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Ham the space chimp dies at North Carolina Zoo
Ham the space chimp, a 26 year old celebrated for the Mercury Redstone II test flight that paved the way for Gagarin and Shepard, died at the North Carolina Zoo. Officials noted he lived there since 1980 with his mate Maggie present at death, and a post mortem will determine cause.
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North Carolina Zoological Park
Alan Shepard
Terry White
Johnson Space Center
Houston
Texas
Holloman Aerospace Medical Center
Atlantic
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Lina Zoo
Armed Forces Institute of Pathology
Walter Reed Army Medical Center
Washington
North Carolina Zoo
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Watt remarks on reservation life draw Indian leaders' ire
Watt's remarks on 11 Wisconsin reservations trigger strong pushback from Native leaders. George Henkel links social problems to lack of economic development on reservations while denouncing red baiting and McCarthy era comparisons. Montana Gov. Schweindon labels Wattism an oversimplification and calls for broader focus beyond reservations. The interview appeared on SPN's Conservative Counterpoint.
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Olympia
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Howard Phillips
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Koch's 16.5B budget trims city payrolls and tax plan
Mayor Koch unveiled a 16.5 billion next year budget proposing 11,000 job cuts 4,600 by layoffs 4,000 at the Board of Education. He blamed state aid cuts a 1.45 billion two year wage deal and a weak local economy. He vows to seek ways to ease pain and avoid further layoffs while keeping a 318 million tax package including new levies and a leaded gasoline tax.
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Howard Koch
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