Shuttle closes in on $85 million Syncom 3 satellite
Discovery commander Joe Engle steers within 2,000 miles of the lifeless Syncom 3 as spacewalkers James van Hoften and Bill Fisher prepare a risky repair. The crew aims for an eight hour Saturday EVA to revive the satellite, with a possible second walk Sunday due to a malfunctioning robot arm. Syncom 3 trails 3,300 miles ahead and 20 miles higher. Syncom 4 was released without issue.
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Globe
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Foes seek reprieve as Three Mile Island restart delayed
The undamaged Three Mile Island Unit 1 remains in hot standby while opponents press last minute legal moves to suspend restart. Judge Collins Seitz extended a stay, delaying operations as appeals consider the court panel's ruling on safety hearings.
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Collins Seitz
U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Philadelphia
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Eric Eipstein
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Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Pennsylvania
Seitz
Riots in South Africa Leave Dozens Dead and Wounded
In Cape Town and Soweto violence escalated over two days with at least 150 wounded and several killed. Burned shops lit the night sky as roads into Mitchells Plain were blocked and police fired on crowds. School and university campuses faced rubber bullets and tear gas, while nine journalists faced charges later dropped. Major Johannesburg business groups urged talks with black leaders on power sharing amid currency turmoil.
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Athlone
Swarthlip
Fire Department
Mitchells Plain
Harold Bailey
Quinton
Johannesburg
Soweto
Paarl
Kwathema
Spine Road Secondary School
Eshaan Harris
South African Press Association
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D.J. Roussouw
Cape Province
P.W. Botha
South Africa
US official warns against weakening stance on South Africa
A State Department official, a key architect of the administration’s policy toward South Africa, says repression will not defuse tensions. He criticizes sanctions as quick fixes and stresses the need to maintain credibility amid deteriorating conditions in South Africa, despite President Reagan calling Pretoria reformist earlier this week.
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Congress
U.S
Pretoria
State Department
Jobless Rate Drops Across Onondaga Madison Oswego Counties
Jobless figures show Onondaga County at 5.3 percent down from 5.9 in June, Oswego at 7.3 percent from 8, and Madison at 6 percent versus 6.7 in June. New York State totals rise with 7.96 million employed, a record, while statewide unemployment falls to 6.1 percent as local government adds about 2,000 jobs under the Job Training Partnership Act.
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Oswego
Onondaga County
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Madison County
New York State
Lillian Roberts
New York
Evans
Syracuse
Carrier Corp
Egans
Afghans Hunger Strike in U S Detention Center
A hunger strike by 22 Afghans seeking political asylum in the United States entered its third day, with attorney Arthur C. Helton saying detainees have been at the Varick Street INS center since July 1984. Helton notes the group includes anti Soviet, pro U S freedom fighters, while officials in Washington and New York say they know of no hunger strike.
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New York
United States
Arthur C. Helton
Lawyer's Committee For International Human Rights
Varick Street
Immigration and Naturalization Service
U.S
Helton
Washington
Vanck Street
Lopez
MOVE fire site developer arrested on forgery charges
Ernest A. Edwards Jr., 38, developer behind Edwards and Harper Inc. chosen to rebuild 61 MOVE fire homes, was arrested on forgery theft and receiving stolen property counts. The complaint alleges he forged partner W. Oscar Harris Jr. signature on two checks totaling 3301.26.
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Philadelphia
Ernest A. Edwards Jr
John Hagerty
Edwards’ Company
Edwards and Harper Inc
West Philadelphia
Edwards
Ebony Construction Co
Atlantic City
N.J
Edwards & Harper
W. Oscar Harris Jr
Harris
Hagerty
The
Associated Press
Gas leaks and arrests stain two-city incidents
In Roebuck South Carolina overheated or contaminated chemicals at ABCO Industries may have created a toxic cloud prompting evacuation of about 1100 people as a plant worker and nearby residents sought treatment. In Roanoke Virginia a chlorine leak due to a faulty valve injured 49, two employees hospitalized. Separately in Nashville Tennessee a man with a long pattern of foot stomping assaults was jailed again after attacking another woman’s foot, part of a history including a prior bus-station incident.
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S.C
Roanoke
Coca-Cola
Bob Pettus
Coca-Cola Bottling Co. Consolidated
Charlotte
N.C
Nashville
Tenn
George Mitchell
Atlanta
Mitchell
Ransom Call Delays Heighten Kidnap Fear in Chicago
Police traced a kidnap ransom call but found the taped line had been cut off for nonpayment. James Terry, 24, was abducted at 1 a.m. on August 22 near his cousin Larry Terry’s apartment. Two gunmen called demanding money and drugs. discovery of the cut line occurred about two hours after service restoration.
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Chicago
James Terry
John Manos
Manos
Terry
Larry Terry
Larry
James
Illinois
Titan rocket explodes after launch at Vandenberg
A Titan 34D rocket carrying a classified payload exploded minutes after liftoff at Vandenberg Space and Missile Test Center. The blast started a 20 acre brushfire near the launch area. Air Force crews fought the fire for over five hours. Details on the payload were not released.
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Calif
Air Force
Vandenberg Space and Missile Test Facility
California
Rick Sanford
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