Mir steady. Discovery set for final shuttle rendezvous
NASA cleared shuttle Discovery for liftoff to reach Mir as the crew works to dock with Russia's aging station. With Mir’s steering back online after thruster fixes, the mission proceeds to bring home Andrew Thomas after four months aboard Mir.
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Spencer faces possible extinction after devastating Spencer storm
SPENCER S D AP This could be the end of the line for Spencer founded as a railroad stop in 1887 A tornado nearly wiped the town off the map Saturday and many of its 320 residents say they may not rebuild Six people were killed and most buildings were destroyed including the post office fire station library bank and all four churches Only about a dozen houses remained standing as storms raged from Pennsylvania to New England The South Dakota town already faced population decline from fading family farms Gov Bill Janklow pledged aid and the Community Foundation promised 1000 for every Spencer resident while President Clinton issued a disaster declaration for McCook County Residents grappling with loss and unsure futures expressed hopes for a fresh start but many plan to leave with bulldozers clearing debris and minimal surviving structures The Stildener family and others who remained described profound ruin and plans to depart as they witnessed their homes disintegrate into memories
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Pat Stildener
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Sioux Falls
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Cheyenne
Wyo
Richard Stildener
Einstein Letters Hint at Romance With Soviet Spy
Nine newly discovered letters show Albert Einstein expressing affection for Margarita Konenkova, a woman tied to Soviet espionage in memoirs. The notes describe shared memories and private nicknames such as Almar and the Nest, with Einstein noting delays in mail and a desire to meet Soviet officials. Sothebys plans to auction the letters on June 26, detailing Einstein's tender tone though no evidence suggests he knew of her spying.
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Albert Einstein
Einstein
Margarita Konenkova
Princeton
N.J
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Konenkova
Pavel Sudoplatov
United States
Moscow
Pavel Mikhailov
Sergei Konenkov
Mikhailov
Robert Schulmann
Boston University
A. Einstein
Bechtel Exhibit Chronicles Massive 20th Century Projects
Tim Allen tours a National Building Museum display marking Bechtel Corp 100th anniversary. The exhibit, funded by Bechtel with a cost of 170000 dollars, features drills teeth from tunnel boring machines, a 1930s safety helmet, and visuals of pipelines, blasting mountains, and tunnels across the United States. It runs through January.
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Washington
Tim Allen
National Building Museum
English Channel
Hoover Dam
Bechtel Corporation
Neutral Nations Aided Nazi War Effort With Trade
A U.S. government report says neutral nations including Sweden Portugal Turkey and Argentina provided hundreds of millions in wartime trade and $500 million in assets plus $300 million in looted gold to Nazi Germany. The official notes these funds helped sustain the German war machine amid Swiss banks handling most looted gold.
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U.S
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Germany
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Turkey
Argentina
Woman drowns scattering ashes on Big Hole River
Wise River Montana AP report says Cora Rader 63 Winnemucca Nev died when raft struck a bridge on the Big Hole River scattering Craig Allan Nickels 38 of Casper Wyoming's ashes. Relatives from across the country were aboard. others were rescued and treated for hypothermia.
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Winnemucca
Nev
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Inner city kids launch fishing week in Washington
More than 300 area elementary students began National Fishing Week by learning to hook worms cast lines and fish at the Constitution Gardens pond near the National Mall Interior Secretary Bruce Babbitt opened the event noting city residents can learn about nature and city youth can fish Elizabeth Marshall 11 caught a bass on her third try while Babbitt caught nothing
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Colorado
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Elizabeth Marshall
Iran praises Pakistan nuclear tests drawing Muslim support
Iran welcomed Pakistan's nuclear tests praising Muslim worldwide solidarity. Kamal Kharrazi said Muslims feel confident with a fellow Islamic nation possessing nuclear know-how. India and Pakistan signals raised regional tension with calls for peace talks and nonaggression accords. U N Security Council powers prepare to address the arms race.
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Geneva
Gene boosts fruit fly lifespan by single cell intervention
Researchers extended Drosophila lifespans up to 40 percent by inserting an extra gene into motor neurons that enhanced cellular waste removal. The 80 day lifespan rose by about a month, a result published in Nature Genetics led by Gabrielle Boulianne. Experts caution translation to humans remains uncertain.
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Earth
Tom Johnson
Institute For Behavioral Genetics
University of Colorado At Boulder
Nature Genetics
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Hospital For Sick Children
University of Toronto
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