Space Shuttle Discovery launch scrubbed by runaway power unit
CAPE CANAVERAL Florida NASA halted the Discovery Hubble launch four minutes from liftoff as an auxiliary power unit ran too fast triggering computer safing. Officials said a retry will take one to two weeks. Washington investigators blamed United Airlines maintenance and Boeing design for last year's fatal cargo door failure over Hawaii.
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Greyhound drivers arrested in Missouri bus shooting case
Federal agents say two striking Greyhound drivers from suburban St Louis Roy Simes 35 and Harry Lewis 42 were arrested Tuesday in connection with the passenger occupied bus shooting near St Louis last month.
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St. Louis
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Idaho Adopts Martin Luther King Jr Holiday
Gov. Cecil Andrus signed a compromise bill making Idaho the 47th state to honor Martin Luther King Jr with an official state holiday. The law designates Martin Luther King Jr Idaho Human Rights Day on the third Monday in January aligning with the federal observance first celebrated in 1986.
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Governor vetoes abortion bill in New Hampshire
Governor Judd Gregg vetoed an abortion rights bill in Concord stating it would create the nation’s most liberal abortion law. The measure would permit unrestricted abortions until fetal viability and allow later abortions to protect the woman's life or health or if the fetus has a life-threatening condition.
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N.H
Judd Gregg
Gorbachev hints at using powers to seize Lithuania
President Mikhail Gorbachev signaled possible use of his enhanced powers to take Moscow’s control over Lithuania if civil conflict escalates Tass reported. He did not specify conditions or methods to assert the new presidential authority to seize the republic.
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Turkey tightens security after Kurdish raid kills five
In southeastern provinces Ankara imposed new security measures after a Kurdish guerrilla raid left five dead. The regional governor reported nine wounded in Ovecik village, Catak township, Monday night.
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Singh urges India to prep for war over Kashmir
Prime Minister V P Singh urged Indians to be psychologically prepared for an armed conflict with Pakistan over the Kashmir valley. He framed the call as a time of national resilience and readiness amid ongoing tensions and dispute over the region.
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Libyan-backed group frees three hostages in Paris area
Abu Nidal's Fatah Revolutionary Council released Jacqueline Valente Fernand Houtekins and their daughter Sophie Liberte after nearly 20 years in captivity. The trio flew from Beirut to Paris where relatives and officials welcomed them amid Libyan mediation tied to improving Franco Libyan ties.
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Solidarity founder Lech Walesa to run for Poland presidency
Lech Walesa the Solidarity leader said he would run for the Polish presidency, a move that signals a challenge to President Wojciech Jaruzelski. The election is not scheduled until 1993, but Parliament could allow an earlier contest if Jaruzelski steps aside. The declaration may pressure reforms and temper drastic economic measures affecting workers.
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Californians to curb smoking with$28.6 million ads
State officials launched a 15 month anti smoking campaign financed by Prop 99 tobacco taxes aimed at making 75 percent of California smokers quit by 2000. The multimillion dollar blitz includes TV radio newspaper and billboard ads and features a rap singer and actors portraying corrupt tobacco executives.
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California
Kenneth Kizer
State Department
Job stress linked to high blood pressure and heart changes
A study of 215 men aged 30 to 60 across seven New York sites finds job strain from high demands and low control raises hypertension risk and associates with a measurable thickening of the left ventricle. Lead researcher Dr. Peter Schnall notes the finding may indicate early cardiovascular changes from psychosocial work conditions.
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Journal of the American Medical Association
Peter Schnall
Cornell University Medical College
New York
Carl Pieper
Cornell
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