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NASA experts now believe that the Challenger crew members were aware for at least a moment of what was happening. "They went fast, thank God, but they knew they were in trouble," one astronaut told TIME Correspondent Jerry Hannifin. From interviews with NASA officials and members of the presidential commission investigating the disaster, Hannifin was able tentatively to reconstruct the astronauts' final moments. His report...
...things get so bad so fast? Many attribute Anaya's troubles to his combative personality. He had made his name as the state's attorney general, battling white-collar corruption and crusading for consumer and environmental causes. Once he became Governor, Anaya, an achiever accustomed to getting his way, found his power diluted by scores of boards, commissions and independent-minded elected officials. His impatience with back-room deal cutting did not help to promote his costly liberal programs in a legislature dominated by Republicans and conservative Democrats. Says Republican State Senator Les Houston: "He didn't know...
After coming to office in 1981 on a wave of popular support, the Socialists were expected to change everything for the better--fast. It was thus inevitable that the public would be disappointed. The government immediately undertook a bold expansionist economic program aimed at speeding up growth. The main result, though, was three devaluations of the franc. In 1982 the government switched to an austerity program that resulted in lower inflation but also a sharp increase in unemployment. While that policy soothed many furrowed brows, the Socialists were stuck with a reputation for erratic leadership...
...Economy & Business The portents are good for the Tokyo summit. The Baby Bells are diversifying fast. Israeli bankers under fire...
Whatever may be amiss, CBS News is doing more of it these days. It has gone all out for fast pace, assertiveness and emotion. Dan Rather has always been the most intense of anchormen, a tightly coiled man; if you want the news delivered low key, go to Brokaw, or to ABC's Peter Jennings, who seems the most reflective of the three. In crises, Rather's highly effective quick, clipped delivery heightens the drama. There he is, facing a television screen, calling in Secretary Weinberger or Secretary Shultz, asking "in brief" for a comment on Libya. They oblige...