Atlantis docks with Mir as shuttle carries Blaha replacement
Atlantis launched from Cape Canaveral to link with the Russian space station Mir. Astronaut John Blaha, in orbit since September, nears 128 days aboard Mir if the mission returns as planned. Dr. Jerry Linenger, the youngest American on Mir, and his Russian crewmates await the docking and resupply flight carrying 3600 pounds of supplies and returning 2300 pounds of gear.
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Harrington
International Space Station
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Mother Teresa to step down as head of Missionaries of Charity
In Calcutta AP reports Mother Teresa plans to resign as Superior General after 47 years. Archdiocese says a replacement vote will be held February 2 with nuns to meet January 20 to discuss the issue. Health cited as factor though heart and lung function are described as good.
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India
Mother “Teresa
Missionaries of Charity
Sunita Kumar
Mother Teresa
Associated Press
Henry “D’ Souza
Sarre Ber
Balloon world circumnavigation flight ends in Mediterranean crash
Swiss Belgian team Bertrand Piccard and Wim Verstraeten abandon latest attempt to circle the globe after six hours. Their half helium balloon leaks kerosene and pilots are rescued near Marseilles as a French helicopter hovers to reach them.
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Yeltsin Stable as He Rests in Moscow Hospital
President Boris Yeltsin remains stable after pneumonia and is able to sign papers in his Moscow hospital suite. Doctors report normal temperature blood pressure and pulse and say antibiotics will continue. The Kremlin chief doctor said Yeltsin’s cold developed into pneumonia in both lungs.
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Boris Yeltsin
Yeltsin
Central Clinical Hospital
Kremlin
Sergei Mironov
Switches investigated in commuter plane crash
Investigators seek whether three cockpit switches that could shut off the right engine and release a fire extinguisher were activated by crew or by impact on Comair Flight 3272. The right engine showed no fire, left engine switches were off. The aircraft banked left on autopilot before the crash 17 seconds after autopilot was disabled near Detroit.
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Raisinville Township
Mich
National Transportation Safety Board
John Hammerschmidt
Detroit
Hammerschmidt
Liberal critics watch Clinton budget amid deficit concerns
Washington AP liberals at a brown bag briefing worry over the price tag of President Clinton’s forthcoming welfare plan as deficit-cutting draws focus. Analysts say the zero-sum aim by 2002 could threaten low income programs while bipartisan buyers shape the package. Clinton defends the administration’s record as not callous toward the poor.
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White House
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Jennifer Vasiloff
Coalition On Human Needs
Children’s Defense Fund
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Republicans push for ethics hearings on Gingrich resignation demand
House Republicans demand the resignation of a Democratic lawmaker they accuse of leaking a tape of talks among GOP leaders about Speaker Newt Gingrich. They plan public hearings next weekend before the January 21 ethics committee deadline, aiming to pressure bipartisan action as Democrats warn of harming legislation.
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Newt Gingrich
Mr. Gingrich
Ethics Committee
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Gingrich
Bill Paxon
R-N.y
CNN
Clinton
James Cole
Israeli Palestinian deal nears to pull troops from West Bank
Israel and the Palestinians moved to paper a plan to withdraw rural West Bank forces by mid 1998 after a push by Jordan's King Hussein and U S envoy Dennis Ross. Arafat accepted a U S backed compromise to prolong the rural pullout with a separate guarantee to be attached to the agreement. Netanyahu welcomed the apparent progress as Hussein expressed confidence that steps would proceed correctly.
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Mr. Ross
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