Shuttle crew speaks many tongues as work begins
The seven member space shuttle crew aboard Atlantis plans five days of joint work with two Russian cosmonauts at Mir. Commander Charles Precourt notes a multilingual crew while delivering Foale to Mir and picking up Linenger. The mission aims to move supplies between Atlantis and Mir, with a new oxygen gondola moved into Mir, to be installed after Atlantis departs.
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Protest clash as troopers arrest Onondaga Nation demonstrators
About 50 protesters gathered at a bonfire near Onondaga Nation to oppose a tax compact. Troopers blocked the highway north of the site, arresting several after a tense confrontation. Protesters accuse police of initiating the clash while demanding recognition of their community leaders.
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Kasparov calls for rematch with IBM Deep Blue
Garry Kasparov, offset by a 34 point loss to Deep Blue, challenges IBM to a 10 game rematch over 20 days. IBM designers decline commitment citing many strong players. Kasparov praises the machine yet criticizes its secrecy while noting the novel intellectual challenge.
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Clinton presses AIDS vaccine push at Morgan State
President Clinton urged stepping up the fight against AIDS, proposing a new NIH research center in Bethesda to develop an AIDS vaccine within a decade. He told 850 Morgan State graduates that a vaccine would mark biology’s service to all people, though he offered no new funding.
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