Shuttle Atlantis lands after wind delays at Edwards AFB
Space shuttle Atlantis and its five astronauts returned to Edwards Air Force Base after a mission extended by desert winds. Commander Steven Nagel and pilots Kenneth Cameron steered braking rockets from 285 miles high, dropping the craft from 17 000 mph to land as winds eased and spectators watched at Mojave air base.
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Space Shuttle
Atlantis
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Plot Kenneth Cameron
Earth
Mission Control
Mojave Desert Base
Deaths Recorded in Multiple Areas on Page 38
Obituary notice lists Ashley Cully Alken Betty Kirklang Graniteville Erma Minniear Alken Abbeville James A Zielinski Belvedere. Further details referenced on Page 38.
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Ashley Cully
Alken
Betty Kirklang
Graniteville
Erma Minniear
Abbeville
James A. Zielinski
Belvedere
DOE Seeks Public Input On Complex Environmental Plan
The Department of Energy outlined a draft environmental impact statement described as highly complex and focused on stringent environmental protection for a new production reactor. Energy Secretary James D. Watkins pledged standards of safety and announced public hearings across South Carolina and Georgia with multiple sessions on May 21, 24, 28, and 31 at four sites. Senator Strom Thurmond supported the project, noting its national defense importance and potential Savannah River Site location.
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Energy
James D. Watkins
DOE
Washington Omce
Aiken Municipal Center
Holiday Inn West
Augusta
Coastal Georgia Center For Continuing Education
Savannah
National Guard Armory
Columbi
Sam
U.S
Strom Thurmond
R-S.c
Savannah River
Hanford Pitched For Reactor By Morrison Says
Yakima Washington Associated Press writer Nicholas K. Geramos reports Rep. Sid Morrison says a DOE study shows the Hanford site as the best choice for a new nuclear weapons reactor. Idaho National Engineering Laboratory and Savannah River Site are other candidates. decision not expected until December. The 2100 page draft assesses environmental health and safety impacts of three tech options for producing tritium.
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Yakima
Wash
Hanford
U.S
Sid Morrison
Idaho National Engineering Laboratory
Savannah River
U.S. Department of Energy
DOE
Thompson Named New City Manager
Steven J. Thompson was named Aiken city manager after a three month search that drew 232 applications. At 35, he becomes the city’s fourth manager since 1955, having served as assistant city manager since 1983 and acting city manager since Windham’s March retirement. Mayor Weeks hailed Thompson’s unanimous selection and leadership in the growing city.
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Steven J. Thompson
Aiken
Roland H. Windham
Thompson
Windham
H. Odell Weeks
Weeks
Ginny Southworth
Steven T. Thompson
U N Plans Gulf Truce Peacekeeper Deployment
The United Nations plans to deploy peacekeepers for a Gulf truce with first elements arriving in Kuwait Friday. The cease-fire was set for 10 am EDT, while debate continued on establishing a northern Iraq enclave to shield Kurdish refugees from Saddam Hussein's forces as 32 nations join border patrols.
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U.N
Kuwait
Security Council
Buit
Iraq
Saddam Hussein
Wholesale Prices Slide for Fourth Straight Month
Washington reports March wholesale prices fell 0.3 percent led by energy declines, marking four consecutive monthly drops and first such run in five years. The Labor Department notes prior smaller decreases, while the Bush administration hopes the inflation signal prompts further Fed rate cuts despite some Fed opponents who say easing has already gone far enough.
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Labor Department
Federal Reserve
Fed
Masters Tee Off Under Ideal Weather At Augusta National
The 5th Masters opened with 87 players under fair skies at Augusta National as honorary starters Gene Sarazen and Sam Snead led the first group. Nick Faldo, seeking a third straight title, teed off with Phil Mickelson as forecasts hint at possible rain for the second round.
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Gene Sarazen
Sam Snead
Lanny Wadkins
Jodie Mudd
Nick Faldo
Hs Quest
Phil Mickelson
Faldo
Scott Hoch
Ray Floyd
Greg Norman
Ian Woosnam
Wales
Seve Ballesteros
Jose-Maria Olazabal
Scotland
Sandy Lyle
Germany
Bernhard Langer
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College of Charleston
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Peren James Orelma ii
Masters
Augusta National
Mediate
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Arnold Palmer
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