Hubble’s first light from refurbished telescope shared
After five weeks of fine tuning the repaired Hubble Space Telescope is delivering its first view of the universe. NASA slated a news conference with administrator Daniel Goldin at Goddard Space Flight Center to release the first light pictures and celebrate a successful repair after prior disasters including Mars Observer and blurred Hubble vision.
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Italian premier Ciampi resigns to trigger early elections
Rome AP reports Premier Carlo Ciampi resigned today as reformers push to oust parties that have run Italy since World War II. His exit clears the way for parliamentary elections likely ending four decades of Christian Democrat dominance after talks with President Oscar Luigi Scalfaro.
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Cable TV fights 1992 rule before Supreme Court
The cable industry argued that a 1992 law forcing them to carry local broadcast stations violates the First Amendment. H. Bartow Farr III said the government coerces programming, while the Clinton administration contends the rule curbs monopoly power and protects diverse local broadcasters like educational stations and independents.
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Head Start urged to expand and improve preschool program
A 47 member bipartisan federal advisory committee urged Head Start to raise preschool quality while expanding to reach birth to age four, increase services to more of the 1.8 million eligible children, extend hours to year round, and address low staff pay and poor facilities.
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Man convicted in police chase could face 60 years plus
A Frederick County jury found Ali Sihih Abdulakbar 35 guilty on 12 counts from a April 25 1993 pursuit across three counties. He assaulted four people while a high speed chase ending with a crash on Md 26 Monocacy River Bridge and hostage threat. Sentencing set for Feb 23. prosecutors seek over 60 years.
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Clinton Wins Assurances Russia Will Not Retreat Under Pressure
In Moscow talks with Boris Yeltsin, President Clinton won assurances that Russia will not retreat from reforms and will curb inflation while accelerating privatization. The leaders planned a Friday agreement to halt nuclear targeting. Clinton and Yeltsin praised reforms amid ultranationalist tension. Clinton offered aid and a joint energy project, while Yeltsin stressed continued reform and warned against Western aid doubt.
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