NASA weighs merging Discovery flights into single maiden shuttle
CAPE CANAVERAL Fla AP NASA leans toward combining Discovery's aborted first flight with a second flight into one mission with a late August to mid September window if kept separate. Decision rests with administrator James Beggs amid quiet briefings and amid scheduling ripple effects.
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Skydivers Plan Record Jump From Ten Miles High
Ten Miles High, a mixed team of 10 men and 10 women, aims to break Soviet stratosphere records by jumping from 55 000 feet then free falling more than 10 miles before opening parachutes 2000 feet above earth. The $2 million event honors Victor Herman, who set early free fall records in the Soviet Union before recall and exile.
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Widow Wins 2.5 Million Suit Over Fireman's Rope
The widow of Lawrence Fitzpatrick wins a 2.5 million judgment against New York City after a Harlem fire on June 27 1960. The suit charged substandard rope caused the deaths of Fitzpatrick and Jerry Frisby. The city reportedly upgraded rope diameter after the incident.
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