Space shuttle Columbia lands at Edwards after 10 day mission
The Space Shuttle Columbia and its seven crew members diverted from Kennedy Space Center to Edwards Air Force Base in California due to cloudy conditions. The mission, extended to 10 days, logged 160 Earth orbits and 4,164,183 miles, featuring Spacelab experiments on fish plants and crew health. German sponsorship funded the flight with a total $570 million, despite some experiments producing mixed results.
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Gene defect flags inherited colon cancer risk
Washington AP reports a gene defect marking an inherited colon cancer with a 95 percent cancer probability. Dr. Bert Vogelstein of Johns Hopkins says the mutation identifies high risk, guiding early diagnosis and potential treatment, with routine testing possible in five to six years.
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Proposal to bar malpractice suits against doctors faces scrutiny
Washington AP President Clinton's health team weighs enterprise liability, shifting malpractice suits from individual doctors to hospitals or HMOs amid doctor zeal for relief, consumer groups cautious. The plan could curb defensive medicine and save billions, but raises redress concerns for patients and faces party and group opposition.
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Post Office Shooting Kills One in Dearborn
In Dearborn Michigan a post office basement shooting left at least four people wounded and one dead this morning. Police and fire officials described chaotic scenes as employees fled to a nearby fire station. The incident marks a second post office shooting in the Detroit area within 18 years following a Royal Oak attack in 1991.
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Man survives arrow in head in Oregon incident
Anthony Roberts, 25, survived an arrow shot through his skull by a friend aiming to tip a fuel can from his head. Surgeons enlarged a skull opening and pulled the tip free. Paramedics restrained him during helicopter transport to University Hospital in Portland. In Washington, the House approved a scaled back motor voter registration bill 259 to 164, Republicans opposing funding.
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Lawmakers push for Aero Space changes
Rep Valentine calls the national hypersonics program a stray dog as lawmakers urge the Air Force and NASA to push for a concrete test airplane. The NASA Defense Depart ment effort aims to develop a ship that flies like a plane, rockets in orbit, and returns to a runway. Hypersonic speeds exceed five times the speed of sound.
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Navy tightens minor abortion rules after ban lift
Navy requires written consent from a parent or guardian for minors seeking abortions overseas and at military hospitals, with no alternative. Air Force imposes no parental consent, Army rules still in development, while Supreme Court guidance from 1979 allows courts to authorize mature minors to proceed without parental involvement.
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