Private shuttle inquiry widens as commission probes Challenger blaze
The presidential commission meets in private for free exchange of ideas while awaiting NASA data on a booster fire. NASA officials discuss enhanced photos of the plume, booster trajectory, and prior seal leaks, as commission questions focus on the 59.8 second blast and the rocket’s role.
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Washington
Presidential Commission
NASA
Commission
Space Agency
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
William P. Rogers
Rogers
Challenger
Atlantic Ocean
Cape Canaveral
Judson Lovingood
Marshall Spaceflight Center
Alabama
Lovingood
Jesse Moore
Perry Michigan Train Near-Miss With School Children Sealed
A 130 ton locomotive on the Grand Trunk Western line barely avoided striking a stalled Perry bus as 47 students evacuated seconds before impact. The Laser train from Montreal to Chicago continued after an 80 minute delay with no injuries reported.
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Batory
Grand Trunk Western Railroad Co
Chicago
Vanessa Eaton
Ms. Eaton
Debbie Auble
Perry Police Department
Perry Schools
Jackie Hurd
Montreal
John David Williams
Williams
Special Grand Jury Formed To Probe Textile Fraud
A federal judge ordered a special grand jury in Columbia to investigate illegal activity in South Carolina textiles and garments. The panel will study false marketing, advertising and records to evade import rules, with work starting by April 1 and lasting up to 18 months.
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Columbia
South Carolina
U.S
Vinton D. Lide
Lide
Charles E. Simons Jr
Southeastern
United States
Insurance Rates Cut In Six Of Eight Requests In Columbia
The state insurance commissioner reduced six of eight proposed rate hikes. Approved a decrease for one company and trimmed increases for workers compensation 8.9 percent from 28.6. Also set auto 19.5 percent, dwelling fire 15.8 percent, mobile home 12.8 percent, and homeowners 3.8 percent for specified insurers.
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Columbia
John G. Richards
al Council On Compensation Insurance
Richards
Continental Insurance
Independent Fire Insur
Ance Co
American Modern Home Insurance Co
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Claud A. Boyd, Jr
CSRA
McCalls
McCall
Laurens St. S.W
Aiken
Fabric Mill
North Road
Baga Perc Dd
USA
Textile Manufacturers and Garment Works
Jerry Beasley
Textile Manufacturers Association
South Carolina Farm Bureau Mutual Insurance Co
Southern Farm Bureau Casualty Insurance Co
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