Observatory speeds toward the sun CAPE CANAVERAL
A solar observatory mission begins with the Atlas rocket carrying the Solar and Heliospheric Observatory Soho blasting off from Cape Canaveral Air Station at 3 08 am The spacecraft moves toward a sun earth Lagrange point about 1 million miles from Earth and 92 million miles from the sun where it will study the sun and relay data for at least two years.
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Crossing reopens after deadly train bus crash
FOX RIVER GROVE Illinois A railroad crossing near Cary Grove High School reopened after a commuter train struck a school bus killing seven students Officials adjusted traffic signals at the crossing and an adjoining intersection to allow more time for vehicles to clear the tracks and tested signal safety for 12 hours under varied conditions Seven Cary Grove High School students perished when a stopped bus was struck as a train approached a red light at the intersection held up the bus during the collision.
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Polk stamp flop sparks strip gag craze in Charlotte
In Charlotte the 11th president James K. Polk is mocked as a dull commemorative stamp fails at the post office counter. Stamp buyers instead snap up comic strip characters and Marilyn Monroe squares, while historians rate Polk among the nation’s ten most effective presidents, noting his era’s territorial moves. Translation: It’s dull.
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