Pegasus launches to cut space access cost and boost private space
The Pegasus air launched booster by Orbital Sciences enables small satellites to reach orbit for about $8 000 per pound, less than a third of ground launched rockets. It aims to spur private firms and universities, with plans for DataS and other mini satellites and European and American partners pursuing broader markets.
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Pegasus
Orbital Sciences Corp
Fairfax
Space Agency
Atmospheric
Navy
Datas
Chesapeake Bay
Ball Aerospace Systems Group
Ariannespace
Europe
American Rocket Co
Camarillo
Space Services Inc
Houston
Letters to the Editor contesting teacher cheating and praising volunteers
The letter writer defends area teachers against cheating accusations in South Carolina and commends volunteer fire departments led by Chief Crook. They urge community support for Bobby’s Bar-B-Que, condemn lack of praise from local readers, and remind Earth Day April 22 marking its 20th anniversary with recycling focus.
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South Carolina
Aiken Senior High
South Aiken High
Asure
Aiken
Bobby
Mrs. Griffin
Aiken-Augusta
Johnny
Crook
Aiken Standard Ad asks for letters to the editor
The Aiken Standard invites signed legible letters to the editor with full return address. Submissions should be brief, subject to editing, and sent to The Editor Box 456 Aiken S C 29802.
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Aiken
8.C
Grade 2 Students Praise America in Drawings and Letters
Aiken Preparatory School second graders submit drawings and short essays celebrating the United States. Children name freedoms, schools, families, and places like Augusta and national icons, expressing pride and gratitude.
S L Crisis Fallout and Fleet of Wealthy Benefactors
A columnist decries the S&L bailout as the greatest financial catastrophe in US history costing every American and notes political backing for David Paul’s wealth and perks. The piece cites yacht Grand Cru, art, rugs, and funds given to lawmakers, and questions who bears the burden as Congress deregulated thrifts in 1982.
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Ashington
S&l
George Bush
Senate
Tim Ryan
Tim Wirth
Col
Wirth
David Paul
Paul
Miami
Centrust Bank
S-I-N ‘Trust
Frank Annunzio
D-Il
Hey
la Gorce Island
William Seidman
Federal Depost Insurance Corp
America
Dole
R-Kan
Congress
Jesse
Keating Rive
Lincoln Savings & Loan
Joe Biden
D-Del
Jim Sasser
D-Tenn
Larry Smith
D-Fla
Buddy McKay
Dick Gephardt
D-Mo
Louisiana
Plentiful Money Worries and Civic Quandaries Across States
A syndicated column critiques runaway costs and policy misfires from AIDS biting inmates to drivers licenses for students. It notes court shifts on Minnesota assault with a deadly weapon ruling, school retention battles in several states, and a sweeping critique of federal spending including NEA grants and race track studies. It also traces a Washington DC housing case where the Williams family’s 14 children cost taxpayers, housing conditions deteriorate, and social workers relocate children amid dispute.
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Minnesota
Arkansas
Florida
Louisiana
Texas
West Virginia
Newark
N.J
Jacqueline Williams
Leroy
Washington, D.C
D.C
H.R. Crawford
Williams
Williamses
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Alisa Rogers Walden
Montessori School
North Augusta
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Melanie L. Arney
Sue S. Brown
Scott B. Hunter
Ellen C. Priest
Daniel S. Holland
Aiken Preparatory School
Augusta
Georgia
Jeremy Finucane
Freedom and Toys
Hayward
Eugene Barnwell Jr
Peace and McDonalds
Luke
McDonald's
Dan Dolan
Hilary Lewis
Lexi Brandt
Colleen Brittingham
Mare Papouchado
Grand Canyons
Great Lakes
Ashley Brandt
Arpita Patel
Tyson Michael Christon
Americ
Ney
House
Feds
National Endowment
Paul Harvey
Tor
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