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Discovery slated for landing (UPI)--The braking rockets cause of a leaking oxygen on the space shuttle Dis- tank. covery were scheduled to fire over the Indian Ocean But that proved to be a this morning with the space minor problem and the sus- craft gliding to a touchdown pect tank was isolated from in California just one hour the rest of the air supply. GAZETTE N later. On its shake-down six day Ideal weather was forcast flight, Discovery launched Guantanamo Bay, for Edwards Air Force Base three satellites, and Cuba in the Mojave Desert. Charles Walker, a McDonnell The 100-ton shuttle will Douglas enginneer--the first land on a wide, seven-mile- commercial shuttle flier-- me 39 Number 167 ong strip that provides produced a large sample of a Wednesday, September 5, 1984 plenty of margin for error. secret hormone that is to be The crew got up ahead of used for clinical tests on their timetable today be- humans. )SLEMILEADER SURVIVES BOMB BLAST (UPI)--In Beirut today, A police source says Hoss No one has claimed former respon- Long life could be social problem Lebanese Prime' Min- suffered minor cuts and sibility. ister Selim Al Hoss survived bruises. (AP)--The saying goes, with the growing number of an apparent car bomb assass- He was taken to a hospital In Israel, state-run tele- "You Can't Take it With elderly people. ination attempt. and released after a check- vision says caretaker Prime You." The explosion left at up. Minister Yitzhak Shamir and Now, a private research For example, the private least four people dead and However, the blast killed Prime Minister-Designate group says sticking around group says if all the people 13 others wounded. two of Hoss's police motor- Shimon Peres will resume uld become a problem, too. dying prematurely from heart The Moslem leader and cycle escorts and a 46-year- talks on forming a National The population reference attacks in 1978 had lived member of the current old Lebanese woman passerby. Unity Government today. bureau says longer life out their full lives, it National Unity Government A fourth person killed in expectancy could become a would have cost the federal was headed to West Beirut the blast was not identi- The television reports say disaster for society, unless government an extra $15 bil- when a parked car packed fied. the talks could produce an officials plan ahead to deal lion for the elderly. with explosives blew up as Police say 13 other people agreement on the formation his car passed. were injured. of a Bi-Partisan Government. ?;WORLD NEWS DIGEST LONDON (AP)--Gold opened in London this morning at $338 an ounce, down $2.50 from yesterday's close. CANADA (UPI)--Canada's Progressive Conservative Party is upending the ruling liberals in early election returns. The conservatives, led by Brian Mulroney, hold or lead in 210 of the 282 parliamentary races. The liberal power base of quebec is shattered, plummeting from 74 of the 75 seats to a possible 16. FLORIDA (UPI)--A 61-year-old woman successfully landed a single-engine plane at a Florida airport yesterday after her husband, the pilot, suffered a heart attack at the controls. The flightainstructor who talked the woman down I : mm e says she did a "miraculous" job considering one fuel tank Cobre Parish celebrated pancake breakfast was offered following' was nearly empty and there was not time to practice. at Windmill Beach. A the service. (U.S. Navy photo) CANADA (UPI)--An heir to the Vanderbilt fortune is miss- ing on a mountain in British Columbia. Police in nearby eagan talks economics, Mondale addresses Legion Valemount, Canada, see little chance Nicholas Vanderbilt, 25, and his companion will be found. The search for the IPI)--President Reagan He said his concern "was Yesterday, Nondale knocked two experienced climbers began August 28th. spent the night in Chicago not with government invading the president's education where he will address an religion," but rather with policies, particularly those (UPI)--From the heart of America's breadbasket comes a economics club later today. government trying to which advocate tax credits state poll gauging the feelings of Iowa farmers. And it However, the issue of "interfere with people's for racially segregated indicates that 39 percent of them want fewer U.S. farm religion and politics once right to practice religion." institutions and those which programs, but an equal number wants them expanded or in- again dominated the cam- Walter Mondale is in Salt oppose Title Nine. creased. The remaining 22 percent wants the programs paigg. Lake City for an address to eliminated entirely. The Iowa agriculture secretary says Yesterday, the president the American Legion today. Title Nine is a set of it means young farmers are saying "get the government off met with Normon leaders in He is expected to knock laws which promoted the our backs." Salt Lake City. the president's record on equal treatment of male and According to Mormon female student athletes. arms control. ALABAMA (UPI)--Members of the so-called "civilian mili- leaders, the president said tary assistance" group told reporters in Huntsville, he had the "same sense of Ala., today that there are 100 Americans in Nicaragua destiny in the United Big cars safer according to study helping the rebels who are fighting the leftist managua States" as is contained in (UPI)--What many folks sus- which have the best record government. the prophecy in the book of pected for a long time has for low insurance claims. Mormon. been confirmed by a new in- Reagan was also quoted as surance industry study, big The survey found that cars saying he felt it "would American cars are safer than with the worst overall have been impossible to little Japanese cars, for losses included Plymouth face" the burdens of the the most part. Sapporo, Dodge Colt, Nissan presidency without believing Pulsar, all built in Japan, he is guided by divine The Insurance Institute and the Pontiac 1000. providence. for Highway Safety says peo- However, speaking to re- ple who own little cars gen- The institute is a re- porters later in Chicago, erally make bigger claims search organization that the president claimed his for injuries and property collects and analyzes in- is statements linking religion damage. surance claims and coverage and politics were information. I "distorted." The survey named the Olds It is associated with the Delta 88, Buick Lesabre, highway safety group, a non- Rent hikes Mercury Grand Marquis and profit organization funded i spurn riots Oldsmobile 98 as the cars by insurance companies. (UPI)--More vehicles and buildings were set on fire early today in black town- Canada sweeps in new government ships near Johannesburg, (UPI)--Canada' s Liberal hold or are leading in 59 South Africa. Party was crushed in yester- districts. A police spokesman at day's national elections. Sharpeville, 40 miles from Brian Mulroney's Progress- It looks as if Prime Mini- Johannesburg, says control ive Conservative Party deci- ster-elect Mulroney will is being restored. mated the ruling liberals head a 211 seat block in the It is the third day of under their new leader, John new Parliament, the first violence by mobs angered by Turner, dumping him as Prime Conservative majority since rent hikes. Minister little more than 1963. 29 people are reported two months after he took He will be opposed by 40 dead, some of them killed in over from Pierre Trudeau. Liberals, 30 new Democrats what the police call Nowhere was the choice of and one Independent. "counter-measures." the Canadian voters more Officials at a Sharpeville clear than in the province Mulroney promised in a hospital are withholding of Quebec. victory speech last night to casualty figures on police The Liberals, under Tru- combat Canada's 11.2 percent orders. deau, held 74 of the 75 unemployment rate, high in- But unofficial sources put terest rates, and a dollar Parliamentary seats in Que- DPC Steven Wilt was recently promoted to CWO 2 by Captain the that has settled below 80 the number of injured in bec. Robert Allen, in ceremonies held at the Northeast Gate. Cents. hundreds. But the Conservatives now U.S. (U.S. Navy photo by PH2 Don Duguid) Wednesday, September 5, 1984 Page 2 The Daily Gazette Week The American Red Cross is The Hispanic Heritage need a two week Dental Organizing Committee offering your help. We are looking Assistant Course to begin ceramics, 17 at 8:30 a.m. at the for arts, books, Sept. scenery views, photographs, Dental Clinic. Volunteers (community bulletin board] typical arti- are needed. Application and many other our culture. forms are available at the cles from will be on Red Cross Office. For more These items Requests for Official display" throughout information call Mara at Dr. Oran Atkinson, the All students pre-school Travel "public Travel: In order to of Sept. 10. Your 2542 AT. civilian dentist, will ar- through 6th grades will be TAD/TDY the week rive on base Sept. 7. He screened for speech. Stu- maximize use of the most participation is greatly from us to CAR WASH will have clinic hours Sept. dents in grades 7-12 will be cost-effective fares needed in order for 7-10. For appointments or screened at student, parent Norfolk to TAD/TDY points, better represent our commun- other information call 4554. or teacher request. If par- PSD Transportation should ity. Everyone is welcome. ents of high school students receive a copy of travel Come on and join us! For Council The School Advisory wish to have their child's orders as soon as the travel more information call Ike at held (SAC) meeting will be speech screened they should requirements are known.