Discovery Makes Precision Landing at Dawn
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MANCHESTER FOCUS U.S./WORLD WEATHER District sues again House tour sampler Adventurers want Some clouds tonight; over sewer rates gives insiders’ look to raise the Titanic some sun Wednesday ... page 3 ... page 11 ... page 4 ... page 2 Umlh Manchester, Conn. — A City of Village Charm Tuesday. Sept. 3, 1985 — Single copy: 259 Discovery makes precision landing at dawn surface of runway 23 before rolling and relaunched Sunday appears drop it out of orbit. most daring spacewalks yet at After two launch delays because EDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE, of bad weather and computer Calif. (UPI) — Discovery’s space to a stop 39 seconds later — healthy and is slowly coming to life After a searing glide across the tempted and successfully rewired problems. Discovery narrowly repairmen glided to an exception business as usual for Engle, a after 4<A months. as a space Pacific Ocean, Discovery knifed the crippled Syncom 3, which had shuttle veteran who used to fly X-15 derelict. across the California coast sou-' been stranded in a useless orbit beat an approaching storm to ally smooth desert landing today, make it into orbit last Tuesday. capping the 20th shuttle mission rocketplanes at Edwards. NASA officials said early today theast of Santa Barbara at more since launch' from Discovery in and leaving behind in orbit a "Eddy looks beautiful,” Engle data beamed down from' the than four times the speed of sound April due to electrical problems. The crew promptly launched two successfully rewired communica said just before touching down in a drum-shaped $85 million satellite and then glided to touchdown at The satellite is owned by Hughes communications satellites. A third tions satellite. reference to Edwards Air Force indicated its crucial solid rocket Edwards. Communications Inc. and is one of was deployed two days later to Commander Joe Engle guided Base, where he was once stationed. motor is in better shape than had Landings on the concrete run a four-satellite fleet leased by the earn NASA $35 million in delivery the 99-ton space freighter to a For Engle, co-pilot Richard been expected. The satellite will way at the Kennedy Space Center Navy for military fees. precision landing in the rosy light Covey, James "O x” van Hoften, not be fired to its final orbit until in Florida have been ruled out until communications. of the California dawn at 6:16 a.m. William Fisher and John Lounge, late October. later this year when the shuttle's Hughes paid about $12 million for But the highlight was the space- PDT — nine minutes before landing signaled the end of one of "OK, looks like this bus is landing gear system can be the repair attempt. If engineers walk repair of the Syncom 3 and sunrise — to wrap up a 3 the most productive flights in the coming home,” Engle said after modified to reduce tire and brake successfully put the big relay the orbital surgery to bypass its million-mile orbital adventure. 4-year-old shuttle program. firing Discovery’s twin braking damage. station in the proper orbit in late faulty automatic self starter, The big spaceship kicked up a The Syncom 3 communications rockets over the Indian Ocean for Discovery’s flight was espe Dctober, insurers stand to recoup which failed to engage on April 13 cloud of dust as its main landing satellite spacewalkers van Hoften about four minutes, enough to slow cially rewarding to van Hoften and 75 percent of the $84.7 million paid and left the relay station dead in gear gently kissed the dry lakebed and Fisher "hot-wired” Saturday the space freighter by 324 mph and Fisher, who pulled off one of the out when the satellite was lost. space. X Educators hear of changes and prepare for new year Bv Susan Vaughn Herald Reporter Schools open Wednesday In September 1961, the Manches ter public schools held two days of Public, parochial and techni 7:50 a.m. Freshmen should orientation for 100 new teachers — cal schools in the Manchester report to the cafeteria, sopho complete with tours of the town area open Wednesday. Com mores to the gym, and juniors and a welcoming party on Uie plete bus routes were published and seniors to their shop Cheney Great Lawn. in the Herald Aug. 21 and 23. homerooms. Today, 18 new teachers and one Following are the starting times Assumption Junior High new principal were introduced in for each school. Unless other School: Starts at 8:30 a.m..with the Manchester High School ca wise indicated, students should Mass. feteria to a staff of more than 500 at report to their assigned St. Bridget School: 8:15 a.m. the start of an hour of orientation homerooms. St. James School: 7:55 a.m. consisting of welcoming speeches Manchester public schools: Bolton public schools: Bolton by school administrators and Manchester High School, 7:50 High School, 8 a.m.: Bolton teachers’ union officials. a.m.; Bennet and Illing junior Center and Elementary Nine teachers were given^golden high schools, 8:20 a.m.; Re schools, 8:50 a.m. i;ulers for completing 25 years with gional Occupational Training Coventry public schools: Cov the school system. Center. 8:25 a.m.; Nathan Hale entry High School, 7:20 a.m.; But the changing numbers and School, 8:30 a.m.; Washington Captain Nathan Hale School, methods of orientation do not School, 8:40 a.m.; Waddell 8; 10 a.m.; George Hersey Ro indicate a diminished Interest in School, 8;45 a.m.; Keeney and bertson School, 8:35 a.m.; Cov teachers, according to school Bowers schools, 8:50 a.m.; and entry Grammar School, 8:50 administrators and others who Buckley, Martin and Verplanck a.m. Elementary students will spoke this morning. "schools, 9 a.m. be dismissed early. Curriculum and staff develop East Catholic High School; Andover Elementary School: ment are the "number-one priority Freshmen only report for orien ' 8:40 a.m. for the year,” School Superintend tation at 8 a.m. Regular classes RHAM Junior High School: 7:40 ent James P. Kennedy said as he begin Monday. a.m. welcomed the teachers in his 14th Howell Cheney Regional RHAM Senior High School: 7:45 year as head of the school system. Vocational-Technical School: Kennedy said he has set a- personal g o a l. of being in the schools three days a week during primary concern in the schools — a for a revised seventh-grade math the first semester of this year, controversial eighth-grade health curriculum. Once the junior high when he hopes to visit with at least course and protecting children in math program is updated this half the teaching staff. relation to the outbreak of AIDS. year, the entire public school math " I f you see me walking around Allan B. Chesterton, director of program will have been revised, with a lost look, talk to me,” he curriculum, stressed the role of the making it "one of the most implored. "Tell me what you think- teaching staff in education. He up-to-date in the country,” Ches I ought to know — but gently.” cited several curriculum changes terton said. Kennedy told the teachers that that will become effective this fall In addition, Chesterton said, many of the issues in education as the result of teacher curriculum Services for gifted children will be have changed over his 29 years in committees. expanded to kindergarten this education, shifting away from The changes Chesterton outlined year; a vocal music curriculum concerns directly related to the include a completed revision of the will be introduced in grades 5 improvement of the classroom. K-6 curriculum, the revised ele He cited two areas currently of mentary math program and plans Please tom to page 10 ' ^ 4 Defense lawyers castigate Herald photo by Pinto Reach for the peach tight security for suspects Steven Botti of Manchester picks days earlier than usual. He predicted NEW YORK (UPI) - A team of in New York. that the clandestine groups will defense lawyers will protest the Nevas said the 11 suspects retaliate," he said. peaches on a recent afternoon at his that by the end of the month, when most tight security kept on a group of 12 arrested in Puerto Rico and a 12th Seventeen people were indicted farm on Bush Hill Road. Botti said people start looking for them, peaches Puerto Rican separatists due to be seized Friday in Dallas would be Aug. 23 by a federal grand jury for unseasonably warm weather has won't be available. arraigned today in connection with arraigned this afternoon before their alleged involvement in the caused the peaches to ripen 10 to' 14 the 1983 robbery of $7 million from U.S. Magistrate F. Owen Eagan. robbery. a Wells Fargo armored car. Nevas said a three-day continu Besides the 12 suspects who will Civil rights attorney William M. ance for a preventative detention be arraigned in Hartford, Anne E. Kunstler said Monday his client hearing had been granted to the Cassin, 26, will be arraigned in Ivonne Melendez Carrion and defense. Suffolk County Courthouse today Bomb blast kills Israeli soldiers perhaps all of the 11 ^suspects Kunstler said the defense team in Boston. She was arrested Friday transferred Sunday night from he is' organizing wiil oppose any in Cambridge, Mass. Puerto Rico were in the Metropoli move to hold the suspects without BEIRUT, Lebanon (UPI) — A market town of Nabatiyeh with between the two sectors of the A 14th person, Luz Berios tan Correctional Center in New bail pending trial.