Space getaway specials attract paying dreamers
Dallas AP reports ordinary people have placed $500 deposits to reserve tiny compartments on a future space shuttle. Austin publisher John Jenkins and San Antonio’s Craig Johnson join vanilla extract maker John Adams in backing a program selling seven to ten thousand dollar futures for printed word, computer parts, or gene plant experiments in space. As launch nears, balance payments of 3000 to 10000 will be due, with 139 companies, 78 schools, 49 private individuals and 27 federal agencies already signed up.
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Craig Johnson
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Memorial marks 1898 Virden mine riot in Illinois
In Mount Olive Illinois a cemetery memorial honors the 1898 Virden mine riot victims and two famed union organizers General Alexander Bradley and Mary Mother Jones. The Union Miners Cemetery, now a National Historic Place, rests hundreds of coal miners and preserves the era of violent labor battles from 1877 to 1919. Mother Jones, a famed labor organizer, supported an eight hour day and coal field strikes, while Bradley helped unionize Southern Illinois miners.
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Mother” Jones
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Makers of nuclear reactors gain from failure at TMI
The Three Mile Island accident boosted income for reactor makers and plant builders as government orders and regulations potentially cost energy firms billions. While aiding manufacturers, the event worsened utilities finances and may lift consumer electric bills. The TMI sequence began just after 4 a.m. on March 28, 1979.
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Pennsylvania
Three Mile Island
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