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It had been conceived as a joyous occasion, a chance to let U.S. pride soar. The six surviving original Mercury astronauts would be reunited at a gala Los Angeles dinner, and workers at the Kennedy Space Center would gather for a ceremony. At both events, speakers would celebrate the 25th...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Space: America's Space Program: Grounded | 5/19/1986 | See Source »

For an election to be valid, each candidate must have equal access, at least in theory, to the electorate. The literature you enclosed with the ballots denied this fundamental right to the Alumni Against Apartheid candidates. In our opinion, having wronged these candidates, you ought to rectify this situation. We...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Overseers | 4/22/1986 | See Source »

Reagan essentially was out to protect his Strategic Defense Initiative, known as Star Wars. He wanted to prove that he could restore civil, if not exactly harmonious, relations with the Soviets without making any major concessions on SDI. So he was happy to conduct a meeting that was mostly symbol...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Geneva's Lost Spirit: Reagan and Gorbachev | 4/14/1986 | See Source »

Although most Arab leaders mistrust Gaddafi, he sees himself as a visionary from the desert who is destined to restore Arabs to their lost glory. In his fevered imagination, he expects to succeed in the destruction of Israel and the continued harassment of its principal sponsor, the U.S. "It is...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Master of Mischief | 4/7/1986 | See Source »

Exactly one month after becoming President, Corazon Aquino appeared last week, clad in her trademark yellow, to announce her agenda for reviving democracy in the Philippines. Scrapping the 1973 constitution introduced by her predecessor, Ferdinand Marcos, and dissolving the effectively powerless National Assembly dominated by Marcos' followers, she imposed a...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Philippines Purging Marcos' Legacy | 4/7/1986 | See Source »

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