Space flight debate after Challenger tragedy
The piece argues that human involvement sustains public interest in space and supports limited inclusion of private citizens, citing Christa McAuliffe’s appeal and the role of astronauts as space ambassadors. It notes suspending flights for safety while urging eventual renewed manned missions with citizen participation where feasible.
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Uranus
Voyager
National Aeronautic and Space Administration
Congress
U.S
Christa McAuliffe
Washington
Hollywood
State Dept loves rebels and the left wing revolutionaries
A 1986 column argues the State Department favored Moslem radicals and anti Western uprisings in Iran and Libya. It cites Ayatollah Khomeini and Muammar Khadafy, noting U.S. pressure on Iran’s regime and Idris’s Libya coup, claiming Washington ignored Idris’s appeals and recognized Khadafy despite anti Western aims. The piece concludes the U.S. foreign policy apparatus is soft headed about left wing revolutionaries.
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Washington
Middle East
United States
Tran
Ayatollah
Ruhollah Khomeini
Libya
Muammar Khadafy
State Department
Henry Kissinger
Khomeini
Pentagon
U.S
Idris
U.S. State Department
Turkey
Khadafy
Department
Coffee price surge fuels two front war for Duarte regime
Brazil drought sharply cuts global coffee supply as Nicaragua logs rising export profits amid dwindling contra activity. In El Salvador, rebels press a new front amid Duarte's austerity push, coffee a main source of income and political pressure. Washington aid may be sought to back his program.
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Brazil
Nicaragua
el Salvador
New Front
Jose Napoleon Duarte
Duarte
U.S
Washington
Seatbelts and Lives in New Jersey Under Buckle-Up Law
A Boston Globe analysis questions whether seatbelts save lives after New Jersey’s buckle-up law. Nine months of 1985 showed higher total highway deaths 955 vs 922 in 1984, plus increases in driver front-seat and pedestrian deaths. The piece notes enforcement and lifestyle factors, acknowledges overall driving safety improvements, and warns against assuming causation.
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David B. Wilson
Boston Globe
New Jersey
Jersey
Tragic Space Shuttle Disaster Shapes Public Memory
The article reflects on the Christa McAuliffe shuttle explosion, detailing the vivid launch imagery, the civilian heroism of a schoolteacher, and the national shock as families plus millions watched the tragedy unfold. It contrasts past NASA triumphs with the sudden loss and lasting impact on public perception.
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Florida
Space
Christa McAuliffe
Concord
N.H
Grace
Ed Corrigan
Framingham
Mass
Steven
Scott
Caroline
NASA
Mercury
Sputnik
Cape Canaveral
Christa Mec
Auliffe
Houston
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Mrs. McAuliffe
State Dept
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Arnold Miller
Charles J. Hostetter Raver
Jack E. Weaver
George Miller
Hugh R. Alcorn
Loram County Printing & Pubishing Co
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P.O
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Otto
Otto B. Schoepfle
Arthur D. Hudnutt
Lyria, O
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Ir Tey
Don Graff
Christa
Neil Armstrong
Earth
New York
Grissom
White
Chafee
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