Baseball hall visit in Cooperstown sparks memories and musings
A column recounts touring the National Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown New York with wife Mary. It notes Abner Doubleday lore vs Cartwright, local sights, multiple fictional and real hall replicas, life size Ruth and Williams statues carved from basswood, and the $9 admission as part of a broader reflection on baseball history and travel.
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Atlanta Braves
Ted Turner
Jane Fonda
National Baseball Hall of Fame
Cooperstown
N.Y
Iowa
Boston
New England
Canada
Maritime
Binghamton
Albany
William Cooper
James Fenimore Cooper
Hawkeye
Lake
Otsego
Cooper
Abner Doubleday
Alexander Joy Cartwright
New York City
Farmers’ Museum
Detroit
Brooklyn Dodgers Hall of Fame
Brooklyn
Brazil
Shortstop
Mickey's Place
Abner
Mary
Joe DiMaggio
Stan Musial
Mark McGwire
Hall of Fame
McGwire
Sammy Sosa
Babe Ruth
Ted Williams
Milo Hamilton
Fairfield
Milo
Houston Astros
Pirates
Braves
Gus Schrader
Cargo ship lifts off to supply Mir and deploy a space mirror
The Progress cargo ship launched from Baikonur after delays to deliver food water fuel and New Year gifts to Mir. It carries a Russian French meteorite data device and a 100 foot Znamya space mirror designed to reflect sunlight onto northern Russia. The final Mir mission may end in June due to funding limits.
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Moscow
Mir Space Station
Progress
Mir
Russia
Global deflation worries grow as prices fall worldwide
Prices across Asia and Latin America fall from food to cars amid Asian turmoil and global excess, economists warn deflation could spread. Analysts cite weakened demand, sliding wages, and falling asset values as risks, while U S consumers enjoy lower costs even as policymakers monitor signs of a broad downturn.
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New York
Brazil
Japan
China
Asia
Latin America
Allen Sinai
United States
Greg Mastel
Economic Strategy Institute
Washington
Federal Reserve
Alan Greenspan
Kurt Kar
Wefa Group
Eddystone
Southeast Asia
U.S
Militant Rights Clash Hones In On Vail Tourism Battle
Militant environmentalists once opposed mining and logging but now target tourism at Vail Colorado. The Earth Liberation Front claimed arson fires last week causing over 12 million in damage to a mountaintop building amid protests against wilderness area development and potential lynx habitat impact. Mainstream groups denounced the attack though observers note rising tension over industrial tourism and ski area expansion.
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Vail
Colo
Earth Liberation Front
Chilean Senators Warn Pinochet Arrest Threatens Chilean Democracy
A delegation of right wing Chilean senators arrived in London to protest Pinochet's arrest and warn it could imperil Chilean democracy and Britain relations. At the London Clinic scuffles occurred as protesters urged trial for Pinochet, who was arrested October 16 on genocide terrorism and torture charges.
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London
Augusto Pinochet
Chile
Britain
Bombal
Pinochet
Hard-liners win posts for key Iranian assembly
Conservatives win at least 54 of 86 seats in the Assembly of Experts with moderates taking 13 and several undecided or lean-to-hardliners. The results follow pre election disqualifications by the Guardian Council, with moderates predicting influence despite losses.
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Tehran
Iran
Mohammad Khatami
Assembly of Experts
Assembly
Saeid Laylaz
Construction Party
Khatami
Council of Guardians
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