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...Applications Technology Satellite), which, from its position over the Indian Ocean, relayed programs on such topics as farming and family planning from New Delhi to millions of villagers. AT56 was eventually parked over the Pacific, where it was a vital communications link for the far-flung islands of Micronesia. But not all countries welcome the messages from the sky. The Soviet Union and its East bloc allies, as well as many Third World countries, oppose any transmissions from space not authorized by them. Presumably, they object to programming with a Western political accent...
...unruffled. I found him drunk, undressed and lying on the floor in the arms of a woman who I knew was old enough to be his mother." But all such problems are behind them now, says Rita, an aspiring pop singer and a former Peace Corps volunteer in Micronesia. "I feel we are embarking on a new, more real life." Though she bared her soul in the Post article, she modestly declined an offer from Playboy to bare anything else...
...weight, Eastern has even stripped the white paint off its fleet, revealing the silvery, polished metal underneath. The fuel saving: almost $1 million per year. Workers are coating the leading edges of some Pan American, Delta and Continental/Air Micronesia jet wings with a plastic substance that cuts down on air friction, reducing drag and saving up to $30,000 a year in fuel costs per aircraft...
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Having spent two years of my life in Micronesia, I can personally attest to the neglect the people have received under the hand of the American colonialists. Of the eleven trusteeships established after World War II, Micronesia's future status is the last one to be resolved. Perhaps the U.S. will finally receive the two rewards that it has struggled so hard to attain in Micronesia-embarrassment and shame...