Space shuttle Discovery launches toward Mir with thruster leak
Discovery lifts off from Cape Canaveral on a rendezvous mission with the Mir station but a leak in one steering thruster threatens the plan. Two of 38 large jets failed shortly after orbital insertion, potentially forcing the crew to shut off all three jets in that section.
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Mideast Leaders Meet to Revive Peace Process in Cairo
Egypt Israel Jordan and the Palestinians held an unprecedented Cairo summit to relaunch the faltering peace talks. Rabin and Arafat faced weak domestic support while a call for stronger anti-terrorism condemnation emerged and a Washington meeting with PLO leaders was planned for next week.
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Reagan Truman Named On Nuclear Carriers
President Clinton approved naming two nuclear powered aircraft carriers after Ronald Reagan and Harry S Truman. The Navy has 12 carriers with two Nimitz class ships under construction at Newport News. One will be USS John C Stennis. the Truman carrier to be commissioned in 1998, while Ronald Reagan ship will be completed for a 2002 commissioning.
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Unemployment rate rises to 5.7 percent in January
The Labor Department reports January unemployment at 5.7 percent, with only 134 000 nonfarm payroll jobs added. Economists note higher interest rates may slow growth, following a December 5.4 percent rate and October 5.7 percent peak. The last month with fewer jobs was January 1994 with 101 000 added.
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Disney and Disney quoted in OJ Simpson trial clash
In Los Angeles AP report prosecutor Marcia Clark cited Walt Disney as a legal authority during arguments over Ronald Shipp testimony. Defense attorney Johnnie Cochran Jr. had quoted from A Few Good Men. Clark invoked a line from Sleeping Beauty, later corrected to Cinderella, prompting TV station calls.
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Siskel and Ebert Way Named After Critics in Chicago
Critics Roger Ebert and Gene Siskel received a street honor in Chicago as Erie Street was renamed Siskel and Ebert Way. The stretch passes CBS studios where their weekly TV show is taped. Ebert quipped about wanting his own way.
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Nicole documented '89 beating enters trial evidence
Jurors view items from Nicole Brown Simpson safe deposit box including photos, letters from O J Simpson, and newspaper clippings about the 1989 beating. Deputy District Attorney Darden says Nicole left a trail of evidence as investigators drill the box. Shipp testifies about Simpson's behavior and alleged dreams of killing Nicole.
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