Prices in the Los Angeles area, as measured by the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), declined 0.3 percent in August, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. (See table A .) Regional Commissioner Richard J. Holden noted that the August decrease was influenced by lower prices for gasoline.
NASA officials were reportedly especially impressed with her course on The American Woman which she had developed and taught. Barbara Morgan was the backup Teacher in Space who also trained with NASA in the astronaut training program. Christa McAuliffe was scheduled to teach two lessons from the space shuttle.
A former NASA astronaut also spoke at this year's Republican National Convention (RNC), which was held last week in Cleveland. Eileen Collins addressed the RNC on July 20, the 47th anniversary of the historic Apollo 11 moon landings, and urged the crowd the help make America first again in the field of spaceflight.