Couple finds space scrap from Atlas Centaur during Florida trip
Mr and Mrs Don Schindler of 1618 Eleventh Street NW Iowa found a heat deflector fragment from an Atlas Centaur booster at Kennedy Space Center during their Florida vacation. NASA scientist Dr Adolph Knothe confirmed the piece is authentic and part of a spacecraft. The artifact, tied to their 29th wedding anniversary, was photographed for study and may hang in their home. The Intelstat satellite, launched Dec 19, now operates in a high orbit.
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Oldest Currency Clues Found in Iranian Hoard
Archaeologists led by Dr. David Stronach uncover cut silver, ring money and silver bars at Tappeh Nush-ijan on the Jowkar plain about 200 miles southwest of Tehran. Dated 760 to 600 B.C., the hoard challenges theories on early coins and suggests money circulated on the Iranian plateau before the Achaemenians. The items were found with other artifacts in a bronze bowl near Pasargade, possibly the early Achaemenian capital.
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Jowkar Plain
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British Institute of Persian Studies
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Pasargade
GAO Takes On Presidential Campaign Finances For First Time
Washington AP GAO, the long time congressionally run watchdog, begins monitoring presidential and vice presidential campaign funding under a 1971 reform law. The agency pledges bipartisanship while expanding audits, investigations, and enforcement plus setting rules for the dollar checkoff and reporting requirements.
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Making Faces Fails Hijacker in 50 Mile Ride
A young motorcyclist ordered at gunpoint to ferry a man on a 50 mile hijack ride stuck out his tongue at a passing police car. Officers chased and caught the would be thief in Pietermaritzburg South Africa.
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South Africa
Inherited Emphysema Risk Tied to Northern European Heritage
Dr. Jack Lieberman at City of Hope Medical Center reports that about half of emphysema cases may be genetic. Testing for alpha1 antitrypsin deficiency can reveal early signs and may lead to screening in schools to warn youths away from smoking and polluted environments.
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Drug Label Chaos Probed by WHO Expert
Geneva AP reports that labeling confusion in medicine has caused harm since the thalidomide tragedy. Dr. Alexandre Manuila notes a third of medical terms are superfluous and that lack of standard drug names risks lives. WHO seeks a single international drug name to reduce global confusion.
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Michael and Charlotte Top Danish Baby Names
In Copenhagen a church ministry survey shows Michael the favorite boys name and Charlotte the top girls name among today’s Danish parents. The five popular boys names are Michael Thomas Henrik Peter and Karsten, while girls favor Charlotte Pia Bettina Annette and Susanne. Odin and Thor are fading in usage.
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