Winds of change sweep China ahead of 30th anniversary
Peking marks Mao era anniversary as Hua Kuo feng and Deng Xiaoping push a more open, modern China. Trade, tourism, and foreign investment rise while old limits lift. Rehabilitation and economic reforms replace Cultural Revolution excesses, signaling a gradual move toward a modern economy by century's end.
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Cold War MIG ace finds American success after escape
Frank Jarecki fled Poland in 1953 with a MIG, dodging Soviet pursuers to reach Denmark. He later built Jarecki Industries into a multimillion dollar business, owning a machine shop, forklift distributorship, and warehouses. He misses his mother in Poland, who remained jailed after his departure.
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Souvenir Frenzy as Canal Zone Prepares to Exit U.S. Control
Souvenir hunters throng Balboa as stamps spikes and matches with Canal Zone designs sell out before Panama takes over. Officials report rationing as collectors snap up last issues and vehicles plates, while U.S. and Panamanian authorities prepare to transfer control under the Panama Canal treaties.
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