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Lady Penelope and Parker settled into their hotel room, both worried for the safety and welfare of Dianne.
"Parker, I need to get my mind off the present situation," she said with a sigh. "Please turn on the television."
"Yes, milady." Without hesitation, he did so and started changing channels.
When one channel was showing the Ned Cook retrospective, it got her attention. "Parker, wait, go back two channels."
It returned to NTBS, and they both watched the retrospective special. "I hope Mr. Cook didn't get as much information as he wanted from us."
Ned continued his recap special from the special outdoor studio which was stilted about 18 inches off the ground, and electrical fence barriers holding off the swarm of screaming people, all of them wanting to be on camera to either support or protest International Rescue. "As we moved into the month of April, International Rescue got called out...way out. The Multinational Cancer Research Center is a privately-owned space station designed to treat cancer patients. It was still under construction when a terrible accident occurred. Let's go to our colleague Susan Kucan in San Francisco, California, for more details."
Another pre-recorded segment started with Susan standing outside a research facility. "I'm standing here on the campus of the University of California, San Francisco, one of two universities funding the construction of the Multinational Cancer Research Center. The exterior of the M.C.R.C. was already completed, with parts of the interior done as well. However, an unfortunate accident with one of the empty oxygen tanks created a potentially life-threatening situation for everyone on board. Via our space satellite system, we were able to talk with three of the station's key people."
First to appear was Chief Engineer Don Bailey. "Three men were replacing the tanks at the time of the incident. The second empty tank struck the bulkhead, causing the connectors to loosen. When they tried to test the connectors, the spark caused a small explosion, followed by a bigger explosion. Two of the men, Ken Jackson and Nick O'Reilly, were killed as a result, but somehow Paul Conners survived. We needed to get him back to Earth for treatment and fast."
The picture cut to Assistant Chief Engineer Corazon Sanchez. "We knew Paul needed help, but no organization was available--or in some cases willing--to help us. They needed a week; we had just 12 hours before the radiation level would reach dangerous proportions. Our only hope was International Rescue. They responded by sending their space rocket to us in less than three hours. That gave us hope that Paul would somehow live through this ordeal."
Parker shook his head. "H'I can't believe 'ow selfish some organizations can be, 'specially when someone's life is in danger."
"You're right, Parker. I read information about the Research Center. Many organizations did not believe in it because it was truly groundbreaking research, treating cancer patients in space."
Mick Haggerty, construction supervisor of the M.C.R.C., was the last to appear. "One of the IR people got Paul back to Earth for emergency treatment while the other two helped my crew and me with installing the temporary replacement panels. The young lady did a great job in coordinating the operation while the guy with us had no trouble helping us put the panels in. Let's face it; if it weren't for those International Rescue people, there would've been a lot more fatalities than just the two."
"From the reports," said Penny, "Callie did very well on her first IR mission where she became directly involved."
The scene was soon back on Susan again. "The survivor, Paul Conners, was unavailable for this interview, but he did issue this statement, and I quote, 'I want to thank the people of International Rescue for saving my life along with the others aboard the M.C.R.C. space station. My wife and my six-year-old son will always be grateful to the organization.'"
Susan added, "An additional statement was issued by the M.C.R.C.'s Board of Directors: 'We would like to praise International Rescue for their tireless efforts in protecting the people of the medical station.' There you have it, friends. International Rescue once again saved several lives and prevented an even bigger disaster from occurring in space.
"As for the M.C.R.C. itself, interior construction was set back about two months. There is good news to report, though. The permanent replacement panels are now in place, and extra safety measures are now being taken to make certain this doesn't happen again, according to Chief Engineer Bailey. Construction of the station should be completed and ready for patients by June 2069. For NTBS, this is Susan Kucan from San Francisco. Ned, back to you."
Parker smiled. "I 'ope Miss Callie's watching this. She should be proud of 'erself for 'er first successful job."
Penny said, "I think Callie is proud of her efforts, but I just hope she's doing all right following her encounter with the Hood last month. That must've been very frightening for her. Perhaps we should stop on the island for a visit sometime next week."
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