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The Battalion
Tuesday, April 13,1993
NASA sends
Discovery to
retrieve solar
science craft
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -
Discovery's astronauts chased a
solar science satellite through
space Monday, intent on
capturing the craft they released
a day earlier and bringing back
its valuable data.
As Discovery soared past the
midway point of its eight-day
atmospheric research mission,
the crew fired the shuttle jets to
catch up to tha $6 million Spartan
satellite, abom 200 miles away.
NASA expected Discovery to
close to within 35 feet early
Tuesday, when astronaut Ellen
Ochoa would use the shuttle's 50-
foot robot arm to grab Spartan
and lower it into the cargo bay.
Flight director John Muratore
said the rendezvous is not as
demanding as the retrieval of a
science satellite by an Endeavour
crew in May and the Hubble
Space Telescope repair mission in
December. Spartan, which is
designed to be reusable, is
smaller and simpler than those
two satellites.
"We kind of view this as a
good warm-up," Muratore said.
"It's still a very serious exercise,
and we get a lot of experience out
of it."
Ochoa, the first Hispanic
woman in space, released the
2,800-pound Spartan on Sunday.
The two telescopes aboard
Spartan were aimed at the sun to
collect information about solar
wind and the sun's corona.
A satellite recorder is saving
all the data.
Spartan consequently has to
be retrieved and returned to
Earth or the findings would be
lost.
Survey says . . .
NICOLE RORHMAN/The Battalion
Sophomore engineering majors Tammi Flue, of Borger, and
Carleton Sherrer, of Ft. Worth, map the area near the Civil
Engineering Building for their Civil 201 Surveying class.
Runoff for RHA VP
Student Government will
hold a runoff election today for
the position of Residence Hall
Association vice president of
student development.
The special election will be
held from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. today
at the Commons and Sbisa
Dining Centers.
Former president receives honors for Desert Storm
Bush jet fails to reach Kuwait
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
HOUSTON - A damaged
wing forced a Kuwait Airways jet
carrying former President George
Bush and his family to make an
emergency landing Monday at
Houston Intercontinental Airport,
authorities said. No injuries were
reported.
The 747 jet, which was carrying
about 60 passengers and crew,
was taking the Bush family to
Kuwait where the former
president is to be honored for his
leadership in the Desert Storm
campaign.
But the pilot asked for
clearance to return to Houston for
an emergency landing, said Sarah
Oates, spokeswoman for the city's
aviation department. The jet
landed safely at Intercontinental
Airport at 10:25 a.m., about an
hour after it took off from
Houston's Ellington Field , she
said.
Tina Ceppi, another
spokeswoman for the aviation
division, said the plane had wing
damage, but she had no further
details.
Inspectors with the National
Transportation Safety Board were
summoned to investigate the
cause of the emergency landing.
After the plane landed, it
taxied to the international
terminal. The passengers were
allowed off and taken to an
airport VIP lounge.
The Bushes returned to their
Houston home, said Andrew
Maner, a Bush spokesman. They
will try to fly to the emirate again
on Tuesday, with their plane
scheduled to leave
Intercontinental about 2:30 p.m,
he said.
Bush, his wife Barbara and
several other family members
were traveling to Kuwait via
Washington, D.C., for a three-day
visit.
During the trip. Bush is to
receive Kuwait's highest civilian
honor, the Mubarak al-Kabeer
medal, named for a former emir,
and an honorary doctorate from
Kuwait University. He also was to
address Kuwait's Parliament.
Also aboard the plane were his
son, Neil Bush, and his wife,
Sharon, and two other daughters-
in-law. James Baker III and John
Sununu were to join the
entourage in Washington.
gs> Grime Stoppers
Police seek clues in clock theft
Sometime overnight on Thursday, Dec. 17
thieves took a piece of history from Nita's Flowers
at 919 South Texas Avenue in Bryan.
The thieves stole an antique clock that had been
displayed on the front of the flower shop.
Evidence indicates that the thieves forced the 100-
pound clock from its mounting, then carried it to a
waiting vehicle. Experts estimated the value of
the clock to be $3,000.
The owner's description indicates that the clock
was 32 inches in diameter, had a rare pink neon
light surrounding the face, and had a backlit sign
of “Nita's Flowers" over the top of the face. The
owner stated that this clock had been displayed at
their shop since 1952.
Bryan Police detectives believe that the clock
was taken by someone who intended to keep it for
themselves.
Eight weeks ago Crime Stoppers featured this
theft as the Crime of the Week, since that time
Crime Stoppers has received no calls regarding
the offense, and detectives have exhausted all
leads, leaving no viable suspects.
If you have information that could be helpful,
call Crime Stoppers at 775-TIPS.
When you call, you will not have to give your
name. Crime Stoppers will assign you a special
coded number that will be used to protect your
identity.
If your information leads to an arrest and
grand jury indictment. Crime Stoppers will pay
you up to $1,000 in cash. Crime Stoppers also
pays cash for information on any felony crime or
the location of any wanted fugitive.
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Texas A&M Cancer Society
Presents its
4 th Annual Dunking Booth
featuring
10:00 - 10:30
10:30 - 11:00
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Dr. Kennicut (CHEM)
Dr. Fleming (ELEN)
Dr. Poenisch (Dean of Science)
Mr. Scott (Undergraduate Biology Advisor)
Steven Beller (92-93 Student Body Pres)
Angie Dodson (Head-Diamond Darling)
Steven Ruth (Former Student Body Pres)
Mark Rollins (Sr. Yell Leader)
Stacy Feducia (Opinion Page Editor)
Jill McClure (1992 Miss Texas A & M)
East Side of Academic Building
Tuesday, April 13th 10 a.m. - 3 p.m.
Proceeds benefit the American Cancer Society
$1-3 balls
$3 - Sure Dunk !!!
Turmoil in India
J°i n m ^ or a moc ^ era ^ ec * discussion
Hr IP ^ concerning the recent conflict between
factions of Hindus and Muslims
Wednesday, April 14,1993
7:00 p.m. in 510 Rudder
Presented by the MSC L.T. Jordan
Institute for International Awareness
For more information please contact
the Jordan Institute office at 845-8770
Sorority Soritut
Rust) Forum
AM freshman and sophomore girls Planning to go
through Fail Rush 1993 are invited!
A Tradition of Excellence
★ ApriC 14, 1993
★ 6:00 - 9:00 open House
★ Casual dress
★ Student Services ‘Building ‘Bins. 110 and 111
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JASON LOUGHMAN, Managing Editor TODD STONE, City Editor
STACY FEDUCIA, Opinion Editor DON NORWOOD, Sports Editor
KYLE BURNETT, News Editor SUSAN OWEN, Lifestyles Editor
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