Sally Ride Talks NASA Doubts Before First Woman in Space
Sally Ride, poised to become the first American woman in orbit aboard the space shuttle Challenger next month, says some NASA officials remain unconvinced about women astronauts. She notes confidence among women astronauts but acknowledges lingering skepticism from some officials in Washington. She prefers to go to space as soon as possible, despite potential drawbacks of being the first woman in space.
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NASA
Houston
Washington
Study Shows Segregation Ranks Across 28 Cities
A study by Karl Taeuber based on 1980 census data ranks 28 largest black-population cities for housing segregation. Chicago Cleveland St Louis highest indexes. Oakland Gary Detroit lowest. Milwaukee example explains the index. New York and Pittsburgh noted for their positions.
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Wis
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Cleveland
St. Louis
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Calif
Gary
Ind
Detroit
Karl Taeuber
University of Wisconsin
Taeuber
Milwaukee
Philadelphia
New York
Pittsburgh
Houston
Columbus
Ohio
Richmond
Nashville
Tenn
National Science Foundation
Citizens’ Commission On Civil Rights
Dear Abby Advice Letters Highlight Family Respect
Readers share dilemmas from respectful forms of address to wedding loyalties and punctuality. Abby urges gratitude for resilience, loyalty failures, and practical stances on lateness and commitments in modern family life.
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Abby
Johnsons
Marley statue sparks protests in Kingston unveiling canceled
In Kingston police moved a nine foot Bob Marley statue to the Jamaican Defense Force headquarters after fans pelted it with rocks and fruit. Prime Minister Edward Seaga canceled the official unveiling saying the sculpture does not resemble the late superstar. The protest marked Bob Marley Day on the second anniversary of his death at age 36.
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Jamaica
Edward Seaga
Bob Marley
Marley
Jamaican Defense Force
Caribbean
Speller Linn Yann to Receive Tennessee Award
Linn Yann the Cambodian spelling prodigy will be honored by Governor Lamar Alexander in Nashville on Monday. Alexander, promoting a better schools program, will present the governor's achievement award to the 12 year old who fled Cambodia in 1979 with her family after the Khmer Rouge era.
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Tenn
Linn Yann
Reagan
Lamar Alexander
Alexander
Tennessee
Linn
United States
Cambodia
Mosquito Forecast Warns of Severe Season Across Regions
Swarms emerge from record wet spring as experts warn of worst outbreaks in many areas. In Louisiana floods reduced larvae, while Arizona reports early equine encephalitis cases. Rutgers notes record rains fuel rising mosquito populations. South Dakota also fears big numbers and encephalitis risk for children.
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Bayou
Louisiana
George Carmichael
New Orleans
Mosquito Control Board
Arizona
Michael Wright
Arizona Department of Health Services
Wright
Wayne Crans
Rutgers University
New Jersey
Crans
Midwest
Dave Walgenbach
South Dakota State University
South Dakota
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