Korotich was reportedly charged by Gorbachev with violating the party line by permitting the publication in his trailblazing weekly of overly radical demands and criticism.
O'Connor played Archie Bunker in the 1970s hit "All in the Family," a trailblazing comedy that took a satirical look at bigotry.
Secretary of State James A. Baker III on Saturday concluded a "trailblazing agreement" with the Soviet Union to destroy chemical weapons and settled long-smoldering disputes over limits on nuclear-tipped cruise missiles.