Shuttle countdown resumes for fourth flight amid weekend toil
CAPE CANAVERAL Florida AP workers reset the shuttle countdown after a 14 hour hold as the crew rests. A small contingency pumps liquid helium into a top secret Defense payload while weather forecasters monitor a front moving through North Florida. Liftoff remains scheduled for 11 am EDT Sunday.
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Fila
Columbia
Defense Department
Bob Webster
Webster
Georgia
Florida
Hinckley Trial Costs Run Into Millions
The Hinckley case cost millions with security nearly a million dollars and major expense in expert witnesses. The U S Marshals Service bore the largest bill at about $989 450 including $875 320 for general security. Justice Department officials cited more than $300 000 in expert witness fees and prosecutors’ salaries around 140 000. Hinckley spent months in federal custody.
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John W. Hinckley Jr
Hinckley
Reagan
U.S. Marshal’s Office
Bill Dempsey
John Russell
Justice Department
Russell
Federal Bureau of Prisons
Magicians Sandi Brandner to Perform on P.M. Magazine
Sandi Brandner, president of the International Brotherhood of Magicians Aiken Augusta circle, and co performer Michelle Brandner will present a magic act as a lead in to Doug Henning's marriage on P.M. Magazine. The program airs tonight at 7 30 on Channel 10.
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P.M. Magazine
Aiken
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Michelle Brandner
International Brotherhood of Magicians
Aiken-Augusta
Channel 10
Reagan calls second emergency spending bill unacceptable
Congress sent President Reagan a second emergency spending measure to fund agencies through the summer, but White House deputy press secretary Larry Speakes indicated the president would veto it as deficit fixing battles continue. The House approved a $5.9 billion substitute without housing funds, backing programs like student loans and food stamps to Sept 30, while the Senate also endorsed it.
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White House
Senate
Larry Speakes
House
Speakes
Lebanon Leader Resigns Over Israeli West Beirut Bombardment
Lebanon’s prime minister Shafik Wazzan resigned citing Israeli military blackmail as West Beirut endured nightly air and sea raids. Walid Jumblatt also quit the National Salvation Council amid warwide clashes. France urged U.N. action on a peace plan and demilitarization.
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Lebanon
National Council
Israel
West Beirut
Shafik Wazzan
Walid Jumblatt
Palestine Liberation Organization
National Salvation Council
PLO
Impelia
Wazzan
Elias Sarkis
Baabda
Sarkis
Ical
Yasser Arafat
France
U.N. Security Council
Task Force Aims to Update State Arson Laws
J Carrol Busbee head of Public Safety says arson causes about 25 percent of statewide fires and seeks to update arson laws by creating degrees of arson with penalties up to 25 years. The 35 member task force includes fire, police, insurance, lawmakers and private citizens.
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J. Carrol Busbee
Busbee
Department of Public Safety
Aiken
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