Word: fairings
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...support that letter," said Bok, "I think it is a fair letter," he said, adding that he will prepare an indepth statement on the subject by to appear in Friday's Harvard Gazette. Drawing hisses from the audience, Bok said, "That's all I want to say on this point...
Dershowitz last night questioned therepresentative's motives in refusing the on-airdebate. The law professor said the televisedformat was "perfectly fair" and that Terzi was"more concerned with making the politicalstatement of not being able to travel" than withactually debating...
Observers praise the financial management of James Pattison, president of the Expo 86 corporation, which has supervised development of the fair. Pattison has personally overseen thousands of details, approving every exhibit design and reviewing all cost estimates. One of his most impressive achievements: completing construction of the fair for $283 million, or $6 million under budget. Boasts Pattison, a 51-year-old entrepreneur who owns a Vancouver-based real estate, communications and financial services conglomerate, which had 1985 sales of $1 billion: "I'm not saying this is a no-risk proposition, but I think I can say that...
...everyone would accept that assertion. Indeed, the fair has been controversial from the start. Critics charge that the $1 billion investment would have been better spent elsewhere, or perhaps not at all. Many Canadians are also alarmed because the fair is expected to run up a $225 million deficit. Says Lewis Booth, an insurance agent in Vancouver: "At the end of the fair, we'll find we're all in hock up to our ears...
Timing is crucial in mounting a major exposition, of course. In this respect, the backers of Expo 86 must feel blessed. The fair is opening at a time when traveling in Canada is a real bargain for Americans. The U.S. dollar is trading at a ten-year high: $1.38 Canadian. In addition, as more and more Americans and Canadians cancel their plans to travel to Europe this summer out of fear of terrorism, they are scrambling for alternate itineraries. Vacationing in Vancouver could prove a popular choice...