Voyager 2 camera platform jams after Saturn pass
Engineers report Voyager 2’s camera platform moved slightly but remains stalled with complex causes suspected. Esker Davis notes two to three days to understand the issue as data from Saturn’s ring crossing and debris interactions are analyzed.
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U of I instrument works on Voyager 2 flyby
Donald Garnett of the University of Iowa says the university built radio instrument on Voyager 2 remains functioning despite camera platform problems. The device scans radio waves from Saturn and Jupiter to study plasma environment and wave production, aiding understanding of planetary radiation belts.
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Waldheim cuts Austria trip to tackle Angola crisis
U N Secretary General Kurt Waldheim returns to New York to address grave Angola developments after Angolan President dos Santos requests an urgent Security Council meeting on South African attacks. Waldheim spokesman says he may attend the council session.
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Five More Elderly Added to Detroit Kidnapping Case
Detroit police and social services raid boarding homes linked to Lucille Walker find five more elderly women shipped from Miami. Walker is charged with kidnapping after an alleged shuttling scheme involving her daughters Patricia and Sam McCall’s unlicensed facility. Miami authorities reported 14 missing from the Tangelin Home and alerted Michigan DSS.
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Productivity on Rise in Second Quarter
Washington AP reports revised government figures show U S business productivity rose slightly in the second quarter after an initial report of a 0.9 percent annual decline.
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Ford Foundation funds $1.1 million to fix math gaps in minority education
The Ford Foundation announced $1.1 million in grants to U S schools and colleges to address acute math deficits among blacks Hispanics and American Indians and women. The effort targets teacher quality and a rising shortage of qualified math teachers amid competition from industry.
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Penicillin-based drug lowers cholesterol in a study
Researchers led by Dr. Hiroshi Mabuchi at Kanazawa University report compactin, a penicillin derived drug, reduced blood cholesterol in seven patients with hypercholesterolemia and showed no adverse side effects. The drug could prevent atherosclerosis and heart attacks for millions.
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Hiroshi Mabuchi
Kanazawa University School of Medicine
Japan
New England Journal of Medicine
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