Copyright 2000 Star Tribune
Star Tribune
(Minneapolis, MN)
October 21, 2000, Saturday, Metro Edition
SECTION: NEWS; Pg. 6A
LENGTH: 266 words
HEADLINE:
National digest
BODY:
Space shuttle leaves station
outfitted for permanent crew
Shuttle Discovery
pulled away from the international space station, leaving it shipshape for the
arrival of its first full-time residents in less than two weeks. U.S. astronaut
Bill Shepherd and Russian cosmonauts Yuri Gidzenko and Sergei Krikalev are
scheduled to rocket away from Kazakstan on Oct. 31 and arrive Nov. 2 for a
four-month stay. "We think that they're going to be very happy living in their
new home," said shuttle commander Brian Duffy.
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New FAA radar
software caused glitch
The temporary failure of
the radar system that guides aircraft into or out of the Southwest was traced to
new computer software that malfunctioned, the Federal Aviation Administration
said. Software installed Wednesday night at the FAA's Los Angeles Center was
unable to recognize data typed manually by controllers in Mexico. Tens of
thousands of airline passengers throughout the West waited hours for delayed or
grounded flights Thursday because of the radar failures.
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Clinton signs 4th spending extension
President Clinton signed legislation to keep
federal agencies functioning through Wednesday while budget talks continue, but
he renewed his threat only to accept subsequent stopgap bills that last a day at
a time. The temporary extension was the fourth since fiscal 2001 began Oct. 1;
three of the 13 spending bills for the new year have become law. He also signed
a bill extending for five years the Ryan White Care Act,
authorizing more than $1 billion a year for AIDS prevention and
treatment.
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