Word: covered
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...tenants' group has often criticized Walsh, but denies having engaged in "character assassination." Gardner said Walsh "is blabbing accusations to cover up his own impropriety...
...they go, both new systems look adequate. Each is designed to get astronauts safely clear of the shuttle's fuselage and wings so they can parachute to earth. In a disaster -- say, the loss of an engine -- the crew will trigger explosives to jettison the escape-hatch cover, then exit one by one. If the rocket system is in place, each astronaut will be yanked from the ship with 2,000 lbs. of thrust. Otherwise, they will hook onto the telescoping pole, which will extend through the door, and let gravity and airflow pull them down and out of harm...
...Rieke: "This galaxy has made a whole lot of new stars, and very recently." Furthermore, she notes, "this guy is in the neighborhood, close by, at 10 million light-years." The edge of the universe is, by some estimates, 15 billion light-years out there, and the M.M.T. can cover four-fifths of the distance...
...COVER: The candidates head South in search of the country' s post- Reagan soul...
...Cover: Illustration by Edward Sorel