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Debate on the budget proposals opened in the House with Democrat Obey trying a classic parliamentary ploy. He offered a relatively liberal substitute to the Jones budget that would have kept most social programs intact. Obey's purpose was to give moderate Republicans and Democrats from conservative districts a...
Whatever the reasons behind the Communists' maneuver, their formal support may prove crucial to Mitterrand in what promises to be one of the closest elections in French history. Though Marchais has continued to demand that Mitterrand accept Communist ministers in his prospective Socialist government, Mitterrand has cannily sidestepped the...
Inside the cockpit, the 50-year-old commander, with glasses specially fitted into his helmet to correct the farsightedness of middle age, took over the controls for the final critical maneuvers. Expertly, the veteran pilot guided his craft through a long, easy turn. When he completed the maneuver, the ship...
Parked on the desert, Columbia had a decidedly unwarlike look. It survived its journey in remarkably fine style. A dozen or so of its 31,000 heat-shielding tiles had come unstuck during the thunderous ascent. But during its glowing, 2,700° F plunge through the atmosphere, a maneuver...
Indeed they were not. More than any spacecraft before it, Columbia depends on computer memory and problem-solving skills. It carries six computers in all, four primary, plus a back-up and a spare. This electronic brainpower has total command of the ship, navigating it, controlling fuel consumption, firing its...