COSMONAUTS DENOUNCE AMERICAN ASTRONAUT FOR COMPLAINING.

Russiancosmonauts are unhappy with American astronaut Norman Thagard’scomplaints about life aboard the Mir space station, Izvestiyareported July 8. Describing Thagard’s remarks as "scandalous,"the cosmonauts pointed out that it was impractical to give theAmerican special food or for Russian mission control to speakEnglish.

Zhirinovsky Raises His Price.