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i i 1UTTLE liJSIDE 01 EXPANDED USAVORLD UEV7S REPORT, 4-OB President of South Africa, P.W. Botha, rebukes foreign minister for suggesting Black may someday be leader, SB. Environmental Protection Agency's plan to ban asbestos forecasts doom for the jobs of miners, 6B. Workers' protests are dwindling at Hormel meatpacking plant, 68. S3 James Beggs, on leave as NASA administrator, may resign soon, White House says, 4A.

Teachers on list to go into space, President Reagan promises, 4A. Fund for children of astronauts grows to more than $200,000, 4A. Shuttle debris search goes to ocean bottom, 5A. Dinner salutes astronaut 5A. McAuliffe inspired fellow teachers, guest column, 15A.

I I.S SATURDAY, February 8, 1986 PHILIPPINES: Early results favor Aquino HEADLINES Associated Press MANILA, Philippines AQUINO: "The people and I have won." "I probably will win." Challenger Corazon Aquino, who already had claimed victory on me Dasis or her unofficial tally, jumped narrowly ahead of Pres NEXT MISSION: May 1 from Complex 17, weatner satellite, mghtline, 2A. ident Ferdinand Marcos in the government's own vote tabula The figures represent about 3 percent of the total vote in Friday's balloting by 26 million voters as reported by 7 percent of the more than 80,000 voting stations. Final figures were not expected for days. in a statement released 10 hours after polls closed at 2 a.m. EST Friday, said, "The trend is clear and irreversible.

The people and I have won and we know it." "The Marcos spell is "broken," she said. "The myth of his invincible machine has been shattered. Against his guns, termath of election-day reports of violence, intimidation, vote-buying and ballot-box switching: The leader of a 20-member U.S. delegation of election observers, Sen. Richard Lugar, accused Marcos of holding back vote results from Manila, where Aquino is strongest, in order to "shape the returns." "My own political judgment is that the government concluded the results from Manila would not be good," said Lugar.

By suppressing them, Lugar See PHILIPPINES, Next Page tions today. An aide said she was mak ing plans to call on Marcos "to 2,932 votes of the 840,000 counted 21 hours after polls closed Friday. The commission said its tally showed Aquino with 424,417 votes to Marcos' 421,485, giving her 50.6 percent of the votes counted. The nine-member commission is the official vote-tallying body. against his goons and against his gold, the Filipino people have prevailed." Spokesmen at Marcos' Mal-acanang Palace were not available for comment on the commission report.

Vote-counting has proceeded slowly, drawing charges of election irregularities in the af mild; TODAY'S WEATHER: cloudy, rain chance 30 percent. Weather, 16A. arrange an orderly transfer of power." The Commission on Elec tions, appointed by Marcos, reported Aquino had an edge of Ukr-fcNUANI PULLS pistol on judge iduring hearing in Vera Beach; judge grabs weapon, ja. dKcVAKU UPFICIALS seem to have solved the problem of not having a natural gas 5 flights at tne new county jail, 3A. (Ojsraageoi on OCMiiMULC INDIAN officials react an grily to new federal policy that will block the tribe local reservation plans, 3A.

Booster remains suspect SalulG io 7 vjuvcniMivicn i acuuniuca com- By Michael Lafferty FLORIDA TODAY pany president, accused of bilking $30 million, indicted on rraud charges, IB. riMuiu uiorHincn in nensacoia is credited with talking a mother through a life- 1.1 saving procedure for her son, IB. 7 SEN. PAULA Hawkins goes to hospital for tests, say aides, who insist she still has eye on 'spirited campaign, IB. With NASA films pointing a finger at Shuttle Challenger's right solid rocket booster as a contributing cause of history's worst in-space accident, a rubber-like booster seal thick may have triggered the chain of events leading to the catastrophic explosion.

The small seals, called O-rings, are designed to contain the pressure created while fuel burns within the solid rocket boosters. The seals are wrapped around the three areas on each booster where fuel-laden segments are joined. FLORIDA TODAY has learned that preflight tests on a booster's seals do not duplicate DKIurlAM YOUNG University football piayers disciplined tor onnKtne beer at a Steel focKjt skin I fuel Steel 1 I band Lvfi rings Who J- yj pj-f' Bonding) test gas I Citrus Bowl football party, 1C CHAKLES UWtNS of Winter Haven shoots a 65 to lead after the first round of the Treasure Coast Senior tournament, 3C. CHANGES in store for two Titusville radio stations expected to be sold next week for $1 million, 12C. GENERAL MOTORS' critical Saturn proj jct won't be hurt by this week's management shuffle, chairman says, 12C.

1l 5 "tun I TOLh? LENT BEGINS this week with Ash Wednesday, the kickoff for Christianity's most somber season, ID. 'UNDER SIEGE' is a frightening look at the reaction America might have in the face of a terrorist attack, ID. AERIAL BOUQUET: A crowd of students from Holy Name of Jesus Catholic School bursts with pride and happiness as they release hundreds of balloons Friday in tribute to the seven heroes who died aboard Shuttle Challenger. Story, 5A. every aspect of in-flight stress.

Pressure tests may not detect imperfections that ly could lead to flame escaping, a former NASA manager said Friday. But a current NASA spokesman said the agency has confidence in its tests. Six seals inspected on previously used solid rocket boosters have shown signs of damage after they were recovered from five successful Shuttle flights, NASA said Friday. Two of the damaged seals were found following the Jan. 24, 1985, flight of Discovery, a flight which was delayed a day when temperatures dropped into the teens.

The overnight temperature before Challenger's ill-fated launch almost two weeks ago dropped to 24 degrees about 4'2 hours before launch, according to NASA. The temperature a KSC was 38 degrees at liftoff. The other damaged seals occurred during four separate missions that were launched in weather well above 32 degrees. NASA spokesman Dave Drachlis said the O-rings are designed to withstand temperatures as low as 32 degrees below zero and as high as 500 degrees. A NASA film of the Jan.

28 Challenger explosion shows flame spewing out of an area Boss launches spirits at KSC VETERANS GROUP should have resisted pressure directed against it by newsletter printer, Editorial, 14A. LOCAL SCIENTISTS are studying the secrets of hydrogen as potential new energy source, Editorial, 14A. BiN Dunn, FLORIDA TODAY BOOSTER CUTAWAY: Inset, portion of SRB with O-ring seals between segments; clo-seup, gas used to test seals prior to launch. the two O-rings and monitoring for any leaks. But the former NASA manager, who asked not to be identified, said the pressure created between the O-rings does not duplicate the pressure created when the solid rocket booster is ignited.

In the tests, pressure pushes up on the top O-ring, he said. But while the booster fael is burning, the pressure pushes down on the top O-ring. It's possible that a flaw may exist in the top O-ring that would show up only in flight, he said. But NASA spokesman Jim Mizell said the agency is confident a leak in the seals would show up during preflight pressure tests. In Houston, experts at Mission Control said they have been studying millions of computer data bits from Challenger's 74-second flight but have found no anomalies serious enough to indicate that the Shuttle was going to explode.

"It was flying exactly the way it was supposed to fly," said a flight control expert who has reviewed the impounded data in minute detail. "Until the data stopped, the people in Mission Control thought we were having a good day," another flight control expert said. 1 i'llSlO wl3i5C" nJtm tr.iir.nilinimiliiriii in lnrii Horoscope, 7D Betty Morris, 16A Letters, 14A Bridge, 70 Mike Blanchi, 1C Business, 12C Movies, 4D Classified, 1-14F People, 1-70 Comics, 80 the job of mating Shuttle Atlantis with its external tank and solid rocket boosters. "We're going to fly those planetary missions," Smith promised. "Maybe not this year, but we will fly them." The news agency United Press International has reported that mid-September is being considered by NASA officials as the next Shuttle launch date.

While conceding that the March 6 Shuttle launch featuring an orbiting observatory called Astro-1 is out, Smith said, "I am convinced we will probably be flying again sooner than we think." He also asked workers to think of ways to improve the program. U.S. Rep. Bill Nelson of Melbourne, who flew aboard Columbia last month, promised to push for construction of an Orbiter to replace Challenger. By Michael Lafferty FLORIDA TODAY Kennedy Space Center workers should stay ready for the next Shuttle mission, which may come "sooner than we think," center Director Dick Smith told about 5,000 employees on Friday.

Speaking at the site where teachemaut Christa McAuliffe's parents and other VIPs watched the Jan. 28 Challenger tragedy unfold. Smith told workers not to be discouraged. He believes work should proceed on Shuttle missions scheduled to carry planetary probes later this year. Smith, a member of NASA's interim board investigating the accident, said no official scheduling decisions have been made but said proceeding with work on the probes is.

"what Dick Smith believes we should do." He proposed getting on with Robin Pappes, 10 Crossword, 70 Sports, 1-9C Deaths, 13A Editorials, 14 A 1 5A State News, 1-38 Television, 3D HELPI, 16A Homes 11-20E Weather, 16A shortly after liftoff where two of the right solid rocket booster segments are joined. Photographs taken seconds after the explosion show a ring of fire around the out-of-control booster, a fire that could have resulted from the leak. When each segment is united, NASA tests the joint by using gas to create pressure between MichMl R. Brown, FLORIDA TODAY 1 DICK SMITH; KSC director Friday morning tells 5,000 workers next mission may be 'I never accept gifts from The woman said: perfect strangers But who perfect? 'sooner than we HAITI: Duvalier flees nation Panel: Gramrn-Ruclman unconstitutional at core FLORIDA TODAY Wires Joan Barnes Inside PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti So-called President-for-Life Jean-Claude "Baby Doc" Duvalier boarded a U.S. Air Force jet Miami celebrates, 1B.

Duvalier years, 43. USA pleased with departure, 4B. before aawn t-naay ana nea to France, ending tne a-year grip Occupation: President of Unitarian Fellowship of Cocoa. Pet peeve: People who talk In movie audiences. Favorite Interest Sewing.

Makes all her own clothes; FLORIDA TODAY Wires WASHINGTON The core of the new law forcing automatic spending cuts to balance the federal budget by lyjl was declared unconstitutional Friday by a special three-judge federal court. But the first $11.7 billion in spending cuts under the law eo into effect March of his family on this impov departure. No casualties were reported. Duvalier flew to Grenoble, France, accompanied by his wife and about 20 others. In a taped message to Haiti's 6 million people, broadcast on radio nearly four hours after his departure, the 34-year-old Duvalier said his decision to leave "permits a peaceful and rapid solution to the crisis." His government, which allowed no political parties and relied on a national militia to put down dissent, had been the target of growing protests since November.

U.S. Embassy spokesman Jeffrey Lite said, "The embassy is in touch with the members of the new government, has known these individuals previously and is looking forward to working with them." The court Friday said ihe law violated the constitutional separation of executive and legislative powers by having the comptroller general currently Charles Bowsher, who was appointed by the president and ho can be removed only by Congress order those cuts." The special panel left fti tact a "fallback" provision requiring Congress to vote yearly on budget reductions to eliminate the USA's now about $208 billion by 1995. Budget law, 3. Wall Street scene, 1CC. outcome of an 1.

per erished Caribbean nation. A military-civilian council then took power. The apparent end of Duvalier family rule first sparked rejoicing, then looting, revenge killing and a curfew in effect for 16 hours a day. "He flew away!" shouted thousands of Haitians who poured into downtown Port-au-Prince. Army chief of staff Gen.

Henri Namphy said on national television that he will head the new council. He appealed for "calm and serenity," adding that the military has no political ambitions. a Independent news agency photographers reported they saw a crowd break into the tomb of former President Francois Duvalier Jean-Claude's father, known as "Papa Doc" and carry through town what was believed to be his remains. Businesses in the capital city of 1 million, and at least one government ministry, were looted after Duvalier's prelawn made clothes for her two daughters and son when they were growing up. Favorite place to visit Canada.

Enjoys attending Elder Hostels in the United States, hopes to attend a hostel In Canada this summer. Most proud ofc Three children who have grown up to be "loving, caring, responsible adults." Favorite movie: "The Color Purple." appeal to the U.S. Supreme Cijini. If it upholds Friday's cuts aimed at ehmi-natmg the deficit would become law only if Congress votes for therm the very task Gremm-Rudman was designed to avoid. 2 I i Iji 4.