Word: preventable
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...November 1985, the Citizens' Stamp AdvisoryCommittee, which designates new commemorativeissues, denied a proposal to honor Harvard's 350thanniversary on the basis of the 1971 ruling, whichsought to prevent a flood of requests by collegesfor such an honor. After considerable prodding anda barrage of letters, however, the committee,which approves only 40 to 60 of the 4000 stampsuggestions it receives annually, agreed thathonoring John Harvard himself would not beinappropriate...
...Thatcher government has obtained legal rulings barring the entire British media from publicizing excerpts from the book. In addition, Britain is pursuing a civil suit in Australia, Wright's home since 1976, to prevent a subsidiary of the British publishing house Heinemann from issuing the book there. The government argues that publication could cause a loss of confidence in MI5's "ability to protect classified information...
...Chernobyl calamity occurred, ironically, in the course of a safety test. According to the report, workers were trying to determine how long the reactor's turbine generators would continue to operate as a result of inertia in the event of an unforeseen reactor shutdown. To prevent the automatic safety systems from interfering with the experiment, the technicians disconnected them, opening the way for a chain of fatal mishaps. The consequence was an explosion and fire that for more than a week spewed streams of radioactive material into the atmosphere above the Soviet Union and across Eastern and Western Europe...
...weeks it has been slowed to a crawl by a series of technical troubles. The biggest problem is to encase the reactor, which is still emitting dangerous radioactive particles, in a concrete tomb. The Soviets have run short of cement and have had to install a ventilation system to prevent heat buildup, which might cause new fires and explosions. The Communist Party daily Pravda has criticized the slowness of the effort, pointing out that three other nuclear reactors located on the site cannot resume operation until the fourth is sealed. "Life cannot return to normal in the area until...
When a delay is caused by a mechanical problem, passengers sometimes suspect that they are kept on board long enough to prevent them from catching a competing flight, even though many airlines have agreements to transfer passengers in such situations. If other flights are available, notes Daniel Smith, a spokesman for the International Airline Passengers Association, "the airline can lose a whole planeful of passengers and their money. In a deregulated environment, that's a disaster...