NASA sets February 1988 shuttle flight and new launch plan
NASA announced the first post Challenger flight for February 18 1988 aboard Discovery and released a cargo manifest limiting commercial launches for years. Ten of 26 flights in the first three years will carry Defense payloads with most launches reserved for NASA science and national security needs. no immediate paid commercial launches.
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Washington
NASA
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Space Agency
Reagan
Skynet
Britain
Ministry of Defense
Spacelab
Richard Truly
James C. Fletcher
Defense Department
DOD
Department of Defense
Fletcher
U.S
White House
Hughes Aircraft
RCA American Communications, Inc
Ariane
Boy charged in fatal blow at Newton junior high
A 14 year old in Newton Iowa is charged with involuntary manslaughter and serious assault after a punch near Berg Junior High allegedly dislodged a heart valve implanted to fix a birth defect. The 13 year old victim died two days later. Court records cite a scuffle on Sept. 24 and notes from medical examiners. The district attorney says the charge reflects a chain of events leading to death, not intent to kill. The youth is in a juvenile facility as authorities weigh the case amid community emotion.
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Newton. Iowa
Jasper County
John Billingsley
Jody Collins
Newton
Justin Charles Cuppies
Berg Junior High
Cuppies
Des Moines
Billingsley
Jobless rate climbs back to 7 percent
Washington AP reports September saw unemployment rise to 7.0 percent with 38,000 manufacturing jobs lost. The Bureau of Labor Statistics notes 3.3 million job seekers and a 109.891 million civilian workforce, while payroll data show 100.4 million nonfarm workers and a surge in service jobs masking goods-producing losses.
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Washington
America
Bureau of Labor Statistics
BLS
Janet Norwood
Joint Economic Committee of Congress
Fetal remains misidentified as monkey in Pittsburgh case
Authorities reconsider a prior claim that a found fetus was a monkey after a hospital technician suggested a stillborn human baby was sent to laundry. Dr. J Lawrence Angel of the Smithsonian doubted the initial result, citing potential miscommunication and delays in disclosure. Coroner Dr. Joshua Perper demanded full details as Mercy Hospital faced two related incidents and a police probe was requested.
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Pittsburgh
J. Lawrence Angel
Smithsonian Institution
Washington
Allegheny County
Joshua Perper
Mercy Hospital
Mercy
Perper
Angel
University of Pittsburgh
Constance Lowder
Wexford
Health Center Hospital
Idaho bombings prompt broadened arrests and charges
Authorities plan more arrests in a wide ranging investigation tied to bombings and counterfeiting in Idaho. Three people in custody linked to the Aryan Nations group face conspiracy and racketeering charges while other arrests loom as the probe expands.
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Kootenai County
Glen Walker
Tim Trombly
U.S. Secret Service
Spokane
Wash
Sanctions split critics as U S moves against apartheid
Anti apartheid activists hailed U S sanctions on South Africa while foes warned of slower reforms. State media hinted export limits on strategic minerals to the United States. Johannesburg figures warned of costly trade shifts as Botha asserted history will vindicate Reagan.
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Johannesburg
South Africa
U.S
America
Pat Corbin
Anglican
Desmond Tutu
Roelof F. Botha
Reagan
Senate
House of
Botha
South African Broadcasting Corp
United States
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