Card catalog at New York Public Library to be replaced
The New York Public Library will retire its 9 000 oak card catalog drawers and 10 million cards in favor of bound photocopy volumes and a computerized system. Plans include closing Room 315 and the main reading room for renovations and moving staff to temporary posts, with catalog volumes returning in nine months.
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Canadians help U S orchestrate mooselift
In a rare cross border effort Canada sends moose to Michigan's Upper Peninsula to establish a herd. The plan, centered in Algonquin Park, uses helicopter darting and sling transfer to move 15 to 20 moose 500 miles west. Cost estimated at 60 000 dollars with donations from Michigan moose enthusiasts aiding funding.
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Utah senator Garn to fly aboard space shuttle mission
NASA announced that Jake Garn, a 52 year old Utah Republican, will ride the space shuttle Challenger on a four day February mission with seven crewmates including a French payload specialist. Garn will participate in a motion sickness experiment and monitor NASA expenditures as part of his Senate duties. The mission aims to launch the Tracking and Data Relay Satellite and the Telesat I, with other crew members including Karol Bobko Donald Williams Rhea Seddon S Griggs and Jeffrey Hoffman. Garn has undergone pre mission training and wardrobe fitting and will train in zero gravity simulations before launch.
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Army Reconsiders Ban on Umbrellas for Soldiers
Washington AP reports the U S Army, founded June 15 1775, is reexamining an old rule that forbids men in uniform from carrying umbrellas. The review could adjust long standing dress and equipment standards.
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