John Glenn lectures press on science over fame at Cape launch
CAPE CANAVERAL Fla AP John Glenn 77 scolded reporters for fixating on age and fame ahead of the October 29 space shuttle mission He announced 83 planned experiments including BRIC and MEPS and urged coverage of the science behind the nine day flight Glenn will be the oldest person in space aboard Discovery with Curtis Brown Jr and a US Japanese Spanish crew at Kennedy Space Center for a practice countdown
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Coast Guard links offshore spill to tanker Command
Coast Guard traced the San Francisco Bay spill and a larger offshore slick to the 717 foot Liberian flagged tanker Command. The ship was boarded en route to Panama for a formal investigation. Lab tests in Groton and Rancho Cordova matched oil fingerprints from both spills and the ship. The 10 mile slick killed 96 seabirds.
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Executives gloomily view economy amid global turmoil
In Williamsburg AP surveys show 75 Business 500 executives foresee slower U.S. conditions than six months earlier as Asia led crisis and ruble collapse spread. Forty five percent see weaker trends vs 14 percent stronger. stock values drop and Dow slides 240 points. Cost cuts rise while 69 percent favor programs like Maakihey Lead and 27 percent back tax cuts.
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