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Newspaper
Odessa American
Location
Odessa, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 13, 1986
Page
3
James Fletcher takes command of NASA amid crisis after the Challenger disaster. He pledges a careful, possibly slower return to flight beyond the 18 month target, prioritizing safety over speed while addressing past failures. He backs citizen space programs but may slow early missions.
A 1985 letter from Morton Thiokol engineer Brian G. Russell warned NASA of O ring contact loss in booster seals at temperatures of 50 F and below, suggesting a link to seal failure before Challenger. The Jan 28 disaster killed seven astronauts. NASA officials faced questions over low temperature risk.
Investigators recovered 1,002,121 dollars in cash from two suitcases in the attic of the Old Branch Avenue home where Dennis White 33 and Donna White 15 were found dead eight days earlier in Camp Springs Maryland. Police said the money could be forfeited to the county if linked to illegal drug trafficking.
Transportation Secretary Elizabeth Dole defended the FAA's 9.5 million dollar civil penalty against Eastern Airlines, calling it the largest such fine for a commercial carrier and a sign the government will enforce safety rules. She spoke to the Aviation Space Writers Association conference in Washington.
Washington AP reports that with six months to Election Day candidates for the Senate and House have spent over $100 million. Incumbent fund-raising outpaces challengers, led by Sen. Bob Packwood who has raised $5.9 million and spent nearly $3 million, largely on direct mail efforts, leaving about $3 million on hand.
FEC figures from Jan 1, 1985, to March 31, 1986 reveal fund totals for Senate campaigns. The likeliest Democratic opponent Rep Jim Weaver trails with 1550 in reported contributions while 31 candidates surpassed 1 million in receipts, 18 of whom were incumbents.
In Washington, House supporters of a broad acid rain pollution bill express optimism about clearing the first hurdle. Rep. Henry Waxman, D California, the bill’s architect and chair of the Energy and Commerce health subcommittee, says the coalition must stay intact as the panel plans to begin consideration today, two years after Waxman’s prior bill was defeated by one vote.
The FDA reported first trace radiation from the Chernobyl accident in imported foods. Norwegian salmon samples showed most with no detectable radiation, one at 225 picocuries per kilogram of Iodine-131, and several trace readings. Italian mushrooms yielded one sample with no radiation, one at 153 picocuries, and one at 1,656 picocuries.
British Secretary of State for Northern Ireland Tom King urged the Senate to approve a treaty to allow Britain to extradite Irish terrorists, including four believed to be in the United States. He argued denying safe haven would deter terrorism and noted current treaty limits let the four evade extradition by claiming political crimes.
U S motorists will drive about 5 percent more this summer while average gasoline prices are seen at 94 cents per gallon for July through September, 28 cents below a year earlier. The Energy Information Administration notes higher crude prices ahead and forecasts for 1986 demand and imports.
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