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Space shuttle flight cut short by generator 1CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — Space shuttle Columbia and its seven astronauts will return to Earth on Tuesday, 12 days earlier than planned, because of a deteri orating and potentially explosive power generator. It is only the third time in space shuttle history that a mission has been cut short by equipment fail ure. While NASA considered com mander James Halsell Jr. and his crew to be in no immediate dan ger, shuttle managers did not want to take any chances with the generator and, on Sunday, cut short the 16-day science mission. “The conservative thing to do is land on Tuesday,” shuttle pro gram manager Tommy Holloway announced at a hastily arranged news conference. Holloway said a Monday land ing was ruled out in order to al low for an orderly return, and be cause Columbia’s two other electricity-producing fuel cells were working fine. The fear was that hydrogen fuel and oxygen in the degraded gen erator could mix, overheat and blow up if voltage in the unit dropped far enough. Flight con trollers had the astronauts turn off the unit Sunday to reduce, if not eliminate, that risk. The crew also shut down all non-critical equip ment to conserve power. Football owner Cooke dies of heart attack 2WASHINGTON — Jack Kent Cooke, the crusty entrepreneur whose Washington Redskins won three Super Bowls, died Sunday of cardiac arrest. He was 84. Cooke collapsed Sunday morn ing at his northwest Washington estate. “When paramedics arrived ... his heart was not beating, ’’said Dr. Robert Shesser, emergency room chief at George Washington University Hospital, where Cooke was pronounced dead shortly af ter noon, 35 minutes after arrival. Blizzard incapacitates northern Plains states 3 BISMARCK, N.D. — A bliz zard shut down much of the northern Plains on Sunday with blinding wind-blown snow and drifts up to 20 feet high, strand ing travelers and making life mis erable for volunteers sandbag ging flood-threatened towns. Hundreds of miles of high ways were closed in Wyoming, the Dakotas, Nebraska and the eastern edge of Montana. Thou sands were without electricity. Zaire rebel upset by American presence 4GOMA, Zaire — Rebel leader Laurent Kabila objected Sun day to the presence of American troops on Zaire’s border, calling them a threat to his country’s in tegrity. "They could move in at any time. They don’t recognize the sovereignty of our people,” Kabila said at rebel headquarters in east ern Zaire. Kabila also said there should be no international intervention in Zaire. Clinton urges talks for Palestine, Israel 5 WASHINGTON — U.S. offi cials pleaded Sunday for Is raeli and Palestinian leaders to shed their hard-line stances and renew face-to-face consultations as President Clinton prepared to meet with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat insists building must stop on an Israeli housing project in east Jerusalem before long-stand ing disagreements can he re solved. Netanyahu pressed his case Sunday with his closest friend among Arab leaders, King Hus sein of Jordan, who was recover ing from prostate surgery at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn. The U.S. government, mean while, urged the two sides to agree to a face-to-face meeting to salvage a shaky Middle East peace process. “The United States remains committed to securing a just, lasting and comprehensive peace between Israel and her neighbors,” said Bill Richardson, U.S. ambassador to the United Nations. “But, in the end, the success of the process depends on the willingness of the Pales tinians and the Israelis to work together as negotiating partners.” •Tupcoming events 4/7 Built To Spill. 4/8 Let’s Go Bowling. 4/9 Mad Professor. tt 4/11 Floater. '97 r#® , 4/13 Pele Juju The EMU Child Care and Development Centers (CCDC) still has a few student employment opportunities available for Spring as teachers aides at its on campus and Westmoreland sites. A work-study gardener/maintenance position is also available in East Campus, for application or information, 4/19 Babes With Axes.$7.00 4/26 The Sugar Beets.$5.00 |k 4/30 Eek-A-Mouse.$ N. 5/3 Trillian Green. \S UNIVERSITY THEATRE TICKETS 4/9-12, 17-19 Illuminati. / 5/9-10,15-17,23-24 Dragon Tales. W 5/28-31,6/5-7 Vinegar Tom.$3.0 ♦ Woodworking ♦ Ceramics ♦ Jewelry T< ♦ Photography *». ♦ Weaving C2 ♦ and More Kung Fu Mon., April 7 EMU lobby table • 11 :OOam-3pm n. Women's Soccer Mtg. \ Mon., April 7 /t^UD EMU Cedar B • 5:30-6:30pm Rugby Sat., April 12 Southbank Field • ll:00am-4pm Skydiving Teacher Certification Fri., April 11 from 7:OOam-llpm A Sat., April 12 from 10:15-10pm in Century D UO Craft Center EMU lower level* 316-1361 Cf Tickets subject to i service charge 4/23 Oregon Symphony.$20/16/12/8 5/9-10 Kiss of the Spiderwoman $27.50/18.50 Also Amicable FAX Service •••• Personal Check Cashing •••• EWEB and NWNG Pay Station •••• YOUR PATRONAGE SUSTAINS US. USE OUR SERVICES. 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