Clear skies aid shuttle Columbia landing site at Edwards
At Edwards Air Force Base California clear skies and sun Saturday dried puddles at Rogers Dry Lake where Columbia is slated to land March 29 after a March 22 launch from Kennedy Space Center. Visibility 30 miles temperature 55 degrees winds 4 mph south. High clouds and mid 60s forecast Sunday. Columbia mission remains on track.
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Reagan drops Social Security freeze on cost of living
Washington AP reports the Reagan administration blocked a congressional plan for a two year freeze on Social Security cost of living payments as part of deficit reduction efforts. White House spokesman David Gergen said Social Security is off the agenda for 1982 and will not be changed until a bipartisan commission report arrives later this year.
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No sex for teens, Syracuse professor calls national disaster
Dr. Sol Gordon told the American Sex Educators group that teenage sexual activity is a health hazard and a national social disaster. He cited a 30 percent rise to 1.3 million teen pregnancies in 1981 and more than 200,000 gonorrhea cases, warning of lifelong harms and arguing no sex is the best option for youths.
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Syracuse University
Sol Gordon
American Association of Sex Educators, Counselors and Therapists
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P&G begins toxic shock defense in Lampshire suit
Procter & Gamble presses witnesses to prove Rely tampons did not cause toxic shock syndrome in Deretha Dawn Lampshire’s $25 million suit. The Littleton Colorado teen, who nearly died in 1980, has an 18-year impact story cited as part of a broader case set that could affect about 200 remaining lawsuits.
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Study says state tax cut prevented deep service cuts
A two year MIT based study concludes Massachusetts Proposition 2 ½ reduced expected harm to local services. Officials froze property taxes at 1980 levels and capped excess levies, while cities under 2 ½ percent tax rates faced permanent freezes. The preliminary report IMPACT: 2% covers 13 monitored communities.
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Massachusetts
Masssachusetts Institute of Technology
Weekend forecast for Northeast Kansas
Weekend forecast shows mostly cloudy conditions in Northeast Kansas with a 30 percent chance of rain by afternoon and highs near 58. Tonight should end with clearing to mostly cloudy skies, low around 41 with light winds. Monday looks partly sunny with a high near 65.
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Howers
Nicaragua returns rebel recruit as Haig pursues peace plan
Tardencillas Espinosa, 19, was flown back to Managua after recanting earlier claims of Nicaraguan and Cuban involvement in El Salvador. U.S. officials expressed relief at his departure while Haig prepared to discuss a Mexican peace proposal in New York, criticizing the plan for not preventing outside meddling in Central America.
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Nicaragua
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Sandinista National Liberation Front
Alexander M. Haig Jr
New York
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Haig
Castaneda
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Ethiopia
Reagan
Jury Deliberations Break in von Bulow Murder Trial
Newport Rhode Island AP jurors split after three days of deliberations in the von Bulow murder case and halted proceedings without a verdict. Judge Needham planned to offer religious services and resume deliberations later as prosecutors accuse Claus von Bulow of insulin injections causing his wife Martha Sunny von Bulow to lapse into a coma.
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Thomas H. Needham
Barbara Connett
von Bulow
Martha
Sunny
Air Florida Flight 90 crash prompts safety study
A nine day federal inquiry into Air Florida Flight 90s snowy crash hears testimony on de icing and engine defrost practices. Investigators find confusion over chemical mixtures and procedures with no consensus among manufacturers airlines or ground crews. The panel notes responsibility for final inspection is unclear and ground maintenance by another airline compounded the problem.
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Air Florida
Francis McAdams
National Transportation Safety Board
Soviet labor vows tighter shop floor discipline at congress
Soviet labor leaders prepare to push stricter discipline as shortages, absenteeism, and drunkenness strain productivity. The 5,000 delegates from 29 unions will set targets for output gains by 1985, with reforms and modern tools to improve efficiency while avoiding higher tempo. Konstantin Chernenko’s presence and Shibayev’s dismissal signal a hard line against inefficiency and disloyalty.
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Poland
National Trade Union Congress
Georgi Kanayev
Associated Press
Kremlin
Solidarity
Kanayev
Labor Congress
Alexei Shibayev
Stephan Shalayev
Konstantin Chernenko
Leonid I. Brezhnev
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