Mars Mission to Mars Observer Launched from Cape Canaveral
The Mars Observer blasts off from Cape Canaveral on a 450 million mile journey to Mars aboard a Titan transfer stage. Engineers resolve an upper stage issue and NASA tracks the probe as it heads toward a near polar orbit in August 1998. The $511 million mission will operate for 687 Earth days to study weather, geology, and potential landing sites for future robots and humans.
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Bush proposes 10 percent pay cut for top federal officials
President Bush urged Congress to trim the salaries of top federal officials including his own by 10 percent as a symbolic gesture. The plan would save about 400 million dollars in the first full year and affect over 44,000 civilian and 1,000 military personnel. He also proposed delaying a scheduled 5 percent January raise and noted the constitutional authority to change a president's salary only at the start of a new term.
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Judge Grants Boy Divorce Adopted In Foster Case
In Orlando, Circuit Judge Thomas S. Kirk ruled for 12 year old Gregory to be formally adopted by his foster parents George and Lizabeth Russ. He declared the child abandoned and neglected by his biological mother Rachel Kingsley, terminating parental rights. The decision, pursued with national attention, follows Gregory's testimony about a troubled, unstable childhood and multiple foster placements.
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Bush vetoes bill funding clinics to refer to abortion
President Bush vetoed a family planning bill that would let clinics receiving federal funds refer women to abortion services. He argued the measure would transform the program into promotion of abortion and kept the line that it would override pre pregnancy planning regulations. Senate leaders accused him of censoring medical information for low income women.
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County Unemployment Drops in Aiken and Saluda Counties
Aiken County's unemployment rate fell to 6 percent in August from July. Saluda County tied in the state's 34th slot at 5.6 percent, up from 5.3 percent. South Carolina's overall rate declined to 6.4 percent, with 7,100 more non agricultural jobs reported. Manufacturing average rose to 2.1 and August added 3,800 jobs overall.
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Magic Johnson resigns from National Commission on AIDS
Basketball star Magic Johnson resigns from the National Commission on AIDS citing lack of support and administration opposition. In a faxed letter to the White House he says he cannot continue to serve while the work is ignored by the Bush administration. Johnson, 33, had announced he tested positive for HIV on November 7 and is stepping away from pro basketball duties.
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Call for news tips Lure Curtis Lee Augusta contact
Reader outreach notice invites tips via phone and names Curtis Lee E Augusta and A P Richardson Jr. The fragment references Columbia and 4A page, signaling a local news tip line and contact cues.
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Russia says missiles still aimed at U S as Yeltsin thaw eyed
Marshal Yevgeny Shaposhnikov said Russia has kept missiles aimed at the United States awaiting a reciprocal move from Washington on Yeltsin's initiative. He warned Russia could resume nuclear tests if Western nations do not halt testing. Ukraine was cited as delaying transfer of its weapons.
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