Spacelab 1 mission extended one day at NASA's Space Center
Spacelab 1, described as very successful, will be extended one day weather permitting to allow more orbital science experiments. NASA and ESA announced the extension with a Thursday Edwards AFB landing target, while astronauts conduct medical tests, take star photos, and repair gear aboard Columbia. A three way satellite conference with Reagan and Kohl is planned, and crews continue non stop experiments split into Red and Blue teams amid some data loss from seven investigations.
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Record floods hit South as storms roar and rivers rise
Record rainfall up to 10 inches triggers floods across the South forcing hundreds from homes around Birmingham and in Mississippi. One death is reported as river crests loom near Alabama’s Holt Lock and Dam, with warnings of severe flooding along the Black Warrior River and widespread weather alerts from the Plains to the Carolinas.
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Weather remains fair with cooler trend ahead
Readings from Midland show fair to partly cloudy skies across West Texas. Saturday brought a high of 65 and a low of 42 with a 0.12 inch precipitation in the last 24 hours. Galveston hit a record 79 while northern areas stayed in the 40s and 50s. Winds varied from 10 to 35 mph by region.
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Retirees May Face State Tax On Social Security Benefits
The American Association of Retired Persons warned that 29 states and the District of Columbia may tax Social Security benefits, adding to retirees’ financial burden as federal changes loom. Also, authorities recovered the bodies of John Thomas Hunter and his wife Bonnie, both 39, from a private plane wreck on a South Texas ranch near Hebbronville.
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Penny the penguin visits Phoenix for mall snowbird promotion
A real snowbird named Penny the penguin landed in Phoenix on Saturday to appear in a mall promotion. Winter visitors to Snowbirds enjoy a playful exhibit and public interaction with the iconic bird.
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Greyhound proposes agreement endorsed by union council
In Phoenix Arizona Greyhound chairman John Teets announced the proposal was submitted to union members with the full recommendation and endorsement of the union council while details of the agreement were not immediately released.
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Greyhound contract optimism amid partial service restart
Teets voiced optimism that workers will approve a new contract and full service could resume by December 21, aligning with holiday travel. The strike began November 2 over pay cuts needed for competitiveness and attacks on buses and replacement drivers occurred. Greyhound halted buses until November 17 and has since run about 10 percent with new drivers, aiming for 22 to 24 percent by year end.
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Tests For McDonald at Oil Show Rape Case in Odessa
In October 1982 Odessa police questioned McDonald at the Holiday Inn over a rape alleged during the Permian Basin Oil Show. The victim identified him at Medical Center Hospital after a room incident, and he was arrested following a polygraph. Authorities found a laundry ticket linking him to the scene despite his denials.
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Trial delays and blood test mix up blamed in Odessa case
McDonald fought claims of innocence while courts debated delayed blood analysis. His blood type later excluded him as the assailant after nine months and a storage lapse. Prosecutors and police acknowledged possible failures as McDonald faced costly defense and postponed marriage. Oklahoma supervisors supported him through the ordeal.
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