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Show Page 32 - THE HERALD, Provo, Utah, Thursday, June 16, 1983 Countdown Starts tor Shuttle Ride Although the countdown proceeded on schedule, technicians encountered two potential problems. One was resolved quickly by opening Challenger's cargo doors to inspect some electrical connectors. Test Engineer Robert Sieck said the other involved an electronic box that controls detonation signals to explosive devices that separate the ship's external fuel tank and booster rockets. When the unit was turned on, it checked itself and inicated something was amiss, but later tests showed it was operating normally. Sieck said project officials were reviewing the situation, but he said there was no reason to think the unit would not be cleared for flight. Although Ms. Ride is the first American woman to venture into orbit, two Soviet women have done it. Today is the 20th anniversary of the launch of Valentina Tereshkova, the first woman in space. The Challenger crew flew to the spaceport from Houston Wednesday, landing in three jets on the shuttle runway. It will be the first time a spaceship has landed at its launch base and that prompted the astronauts' unusual early arrival. Crippen and Hauck, The countCAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (UPI) down began today for Saturday morning'i launch of space shuttle Challenger and astronaut Sally the first American woman to go into orbit Ride went jet flying with the mission commander. The countdown clocks started ticking down on schedule at 3 a.m. EOT with a "call to stations" for ground crewmen who have been through this six times before. Robert Crippen and Frederick Hauck took off shortly after sunrise for some practice landings on the runway the Challenger will land on when it makes its unprecedented return to the execulaunch base June 24. They flew a twin-jshuttle. tive plane rigged to land like the 100-to-n Two hours later, Ms. Ride and Crippen went up in a sleek jet trainer to get acclimated to the sensations of space flight. Crippen, Hauck, Ms. Ride and the other two members of the crew John Fabian and Norman are already adjusting to the early-to-beThagard early-to-ris- e schedule for their six days in orbit. Wakeup today was 5 a.m. EDT. It will be 3:13 a.m. EDT Saturday. et d, Sting Nets Shop Thursday and Friday 10--9, the pilots of the winged spaceship, needed to get in some practice landings before Saturday's 7:33 a.m. EDT blastoff. "We're looking forward to getting airborne just as soon as we can," Crippen said upon the five astronauts' arrival. Hauck said he was looking forward to returning to the spaceport "in about nine days, or maybe 10." "Rick said that pretty well," said Ms. Ride. "I don't think I can add anything. Sure thank you all for coming out." Fabian said he always enjoys coming to the Cape and Thagard, who calls Jacksonville his home, said he was glad to be back in Florida. "Although I usually hate to leave it, I guess I'll be glad to leave it, at least on Saturday," said Thagard. The mission is a busy one for the astronauts. Ms. Ride and Fabian will launch two communications satellites from the ship's cargo bay and then use a mechanical arm to launch and later retrieve an experimental West German satellite. 50-fo- ot Sally Ride wavei, flanked by Robert Crippea. Saturday 10 -7 for Dad. Closed Sunday. $24 Million uGD ILgjgfc ffllllfilUfi In Property - AlLOS ANGELES (UPI) most $24 million in stolen property was recovered and nearly 800 arrests made in a sting operation in which officers ran a "trading post" for thieves and videotaped illegal transactions, police said Wednesday. Authorities said a special task force of detectives from seven law enforcement agencies manned the aveus storefront merchandise center appropriately named "Anything in suburban and Everything" Culver City for eight months. The store, part of "Operation Hornet's Nest," closed its doors Wednesday. "The Task Force's experiences confirmed the notion that thieves are often murderously violent," Police Chief Daryl Gates said at an afternoon news conference. "Task Force personnel were engaged in two gun battles, one when they interrupted an armed robbery, the other while arresting extortionists during a pickup of payoff money." Besides running the store, undercover officers ran a pickup service for thieves who wanted to peddle their purloined wares. Gates said $23.5 million in property was recovered, 90 percent of which has been returned to its rightful owners. The property included guns, ve- hicles, stereos, computer and other electronic equipment, counterfeit and stolen credit cards, traveler's cheques, money orders, negotiable securities and office equipment. The chief said 471 suspects were arrested for fencing stolen goods and were booked on a variety of charges including robbery, burglary, grand theft and possession of narcotics. Those suspects were secretly videotaped in the store selling the stolen property to the officers, he said. An additional 300 arrests were made for a variety of other crimes including nationwide credit card schemes based on information obtained by the Westside Major Crimes Violators Task Force, said Lt. Dan Cooke, a Gates spokesman. Most of those arrested were "career criminals," Gates said, "individuals who have had multiple felony arrests." Not once did an ordinary citizen wishing to make a legitimate transaction venture into the "Any- thing and Everything" store, Cooke said. 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