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Newspaper
Garden City Telegram
Location
Garden City, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Nov 08, 1982
Page
1
In Deland Florida a sheriff deputy exposed to tear gas was shot by gunman Ronald L. Sanders who then killed himself after wounding another deputy and a woman. Sanders, a contractor and musician, died near the deputy in a 12 hour standoff.
A fire started by a mentally disturbed prisoner in a padded cell at Harrison County Jail caused thick black smoke that killed 27 inmates and injured at least 46, with 6 in critical condition. The jail, housing 95 prisoners, suffered extensive smoke and needed bars removed from windows as rescuers pulled victims to safety.
The Associated Press notes striking similarities between the 1977 Maury County Jail fire in Columbia Tennessee and the 1982 Biloxi Mississippi blaze. In both incidents prisoners died from smoke as pads and vents filled with fumes.
In St Charles Missouri a former nurse, Shirley Allen 38, is held without bond after authorities allege she took out a $25000 life policy on her husband Lloyd Allen 40 and poisoned him with antifreeze over eight months ending November 1. Toxicology found ethylene glycol in his tissue. A 17 year old daughter told police mom was poisoning dad.
The countdown for Space Shuttle Columbia's first operational mission fell seven hours behind schedule due to a small helium regulator leak. Test director Gilbert Whittaker called it no real problem and said the loss could be made up. the launch is set for Thursday morning. The mission will carry two commercial satellites from Satellite Business Systems Inc and Telesat Canada, each paid $10 million to NASA. The SBS satellite will deploy eight hours after liftoff, the Canadian payload Friday. Five astronauts will fly, the largest crew on a single Shuttle, including Robert Overmyer, William Lenoir, and Joseph Allen, with Vance Brand commanding. The crew trained at Johnson Space Center in Houston and will travel to Cape Canaveral Tuesday for final preparations.
Soviet Navy officials say Backfire bombers conducted simulated missile attacks on U S aircraft carriers during a Northern Pacific naval exercise in late September and early October. They added Backfires had recently begun operating over the Sea of Japan, raising concerns about the sea lanes and carrier groups guarded by 15 U S ships including Enterprise and Midway.
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