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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 10, 1992
Page
3
In Cape Canaveral the shuttle Endeavour nears the Intelsat-6 satellite as spacewalking astronauts prep for a rescue. Three engine firings place the shuttle 1,062 miles behind the satellite with two more planned for Monday and Tuesday.
After ten days of tough talks diplomats from 160 nations and 60 heads of state approved the text of a climate treaty to curb global warming. The accord commits nations to assess and report emissions of greenhouse gases though it does not bind limits. A June signing at the Rio Earth Summit is expected with President Bush likely to attend.
In Plymouth Nova Scotia an explosion at the Westray mine trapped 26 coal workers about half a mile underground after 5:30 a.m. Rescue crews using drills and heavy equipment worked to reach them as relatives gathered. Some workers surfaced. cause unknown.
About 3,500 Army and Marine troops were sent home while 10,000 National Guardsmen remain on Los Angeles streets indefinitely, Gov. Pete Wilson said. Federal troops were withdrawn as the city calmed, and volunteers from diverse communities aided neighborhoods with meals, groceries, and clothing to help rebuild after riots.
In Galway, Ireland, the popular bishop Eamonn Casey, 65, resigned after reports he fathered a son with Annie Murphy, 44, of Ridgefield Connecticut. Parishioners, nuns, and locals mourn his departure, recalling his down‑to‑earth style and his ties to the community.
Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory won a 450000 dollar contract to design a spacecraft for the Near Earth Asteroid Rendezvous mission. If approved, the 150 million dollar craft could reach asteroid Nereus by 2000 for the first long term study of an asteroid and its potential Earth impact history.
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