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February 15 - 21, 2021 Page 3 ACROSS 1. Role on "Station 19" (2) 9. __ off; fall asleep 10. "Able was I, __ __ saw Elba" 11. Actress Ortiz 13. "... the bombs bursting __ __ gave proof ..." 15. Asian plant whose leaves are chewed 17. __ Eaton of "MacGyver" 18. "The __"; 2003-07 series for Adam Brody 20. Lizzie Borden's weapon 21. Jack of "Barney Miller" 23. Fleming or Linkletter 24. "Judging __" 25. Christmas tree, often 26. Word in the title of Howie's game show 29. Robert __ Niro 30. Actress on "S.W.A.T." (2) 34. Third-busiest U.S. airport 36. Make laugh 38. "3rd Rock From the __" 39. Blacken 42. MLK's wife 43. Role on "Chicago P.D." (2) DOWN 1. Stewart or Cryer 2. West, for one 3. Brynner's "The King and I" costar 4. Initials for Astaire's costar Ginger 5. Suffix for book or cook 6. Swedish actress Andersson 7. Sworn statement 8. 90 degrees from WNW 9. Actor on "Superstore" (2) 12. Beloved game show host (2) 14. Suffix for health or sleep 16. And so forth: abbr. 19. Singer Perry 20. Very dry 22. Nanny Fran Fine's comment 23. Initials for "Mr. Candid Camera" 27. Sean Connery's title 28. 121 years ago 30. Turner, for one 31. Least-popular chicken piece 32. Indira's dress 33. Cry from a flu shot clinic 35. "What'd you say?" 37. Sound barrier breaker, for short 40. High voltage: abbr. 41. Sharpshooter Oakley's initials Solution is on page 2. CoverStory By George Dickie It's 1983 and the folks in and around NASA must contend with a space race, a Cold War and all the ex- ternal and internal politics that implies as the Apple TV+ alt-history drama "For All Mankind" opens its sec- ond season. Kicking off Friday, Feb. 19, the new season advances the storyline 10 years to find tensions between the United States and Soviet Union at their peak. Ronald Reagan is in his second term as presi- dent and the greater ambi- tions of science and space exploration are threatened as both countries vie for control of the moon's natu- ral resources. Tensions are also rat- cheted up on the moon, where both the Americans' Jamestown Base and the Soviets' Zvezda Base have greatly expanded. Back at Johnson Space Center, the Department of Defense has moved into Mission Control, making the mili- tarization of the space pro- gram the central issue for many of the characters. Joel Kinnaman (as- tronaut Ed Baldwin), Mi- chael Dorman (astronaut Gordo Stevens), Sarah Jones (Gordo's wife Tra- cy), Shandel VanSanten (Ed's wife Karen), Wrenn Schmidt (NASA engineer Margo Madison) and Jodi Balfour (astronaut Ellen Waverly) are among Sea- son 1 returnees, joined by new cast members Cynthia Wu, Coral Pena and Casey W. Johnson. Reimagining history based on the central prem- ise of a continuing space race between the U.S. and Soviets is a fun canvas on which to paint for series co-creator, co-writer and executive producer Ronald D. Moore, and in Season 2 we see the results of that. "We're saying basical- ly that the investment in space technology and in the space race itself spurs even greater technological change than in reality," Moore says. "As you know, a lot of things that NASA did in the real world in computer technology and all kinds of developments of different things ... had benefits in the civilian world. And we're now taking that and boosting it even further. "You know, when we come into '83, the electric car is starting to become a fad," he continues. "And all the way around — cell- phones and getting to the internet faster, so there's an accelerated technologi- cal development that's one of the core ideas of the show." In this world, NASA is also on the leading edge when it comes to diversity, with more people of color, more people of different nationalities and more women in roles of author- ity. That manifests itself in the series in a promotion at Johnson Space Center for Schmidt's character Margo Madison. The Cold War and the military impact NASA as Apple's 'For All Mankind' opens Season 2 The identity of the featured celebrity is found within the answers in the puzzle. In order to take the TV Challenge, unscramble the letters noted with asterisks within the puzzle. I FOUND IT! Whether you are looking for the latest garage sale bargain, a reliable car, a home or a new job. You are sure to find what you want in the classified section of … Nobody Covers Your Hometown Better!

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