Voyager 2 Finds Winds and Two Moons Around Uranus
NASA reports Voyager 2 has detected atmospheric clouds and winds on Uranus for the first time and discovered two shepherd moons, boosting Uranus’ known moons to 14. The moons, 12 to 18 miles across, orbit near the epsilon ring.
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Voyager 2
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Voyager Imaging
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Ed Stone
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JPL
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Richard Terrile
Smith
University of Arizona
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Solar System
Saturn
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South Pole
South Polar
Licenses Revoked for Hyatt Skywalk Designers
In Missouri, two structural engineers Jack Gillum and Daniel Duncan had licenses revoked by the Missouri Board after pleading. the action targets the designers of the skywalks that caused the 1981 Kansas City Hyatt collapse, killing 114. Separately, in Washington Pennsylvania a martial arts expert was sentenced to die in the electric chair for the murder of three elderly women during a car theft, with a juror verdict delivered after a brief deliberation.
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Kansas City Hyatt Regency Hotel
Missouri Board of Architects
Jack Gillum
Daniel Duncan
St. Louis
Washington, Pa
Common Pleas
Roland Steele
Selective Service Adopts New Draft Enforcement Tool
The Selective Service System, already using Social Security files and drivers' registrations to locate men who fail to sign up for the draft, has acquired a new weapon in its enforcement campaign.
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Washington
Selective Service System
Judge denies halt to force feeding in Bouvia case
In Los Angeles an AP report states a judge refused to stop hospital authorities from force feeding Elizabeth Bouvia, the quadriplegic cerebral palsy patient who sought to starve herself two years ago. The ruling leaves ongoing medical treatment in place while the legal battle continues.
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Los Angeles
Elizabeth Bouvia
Three Sikhs punished with death for Gandhi assassination
A New Delhi judge jailed behind bulletproof glass sentenced Satwant Singh Kehar Singh and Balbir Singh to death for the murder of Prime Minister Indira Gandhi on October 31 1984. Prosecution said the act avenged the Golden Temple assault. Defense called the verdict judicial murder and planned appeals.
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Satwant Singh
Indira Gandhi
Rupinder Singh Sodhi
New Delhi
India
Gandhi
Golden Temple
Amritsar
Mahesh Chandra
Chandra
Kehar Singh
Balbir Singh
Beant Singh
Bekkersdal killings amid police hunt for suspects
In Bekkersdal South Africa seven blacks died and about 40 injured during a house to house search for killers of two white policemen. Residents say toll exceeds 10 as troops search streets and guard the township. In Kampala Uganda government troops retreat under rebel attack causing looting and street closures. Time magazine apologizes for libel over Ariel Sharon report.
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South Africa
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Uganda
Tel Aviv
Israel
Time Magazine
Ariel Sharon
Lebanon
Gazette
Yemen leader calls for last-ditch battle in Aden
In Djibouti reports, South Yemen rebels push toward Aden with tanks and rocket launchers as President Ali Nasser Mohammed orders loyal tribesmen to battle. Diplomats cite 10,000 dead and 20,000 wounded, with fighting centered in Khormaksar and embassies as foreign evacuees flee aboard ships out of Aden.
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South Yemen
Red Sea
Aden
Ali Nasser Mohammed
Moscow
Mohammed
Soviet Union
Maki al-Galaf
Persian Gulf
Emirate
Ismail Mohammed Ahmed
Khormaksar
United DC-8 Turbulence injures 12 on Utah flight
A United Airlines jet from Chicago to San Francisco hit severe turbulence over Utah injuring 12 of 144 aboard. Flight 127 landed safely in San Francisco with medical teams assisting. Passengers described a frightening drop and chaotic scenes as belts and luggage shifted during the episode.
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United Airlines
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Utah
Ron Wilson
Grace Biesecker
Wilson
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