather Lennon called "And Now to Continue Our Search for the Truth! Have the Vulcans Visited Earth?"
* there is an essay by Jenny Elson called "Was Sickbay a Blooper?" in which she discusses the implausibility of the Enterprise's medical facilities
==Issue 4==
Star Trek Action Group 04 was published in 1973 (November?). The editor mentions two clues as to the month: one is that she and co-editor, Lennon, "AT LAST met in October" and that the newsletter is late. 
* of the visit between Elson and Lennon: 
* this issue has an essay by Marrianne Jielesch called "Star Trek in Germany" which is about the German-dubbed episodes
* a fan, Chris Jones, writes an episode review for "The Paradise Syndrome"
* Jenny Elson writes an article called "It's the Difference that Counts" about the Enterprise's lack of diversity: "...the Enterprise is not a ship full of international specialists, as it should be if the concept were adhered to. Rather, it is an American ship with a few other nationals and aliens thrown in to create an illusion... a very fragile illusion, too. Where are the Europeans, the Africans, the Indians and Jews... "
* Jenny Elson includes the second part of The Inter-Relationships of Enterprise Crew Members, which discusses Kirk/Scott, Scott/Kirk [no, not that way], McCoy/Scott, Scott/McCoy, McCoy/Spock, Spock/McCoy. See fan comments at this essay's page.
* there are two short LoCs which comment on two articles, the one about sickbay and the one about Spartans being influenced by Vulcans
* this issue has an interview with an actor named Donald Burton (Warship) which was conducted by Pat Jenkins
* there is a flyer for the Trek Mini-Con
==Issue 5==
Star Trek Action Group 05 was published in January 1974 and has 11 pages. The editor apologizes for this issue's lateness.
* the editor is excited for the Mini-Con, saying that two fans (?) named have been busy practicing "cutting sandwiches" for the last one and a half years so the buffet will probably be good, and that "The Vicar says he might pop in too... now there is a treat worth waiting for."
* the editor says she, Terry, and another fan named Margaret B are going to ISTCon in New York in February
* Jenny complains of the BeeB's banning of three Star Trek episodes and encourages fans to write letters in protest: "Be polite, but FIRM."
* an essay by Jenny Elson, "Watch Your Language," discusses the American English spoken in Star Trek 
* there is an article by Jenny Elson called "Have a Laugh, Read the Star Trek Annuals" in which she complains of all the errors in it
* more fans comment on the "Spock-loves-Kirk" essay, see those comments at The Inter-Relationships of Enterprise Crew Members 
* some fans comment on the article about the "American Enterprise":
** "That American chauvanism makes Kirk the prig he is... when you really study him, completely colourless. Like so many "All American boys," who nearly all look as if they have been manufactured instead of born. Straight off the assembly line!"
** "At last! Someone has said the very thing I dislike most about Star Trek... the idea that the world will be just another American colony."
* this issue has a list of auction items for sale to benefit the STAG fan club
* fans are encouraged to write letters to the BeeB to bring back Star Trek re-runs
==Issue 6==
Star Trek Action Group 06 was published in March 1974 and contains 9 pages.
* almost the entire newsletter is made up of a con report for the Star Trek con in New York in February 1974; the editor writes at length about the panels and meeting the stars
* registrations for the first UK Star Trek con in September are now open; there was a two-week advance registration for members of STAG, and after that it would be open to everyone. There was to be no registrations at the door, so fans are advised to act early
==Issue 7==
Star Trek Action Group 07 was published in May 1974 and contains 8 pages. 
* this issue has a con report for The 1974 British Star Trek Minicon, see that page
* this issue has a letter from DeForest Kelley, thanking British fans for being "luvs" 
* this issue includes the partial transcript of the tape DeForest Kelley made at the Star Trek Convention in New York at the Americana Hotel; in it he offers his small con report and mentions the "made-to-scale dummy" of Spock made by TACS, "the art show contained some of the finest work by young talented people I've ever seen"... Kelley mostly mentions observations about who was there and when they appeared. 
* the editor says that William Shatner has promised a voice tape for the convention in September
* this issue has the transcript ("or as much of it as I was able to get down on paper") of the speech Leonard Nimoy gave at the convention in February in New York City
* there is an announcement that the second issue of Beta Niobe #2 is out
==Issue 8==
Star Trek Action Group 08 was published in July 1974 and contains 8 pages. 
* fans comment about previous discussions about Star Trek being "too American": "I think it's charming the way the Americans pronounce their words, I could listen to them all day," and "What if [Kirk] does speak with an American accent? No-one pretends he comes from England, he IS American."
* there is more discussion about the "relationship article" and K/S, see The Inter-Relationships of Enterprise Crew Members
* several fans comment about having a favorite character: 
* this episode has more transcription from the voice tape done by DeForest Kelley at the New York ST convention in 1974
* there is an essay by Lynne Bates called "My Favourite Star Trek Episode" (Amok Time)
* "Spock's Brain" is a section on quotes from the show, compiled by Jane Sayle
* a fan writes that he has sound tapes (reel-to-reel and cassette) of Star Trek episodes for sale
* this issue has a spotlight article on James Doohan International Fan Club
* Confrontation, a short piece of "dialogue between Spock's human half and Vulcan half" by Dawn Del Vecchio
* a fan reports on the latest STAG Coffee Evening arranged for members who live in the Leicester area: 
==Issue 9==
Star Trek Action Group 09 was published in September 1974 and contains 8 pages.
* this issue has some last minute con reminders
* this issue has an article called "Star Trek in Germany" by Marianne Tielesch; it addresses two things: why do children find Spock so compelling (because he is so good at things and because he can control his emotions) and why have only half of the episodes been shown in Germany? -- the latter is answered by ZDF editor Dr. Willi Kowalk: "Unfortunately, no more episodes were suitable for television. The others were too American."
* a fan points out that William Shatner is Canadian, not American
* this issue has a short review of the animated series by Floss Del Vecchio: 
* this issue has a new series, "The Inter-Relationships of Enterprise Crew Members: Crew Characterizations" by Jenny Elson -- this one is on Montgomery Scott
* Save the Star Trek Cast is a plea to fans to let Gene Roddenberry et al that they want the Star Trek film to have all of the same actors in it: 
* this issue has a short story by Margaret Bertram called "Star Trek... Gone Mad" in which she uses many Star Trek episode titles
* this issue has a very short thank you letter from Dorothy Fontana thanking the STAG club for a book
* this issue has a message from Gene Roddenberry about the blooper reel: 
==Issue 10==
Star Trek Action Group 10 was published in 1974 (November?) and contains 8 pages.
* the co-editor reports on some of the social activities the convention committee shared with the Guests of Honor after the convention
* the club's cast: Jenny Elson (president), Marion Kennedy (vice president), Johanna Butler (vice president), Terry Elson (treasurer), Janet Quarton (membership secretary), Jenny Harding (publication secretary), Karen Gilmurray (fanzine secretary) and Helen McCarthy (art secretary)
* there are a number of short con reports (many commenting on George Takei's moves on the disco floor to "Kung Fu Fighting") for the first Star Trek con in the UK, see that page
* there is an announcement that the second STAG Mini-Con will be held March 22, 1975 at the Leicester Centre Hotel
* there is thought of starting a Star Trek Library: "Based on an idea by Helen, we are thinking of planning a library, where as many zines and Star Trek books as possible will be on loan for members.... just let us know if it would be worth considering such a scheme."
* there is an announcement that a George Takei fan club was staring, one called Hosato
==Issue 11==
Star Trek Action Group 11 was published in December/January 1974/1975 and contains 8 pages. 
* "The Guardian of Forever" (an essay about the discrepancies in the time portal in the episodes "City on the Edge of Forever" and "Yesteryear") by Sheila Clark
* "A Day I Will Never Forget" by Janice Pitkethley (a report on a July 1973 trip she took to visit her pen pal in Massachusetts, where they visited and had lunch with Leonard Nimoy's parents, went to Nimoy's play [Camelot], and got to visit him backstage.)
* "Illustrating Star Trek" by Helen McCarthy (an article about how to make drawings for the newsletter that will reproduce well and not be repetitive, as "some of the best drawings I've received are impossible to duplicate. The litho process we use now doesn't take kindly to smudged, faint pencil lines or wavy ball-point." And "I'm as fond of Spock's head as the rest of you, but a zine full of Spock's head gets slightly monotonous. Try originality.")
* "My Favorite Star Trek Episode... Errand of Mercy" by Jane Sayle
* there is a mention of Star Trek Lives!: "A NEW STAR TREK BOOK By Jacqueline Lichtenberg and Sondra Marshak and Joan Winston. As yet untitled! it has been purchased by BANTAM books and will be in their spring list of publications. This is the first book on various aspects of the Star Trek Phenomena."
* a fan writes of what she sees as Spock fannish backlash: 
* a fan wants to know about the Enterprise crew and opinions on their personalities: 
==Issue 12==
Star Trek Action Group 12 was published in 1975 (February or March?) and contains 8 pages. 
* "The Theory Behind Star Trek: Phasers" by Robin Hill
* "'Star Trek Lives!'... But How Old Fashioned Is It?" by Avril Lansdell: 
* there is some fannish discussion about Star Trek characters and whether they are introverts and extroverts
* a male fan complains that other fans don't discuss Uhura much: 
* a fan writes of the perceived Spock fannish backlash: 
* a fan writes: 
==Issue 13==
Star Trek Action Group 13 was published in 1975 (June?) and contains 8 pages. 
* from the editor: 
* this issue has a long open letter from Gene Roddenberry regarding progress on the movie
* an example of the sometimes "you scratch my back, I'll scratch yours" line between fans and creators that was a part of all Fan Campaigns: 
* this issue has a long question-and-answer section regarding the second British Star Trek Convention -- one question: "Q: I am only 14 years old. My mother says I can't go unless I have someone wIth me. Can you help? A. Mrs [name and address redacted] has kindly offered to act as escort from London. Please write to her, enclosing SAE."
* this issue has a report of several STAG members' trip to Los Angeles in which they were escorted around town by George Takei and then went to Equicon: 
* a fan writes: 
* "Vulcan Jargon Explained" by Robin Hill (a humorous essay about decoding the logical statements Spock makes)
* the editors point out that, while they "enjoy a little natter" on the phone with fans, they put in a full day's work and request that no one calls before 7:30 so that they can "eat, wash up, do the washing, feed the Pooh, and have a little read of the evening paper" first.
==Issue 14==
Star Trek Action Group 14 was published in October 1975 and contains 10 pages.
* there is an announcement that Janet Quarton is the new president of STAG: 
* there will be no more life time memberships sold, as those were money losers; all previous life time memberships will be honored, however, but since these are 3/4 of all memberships, the club requests that these fans send in some stamps every year to help defray costs
* here are two letters, one by George Takei and one by Walter Koenig, both offering their apologies for not being able to attend the second British Star Trek convention
* there is a very short piece of fiction, one that fans are encouraged to use to write their own story for a story contest
* a fan would "like to form a group of local trekkies interested in acting out Star Trek stories to be recorded on Super 8 film to show at local meetings. There would also be an opportunity to look at transparencies, listen to tape cassettes, and discuss various aspects of Star Trek."
* "The New Film: Will It Be Just Another STAR Trek?" by Robin Hill (a humorous speculation of other famous actors in the Star Trek film and the wrongness of these characterizations) (This is reprinted in Inside Star Trek #13)
* the editor writes: 
==Issue 15==
Star Trek Action Group 15 was published in December 1975 and contains 10 pages.
* the former editors thank those who'd been supportive over the last two years, and they wish the new editors the best of luck
* the BBC is once again messing with showing Star Trek reruns, and fans are urged to write in and complain
* the discussion topic is "if you had to choose one episode to leave out of a of a re-run line up, which one would it be and why?" -- one fan picks "Turnabout Intruder" because every time it's on she ends up in the hospital, one picks "Who Mourns for Adonais" as it's a love story and not Trek, one fan picks "The Children Shall Lead" as it's "pointless". 
* "The 'Best' All Come Down to It in the End" by Janet Quarton (a description of Star Trek on the "Generation Game" which aired 22 November 1975)
* results of the story prompt from last issue: "There were only two entries for last month's competition, '"Disturbance" by C. Hall and "The Vulcan Experience" by Elizabeth Sharp. Both were very good, and after discussion with Janet that gained the GPO fully £1, we decided that "Disturbance" fitted the subject slightly better, and therefore wins the prize. The story will be published in Log Entries 2, which we hope to have out in February, and I hope to publish "The Vulcan Experience" as well at some future date." The Vulcan Experience was published in Log Entries #4 
* this month's story prompt is the title The Yeti's Footprint; the entries were later printed in a zine.
* the editor says that the club is NOT doing another major Star Trek con, someone else will have to pick up where they have left off -- they do know, however, that the Empathy Star Trek Club is planning a mini-con in Leeds in February
* the editors explain that it costs £30 to send out the newsletter every two months -- "That means that to keep the club ticking over we must have an income of £50 every two months. That is £300 per annum. Doing that we raise nothing towards publishing zines or organising cons or minicons." They ask that those who have lifetime memberships, offered when they had no idea of what the future was going to bring, to covert to an annual membership
==Issue 16==
Star Trek Action Group 16 was published in March 1976 and contains 12 pages.
* the art director, Helen McCarthy, resigns and mentions a rare problem, having more art than can be dealt with: 
* a fan writes a long essay comparing Star Trek to Space: 1999: 
* a fan contributes a con report for Empathy Mini-Con, one which focuses on the cow poop smell of the car some fans shared
* more input on the discussion topic from last issue on what was one's least favorite episode: "The Paradise Syndrome" ("You would be hard pressed to find a bigger load of 'professional' rubbish anywhere"), a fan votes for "Corbomite Manoeuver" ("as Kirk stamped out from McCoy's lab, McCoy on his own says, 'If I jumped every time a light came on around here, I'd be talking to myself."), a fan can't decide among "Mudd's Women," "Omega Glory," and "Children Shall Lead," a fan picks "Let That Be Your Last Battlefield" ("she likes the special effects, the rest bores her to tears"), and a fan picks "Corbomite Maneouver" ("I can't stand it. Out of all the episodes, this one I really hate. I haven't even got a particular reason.")
* "In Support of the Animated Aliens" by Sheila Clark (article)
* fans are urged to write letters to the BBC to make the company show the four banned (in the UK) Star Trek episodes: Miri, Empath, Plato's Stepchildren, and Whom Gods Destroy: 
* a fan despises parts of a certain episode: 
* "Origins of the Vulcan Race" by Sheila Cornall ("a humorous look at their evolution")
* "Klingon Lament -- Lt. Klong, Starship Destruction" (poem) by Ann Wigmore
==Issue 17==
Star Trek Action Group 17 was published in April 1976 and contains 14 pages.
* Susan Sackett tells club members that the new movie will probably start filming in September
* the editors say they are going to send out a form to all life-time members, and if they don't turn it back in with an indication that they wish to keep receiving the newsletter, it will be no longer be sent to them; this is in response to the club's attempt to remain solvent; life-time members were also encouraged again to voluntarily become regular paying members
* about postage: "We've had to increase the dues to West Germany as it actually costs more to send newsletters airmail to West Germany then it does to Australia because you can't use printed paper rate." 
* an age-old situation: the editors beg for more input from members -- most of the material, they say, seems to come from the same 10 or 15 people, and that surely the other 390 members have something to say
* this issue has an untitled essay by Kim Knight which discusses the sexual attraction, or lack thereof, that Spock has for some fans; she mentions the book Star Trek Lives! and its fourth chapter: 
* a fan reviews Star Trek: The New Voyages, see that page
* there are two poems in this issue, one called "Sonnet on Vulcan Biology"
* a fan responds to a fan's review of Space:1999 in an earlier issue: 'How I agree with [name redacted] and what he has to say about Space 1999. I liked the first two episodes but after getting more and more aggravated I'm not watching it now. And the shameless pilfering from S.T. stories doesn't help at all!"
* regarding cats and aliens: "I seem to be the only one who likes the animals in the crew of the animations. I don't know how I would react if I met Arex unexpectedly - I hope naturally! And meeting an English-speaking feline would fill me with delight, even if she were red - but then, I love cats!"
* a fan comments on the Star Trek Animated Series: 
==Issue 18==
Star Trek Action Group 18 was published in June 1976 and contains 18 pages.
* this issue reprints the letter the BBC sent out to fans in response to their letter campaign to have the four banned episodes that were banned in the UK shown. An excerpt: 
* there is a reprint of an article from The Sun from 3 April 1976 called "The Little Band of Trekkers Make the BBC Toe Their Line" about the number of letters the BBC has received from Star Trek fan clubs in the UK -- the BBC estimate: 1300 letters since 1971, the fan clubs' estimate 3000-4000 letters since 1971; the article explains that the letter campaigns are asking for the four banned episodes to be shown, for the BBC to stop treating Star Trek like a children's show, and to air it at times when adults can watch (not over lunchtime); the article makes the usual bonehead sort of statement, however, and calls fans "odd"
* one fan writes that STAG members should ask that the BBC show the four banned episodes at the Television Theatre in London and charge admission; fans would get to see the eps, the BBC would make money, and it may be a way to keep the kids out
* several fans write in about humanoids, aliens, and the animated series
* a fan writes: "I would like to add my opinion to episodes liked least of all. Mine are "Mudd's Women" and "I, Mudd." I can see no good reason why such a person is allowed to exist or carry on his exploits in the Federation. Can anybody give a good reason to defend H. Mudd?"
* Susan Sackett says that the film is now supposed to start filming the end of October
* a fan writes in and wants to know if there are any other vegetarian (like Mr. Spock) fans out there. She wonders if the planet will become vegetarian by the year 2000. She says it is Star Trek that made her decide to not eat meat as it is a show that makes people think. Another fan comments that perhaps plants are also "intelligent" and is worried if this is so, what should she eat?
* this issue has a poem called "Truth" reprinted from Contact
* many fans write in about the essay by Kim Knight in the previous issue about the sexual attraction (or not) of Spock -- one response: 
* a fan comments on some semantics as they relate to several stories: 
* a fan, one of the editors of Contact writes to STAG that she, too, is bothered by what she feels some fans' inability to see the K/S in her zines the way in which she implies: 
* a fan writes in hopes of a pen pal, specifically "a girl" -- "The girls I know don't seem to be interested in Star Trek..."; he is 25, single, medium build and says he would make a good starship captain. He would also like to know if anyone has worked out the interior details of the Klingon battle cruiser
* a fan is putting together The Trekker Cookbook and asks for submissions
* a fan writes a con report for Equicon, see that page
==Issue 19==
Star Trek Action Group 19 was published in August 1976 and contains 34 pages.
* some of the radio progam, "Time Capsule," is in transcript here; it was narrated by William Shatner
* more information on the movie from Susan Sackett; the film was to start filming in November
* there is mention of the letter campaign to name the U.S. space shuttle, "Enterprise"
* as of this newsletter, Hosato appears to be on hiatus
* the next story contest's topic: write one where Kirk is injured but still must remain on duty
* there is a long letter by a fan who is tired of people comparing Star Trek and Space:1999 and thinks this newsletter is biased against the latter
* a fan writes: 
* a fan writes about the separation between actor and character: "Whether you prefer Spock to Leonard Nimoy is a minute point, as Len is Spock is Len. I doubt if you can separate Leonard Nimoy from his portrayal too clearly, because he WAS Spock. The same with the other actors -- they WERE the parts they played, no one else could fill the roles they did."
* this issue has an Open Letter from a fan who went to India on a "business holiday" -- the letter was to be printed in case she didn't make it back alive and addressed why Star Trek's philosophy was so important; the fan made it back safely and requested that the letter be printed anyway
* this issue has an article by Theo Krik speculating on Spock's age and comes up with a conclusion of: who knows?
* there are some plans for creating cloth badges
* this issue has an article about "aging in space"
* this issue has a poem called "Dear Neofan" by J.D. which warns the new fan about trusting canon and fanon: it mentions fan fiction and Kraith
* this issue has a poem called "On Discovering Star Trek" by Gail
* this issue has a poem called "Command Decision" by Beverly Volker which is reprinted from Contact
* this issue has a poem called "It Was Better Left Unasked" by Sheila Cornall
* this issue has a poem called "End The" by R.H.
* this issue has a story called "Incident" by Sheila Clark (It is part of a longer story that was later printed in Log Entries)
* there are some fan-written "fictional" want ads from Star Fleet advertising for members of the Security Department
* there were four entries in the story competition announced previously: Sue Bradley, Joyce Deeming, Valerie Piacentini, and Helen Sneddon. Valerie was the winner and the story was printed in this issue of STAG: that story is "The Attack"
==Issue 20==
Star Trek Action Group 20 was published in October 1976 and contains 22 pages. 
* there is an announcement that the American space shuttle has been named "Enterprise": "The original name for the orbiter was 'Constitution,' but after a heavy letter-writing campaign from Star Trek fans, President Ford supported dubbing the craft 'Enterprise'."
* the editors write: 
* a fan writes a fairly lengthy autobiographical paragraph and announces his new SF zine, "Astron": 
* this issue has a filk (tune: "Country Roads" by John Denver) by April Valentine: "Almost heaven, silver starship, lovely lady, never-ending star-trip. Life is out there on a distant star, man's final frontier, never go too far. Enterprise, you are my home, on your bridge I belong. Lovely lady, silver starship, you are my home, Enterprise."
* a fan begs for sound tapes of Starsky & Hutch, as well as for any articles about the show: "Does anyone have any good recordings of the Starsky & Hutch series that they would be willing to re-record onto cassettes (or I can do the re-recording)?"
* a number of fans wrote in about vegetarianism: the editor printed three of these responses
* another fan writes in response to an earlier letter that posits plants are intelligent and says that is ridiculous; another fan responds, saying she has read "The Secret Life of Plants" and disagrees, saying plants have emotions and feelings
* there are three fan's comments regarding K/S -- the first one: 
* the second one: 
* the third one: 
* this issue has a reprint of a newspaper article by William Shatner called "Why I Believe in UFOs"
* this issue has a fan's comment on the pro-book "Spock Messiah" -- she pronounces it better than the title would suggest, better than "Spock Must Die," better than Alan Dean Foster's Log books, but that it will be disappointment to Spock fans as that character is barely in it 
* there is a con report for Bi-Centennial 10 Con that was in New York City, 3-6 September 1976
* there is a con report for the first TerraCon, see that page
* there are more pleas for more letters to be sent to the BBC to ask that the four banned episodes be shown in the UK
* the story competition brought in seven entries: Angela Carthy, Lesley Coles, Valerie Harrison, Gloria Mitchell, Robin Nelson, T.G.Z.C., and Sylvia Ward -- Valerie was the winner and her story was to appear in Log Entries #7; other stories would perhaps be in other issues of that zine
* there is a short fictional paragraph that readers must incorporate for the next story contest 
* this issue has a poem, "In Defense of Mudd: Intergalactic Pirate" by Jill Cressey
* this issue has a short story told in dialogue called "Attack!" by Helen Sneddon
* this issue has a long piece of fiction called "Justification Debatable" by R.H.
==References==
Category:Star Trek ZinesCategory:1970s Zines