Just some more material on that Sgt. Preston business...

http://firstam.com/landsakes/html/em...02biginch.html

...which I cannot resist becaise it's so typical of the fifties in the USA.

And I certainly don't want anyone to think that I'm raining on the parade here...it seems like a relatively harmless bit of fun. Just think of all those people who have had a star named after them by that "Interstellar Registry" (or whatever it's called)....the assumption is that they'll never get there to enjoy their star...but if there are "beings" already there, they might take exception to some wise guy on Earth taking the liberty of re-naming their solar system.

Best

AA