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Construction work begins
aboard linked spacecraft
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — With
their two craft linked and flying as one, the
crews of space shuttle Atlantis and the interna
tional space station exchanged warm greetings
and then geared up for their big construction job.
Thursday’s work involved removing a 14-ton
girder from Atlantis’ payload bay, clamping it
onto the space station and conducting a space-
walk, the first of three, to make all the vital elec
trical connections.
Atlantis arrived with the girder on
Wednesday, along with a fresh supply of salsa.
After four months of bland, canned food, the
space station’s lone American, Peggy Whitson,
had requested some spice.
“We’ve got your salsa,” Atlantis’ skipper,
Jeffrey Ashby, radioed as the shuttle drew near.
“OK, we’ll let you in then,” Whitson replied.
The docking took place more than 240 miles
above central Asia. Mission Control congratulat
ed Ashby and his crew on “an impressive, flaw
less rendezvous and the smoothest docking
sequence we’ve seen in quite a few flights.”
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don’t just read the report
issue sanctions.”
Residence Life DirectorRrr,
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between horseplay and
can be difficult.
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individual case,” Sassesaid.
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commit hazing, it could creat
the incorrect perception
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about hazing and hope tin
make the right decision," Sass
said.
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student leaders have been onfe
front lines of the University
anti-hazing efforts, and saidk
feels betrayed by
University’s attempt to
friendly stunt into a hazing inci
dent.
“We’ve had serious
problems in the past, and weV
done our best to get ridofttoi
D'Olive said.
NEWS IN BRIEF
LA report outlines
proposals for
anti-terror readiness
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Less than two hours later, the hatches
between the two spacecraft swung open and
Whitson and her two Russian crewmates
embraced their first guests. Cheers, shouts and
laughter filled the orbiting complex. “You guys
look great!” one of Atlantis’ crewmen said.
Whitson shared an especially long hug with
shuttle astronaut Sandra Magnus, a fellow class
mate and good friend who lugged a big brown
bag, presumably filled with goodies.
Besides salsa, the six shuttle astronauts
brought onions, garlic, fresh fruit and a
pecan pie.
“We hope you’re enjoying the company,”
Mission Control radioed.
The $390 million girder delivered by Atlantis
is equipped with three radiators and 15 miles of
wiring. It also has more than one-third mile of
fiber optic cable and 426 feet of stainless steel
tubes for ammonia, which will serve as a
coolant, and nitrogen, which will maintain the
ammonia pressure.The cooling system will not
be activated until next year.
LOS ANGELES (AP)
nation's second largest dty
improved its anti-terror readines
but remains deficient in mm
areas, according to a repoi
issued Thursday by a citycound
man.
Councilman Jack Weiss
gested a series of changes forli
Angeles and surrounding mumo-
palities. His proposals
strengthening the disease »
veillance system to detect biolof
ical and chemical
upgrades of radiation detecte
equipment; designating neigli
borhood disaster coordinatois;
and planning for evacuations
vaccinations, antibiotics
quarantines.
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improvements, citing fire dei
ment radiation detectors da:
from the 1950s.
Weiss said various governing
communications systems use.
ferent radio frequencies, maW
it difficult for emergency agent?
to communicate during a crisis
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tern should be augmented o, â– 
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emergency operators should -
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suspicious activity.
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