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The Spokesman-Review on 2024-05-15 13:00

50 years ago in Expo history: Not many complaints had come in about the fair, but the ones that did centered on safety, power outages and Russian propaganda - Wed, 15 May 2024 PST

Expo ’74 had a de facto “complaint department” – the Guest Relations Department – but so far the complaints were few and mostly constructive.

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