Where are NASA space heroes now
Larry Light surveys waning interest in NASA a decade after Apollo 11. Congress and the White House show indifference to space ventures and NASA budgets have fallen about half since 1969 after inflation. The Skylab crash and shuttle debates frame a cautious era despite claimed science gains and cost savings from reusable boosters.
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Carter backs modest space policy amid shuttle delays
NASA plans with a go slow budget path under Carter, delaying the shuttle maiden flight to next year while seeking about 1.6 billion dollars for the program. The administration prioritizes Earth orbital research and satellite servicing, rejecting costly ventures like space colonization, but faces opposition from NASA advocates in Congress who warn the nation may forego space leadership.
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Opinion on Bundy death sentence and deterrence
Our Opinions argues that Florida’s death penalty fails as a deterrent. It notes Ted Bundy’s 135th death sentence, questions innocence, and contends execution offers no benefit if errors occur. The piece argues life imprisonment could spare future misjudgments and challenges rationality of deterrence debates.
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Theodore R. Bundy
Florida State University
Bundy
U.S. Supreme Court
Watch commuter airlines and safety rules in flux
The piece notes growing reliance on commuter airlines in small and mid sized cities as majors focus on big routes. It cites 2.79 fatalities per 100 million passenger miles versus 0.007 for larger airlines, urges FAA to enforce stricter safety, training, and operator standards to avoid death traps amid increasing competition.
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Ilinois
Midwest
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St. Louis
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FAA
NASA shuttle plan promises reusable craft cutting cost
NASA outlines a reusable space shuttle to lower flight costs from Apollo era levels. The program aims at 40 to 50 flights annually, with a $20 million per mission target, an orbiter lasting up to 65,000 pounds payload, and private or international satellite rentals to defray expenses.
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America
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
NASA
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Larry Light
Precinct Splitting Action By Williamson County Board
Williamson County Board of Commissioners and county clerk moved on July 2 1979 to split about eight precincts to meet a state limit of 800 registered voters per precinct. Officials said earlier proposals in 1969 and 1970 faced objections and were not carried out.
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County Board of Commissioners
Williamson County
Objection to precinct split raises cost and fairness concerns
Letter argues against increasing precincts noting 13 precincts exceed 800 registered voters while 17 have under 500. It questions why eight precincts were not merged and warns of higher costs, more voting machines, and eight extra polling places, urging a taxpayer review.
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Carbondale thank you to police and university security
In Carbondale on Tuesday July 31 a grandparent and grandson locked their car keys inside. The Southern Illinois University Carbondale Security Police assisted in unlocking the vehicle and reuniting them with the keys.
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