Oscars 59th winners list led by Platoon and Hannah and Her Sisters
The 59th Academy Awards honor Platoon as best picture with Oliver Stone and Platoon also winning directing and editing. Dianne Wiest and Michael Caine win supporting acting for Hannah and Her Sisters, while Woody Allen takes screenplay honors.
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Oscars Start Briskly But Stagger To Finish
The Academy Awards opened with energy but dragged late as the telecast ran 21 minutes overtime. Critics note a shift from movie honors to variety spectacle, with moments like Shirley MacLaine arriving in a flying saucer and a trio of Savalas Morita DeLuise delivering a lively, if uneven, start.
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Oscar Night Highlights 1987 Winners and Absences
Veteran stars Paul Newman and Michael Caine missed the ceremony amid superstition and filming, while Steven Spielberg received the Irving Thalberg Award. Platoon won best picture with four Oscars, Hannah and Her Sisters claimed multiple awards, and Marlee Matlin won best actress for Children of a Lesser God.
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World Book picks Springsteen Aquino and King for 1987 update
The 1987 World Book Encyclopedia adds Bruce Springsteen Corazon Aquino Stephen King and the KGB among 30 new entries as editors emphasize staying power over flash. Harriet notes revisions respond to events like the Challenger disaster and plan biographies for upcoming elections while mentioning Walter Payton and Willie Perry as notable omissions.
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Soviets May Ease Emigration Rules for Refuseniks
Abram says no timetable but expects changes soon as Soviet emigration controls may loosen. Jewish leaders would back repeal of U S export loan caps and possible MFN renewal to lower tariffs on Soviet exports. About 400 Jews left this month. Yosef Berenstein released after four years for resisting arrest.
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Indicators Show Healthy Economic Gains For February
The February report reduces the survey from twelve to eleven forward-pointing indicators due to data quality issues. The index stands at 187.1 percent of its 1967 base after a revised 185.8 percent in January, with five months of roughly 0.8 percent monthly growth suggesting about 4 percent annual expansion in six months.
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