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Natty in olive-green uniform with row upon row of military decorations, Ogarkov traced the path of Flight 007 with a long metal pointer on a huge colored map before an overflow audience, which spilled out of the second-floor auditorium of the Novosti building and down the stairs to the mezzanine. As no other Soviet official had done, he admitted in so many words that Soviet fighters had shot down the Korean jet and confirmed Western reports that two air-to-air missiles had done the deed. But his explanation was confusing. He suggested that Soviet ground controllers...
...battle. Levy insisted that he was less interested in victory than in a "good contest." But Shamir candidly admitted that he was not certain "everybody who says he will vote for me is telling the truth." The rousing welcome that the delegates gave Sharon as he triumphantly entered the auditorium suggested that the former Defense Minister, whatever his political liabilities, might have given both candidates a run for their money if he had not withdrawn from the race...
...dome, which used pyramid-shaped tetrahedrons to attain great strength without internal supports and to cover more space with less material than any other building ever designed. The first commercial sale was to the Ford Motor Co. Other geodesic domes housed DEW-line stations in the Arctic, a concert auditorium in Honolulu and the U.S. Pavilion at Expo '67 in Montreal...
...Mart's 50,000 employees, called "associates," share in the company's profits, earn bonuses for reducing shoplifting or suggesting merchandising ideas. "Their morale is fantastic," says one Wall Street admirer. Each Saturday morning at 7:30 in the headquarters auditorium packed with new merchandise samples, "Mr. Sam" holds meetings with buyers and managers. Walton plans to continue expanding rapidly. The company will open more than 100 stores next year. At that sizzling pace, sales by 1987 would hit $10 billion. That would put Wal-Mart in a position to challenge K mart as the king...
...been and will be one of the most important mediums for artists. Another major change will occur with scheduling at the ICA. Soon exhibitions will run in a more linear direction through time as opposed to space. The ICA's current building on Boylston St. across from the Hynes Auditorium, is what Sellars calls "a terribly thrilling space." But it is also a terribly small space, and Ross hopes to mount as many as seven exhibitions at a time, rather than two or three as is now the case, by displaying only a few works in each category simultaneously...