Space shuttle Enterprise tests first airborne flight
Two astronauts tested flaps and speed brake on the piggyback Space Shuttle Enterprise in Edwards California for the first manned airborne test of optical equipment. The 150000 pound shuttle rode 15000 feet on a 747 after earlier delays due to computer and hatch issues. tests aim to demonstrate future spaceflight and reuse capability.
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Edwards Air Force Base
Calif
Johnson Space Center
Houston
Desert
Okie Doke
Fred W. Haise Jr
Haise
Air Force
Gordon Fullerton
Earth
Dryden Flight Research Center
Fathers survived fires and gunshots on milestone day
Three men near losing their lives over the past year are celebrated this Father’s Day. Roy Fredrickson, 78, was trapped in a fire and revived by responders on the fifth floor of the Schneider Building, Allen Hinrichs, 44, survived gunshot wounds after subduing a robber at Lacia’s IGA, and Leo Nack Sr., 70, endured multiple cancer surgeries with five months of treatment.
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Roy Fredrickson
Schneider
Allen Hinrichs
Mindoro
Lacia
IGA
Holmen
Leo Nack Sr
Adams St
G. Heileman’s
Richard Fredrickson
la Crosse
Richard
Richard Re
Lutheran Hospital
Bill
Milwaukee
Fredrickson
Park Drive
Mark
Joe
Pamela
Wisconsin Dells
Hinrichs
Lacia’s
Leo Jr
Leo Sr
No-fault auto insurance praised in federal survey
A federal survey across 16 states finds no-fault auto insurance delivering quicker and more equitable benefits than traditional liability. The Transportation Department endorses no-fault as sound and feasible, with Senator Warren Magnuson noting its confirmation of the theory.
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Washington
Ance
Department of Transportation
Warren G. Magnuson
Dwash
Senate
DOT
Colorado
Connecticut
Florida
Georgia
Hawaii
Kansas
Kentucky
Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota
Nevada
New Jersey
New York
North Dakota
Pennsylvania
Utah
Agents dispute no fault auto coverage versus traditional liability
La Crosse insurance agents say no fault offers no better coverage or lower rates than traditional liability. They argue caps on intangible damages hinder claimants and favor lawyers, noting no fault raises costs in many cases and does not reduce overall premiums.
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la Crosse
the Tribune
Department of Transportation
Robert Drake
1618 West Ave. S
Farmers Insurance Group
Scott Kellicot
Liberty St
Minnesota
la Crescent
Floyd Oseth
1St Ave. E
Mutual Service Insurance Co
Draka
Kellicut
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Uary
Nack
Constance
Monroe, Wis
Larry
Paula
Neapolis Optician
Leo W. Nack
Leo R
Commerce Committee
de Soto
Oshkosh
Central
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Reet
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