Shuttle Challenger lifts off with jet-pack test in space ride
Cape Canaveral Florida witnesses Challenger return to orbit with five astronauts on a $10 million jet-pack test. Commander Vance Brand leads the mission as two crew members prepare to exit the shuttle next Tuesday for outside gas propulsion tests. The flight marks Challenger's fourth straight trouble free launch and includes mission specialists Ronald McNair Bruce McCandless and Robert Stewart along with Robert Gibson and Robert Crippen.
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Cape Canaveral
Fla
Space
al O’hara
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Houston
Vance Brand
Challenger
Atlantic Ocean
Tom Utsman
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Robert Gibson
Ronald McNair
Bruce McCandless
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Jobless rate keeps falling nationwide and in Texas
The unemployment rate fell to 8 percent nationwide in January, the lowest since October 1981, with 103.2 million Americans employed. Texas jobless rate reached 6.9 percent, down from 7.7, driven by gains in construction and manufacturing as the state moves further into expansion.
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Labor Department
Texas
Nick Santangelo
Santangelo
Juror says decision a fair one in Lozano civil case
In Midland Houston attorney Armando Lopez called the verdict fair after a six jurors found deputies Randy Tenney and Jackie Perkins did not violate civil rights in Lozano's 1978 jail death. The Lozano family sought 4 million in punitive damages. Juror said deliberations were thorough and not rushed.
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Armando Lopez
U.S District Court
Larry Lozano
Lopez
Lozano
Ector County
U.S
Lucius Bunton
Randy Tenney
Jackie Perkins
Lozanos
Tenney
Perkins
Austin
Perry Davis
Arson Suspected in Vacant Apartment Fire
Fire officials suspect arson as the cause of a vacant apartment blaze after authorities found all utilities shut off. The property owner remains unknown.
Talks on Falkland future move forward in secret
London and Buenos Aires press secrecy over two months of discussions on the Falklands sovereignty. Britain insists negotiations cover status only, rejecting UN force. Argentina seeks closer ties and direct talks, with envoys from Switzerland representing Britain and Brazil representing Argentina in talks.
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Britain
Argentina
Falkland Islands
British Foreign Office
South Atlantic
Malvinas
Buenos Aires
Margaret Thatcher
House of Commons
Raul Alfonsin
United Nations
Geoffrey Howe
Dante Caputo
Caracas
Venezuela
U.N
Alfonsin
Caputo
Jaime Lusinchi
Falklands
Thatcher
EPA to virtually ban pesticide EDB in foods in proposal
The EPA recommends maximum residue levels for EDB tainted flour, mixes, cookies, and crackers to guide states. EPA director says 1 percent of wheat and 7 percent of corn products exceed the standard and processed store foods pose no acute health risk, though long-term exposure is a concern.
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Environmental Protection Agency
EPA
William D. Ruckelshaus
Ruckelshaus
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