diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 29e138794..6d9d0aa57 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+New in 0.43:
+* zlib on the fly decompression/compression support.
+* more code reorganization and clean ups.
+* a fixed up 30 arcsec DEM file preprocessor.  World wide DEM's are 
+  available in this format.
+
 New in 0.42:
 * Simple autopilot heading hold contributed by 
   Jeff Goeke-Smith <jgoeke@voyager.net>
diff --git a/Thanks b/Thanks
index 037ad770e..5ae2f4113 100644
--- a/Thanks
+++ b/Thanks
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ Jean-loup Gailly and Mark Adler <zlib@quest.jpl.nasa.gov>
 
 
 Jeff Goeke-Smith <jgoeke@voyager.net>
-  Contributed our first autopilot.
+  Contributed our first autopilot.  (Heading Hold)
 
 
 Michael I. Gold <gold@puck.asd.sgi.com> -- Patiently answered my endless