NASA delays Columbia launch after navigational unit fails
NASA scrubbed the Columbia liftoff at Cape Canaveral after a faulty inertia measurement unit failed tests. The seven astronauts were notified less than an hour before the 8 a.m. EDT scheduled launch. Engineers replaced the unit and postponed the nine day biomedical mission to at least Wednesday.
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Cape Canaveral
Fla
NASA
Bob Sieck
Columbia
IMU
Lisa Malone
Earth
Spacelab
Moon
Mars
Financier Hart Arrested in San Diego for Maryland Fraud
James Allison known as Michael E. Hart, a 34 year old financial counselor, was arrested in San Diego on a 29 count Maryland indictment accusing him of bilking investors of about 1 million dollars. He faces up to 273 years in prison and awaits extradition.
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San Diego
James Allison
Towson
Michael E. Hart
Mr. Hart
Maryland
Hart
Becky
Mother gets life for murder in plea bargain
Diana Lumbrera, 32, pleaded no contest in Palmer County Texas to one murder count in the 1982 death of her 2 year old daughter Melinda Ann Garza. The plea dropped charges on two other deaths and a cousin's daughter. The state feared a death penalty appeal. Lumbrera faces other investigations and trials in connection with additional deaths.
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Lubbock
Texas
Diana Lumbrera
Palmer County
Melinda Ann Garza
Ms. Lumbrera
Dimmitt
Garden City
Kan
Pope John Paul II Returns to Poland Amid New Voice of Nation
Pope John Paul II lands in Koszalin marking his first return to Poland since communism fell in 1989. He meets President Walesa and Primate Glemp as Poland, now wary of church power, celebrates a sovereign republic with an open-air Mass planned near the coast.
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Pope Paul
Poland
Koszalin
John Paul II
Lech Walesa
Jozef Glemp
Baltic
Vatican
Warsaw
Correction on Lawn Chair and Chaise Lounge Ads
A June 1 circular on page 7 misprinted prices for Lawn Chair and Chaise Lounge. The Lawn Chair is on sale for 6.99 and the Chaise Lounge for 8.99, both made of Blue White Vinyl Strapping.
UN sets Iraq oil payout cap for Kuwait war victims
Secretary-General Javier Perez de Cuellar proposed that no more than 30 percent of Iraq’s future oil profits be used to compensate Kuwait invasion victims. The exact share will be finalized by the UN Compensation Commission and reviewed periodically, with projections showing $21 billion in Iraqi oil exports yearly by 1993 and sanctions likely to remain in place until Baghdad complies.
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United Nations
Javier Perez de Cuellar
Iraq
Kuwait
U.N. Compensation Commission
Perez de Cuellar
Baghdad
Iraq to pay shares of future oil profits under cease fire
De Cuellar reports 30 percent of Iraq’s future oil profits to compensate victims under U N cease fire terms. U S and Britain demand Saddam Hussein’s removal before lifting sanctions. Proposals range from 5 to 50 percent by developing nations and oil profits allocations to cover environmental damage, Kuwaiti losses, and displaced foreigners. The adjudication and attachment process is seen as complex.
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Iraq
Persian Gulf
Kuwait
Baker Backs EU Nonnuclear Forces Accord Talks in Lisbon
Secretary of State James A. Baker III met Soviet Foreign Minister Alexander Bessmertnykh in Lisbon to resolve disputes over a Europe wide non-nuclear forces treaty. Both sides expressed hope for a successful agreement ahead of a Bush Gorbachev summit. Baker planned talks with Syrian Foreign Minister Farouk al Sharaa and carried a message from President Bush for Assad as discussions also covered Middle East peace criteria.
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Lisbon
Portugal
James A. Baker III
Alexander Bessmertnykh
Europe
Bessmertnykh
Baker
Bush
Mikhail Gorbachev
Farouk al-Sharaa
Haffez al-Assad
al-Sharaa
Middle East
U.S
Angola
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