Spacelab crew repairs jammed camera and furnaces
Spacelab astronauts in Houston show off repairs aboard their orbiting lab. After contacting King Hussein by ham radio, the crew fixed a jammed camera in a bedroll and rerouted power to a furnace, restoring experiments and lifting morale. Presidents Reagan and Kohl planned further contact.
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Jackson Blasts Democratic Rules On Nomination Process
Jackson criticizes 1984 Democratic rules as discriminatory against blacks Hispanics women and the poor. He argues minimum vote thresholds winner take all changes and automatic seats for party officials hinder minority participation and may lead to challenges at the San Francisco convention. He hints at supporting the nominee but seeks concessions for his constituency.
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Police quell Solidarity protest in Katowice detentions
In Katowice police detained scores of Solidarity supporters while preventing a memorial plaque at Wujek mine for slain miners. Prominent figures Kazimierz Switon and Anna Walentynowicz were among those detained. AFP and ANSA correspondents released after four hours.
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Federal judge stays execution for Jimmy Wayne Jeffers
A U S federal judge halted the planned killing of Jimmy Wayne Jeffers for the 1976 Tucson murder of his girlfriend Penelope Cheney. Jeffers faced execution by gas chamber at Florence State Prison after the Arizona Supreme Court refused a stay and prosecutors described the death as drug related.
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Kean seeks 35 billion acid rain fund from Northeastern governors
Governor Thomas Kean said at Seavucun meeting he will push creation of a 35 billion fund funded by taxes on polluting firms to curb acid rain. He proposed an Acid Rain Trust Fund to loan industries money to install emission reducing equipment. He called acid rain devastating to the Northeast’s ponds lakes crops vegetation and buildings.
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Fire derailment evacuation ends in Red Bluff
Up to 500 people evacuated after a 72 car freight train derailed in Red Bluff California with mangled cars along a torn track. No injuries were reported as residents returned home while officials cleared debris and assessed smoke for potential toxins. The incident occurred about 11 10 a m within city limits on the Los Angeles to Portland route.
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Lusinchi Builds Lead in Venezuela Presidential Race
Social Democrat Jaime Lusinchi led early televised returns in Venezuela with more than 1.1 million votes out of 2.1 million counted. Former President Rafael Caldera trailed with about 831 thousand. Herrera Campins cannot seek a comeback. Lusinchi declared potential victory amid cheering at his campaign HQ.
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Venezuela
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Social Christian Party
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Lusinchi
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Soviet space chief mentions anti satellite weapon moratorium
Roald Sagdeev of the Institute for Space Research says the Soviet Union has sought an anti satellite weapon that could detonate near enemy satellites but currently observes a moratorium on testing. He notes support for a ban and clarifies no explicit admission of testing. The remark aligns with earlier Reagan administration claims.
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Institute For Space Research
Newsweek International
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Thief Grabs Cash Register in Fragrant Flower Robbery
In Baton Rouge a man tried to rob the Fragrant Flower Restaurant after 5 PM. He demanded money, fired a gun that misfired twice, then unplugged and ran off with the cash register, which he later retrieved and left with the cash. A bystander gave chase.
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Storms batter West while South bears floods and tornados
A sweeping storm system brings up to 21 inches of snow in the West with 80 mph winds in Nevada and heavy snowfall at ski areas. Flooding and tornadoes plague the South and Southeast, killing several and injuring dozens. Northeast sees snow, sleet, and freezing rain as temperatures drop.
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