Challenger launch on Feb 3 faces minor fuel leak
NASA says a tiny leakage in auxiliary power unit No 2 is insignificant and will not delay the space shuttle Challenger flight set for February 3. Engineers describe the leak as about one one-hundredth of a drop per hour, possibly ammonia. Two astronauts will practice space docking with the orbiter arm during the mission.
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Space Agency
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Plan to reopen Three Mile Island debate splits NRC
Washington AP reports a plan to reopen Three Mile Island as soon as June widened a rift at the Nuclear Regulatory Commission with two members accusing colleagues of avoiding responsibility. The NRC voted 3 to 2 on immediate actions for the undamaged reactor amid probes and a criminal trial of the former operator.
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Three Mile Island
Nuclear Regulatory Commission
NRC
Victor Gilinsky
Unit 1
Harrisburg
Santa Ana winds spark Southern California wildfires
Hurricanes force Santa Ana winds lashed Southern California causing hundreds of fires that left three dead, scorched a dozen homes, and cut power to over a million. Gusts reached 100 mph before weakening to 20 to 40 mph and diminishing further.
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Santa Ana
California
Los Angeles Basin
Inside The News Sports TV Listings Briefs
A compact sports and listings note features TV listings and brief items. It includes a Words of Wisdom quote attributed to Benjamin Franklin and a short reflection on talkers versus doers.
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Benjamin Franklin
Personal profile on Mary Fouche and Dorothy Morgan retirement
Mary Fouche talks with Dorothy Morgan, a longtime employee of the Department of Employment and Training who is retiring after more than 40 years aiding job seekers. The interview highlights Morgan’s career, impact, and plans post retirement.
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Mary Fouche
Dorothy Morgan
Department of Employment and Training
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Cold weekend forecast across Western Maryland and mountains
A high pressure system moving southeast from the Great Lakes brings colder temperatures and mostly fair weather through the weekend. Western Maryland regions expect highs in the upper 30s to near 40 today, cold nights with lows in the teens to low 20s, and a chance of rain or snow showers Sunday night. Maryland Mountains show partly cloudy, colder conditions with highs near 30 and lows around 10 tonight. Temperature readings from Frederick and nearby cities are in the mid 50s to mid 40s yesterday.
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Great Lakes
Maryland
Carroll
Frederick
Howard
Montgomery
Washington
Cumberland
Hagerstown
Oakland
Westminster
David Lesher
County told to cut cost of prison work release center
Maryland legislators press Frederick County to trim construction and total price of a prisoner work release facility before considering state matching funds. A lengthy meeting included Sen Smelser and Rep Littrell, with Clagett defending a larger plan and arguing it cannot fit the state’s warehousing model.
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Annapolis
Frederick County
General Assembly
Board of County Commissioners
Galen R. Clagett
Charles H. Smelser
Frederick
Carroll
Howard
Smelser
Clagett
Maryland
George H. Littrell
T Neal
Extra Fure
Equest
Jui Ballenger Creek
Uranium on campuses cited as unsafe storage concerns
Washington officials report that enough highly enriched uranium to make a bomb sits at several universities and private reactors, often in filing cabinets with minimal security. NRC seeks to end bomb grade fuel use by 1988 but faces cost opposition from universities.
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Washington
Nuclear Regulatory Commission
NRC
Victor Gilinsky
Daniel Hirsch
University of California At Santa Cruz
Seatbelt and car seat Save Middletown Mother and Son
A Middletown mother Carolyn Castle and her 17 month old son Bart survived a rollover crash on Market Road after their 1977 Toyota spun on ice, hit two trees and split in half. Police credit the seat belt and car safety seat kept them safe though the vehicle was severely damaged. Carolyn is four months pregnant. The crash occurred at 7 40 a m.
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Carolyn Castle
Bart
Middletown
Market Road
Coubie Fatel
Maryland
Thomas B. Castle
Geaslin Drive
Widening Considered for West Seventh Street in Frederick
Frederick may widen West Seventh Street to four lanes from Trail Avenue to U S 15 if Frederick Memorial Hospital sells needed right of way. Mayor Ronald N Young says expansion and Hood College farm redevelopment will bring more traffic and a meeting is planned as FMH weighs the city plans.
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Trail Avenue
U.S. 15
Frederick Memorial Hospital
Frederick
Ronald N. Young
FMH
Old Hood College Farm
Seventh Street
James K. Kluttz
Fire damages 16 townhouses under construction in Germantown
A two alarm fire Saturday morning in Germantown sent smoke visible to Mount Airy. No injuries were reported though 16 townhouse units at Water's Landing development were damaged.
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Germantown
Mount Airy
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