In James Michener’s recent novel, Space, Astronaut John Pope is asked by the President of the United States of America to make a good-will tour of the world after an astounding flight to the Moon. In Autralia, he meets a Korean newspaper woman, Cindy, whose real name is Rhee Soon-Ka, who wants to write the story of the astronauts for her paper. They go to an inn and talk at considerable length - and innocently - but a story reaches Washington that Pope and Cindy are having an affair. NASA, the State Department, and Folks magazine send Tucker Thompson, editor of Folks, to try to cover up the mess and restore Pope’s image before the public. When Pope denies any involvement with Cindy, Tucker tells him, "Stick with your story, son. It’ll draw more comment than the truth." Cindy says to Tucker…