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...Gossamer Condor now hangs in a permanent spot next to the Wright brothers' first airplane at the Smithsonian Institution's Air and Space Museum, where the Solar Challenger and the pterodactyl have been displayed. The Smithsonian has also acquired the Gossamer Albatross and the Sunraycer...
Durenberger's book arrangement was almost twice as remunerative as a similar scheme that contributed to the forced resignation of House speaker Jim Wright last year. After reaching the Senate limit on outside income from speeches, Durenberger in 1985 and 1986 made 113 additional appearances before groups that sent speaking fees to Piranha Press, the publisher of Durenberger's books, Neither Madmen nor Messiahs and Prescription for Change. Piranha then paid the Senator for "promoting" the books, although investigators found he rarely mentioned them in his talks, nor were copies available for sale. Wright, who also sought to circumvent limits...
During the winter, however, the council took a small gamble on a $10,000 comedy performance by deadpan comic Steven Wright, which members and students generally agree was a success...
...Wright performance bolstered the council's confidence and the council's social committee subsequently hired reggae artist Ziggy Marley to perform...
...Steven Wright thing worked, and that made everyone think the Ziggy Marley thing might work too," says social committee member Wayne W.' Yu '92. "We were really gun shy at the beginning of the year...