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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jul 03, 1992
Page
2
NASA crews aboard the long shuttle flight lit a half inch candle with an electrically heated wire and observed small flames while taking brief breaks from their research. The scene unfolded nine days into the mission, marking a notable moment in spaceflight routine aboard Columbia.
Severe storms sweeping the Midwest and South killed at least four people and injured dozens. A two-tractor trailer crash on I-70 near Cloverdale, Indiana, ignited flames and shut a 27 mile stretch. A Gainesville Georgia woman died in a lightning strike inside her bathroom. Power outages affected thousands across Indiana, Iowa, Illinois and Missouri. A lightning triggered a warehouse fire near Chicago Heights and a roof blaze at an in construction postal hub in Indianapolis.
U S military joins international airlift into Sarajevo as UN peacekeepers secure the airport for relief flights. The first AmeriCares shipment arrives with antibiotics analgesics infant formula and insulin aiding Sarajevo's 400 000 residents amid the Bosnian siege after the Feb 29 secession vote. Nearly 500 Canadians prepare to travel from Croatia through mountains held by fighters in the Bosnian conflict.
Braniff International Airlines shut down services stating unsustainable losses from a summer fare war. The Dallas based carrier, once a major player, has been in bankruptcy protection since August and reorganized after a prior collapse. Labor and fleet details were unclear as the company advised ticket holders to seek alternative carriers.
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