Challenger Launch Lights Night Sky With Fireworks Show
The space shuttle Challenger lifted from Cape Canaveral in a dramatic night launch delayed by a storm. Aboard was a five man crew including America's first black astronaut, Richard Truly commanding. Lightning, rain, and thunder marked the event as boosters burned out and a brilliant plume lit the sky.
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Associated Press
Cape Canaveral
Fla
Earth
America
Kennedy Space Center
Richard Truly
Night liftoff fiery ride described by Challenger crew
AP reports on the nighttime launch of the space shuttle Challenger, with eight crew members vivid in describing the spectacle. They compare liftoff to driving through a fog bank and a bonfire, noting intense orange light, 800 million candlepower floodlights, and a roar that rattled windows as boosters burned for over two minutes. People on the ground in Miami also observed the glow as Challenger ascended.
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Cape Canaveral
Fla
Flight
Richard Truly
Daniel Brandenstein
Miami
Earth
Begin Resignation Letter Ready As Israeli Cabinet Seeks Successor
Prime Minister Menachem Begin wrote his letter of resignation after telling colleagues he cannot go on. Ministers pressed to delay submission to President Herzog while they nominate a successor, with Yitzhak Shamir and David Levy seen as front runners. Begin’s spokesman said the letter would be delivered to the president, though timing remained unsettled as crowds urged him to go to the president.
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Jerusalem
Menachem Begin
Chaim Herzog
Herzog
Begin
Herut (Liberty
Likud Bloc
Yitzhak Shamir
David Levy
Ariel Sharon
Avraham Shapira
Ronnie Milo
Herut
King of Israel
Shlomo Lorencz
Agudat Israel Party
Uri Porat
Israel
Shapira
Shapiro
Ehud Olmert
King of
Lebanon
Peace Now
French Secret Weapons Tested in Chad Amid Civil War Tensions
Western military sources report France training with newly deployed secret arms in Chad to deter Libyan advances. Weapons include Apilas anti tank rockets with laser guided viewfinders and long range, plus an all terrain reconnaissance car.
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Chad
N’djamena
Muammar Khadafy
Khadafy
Faya-Largeau
15Th Parallel
ECISD enrollment inches up on opening day
Judy Paine reports ECISD first day enrollment reached 23 759, up 38 from last year as district plans through September. Elementary enrollment is down 1 000 since May, while junior highs add 245 and high schools gain 72. Officials note labor Day will reveal further trends.
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Ector County Independent School
Ed Downing
Downing
Lloyd McKee
ECISD
McKee
Permian Basin
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