Discovery lifts off with Garn aboard on delayed shuttle mission
Space shuttle Discovery launched at 8 59 a m EST from Cape Canaveral with Sen Jake Garn among seven crew members after five postponements. The mission targets a five day flight with experiments on drugs protein crystals space motion sickness and cardiovascular studies while deploying two satellites including a Canadian communications satellite later today. Garn visits as a congressional observer monitoring NASA spending and the Utah senator hails from Garn's hometown in Utah.
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Cape Canaveral
Fla
Discovery
Jake Garn
Atlantic Ocean
Mission Control
Utah
Garn
Ms. Seddon and Hoffman
Telesat of Canada
Defense Department
Congressional
National Aeronautic and Space Administration
John Young
County seeks last minute bids on insurance amid rising costs
Elyria Lorain County commissioners consider awarding bids Monday to obtain more proposals on liability cover. Only one bid for comprehensive general liability arrived, with a premium about 20 times last year, while no bids were received for public official liability or umbrella policies.
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Elyria
Lorain County
George Koury Jr
Nationwide Insurance
Somers
Buckeye
Cartier
Ohio Supreme Court
Bay girl earns stripes after fighting rare disease
Eight-year-old Emily Cotton from Bay Village endured five weeks of kidney dialysis for hemolytic uremic syndrome, underwent three abdominal surgeries, and received blood transfusions before a discharge shirt marked her victory. Her mother Beth Kurkul recalls signs of bleeding on January 23 and a long illness with hope for the future.
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Bay Village
Emily Cotton
Cleveland Hospital
Rainbow Babies and Childrens Hospital
Emily
Beth Kurkul
Rainbow Hospital
Jeffrey Hill
Avon Lake may sue for bed tax funds
Avon Lake may pursue court action to obtain its share of Lorain County motel bed tax. The city law director urged commissioners to act within 30 days or face litigation. The tax revenue supports the Lorain County visitors bureau which budgeted $301,380 in expenses and $348,778 in revenue for 1985.
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Elyria
Avon Lake
Lorain County
Russell D Provenza
Lorain
Oberlin
Wellington
Visitors Bureau
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Gary Dotson
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Beth Kurkus
Rainbow Babies and Children’s Hospital
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