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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 18, 1997
Page
2
National roundup from SPACE CENTER Houston reports NASA canceled plans to return space shuttle Discovery and six crew members due to the risk of fog at the Florida landing site. Controllers kept the crew aloft another day with a hoped Tuesday morning landing as forecasts warn early haze could become fog.
Washington Teamsters and United Parcel Service paused intensive discussions, delaying a possible settlement of the 15 day strike. Labor Secretary Alexis Herman stayed to oversee talks as mediators led four days of negotiations, while President Clinton expressed optimism but no agreement emerged. Ron Carey briefed locals by teleconference as unions credited pickets with pressuring bargaining.
Israel will release 30 percent of frozen tax refunds to the Palestinian Authority after Palestinian help in investigating a suicide bombing in Jerusalem. Prime Minister Netanyahu approved the transfer as partial steps amid ongoing talks on a broader campaign against terror groups. Palestinian officials say Israel owes about 70 million dollars in refunds on goods bought from Israeli wholesalers.
Moscow experts repaired a faulty automatic docking program aboard the Progress cargo craft delaying its link with the Mir space station. Space officials said the problem should be corrected and the docking simulated as specialists work to complete the fix.
A Charleston attorney hosted a July 9 party for US federal judges tied to the Fourth Circuit, prompting questions about propriety as prosecutors appeal a recent Lost Trust ruling. Gedney Howe has long hosted such gatherings, saying the event was not tied to Lost Trust. Coroners boycott medical examiner amid tensions over autopsy practices in Charleston.
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