Beleaguered Shuttle To Try Again
Cape Canaveral AP Seven astronauts on the space shuttle Columbia returned for a new launch attempt after a 1985 abort was halted 14 seconds before liftoff. Mission commander Robert Gibson led the crew including Rep. Bill Nelson and Franklin Chang-Diaz as engineers pinpointed a faulty electrical part, promising a 1986 liftoff at 7 05 a m EST. The five day flight will deploy an RCA satellite photograph Halley’s Comet and conduct experiments.
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Cape Canaveral
Fla
Robert Gibson
Houston
Columbia
Bill Nelson
Florida
Kennedy Space Center
House
Subcommittee
Space Science and Applications
Charles Bolden
Steve Hawley
George Nelson
Robert Conker
Franklin Chang-Diaz
NASA
RCA
NBC Rise In Ratings Tops TV News In 85
NBC surged to the Nielsen top overall in 1985 marking one of television's notable year rises. Grant Tinker and Brandon Tartikoff quietly rebuilt NBC's schedule with Cosby leading a revival of family comedy. The golden girls and moonlighting star Bruce Willis highlighted strong new and returning shows while dramas such as Do You Remember Love stood out among varied pilots and specials.
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el Television Wrier
Los Angeles
Hollywood
NBC
Grant Tinker
Brandon Tartikoff
NBC Entertainment
Cosby
Bill Cosby
ABC
Who
Estelle Getty
Sophia
Susan Harris
Miss Getty
Bruce Willis
Willis
Cybill Shepherd
Finnegan
Robert Preston
Mary Tyler Moore
Lucille Ball
CBS
Christopher Columbus
Space
Veeck Remembered As One Who Gave Baseball A New Life
Chicago AP Bill Veeck remembered as promoter who put fireworks into baseball and gave fans joy. Died at 71 after a life with Cubs Browns Indians White Sox. Memorial service planned at St Thomas the Apostle Church. LaRussa praised his fan focus and love of the game.
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Baseball
Chicago
Comiskey Park
Bill Veeck
Roland Hemond
Chicago White Sox
St. Thomas the Apostle Church
Jack Brickhouse
Chicago Cubs
Cubs
Wrigley Field
St. Louis Browns
Cleveland Indians
Mond
P.T. Barnum
Bob Feller
Browns
Eddie Gaedel
Gaedel
Detroit
Bob Cain
Lou Boudreau
Cleveland
Indians
Larry Doby
Tony LaRussa
LaRussa
Britain and United States Swap TV Dramas Across Cultures
AP reports BBC drama chief Jonathan Powell says Britain and America exchange TV genres, with Dallas and Hill Street Blues appealing in the US while British fare leans toward historical and literary pieces. Powell notes differing origins: British theatre roots versus American film studio heritage. Bleak House airs on PBS Masterpiece Theatre as part of the cross Atlantic exchange.
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New York
Britain
U.S
America
British Broadcasting Corp
Jonathan Powell
Dallas
Miami Vice
Hill Street Blues
England
Powell
Carringtons
Ewings
Hollywood Movie Studio
BBC
PBS
Vandalism Kills 300-Year-Old Chinquapin Oak Near Marthasville
A 300 year old Chinquapin Oak died after vandals gouged its bark. Lynn Brauer and Carol Eichling nursed the tree with sphagnum moss through harsh winter, showing community care can curb tree losses.
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Lynn Brauer
Carol Eichling
Marthasville
Missouri
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