Astronauts Outfit Aging Hubble Telescope in Spacewalk
Space Center Houston reports Mark Lee and Steven Smith outfitted the aging Hubble Space Telescope with two newer instruments during a spacewalk. They swapped two devices in the telescope’s bay while Earth loomed in the background, one astronaut praising the “beautiful telescope.”
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Elizabeth Taylor Delayed Surgery For Flu Recovery
Elizabeth Taylor's brain tumor operation is postponed as doctors require her full flu recovery. Julia Roberts attends Harvard to accept a Hasty Pudding award and promotes her film Everyone Says I Love You describing it as a dream come true.
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Air Force tightens rules for jet fighter interceptions
Washington The Air Force will require jet fighters to keep 5 000 feet vertical and five miles horizontal from commercial airliners during training and to avoid off schedule sorties near busy mid Atlantic airspace after a series of near misses with Nations Air American Eagle flights and other carriers. Senator Lautenberg said new rules ban approaching commercial aircraft during interception drills and mandate clearance with other planes when training off schedule, aiming to reassure the public.
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Peace talks with Syria encouraged after Netanyahu visit
President Clinton says undisclosed proposals from Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu encourage revived peace talks with Syria. Both nations seek a peace agreement and the United States will assist. Netanyahu, in a White House meeting and Israeli Embassy dinner, also voices optimism about reaching the goal.
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Netanyahu hints at possible Golan concession in Syria talks
Clinton avoided detailing overtures Netanyahu authorized for relaying to Assad in Damascus fearing harm to talks. Diplomatic sources say Netanyahu offered a resumption of negotiations with Syria without preconditions and may be ready to relinquish part of the Golan Heights. Clinton and Netanyahu praised each other at a joint news conference and hoped to revive the Syrian track. Netanyahu’s Likud won power last May on a land for peace stance, later agreeing with the Palestinian Authority to cede Hebron and surrounding West Bank areas.
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Clinton budget seen failing to deliver 2002 surplus
White House officials defend a claimed 17 billion 2002 surplus, while the CBO warns of a potential 49 billion deficit. Rep. Lamar Smith and June O'Neill dispute the administration's balance assumptions, noting stricter CBO estimates and a harsher projection when replacing administration figures.
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Aiken Standard Publication Details and Contact Info
The Aiken Standard lists office hours 8:90 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Monday through Friday with a switchboard at 648 2311 and fax at 648 6052. It includes staff contacts for editors, a publisher note, an email, and pricing for home delivery and county mail. Postmaster and subscription addresses are shown as well as delivery service times and a circulation contact at 649 5315.
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