Discovery soars into orbit on fourth try maiden flight
Discovery lifts off from Cape Canaveral on its delayed maiden voyage carrying three communications satellites and a six member crew including NASA's second woman astronaut and its first paying passenger. The shuttle, loaded with 24 tons of cargo, reaches orbit at 184 miles and 17 400 mph after a seven minute delay.
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Cape Canaveral
Fila
America
Discovery
NASA
Mission Control
Houston
Globe
Henry Hartsfield
Control Center
Kennedy Space Center
Blue Cross stances threaten regional hospital contracts
Blue Cross NE Ohio plans to replace cost based hospital payments with competitive bidding, aiming to cut about 2,300 excess beds in Cuyahoga and nearby counties. Hospitals warn mixed effects. St. Joseph Lorain and Elyria Memorial expect manageable impact, while others push for clear proposals and cost controls. Local costs cited include a 490 dollar daily rate for St. John and West Shore.
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Cleveland
Blue Cross
Blue Shield
Northeast Ohio
Cuyahoga
Lorain
St. Joseph Hospital
Ronald Streem
St. Joseph
Streem
Elyria Memorial Hospital
Robert Olesen
EMH
John A. Rowland
St. John and West Shore Hospital
Westlake
Olesen
St. John
West Shore
Southwest
Fairview
Lakewood
Lutheran and
University
Rowland
Weather Briefing and Community Notes Preview
Partly cloudy tonight with a low near 55 and northerly winds 5 to 15 mph. Friday sunshine returns with a high around pleasant 75 and a 20 percent chance of rain tonight and Friday. Census gearing up for 1990 head count and mental illness parents gain support group help. Football season preview upcoming. YWCA Women of Interest nominees named.
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Census Bureau
UAW Targets Ford and GM Draw Local Fire in Ohio
UAW activity sparks anger at Brook Park Local 1250 over targeting Ford and GM in the contract year. Leaders cite concessions and prior pay cuts, with Local 2000 and Local 425 voicing frustration over executive pay and company profits. Turn to page A-6 for details.
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International Union
Ford Motor Co
General Motors
United Auto Workers
Brook Park
Ford
Ken Peterson
Hatcher
UAW
Ohio
Avon Lake
Woman alleges sex bias in Sheffield Lake top job bid
Mrs Greener wife of former Sheffield-Sheffield Lake Schools superintendent filed a federal Equal Employment Opportunity Commission complaint alleging she was not considered for the superintendent position. She cites her qualifications and 12 years in the district, while noting successor Donald Chiavetta was named in the end.
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Sheffield Lake
Dorothy Greener
Sheffield
Federal
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
Chiavetta
Greener
University of Akron
Forestlawn
Lynn Muzak
Pentagon invites reporters for invasion duty but warns of flaws
A columnist muses on a proposed Pentagon plan to arm a select group of reporters for future invasions. He notes the tensions of media presence, the tension between immediacy and caution, and argues that journalists’ fitness and independence affect coverage. He questions rushed warfare and highlights editor influence.
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Pentagon
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Lewis
Glen Miller
C-T
Lorain Community Hospital
Paul Balcom
Mohave Desert
California
Accent On
Amherst
Wellington
YWCA
Ford & GM
Robert Penick
Amy Richards
Mike Pohorence
Kathy Wilhelm
Reporter
Grenada
Dick Feagler
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