Truly Becomes Earthbound Naval Space Command Leader
Capt. Richard H. Truly, chief pilot of the Challenger maiden flight, takes command of the Naval Space Command in Dahlgren Virginia. The 45 year old Fayette Miss. native and veteran astronaut joined the space program in 1969 and flew on STS 1 and STS 2 missions including the shuttle Columbia and Enterprise tests.
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Fayette, Miss
Truly
Joe Engle
Edwards Air Force Base
Calif
Flynt Targets Congress with Obscene Letters
Washington reports Larry Flynt angered lawmakers by mailing free Hustler subscriptions to all members of Congress. Officials condemned the move as pornographic trash and many vow to cancel. Flynt promises similar letters to the president, Cabinet, Supreme Court, and 16,000 media members.
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Washington
Larry Flynt
Hustler Magazine
Capitol Hill
Congress
Flynt
Supreme Court
United States
Princess Margaret denies Virginia marriage report
A royal spokeswoman called a Washington Times claim that Princess Margaret may wed publisher Norman Lonsdale in Virginia this weekend absolute nonsense. Buckingham Palace had no comment on Diana McLellan’s report. Margaret’s 18 year marriage to Tony Armstrong Jones ended in 1978.
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London
Margaret
Elizabeth II
Norman Lonsdale
Virginia
Britain
Buckingham Palace
Washington Times
Diana McLellan
Londsale
Miss McLellan
Tony Armstrong-Jones
Lord Snowdon
Blind man completes cross country walk to prove independence
Bill Morgan, 36, blind since age 10, finished a 11 state 3,615 mile trek from Astoria Oregon to Baltimore Maryland aided by guide dog Hart. He began in spring 1982, paused during a bitter winter, and resumed May 6 in Saratoga Wyoming, averaging up to 19 miles daily.
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Baltimore
National Federation of the Blind
Bill Morgan
Hart
Federation
Morgan
Astoria
Ore
Boise
Idaho
Saratoga
Wyo
Watt maintains Western support despite public missteps
Secretary James Watt retains broad Western backing from Democrats and Republicans amid mining industry slumps and land policy fights. Governors like Bruce Babbitt and Ted Schwinden call him a strong landlord and capable administrator, while critics decry remarks and coal lease actions.
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New York Times
Denver
James G. Watt
West
Watt
Washington
Colorado
Richard D. Lamm
Ted Schwinden
Montana
High Plains
Rocky Mountain
Secretary of the Interior
Bruce Babbitt
Arizona
Babbitt
Seretary
Cecil D. Andrus
Interior
Carter
Jim Watt
Alan K. Simpson
Wyoming
North Dakota
Don Morrow
Hailey
Idaho
Morrow
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Cedar Rapids
Sun
Gazette Wire Services
Kodak Room
Darkroom
Unige
Eastman Kodak Company
Linn Phota
Sheraton Inn
Wandes
3Rd Ave
Wayne Currier
Harry Roberts
Wyoming Heritage Foundation
James Watt
Lees Carpets
RMU and
ST Lees
Lees Carpeting
Saxony
LEES
Scotchgard
DuPont
Antron
Biofresh
Dow Corning Corporation
Smulekoffs
Burlington
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