Space shuttle Columbia countdown proceeds toward liftoff
Cape Canaveral scenes show Columbia powered up as countdown begins for a 6 50 a m Friday liftoff. A previously sparked short circuit caused a 30 minute delay but a 30 hour hold time keeps launch on track. Engineers race to rewire a pogo valve and restore schedule while 200 workers prepare for the inaugural flight of Americas first reusable spacecraft with John Young and Robert Crippen aboard.
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Columbia astronauts enter final quarantine at Space Center
At NASA Space Center Houston the Columbia crew begins final training in semi isolation. John Young and Robert Crippen will not see families until after 36 Earth orbits, with liftoff viewed from Cape Canaveral. Families remain in contact by phone and will observe launch from a special site.
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Admits psychic show a hoax in Las Vegas Sun
Las Vegas talk show host Dick Maurice admits he faked a videotape of Tamara Rand predicting Reagan's assassination. He calls it a terrible hoax born from friendship and says the Jan interview was staged on March 31. Rand also apologizes, while Maurice faces suspensions from radio TV and CNN.
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Cisneros elected first Mexican American big city mayor in San Antonio
Henry Cisneros Harvard educated urban affairs professor and former neighborhood resident defeated seven opponents to win San Antonio mayoral race. He pledged to narrow vast income disparities and win broad Anglo and Mexican American support the ninth largest U S city. Cisneros carried eight of ten districts with a 62 percent margin.
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