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VENTURING INTO A E
And They Are Off!
The 'huttle Di~ overy bl ted into
orbit in .::eptember, the fir t pac flight
since the . huttle Challenger mi ion
ended tragically 73 econd after liftoff
on Jan. 2 . 19 . The Di:covery ended
1t ucce sful four day, 1.6 million mile
mis ion with a triumphant landing at
Edward ir Force B e in California.
The World 'erie~ belonged to the Lo Angele Dodger . The Dodger Gretchen Elizab th Carl on erupted m tear 8li h r name w
captured their ixth World 'erie title in October with a 5·2 victory over announced a. , 1i America 19 9. The 22 year·old 1i ifinn ota,
th Oakland A' in the fifth game of the . erie!. who planned to be a Harvard train d lawyer, became the fir t
cia sica! \iolini t to 'll.in th .Mi America crown.
29 WORLD EVE T
