Camera glitches threaten Iowa space payload on Columbia
University of Iowa researchers face delays as two of Columbia's TV cameras fail disabling lifting of the Plasma Diagnostics Package and the IECM instrument. Astronaut C Gordon Fullerton may rely on the Remote Manipulator System to recover the PDP while mission teams reassess the fault.
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Shuttle Columbia loses tiles but mission expects safe landing
Cape Canaveral report says about three dozen insulating tiles were knocked off during launch but NASA officials assured no threat to completing the flight. Astronauts Jack Lousma and Gordon Fullerton, exhausted after 36 hours in orbit, inspect the craft and perform science tasks while awaiting a planned New Mexico desert landing.
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Prisoners hold six hostages at North Carolina prison
Three inmates armed with knives barricaded themselves in a counselor’s office at North Carolina’s maximum security Central Prison and took six employees hostage. Negotiators and a local radio reporter spoke with them while evacuations continued and no injuries were reported.
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Making Out an Income Tax Form Lesson in Math
A brief note on tax form preparation describes learning addition multiplication and extraction through income tax tasks. The line underscores the math skills involved in completing forms. Copyright remains with the source.
Senate panel clears parimutuel betting bill in Iowa
The Senate Ways and Means Committee voted to advance a year old parimutuel betting bill that would create a state run Des Moines track. Sen. Berle Priebe led the move with eight members supporting the measure. passage now hinges on Senate funnel rules and leadership approval. Senator Mick Lura could manage the bill on the floor if it advances.
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White House hails CPI report amid falling fuel prices
The February Consumer Price Index rose 0.2 percent while gasoline and new car prices declined, sending annual inflation to 3 percent the lowest since mid 1980. Workers’ real weekly pay rose 1.9 percent, the largest since 1964.
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Iowa Aging and Population Shifts Highlight 1980 Census
The 1980 census shows Iowa’s elderly population rose 10 percent to 387,484 while total state population grew 3.1 percent to 2,913,808. Median age rose to 30 from 28.8, with rural-to-urban shift and a rising divorce count among men and women.
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