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inter/national news From Aaaoctatod Pttu report* Launch countdown moves toward liftoff CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. With their second-chance countdown moving easily to a Thursday launch target, astron auts Joe Engle and Richard Truly arrived Tuesday and said, firmly and hopefully, "this is the real thing " Countdown began at 8 a m Tuesday, and on launch pad 39A, work was going so well that spokesman Hugh Harris said: ' They’re making it look easy ” Crews powered up Columbia's electrical system fuel cells and prepared to roll back the main servicing structure The undercurrent to the rosy progress and optimistic fore cast was the knowledge that everything was glass-smooth, too. until the final minutes of last Wednesday’s countdown Technicians found dirty oil and clogged filters in two of Columbia's hydraulic units and made weekend repairs to ready Thursday's second try The weather forecast for a 7:30 a m EST liftoff was fine: A few clouds, a modest wind, no rain Helium balloon heads for Oregon PORTLAND The Double Eagle V ballon and its crew of four drifted across the northern Pacific Tuesday and appeared headed for the Oregon coast, a spokes man said "If things continue the way they are going, it should cross the Oregon coast near Astoria about 2 am Thursday," spokesman Glenn Simoes said in a telephone interview from Miami. Since balloons cannot be steered, but go wherever the winds take them, it is impossible to predict where they will end up The craft took off from the central-Japan city of Naga shima early Tuesday, Japan time It is piloted by Ben Abruz zo and Larry Newman, both of Albuquerque, N M, and who were aboard the Double Eagle II that made the first-ever trans Atlantic crossing by a balloon in 1978 The other crew members are Ron Clark of Albuquerque and "Rocky" Aoki of Miami Aoki, a Japanese citizen, is owner of the Benihana restaurant chain and is financing the $250,000 venture Abruzzo, 51, says that he would like to stay aloft long e nough to continue on to Eu rope Israel says Saudis ‘confrontation state’ TEL AVIV, Israel Israel kept silent Tuesday on the reported encounter between its planes and Saudi jet fighters over Saudi Arabia But the Israeli news media gave prominence to Defense Minister Ariel Sharon s declaration that he views Saudi Arabia as "a hostile confrontation state." The military command was still refusing to confirm or deny the report of the encounter nearly 24 hours after the Saudi news agency announcement Monday At a news conference four hours after the incident was said to have occurred — but before it was reported — Sharon said Is rael had decided "to treat Saudi Arabia the way we treat any hostile confrontation state " With those words, Sharon ap peared to be placing the king dom among its more traditional battlefield foes — Syria, Jordan, Iraq and the Palestine Libera tion Organization West gives Solidarity support WARSAW, Poland Poland’s army newspaper charged on Tuesday that West ern spies are in contact with Solidarity, and the Soviet news agency said the independent union uses terrorism to force its will on Polish workers The newspaper Zolnierz Wol nosci said Western intelligence services, operating from behind many covers, are lending "broad material and political support to the opposition and extremist groups which claim to be ready for the takeover of power in Poland " ‘Dallas’ claims top TV rating NEW YORK ‘ Dallas" was back in its ac customed place as the No 1 show in prime time, but ABC won the networks' ratings race for the third straight week with some help from the first TV showing of "Grease ’’ "Dallas," last year’s top-rated program, relinquished the top spot the two previous weeks to the World Series on ABC The hit CBS series now has been first in the ratings three times in the five weeks of the 1981-82 season But ABC was No. 1 in the competition for the week ending Nov. 8, figures from the A C Nielsen Co showed, with nine of the 20 highest-rated pro grams, including "Grease" in second place and "Three's Company" fifth ABC's rating for the period in prime-time was 19 2 to 18.4 for CBS and 16 1 for NBC Cultural Forum “ 1 \ Shakespeare for Schools A selection of works from Shakespeare and classical and modern World Theatre by two current actors from the Dan Mayes Dennis Smith Henry IV, Part One; Othello; Henry IV, Part One Two Gentlemen of Verona (Prince Hal); Othello Wednesday, Nov. 11 Room 167 EMU Free Admission Shakespeare Program—3:30 p.m., including selections from Othello; Love’s Labor Lost; Hamlet; Henry IV, Part 1 and Part 2; A Midsummer Night’s Dream; and more. World Theatre Program—5KM) p.m., including Oedipus Rex; The Importance of Being Earnest; Galileo; An Enemy of the People; Under Milkwood; and more. Where did you shop? Compare the prices and the selections 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. Product French’s Mustard (24 oz.) Iceburg lettuce (head) Budweiser (12 pack deposit) Jlf peanut butter (18 oz.) AA Large Eggs (dozen) Hamburger (30% tat, per lb.) Hormel Chili (15 oz.) Dorltos (’/«lb.) Milk (2% gallon) Tillamook Cheese (Med. per lb.) Poppin Wheat bread (loaf) Flav-R-Pac Orange Juice (12 oz.) Chicken of the Sea Tuna Fish (6.5 oz.) Team Flakes (18 oz.) Golden Delicious Apples (per lb.) 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