Leading Executive Woman Shapes Boeing's Tech Path
Edith Martin, Boeing's sole female vice president, directs the High Technology Center and selects future tech focus. With a 1984 Boeing hire and prior Defense Department leadership, she champions five core areas: materials processing, photonics, RF research, information processing, and microelectronics. She cites risk taking, innovation, and a role model duty for women, while noting the small share of women in top Boeing roles.
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Boeing
Defense
Reagan
Defense Department
Boeing Electronics Co
Honeywell
Martin
T. Wilson
Surplus Fruitcake Bites Back in Wichita Charity Drive
In Wichita, 400 pounds of surplus Citivan fruitcake linger after selling over two tons for charity. Wayne Wernecke, the cake sales director, cites slow local economy, aging customers, and diets as reasons. Kiwanis competes in the market and some orders shifted, but Wernecke plans to push sales through New Year’s Eve and may store or donate leftovers.
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Wichita, Kan
Wayne Wernecke
Citivan
Wichita
Wernecke
George Bayouth
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Mammograms Help Detect Cancer Early Says Dear Ann
Reader letters discuss new mammography equipment reducing pain when performed by skilled technologists. A Boston correspondent shares a case where early detection led to lumpectomy and excellent prognosis. The piece emphasizes early screening for women over 50 and urges readers to reschedule if scared by pain.
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Ann Landers
Boston
H.R.G
Durham
N.C
Reagan Names Jan 28 as National Teacher Appreciation Day
President Reagan designated January 28 1987 the first anniversary of the Challenger explosion as National Teacher Appreciation Day in honor of Christa McAuliffe and others who inspired Americans. The proclamation also designates the 1986 87 school year as National Year of the Teacher.
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Washington
Reagan
Christa McAuliffe
New Hampshire
Chinese Students Told to Study Not Demonstrate Rebuttal
The People's Daily denounces student protests and urges studying over activism, warning against views that reject party leadership and the socialist system. It claims a few people seek democracy to undermine four basic principles and stability while protests spread to Shanghai Peking Wuhan and Nanking with tens of thousands involved.
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Peking
China
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Communist Party
People’s Daily
Shanghai
Wuhan
Nanking
People's Daily
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