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Thursday, October 12, 1995
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THE NATION in brief
NASA hopes fifth time's the charm for launch
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — NASA began another countdown yesterday for a science mission by space shuttle Columbia that is more than two weeks late because of mechanical breakdowns.
Work has because of the earthquake breaks wins. Shuttle managers will try for the fifth time Saturday to launch Columbia on the 16-day mission. Meteorologist Joel Tumbiello said he expects a 60 percent chance of good weather for the 9:46 a.m. liftoff; the forecast will improve if Hurricane Roxanne dissipates.
Hurricane Opal caused one of the four delays.
Other problems were a leaky engine valve, sluggish
Mission managers decided against pushing Columbia back behind the scheduled Nov. 1 liftoff of Atlantis on its second trip to Russia's space station Mir. That mission will be delayed about a week if Columbia takes off because NASA requires at least five days between shuttle landings and launches. Once in orbit, Columbia's seven astronauts will grow semiconductor and protein crystals, study fluids and set small controlled fires in Columbia's laboratory module.
Scrooge snatches small-town Christmas display
hydraulics and, just last Saturday, a failed computer signal-relay box.
GASSAWAY, W.Va. — Thieves may have pulled the plug on the town's Christmas display.
The large illuminated ornaments, enough to line the main street in this town of 1,070 residents, disappeared from a Charleston loading dock.
"Whoever it was must just not realize how important it was for our town," said Louann Mazon, who is in charge of the town Christmas display.
The donor had left the ornaments at the loading dock, and volunteers had picked up one truckload
But most of the decorations were left until volunteers could get a larger truck to haul them to Gassaway, about a 60-mile trip. The decorations disappeared last Tuesday. Police have no leads.
Former president's bodyguard charged with rape
Mazon said she just wants the decorations back. She offered to pick them up with no questions asked.
ALBANY, Ga. — A Secret Service agent who guards former President Carter was jailed on rape charges.
"They're going to make a whole town just very happy if they return them or just get in touch with us," she said.
Keith Larsen, 41, surrendered Monday and was held without bail, accused of attacking a 31-year-old woman on Saturday.
The 11-year Secret Service veteran has been
Larsen, who was also charged with assault and sodomy, will be on leave pending the outcome of the case, Bush said.
assigned to Carter's Secret Service detail in Plains for 31/2 years, said Bill Bush, agent in charge.
Carter representative Carrie Harmon had no comment.
Compiled from The Associated Press.
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