Discovery set to head home as weather clouds return
NASA eyed a possible Cape Canaveral landing at 2 23 p m EDT after a 10 day mission that included climate research, robotic manufacturing and an untethered spacewalk. If storms delay, Edwards Air Force Base in California could host a landing.
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Crash site cleaned as USAir 427 investigation continues
Workers finished collecting the wreckage of USAir Flight 427 in Alquippa after lime and grass seed were spread to decontaminate the hazardous site. Investigators hope to learn why the Boeing 737-300 nose-dived into a hillside on Sept 8, killing 182 aboard while focusing on flight control surfaces. IBM rolls out Aptiva PCs with CD-ROM drives and new features for fall sales, including off-state fax/phone and Scheduler for timed tasks.
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FCC may approve cheaper UK calling plan in U S
Regulators weigh a plan to boost competition for calls between the United States and United Kingdom. FCC expected to approve requests to establish new services. ACC Global a unit of ACC Corp seeks authority to lease private lines and connect them to public networks in both countries.
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Clinton Eyes Haiti Invasion Call Gives Way To Talks
The Clinton administration faced a split choice to dispatch paratroopers or cancel the strike as talks in Port au Prince continued. Carter led a last minute delegation to push for a peaceful withdrawal while U S forces stood poised, with Haitian leaders moving toward an accord under civilian authority.
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Questionable polygraphs ignored in Ames case
Washington plus nine years of espionage by Aldrich Ames is scrutinized in a CIA inspector general draft report. The draft faults senior CIA security officials for ignoring warnings and failing to follow up on Ames lavish spending in 1990, with particular criticism of polygraph practices that let him pass tests in 1986 and 1991.
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Simpson defense seeks dismissal in hearing
In Los Angeles AP reports that Q News Simpson lawyers push to dismiss murder charges or suppress key evidence. Prosecutors seek jury sequestration for a six month trial possible through March 1995. Hearings before Judge Lance Ito begin at 9 am.
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