THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
MONDAY, JUNE 11, 2012
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NEWS OF THE WORLD
Associated Press
SCIENCE
China will send astronauts to dock with an orbiting module
BEIJING China will launch three astronauts this month to dock with an orbiting experimental module, and the crew might include its first female space traveler, a government news agency said Saturday. A rocket carrying the Shenzhou 9 spacecraft was moved to a launch pad in China's desert northwest on Saturday for the mid-June flight, the Xinhua News Agency said, citing a space program spokesman.
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The crew will dock with and live in the Tiangong 1 orbital module launched last year, Xinhua said. The government has not said how long the mission will last.
Scientists will test the Shenzhou 9 spacecraft, the Long March 2F rocket and ground systems, Xinhua said.
People watch the Long March-2F rocket carrying the Shenzhou-9 spacecraft which moves to the launch pad at the Jiuquan launch center in Jiuquan, China's northwest Gansu province, Saturday, June 9, 2012. China will launch three astronauts this month to dock with an orbiting experimental module, and the crew might include its first female space traveler, a government news agency said Saturday.
One crew member will remain aboard the Shenzhou 9 while the others enter Tiangong 1, Xinhua said.
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MILITARY Ex-commander on trial abroad
Col. James Johnson III will be court martialed beginning in Kaiserslautern on Sunday. He was relieved of his command of the Vicenza, Italy-based 173rd in March 2011, and could face decades in prison and a dishonorable discharge if convicted.
BERLIN — The former commander of the U.S. Army's 173rd Airborne Brigade is going on trial on suspicion of fraud, bigamy, conduct unbefitting an officer and other charges related to an alleged long-term extra-marital affair he had with a woman he met in Iraq, while they both lived in Europe.
The court martial of Johnson, son of the former commander of the North Carolina-based 82nd Airborne Division, is scheduled through June 16.
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SHOOTING
Auburn shooting leaves three dead
AUBURN, Ala. — Three people were killed — including two former Auburn University football players — and three were wounded at a pool party near campus after several men began fighting over a woman, authorities said Sunday.
One of the wounded was shot in the head and critically hurt. Another was a current player, Eric Mack.
Desmonte Leonard opened fire at the party at an apartment complex near the university, Auburn Police Chief Tommy Dawson said.
Slain were Edward Christian, who had not been playing because of a back injury, and Ladarious Phillips, who had previously quit playing football. The other person killed was 20-yearold Demario Pitts.
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