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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Feynman, a physicist on the presidential commission, said he does not believe the low temperature readings were caused by a cold hydrogen leak. In Wednesday's editions of the Washington Post, he said the readings could have been a result of breezes blowing past the cold external fuel tank onto the booster rocket...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Producer of Booster Balked at Launch | 2/20/1986 | See Source »

Fighting back, of course, has its consequences. Primarily obstetricians and orthopedic surgeons, these physicians' convenient circumvention of medical principle has resulted in the inconvenient and dangerous transfer of accident victims and women in labor to Boston hospitals. Whether this kind of "dumping" of patients onto other hospitals constitutes illegal collusion or strike activity is debatable...

Author: By Sean L. Mckenna, | Title: The Crisis of Malpractice Insurance | 2/20/1986 | See Source »

...with just one game remaining, the team is looking to make sure its holds onto the title by beating Cornell Saturday...

Author: By Daniel B. Wroblewski, | Title: This Time for Real | 2/19/1986 | See Source »

Fences is an import from the Yale Repertory Theater, which also originated Ma Rainey. Once again, Playwright Wilson heaps too much plot onto a slice-of-life structure, but he gives Jones one of the very best roles of his career. Troy Maxson is a frustrated man of 53, a former baseball player who was too old to have made the jump from the Negro leagues to the majors. A former lowlife who has lived for duty, respectability and the right of absolute authority at home, he destroys everything he achieved and leaves no one to mourn him. Jones revels...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Theater: Second City, But First Love | 2/17/1986 | See Source »

...Cuba's faltering economic system, still heavily dependent on Soviet subsidies. After two hours of a 5-hr. 40-min. marathon, Castro, 59, called an unusual half-hour recess. Precisely 30 minutes later, the Cuban dictator, who often wears two watches to be sure he is on time, strode onto the podium to continue his speech...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cuba: Whipping the Troops into Shape | 2/17/1986 | See Source »

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