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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 01, 1988
Page
7
Astronomers question a plan to mark the Eiffel Tower centennial with an orbiting string of luminous balloons visible like a full moon. Philippe Gillieron notes Eiffel’s 300 meter design, while new space era ambitions echo the tower’s pioneering spirit.
The 1989 centennial space art project in orbit faces astronomers’ opposition. Critics fear bright inflated Mylar balloons will damage light detectors and hinder observations, while designers cite a 40 million dollar budget and a 1990s launch window.
Kevin Ricupero, 34, painted the Bennington New Hampshire post office purple yellow black and bright red with pink polka dots to reclaim the building. Officials call the act silly while residents debate his expansion plans hindered by zoning setbacks parking and location concerns.
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