Expo 86 Flourishes Amid Critics Of World’s Fairs
The Vancouver Expo enters its third week with ticket sales surpassing 13.8 million and participation from 52 countries. Proponents argue fairs remain engines of civic redevelopment while critics question their necessity in a televised age.
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United Nations
Hong Kong
New Orleans
Seattle
Spokane
Montreal
Vancouver
Egypt
Ramses II
Leningrad
Kirov Ballet
Hollywood
Bill Cosby
Disneyland
Club Med
Europe
U.S
Brisbane
Australia
Seville
Spain
Silencing whistleblowers at Morton Thiokol after Challenger disaster
The piece condemns how whistleblowers Allan McDonald and Roger Boisjoly faced demotion and restricted data access after warning against the Challenger launch due to cold weather. It credits the presidential commission for supporting truth and notes the engineers exposed long ignored issues with booster rocket seals, aiding public understanding and space exploration commitment.
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Hari Kari
Morton Thiokol Inc
Morton Thiokol
Allan J. McDonald
Roger M. Boisjoly
Presidential Commission
McDonald
Boisjoly
William Rogers
Rogers
Reagan
Allan McDonald
Roger Boisjoly
Svetlana Alliluyeva's Witness in Westward Drift and Disillusion
In a lengthy interview with former Moscow correspondent Raymond H. Anderson, Svetlana Alliluyeva offers a complex view of her life as Stalin's daughter and a defector. She criticizes Soviet rule under Gorbachev, notes worker discontent and private property calls, and reflects on her family’s separations and the dangers of Soviet reprisals.
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New York City
Svetlana Alliluyeva
Soviet Union
America
England
Russia
Wisconsin
Stalin
Moscow
Raymond H. Anderson
West
CIA
CSA
Svetlana
Gorbachev
Televising The Senate Debates On Test Basis Begin June 2
Washington The Senate will begin live television coverage on June 2 on a test basis with a July 29 vote to make the telecasts permanent. The plan faces constraints including camera operation by Senate staff and limited panning during roll calls.
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Washington
United States Senate
Senate
C-Span
House
Sen. J. Bennett Johnston
Dla
Newt Gingrich
R-Ga
Ronald V. Dellums
D-Calif
Thomas P. O’neill Jr
D-Mass
Almost Anything Can Happen in Economics
A reader riffs on the unpredictability of economics contrasting economists with doctors. John Kenneth Galbraith is cited saying almost anything can happen, and the narrator mirrors this sentiment to stress that preparation matters even as certainty remains elusive. The piece uses a humorous parable about preparing for disasters to illustrate economic uncertainty.
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John Kenneth Galbraith
Harvard
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