Glenn 76 to Return to Space for Aging Research Flight
Senator John Glenn, 76, will become the oldest person in space with an October Discovery shuttle flight, part of a NASA aging study. The former Mercury 7 astronaut has long sought another launch, citing readiness and interest in testing how aging affects spaceflight.
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Panel moves fast on higher education governance plan
A nine member House Select Committee on Higher Education, chaired by Rep. David Adkins, aims to draft a preliminary plan by February 10 to reshape higher education governance. The panel will tour community colleges and regents universities to gather input and produce a bill ready for the full House by late February or early March. Governor Graves and House Speaker Shallenburger back reforms, with Minority Leader Sawyer endorsing the goal.
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Cisneros Ex-Mistress Pleads Guilty in hush money case
Linda Jones, once tied to Henry Cisneros, pleaded guilty Thursday to misleading federal investigators examining payments alleged as hush money. The plea underscores the ongoing campaign finance scandal surrounding the former housing secretary.
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Labor secretary denies she sold influence in White House
Labor Secretary Alexis Herman denied charges she sold influence and said she would not be distracted by a Justice Department inquiry. President Clinton defended her, calling the allegations untrue, as both prepared for an event in New York. Herman said she would cooperate fully with investigators. The case marks a broader Cabinet probe including Interior Secretary Bruce Babbitt and former Agriculture Secretary Mike Esp?
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Studies question Mars life theory and meteorite evidence
New research argues amino acids and carbon in the Mars meteorite ALH84001 may have originated on Earth after landing in Antarctica. University of Arizona scientists report Earthly carbon types, challenging earlier claims by NASA researchers that Martian microbes once lived in the meteorite.
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Three World Trade Center Bandits Unmasked After Escape
Three men robbed a Brink's payroll at the World Trade Center, fleeing with 1.17 million dollars. They revealed their faces to cameras and were identified by Windsor Terrace residents, with two men in FBI custody and a warrant issued for the third.
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