Rocket maker feared in flight malfunction
The Morton Thiokol firm had been evaluating 43 options to seal the O rings in the shuttle boosters even before the Challenger disaster. If NASA requires a new sealing system before flights resume, the program could be grounded up to 27 months. The inquiry focuses on cold temperatures and potential seal failures, with options ranging from wiring gaps to adding a third O ring and a locking mechanism. Senator Gore calls for resignations of NASA leaders, arguing safety was sacrificed for launch schedules.
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Deborah Mesce
Associated Press
Washington
Morton Thiokol
NASA
San Diego
Calif
Martin Thiokol
Senate Space Subcommittee
Albert Gore Jr
D-Tenn
William Graham
James Beggs
Gore
Graham
Subcommittee
Weekend Weather Outlook With Light Snow Chance
The forecast calls for mostly cloudy skies with a slight chance of morning flurries today and partly cloudy conditions tonight. Expect mostly sunny weather on Monday with high temperatures near 30. Tonight’s low around 15 and a 10 percent snow chance tonight, 30 percent today.
Brash demands Marcos resignsent by Enrile Ramos
Two top military leaders urged President Marcos to resign and allow Corazon Aquino to lead. Marcos called it a coup plot and ordered them to end their rebellion. Crowds gathered outside Camp Aguinaldo and Camp Crame as Enrile and Ramos appealed for unity and constitutional action.
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David Briscoe
Associated Press
Manila
Philippines
Ferdinand B. Marcos
Corazon Aquino
Marcos
Juan Ponce Enrile
Fidel V. Ramos
Armed Forces
Cory
Mrs. Aquino
Enrile and
Ramos
Defense Ministry
Camp Aguinaldo
Enrile
Aquino
Homobono Adaza
Reagan
U.S
Congress
Camp Crame
National Constabulary
Camp
Crame
Ferraro son known as The Pharmacist on cocaine ring
John Zaccaro Jr. 22, son of Geraldine Ferraro, pleaded innocent in Vermont District Court to possession of a regulated drug with intent to sell on Middlebury College campus. Police said he was a major cocaine dealer nicknamed The Pharmacist, with six to eight grams found and about $1,500 related to trafficking. A status hearing was set within a month.
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Middlebury, VI
Geraldine Ferraro
Middlebury College
John Zaccaro Jr
Vermont
Zaccaro
David Wemette
John
Donna
Laura
Madeleine Kunin
Ferraro
Kunin
Charles Tetzlaff
Ronald Nief
Congress
New York City
Queens
Walter Mondale
Joint Chiefs shakeup eyed in secret plan
Senate Armed Services Committee informally agrees on restructuring the Joint Chiefs of Staff. The package aims to extend the chairman’s term to four years, name him principal military adviser, add a full time deputy, and boost joint command experience. Public reveal awaits a presidential commission's recommendations and Reagan's review.
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Washington
Senate Armed Services Committee
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Presidential Commission
JCS
America
House
Joint Chiefs
Navy
Air Force
Secretary of Defense
Department of Defense
Defense
Caspar Weinberger
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