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The Shuttle Challenger Rocketed the First Black Technician North Carolina State University’s Student Newspaper Since 1920 3 Logo. 3 I Volume LXV. Number? Mom. August?! 1983. Raleigh, North Carolina Phone 737-2417/2‘12 Space shuttle rockets flawleSsly into orbit Cape Canaveral, Fl. (UPI) — The an instantaneous sunrise. The flame American into space." Reagan said in shuttle challenger rocketed the first gushing from Challenger's boosters a message to NASA. black American spaceman and four .cast an eerie orange glow that other fliers into a 184-mile~high orbit brightened in seconds to virtual Bluford used Challenger‘s space early Tuesday. riding a brilliant daylight intensity over the spaceport. medicine machine to purify spear of fire that turned night into To the astronauts aboard pancreatic cells from dogs. It was the day in a spectacle seen 400 miles Challenger. at one point it seemed firtt time the machine. which can away. like they were “inside a bonfire." process biological materials with The launch was flawless and the That was when the two boosters greater purity and in larger amounts astronauts got down to work quickly were kicked away by explosive than are possible on Earth. had been with Guion Bluford. one of four charges to parachute into the used on live cells. .... .4, blacks in the space corps. using a Atlantic Ocean near two waiting ,, ( y.» . .a... :WP.1% biological processing machine to recovery ships. Scientists hope the project will . it «I ' . 44" . It I “'6'“, purify living cells for the first time in “It looked like we were just totally lead to cell implants that would free Staff photoby Scott Montsomcrv space. enveloped in a ball of flame." diabetics of the need to take insulin. South Hall is the new dormitory on campus this year. it boasts of luxuries such as air-conditioning, telephones in each Four and a half hours after their Gardner said. “The flame appeared to “Everything went well." flight room and cable hook-up. rain-delayed blastoff. mission com- be all around us. like we were in the director Harold Draughon said about mander Richard Truly. co-pilot center. the experiment. Daniel Brandenstein and mission “It looked like we were in a ball of The astronauts Wednesday are specialist Dale Gardner told mission flames for about 15 seconds. In fact. scheduled to perform their mission's control what it was like to take off in it looked like it was never going to main objective — the launch of a $50 New hall abundant with luxeries the middle of the night atop two fiery stop. That really surprised us. It was million communications satellite for Michael Anderson than any other resident hall. residents are getting their money's solid booster rockets. quite a ride." India. Staf! Writer worth." Haywood said that the cost Dr. William Thornton. the fifth Truly said the liftoff was like "South Hall residents enjoy such of living in South Hall is pretty high. crewman and at 54 the oldest man in driving through a fog bank with an The satellite is designed to relay There is a “New South“ at State luxuries as telephones in every room. but the accommodations are great. space. rode on the lower deck of internal light that "got brighter and up to 8.000 telephone calls simulta- this year. This “New South" is hook up for cable television and air Challenger's cabin and apparently brighter." neously across India. beam television State's new resident hall. South Hall. conditioning; especially air condi- As compared to the $500 a missed much oftheshow. “With this effort. we acknowledge directly to 100.000 rural antennas The new hall is currently housing tioning." said Charles Haywood. semester cost of living in the old To spaceport observers. it was like proudly the first ascent of a black and take weather pictures. 483’ students and is more modern assistant vice chancellor for Student dorms. the new South Hall cost $750 Affairs. per semester. South Hall was built to relieve the over-populated housing problems at Another feature that is included in State. Before South Hall could be this fairly expensive dorm is two built. such problems as cost. location. computer outlets. etc.. had to be faced. Student Affairs is planning to “Cost is always a major problem." offer an open house for State families said Haywood. “I feel that the new to come and visit the “New South." Poland’s regime blocks Solidarity action for any celebration Warsaw. Poland (UPI) — Poland's he would leave work at the Lenin Communist Regime will block Soli- Shipyard this afternoon. place flow- darity founder Lech Walesa from ers at a Solidarity-built monument leading any ceremony and prevent just outside the shipyard gate demonstrations marking the banned honoring slain workers and talk with union’s 1980 strike settlement. Polish anyone who came to listen about the officials said Tuesday. workers' upheavel ofthree years ago. “It will not happen." the Gdansk Chief government spokesman newspaper Dziennik Baltycki said. Jerzy Urban said the decision to adding: “We cannot expect leniency block all mass gatherings today for anyone taking part in illegal as .. except those organized by the regime gatherings. All kinds of provocative came from Gen. Wojiech Jaruzelski. initiatives taken by the underground. Staff photoby Scott Montgomery the Communist Party leader and ..will be punished severely. for they Smashing success premier. are illegal and lawless operations." In Gdansk. the state-run press “The Gdansk authorities informed Pi Kappa Alpha smashed a bottle of champagne on their 1948 firetruck to to rebuild the ailing, old engine. this is just one of the two engines owned warned anyone taking part in un- me Urban said in Warsaw. “ (that christen the truck's rebuilt engine. Members of the fraternity collaborated by thefraternity. authorized demonstrations would be they) will refuse permission for any “punished severely." gatherings. any meetings." Gdansk is the focal point of Solidarity supporters' attempts to Similar policies were in effect Filipinos identify opposition leader assassin mark the Aug. 31. 1980 strike nationwide. he said. settlement that authorized the first “The government hopes that there Manila, Philippines (UPI) — The was returning from a self-imposed Filipinos have turned out to mourn The government announcement on free trade unions in the East block. will be no demonstrations and that government. under pressifi-e to three-year exile in the United States Aquino and protest against the Galmen followed identification security precautions which have been explain the assassination of Benigno when he was gunned down on the government in the last few days as Tuesday by the Bulletin Today The warning was aimed undertaken will be sufficient for calm S. Aquino Jr.. Tuesday identified the tarmac. The gunman was immediate- Aquino‘s body was taken to his home newspaper. Manila's largest- specifically at Walesa. who had said and peace in Poland." Urban said. man alleged to have killed the‘ ly riddled with bullets by security province. circulation English-language daily. opposition leader as “a notorious guards. which said Galman was an exconvict killer and gun for hire." Marcos. seeking to dispel rumors wanted on several criminal charges. A government statement identified The identification came as the he was suffering from kidney failure. including murder and illegal the gunman as Rolando Galman y leader of the nation's Roman lifted his shirt during a meeting with possession of firearms. Student Senate dra ws. Dawang. a resident of San Miguel. Catholics. hinting at possible civil Sen. Mark Hatfield. R-Ore.. to show Bulacan. a Manila Suburb. It said strife. said Tuesday on the eve of a he had no marks from having been on The official radio said Gen. Pro- laboratory paraffin tests that show public funeral for Aquino that the a dialysis machine. spero Olivas. the Metropolitan the presence of nitrates. which are killing has made Filipinos “angry and National television aired clips of Manila police chief. submitted a shopping list for fall left behind by gunpowder. proved restless." the meeting at the Malacalang pal- report on the gunman to Gen. Fabian positive on Galman's body. Cardinal Jaime Sin said he ace. showing Marcos. his cabinet and Ver. the armed forces chiefof staff. The identification was the first expected no trouble inside the church Hatfield laughing or smiling as “Olivas described Galman as a Sofia Hogan 0the establishment of an award major step in the investigation of where Aquino‘s funeral will be held Marcos hoisted the edge of the notorious killer and gun for hire." the Assistant News Editor program to recognize outstanding Aquino‘s assassination Aug. 21 at today but added: “I don't know about garment above his beltline. radio said. adding he "may have been persons who have overcome handi- Manila International Airport. afterwards." when the body will be Marcos told Hatfield he believed used by various elements including Student Senate President Rich caps. The award will be named for inutes after he was escorted off a borne through Manila streets to Filipino communists were behind the crime syndicates or subversive ele- Holloway has drawn up a shopping Wolfpack coach Jim Valvano. Recipi- Father by military security officers. burial. Aquino assassination. saying they ments in carrying out murder for list of about a dozen issues for senate ents will be selected by the Student Aquino. President Ferdinand E. Although there has been no vio were the only ones who benefited by vengeance. armed robbery. kidnap- consideration this year ranging from Senate. Private funding will be used Marcos' chief political challenger. lence. hundreds of ‘thousands of it. ping and other crimes." curriculum changes to potato chips. for this program. Holloway also will try again to 0a proposal to grant alumni privi- bring to a head the matter of beer on leges to the gymnasium so that 1n-1de campus.
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