Challenger Lands at Edwards After California Weather Delay
NASA said Flight Seven was the best yet as Challenger, denied a Florida landing by fog, touched down near Edwards Air Force Base in California. The crew, led by Robert Crippen, included Sally Ride, Frederick Hauck, John Fabian and Norman Thagard, with Reagan praising Ride as a trailblazer. The mission achieved 56 of 58 objectives and the return highlighted the shuttle's versatility despite the long cross country flight to Kennedy Space Center awaiting the next launch.
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Reagan
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Robert Crippen
Mojave Desert
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John Fabian
Norman Thagard
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Mission Control
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Johnson Space Center
Ellington Air Force Base
Houston
NASA Center
Steven Halley
Space Center
Arafat expelled from Syria amid mounting tensions
President Hafez Assad ordered Yasser Arafat to leave Syria within six hours and barred him from the Bekaa Valley, forcing the PLO leader to seek refuge in Tunis. Khalil Wazir, Abu Jihad, was also banished from Bekaa. Arafat accused Syria of colluding against the Palestinian movement and hinted at moving to Tripoli as fighters remain in Lebanon.
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Social Security Sound Medicare Faces Trouble
The 1983 amendments stabilized Social Security for many years but Medicare faces near term insolvency with forecasts ranging from 1988 to 1996 under varying assumptions. Trustees warn of a 9 percent payroll tax, rising costs, and the need for reforms to avert bankruptcy.
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Raymond J. Donovan
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Medicare Trust Fund
National Commission On Social Security Reform
Disability Reserve
Two Victims Die In Virginia Coal Mine Disaster
In Clinchfield Coal Co s McClure No 1 mine near Dante Virginia two of seven miners killed in Tuesday s explosion were said to be leaving the mine when the blast hit. Five bodies and three injured were found near their section. The company and federal inspectors investigate likely methane gas ignition.
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Ron Sluss
Carson Blackstone
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Harold Boyd
Miles Sutherland
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Ray Ross
Federal Mine Safety and Health Administration
Norton
Weekend Weather Forecast Warm Days and Clear Nights
Saturday brings mostly sunny skies with warm days and clear mild nights through Sunday. Highs near 80s and lows in the 50s. Extended outlook shows warm humid conditions Tuesday and Wednesday with scattered showers on Wednesday. Highs near upper 80s and lows in the 50s.
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