"But I do feel that there is reason to doubt the story offered by Mr. Dusty Britton. Certainly the more intelligent persons of any galactic civilization would be less likely to contact an actor than scientists or government officials? This story of phanobands, barytrine fields and menslators sounds too much like the fancies of science fiction to me."
Article in The American Weekly:
"With heat rays and weapons of unimaginable power the enemies of the Earth will swoop down to—"
From The Chicago Tribune:
"Not since the days of King George III has the threat of foreign entanglements been so great—"
From The Daily Worker:
"Without a doubt this advanced culture has developed a perfect galactic State, capable of serving all men according to their needs. We feel that a pardonable mistake has been made by their representatives in contacting a man of Dusty Britton's character, and we will wait with open arms the return of the galactic emissaries, who will bring with them the glories of—"
From Mount Palomar:
"Variable stars are of natural origin and can neither be started nor stopped. The theory that such stars are used by a galactic civilization as beacons and celestial stop-lights is utterly fantastic."
From the teletypes of Worldwide Press: