KU Museum Day draws hundreds to campus exhibits
At Kansas University the 17th annual Museum Day attracted crowds to the natural history, anthropology, art and classics museums. Families explored live animals, interactive displays, and special tours while staff described artifacts and programs, with organizers noting a turnout possibly surpassing previous years.
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Kansas University
David Plotnikov
Lawrence
Aaron Tilden
Helen Foresman
Spencer Museum of Art
Aaron
Chris Tilden
Brad Kemp
Natural History Museum
Kemp
Art Museum
Lori Eklund
Shuttle's mission cut short by power generator risk
Cape Canaveral AP reports NASA will bring Columbia and its seven astronauts home on Tuesday, 12 days earlier than planned, after a deteriorating and explosive power generator prompted mission termination. Flight controllers reduced power, shut down non critical systems, and ordered an orderly return with two remaining fuel cells intact.
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Cape Canaveral
Fla
Space Shuttle
Columbia
Earth
NASA
James Hassell Jr
Shuttle
Tommy Holloway
Holloway
Shuttle Hiccup Shapes Early 1981 Flight and Fuel Cell Drama
NASA faced a fuel cell failure on the 1981 shuttle mission forcing an early landing after the unit flooded with water. Managers faced a similar issue in 1991 with a degraded navigation unit and debated power management before shutting down a failing fuel cell which could not be restarted. The $5 million cell powers shuttle systems and water is a byproduct, with flight rules requiring all three cells to be operational in orbit.
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NASA
Mission Control
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Columbia
Cigarette tax proposal aims to fund health care for children
Senators Kennedy and Hatch join to introduce a bill raising 43 cents per pack in federal cigarette taxes. Two thirds of revenue would fund health insurance for about 10 million uninsured children. the rest would reduce the federal deficit. The plan, framed as a moderate program, would let states decide eligibility criteria while aiming to curb youth smoking.
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Washington
Edward Kennedy
Orrin Hatch
Senate
Hatch
Utah
Senate Judiciary Committee
Kennedy
D-Mass
NBC
Meet the Press
America
Trent Lott
Lott
Frostbitten veterans win settlements for frostbite injuries
In North Carolina, Marines from the Frazer Chosin in the Korean War suffer long term frostbite effects. Veterans like Vincent Derize Gerald Foley and Frank Kerr endure chronic pain and mobility loss. The Department of Veterans Affairs begins compensation this year for age related infirmities linked to severe cold exposure.
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Frank Kerr
Hull
Mass
Chosin Reservoir
North Korea
Kerr
Raleigh
N.C
Phlebius
Vincent Derize
Gerald Foley
Frazer Chosin
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Louis Freeh
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Landers
Journal
World
Jworld.com
Department of Veter
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