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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1982
Page
1
Washington AP reports Gen Lew Allen announced the Air Force will form a Space Command to consolidate space activities, effective Sept 1 in Colorado Springs. A Space Technology Center will also be established at Kirtland AFB in fiscal 1983 to oversee three space labs. He cited a strong Soviet test but offered few specifics.
Senator Bob Dole who leads the Senate Finance Committee warned the administration's proposed minimum corporate tax needs revision as the panel drafts a tax bill. He called the plan defective in several respects noting it especially harms some financially struggling firms with net operating losses and certain industries like independent oil producers. The proposal would raise about $2.3 billion in 1983 and $11.6 billion over three years, while a prior 5 percent withholding on interest and dividends was dropped after poor reception.
Former first lady Pat Nixon, 70, is in good condition at Valley Hospital Ridgewood New Jersey after admission Sunday night for a pulmonary infection. Hospital officials expect a two to three day stay. Spokesman Nicholas Rowe said there is no great cause for alarm and Richard Nixon is keeping appointments in his office.
Miami plan titled Surrounded Islands envisions ten Biscayne Bay islets draped in six million square feet of pink polypropylene. Christo, 46, Bulgarian artist, unveiled the concept amid Miami festival notes and supporting model, reports say Florida conservationists vow to fight the project.
CAPE CANAVERAL FLA AP The five day countdown begins today for space shuttle Columbia s fourth and final test flight and first with a top secret military payload. Work crews at launch pad 39A remove platforms as countdown clock starts at 4 p m CDT for liftoff at 10 a m Sunday. In seven days in orbit astronauts Ken Mattingly and Henry Hartsfield will complete final tests to qualify Columbia for satellite carrying missions starting with Flight 5 in November.
Overnight low 69 with warm afternoon highs near 89 expected Wednesday. Partly cloudy conditions tonight and Wednesday with a chance of rain and thundershowers. light southerly winds. Clinton Lake at 8 am shows temperature 73 and level 883.10 ft above mean sea level with normal pool 875.5 ft. Journal-World figures report Monday high 86 low 61 and overnight 69 with .09 inches of precipitation. Record high 100 in 1933 and low 50 in 1902. Sunrise 5 56 and sunset 8 51.
London crowds greet Diana and baby at St Marys Hospital as Queen Elizabeth II visits, calling the newborn healthy and blue eyed. Charles notes a minor debate over names while Buckingham Palace reports over 1,800 gifts. Diana's mother calls her radiant as Union Jacks herald the momentous birth with salutes planned at Tower of London and Hyde Park.
Washington AP report Donovan angrily rejects claims tying him to organized crime and says he will not quit. He awaits a pending report by special prosecutor Leon Silverman while White House sources dispute timing and Senate Democrats urge a temporary leave.
Beirut residents faced further Israeli artillery barrages on Palestinian refugee areas and guerrilla targets after a day of deadly strikes. At least 36 killed and 82 wounded in Monday attacks, with the PLO saying a shell hit a Palestinian hospital killing two and wounding 13. Israeli forces deny invasion plans and cite cease fire violations as shells resumed.
Florida's rejection of the Equal Rights Amendment stalls momentum toward national ratification by the June 30 deadline. Supporters vow to seek revenge at the polls in November. Sen. Alan Cranston, D California, an original ERA cosponsor, laments the setback and says the effort may have to start over.
A Cuban national opened fire on a southbound Greyhound bus near Blacksburg before dawn, wounding two passengers and fleeing into nearby woods. Police captured him about 7:40 a.m. using bloodhounds. The injured, John E. Powell and Edgar Gutierrez, both shot multiple times, were listed in stable condition.
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