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...manned space flight, and am now 65 and retired. When I was 48, I applied to become a mission specialist, but, alas, was deemed "too old." Glenn's second space trip has given me new hope! Maybe in 12 years, when I'm 77 like he is now, space travel will be available to anyone with the health and determination to go. If that happens, we'll look back on this mission as the milestone that made it possible. MARCUS GOODKIND Sewanee, Tenn...
...think the space flight of John Glenn was only an exercise in nostalgia, as Charles Krauthammer seems to suggest in his commentary "What Happened to Destiny?" [ESSAY, Nov. 9]. Today travel between North America and Europe is not considered dangerous or particularly adventurous, but to draw on Krauthammer's analogy, 500 or even 200 years ago, it was quite an enterprise. Perhaps in another 36 years, when I am 69, I will benefit directly from a medical discovery made in space, or even be able to go to the moon on a commercial airliner because of people like Glenn...
...Border crossings into Palestinian territory are staffed by Palestinians, but Israelis maintain behind-the-scenes control. Arrangements at the airport will be similar, says Hamad, with unseen Israelis determining who and what may travel in and out of the Palestinian territories. Still, the airport is a tangible gain from the Wye Accord, and Arafat is using it to show the benefits of the peace process. But Israel's controlling hand may take the wind out of his sails. "If this is indeed a sign of progress toward a Palestinian state," says Hamad, "then it's a very clear indication...
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ISTANBUL: Italy's soccer champions may want to stay home Wednesday. They're scheduled to travel to Istanbul for a European Cup clash with their Turkish counterparts -- but in light of the anti-Italian fervor sweeping Turkey's streets, Rome has advised its citizens to stay away. As if Turkey's freeing of Kurdish rebel leader Abdullah Ocalan weren't enough to inflame Turkish anger, on Monday the Italian prime minister told Turkey to make peace with the Kurdish separatists and accused it of "systematic violations of human rights." That won't raise the prospects for soccer diplomacy...