John Glenn Faces Age Gap in Nine Day Space Flight
John Glenn at 77, the oldest space faring American, trains with a five man and one woman crew for Discovery's Oct 29 launch. He jokes he is slower and less flexible than younger astronauts but remains eager to contribute, logging medical data on laptops and sidestepping public focus on age. His commander Curtis Brown calls him a nice guy and insists the team will move forward with planning.
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Teen Connection teen radio starts tonight on WCIR
Teen Connection, a program for teen announcers and hosts, kicks off its fall schedule at 9 p.m. on WCIR. It emerged from the Beckley Raleigh County NAACP youth branch and will feature school news fashion and teen issues with participants from multiple area high schools and junior highs.
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Federal mountaintop removal report delayed review by Interior lawyer
A long awaited federal study on mountaintop removal mining is postponed at least two weeks as John Leshy of the Interior Department reviews the report. Rep Nick Rahall pressed the issue, Environmentalists fear valley fills and landscape loss while operators defend the practice as necessary for profitability.
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