Kansas aviation roots predate Wright brothers in early 1900s
Lawrence dispatch outlines Kansas air industry origins with Carl Browne’s 1900 Freedom factory, Wichita’s rise, and Swallow aircraft, pairing early oil wealth with aviation pioneers Lloyd Stearman, Clyde Cessna, and Walter Beech. It notes 18 percent of state manufacturing jobs tied to aviation, 32,000 workers in Wichita, and a broader cultural shift embedding flight in Kansas heritage.
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Kansas
Wichita
Teresa Day
Kansas Aviation Museum
Statehouse
John Moore
Cessna
Moore
Boeing
Raytheon
Bombardier
Learjet
Honeywell
Olathe
Steve Kelly
Kansas Department of Commerce and Housing
Wright Brothers
Albin K. Longren
Topeka
Butler County
Day
Jake Moellendick
E.M. “Matty” Laird
Cessna Aircraft Co
Craig Miner
Wichita State University
Oklahoma
Miner
Marcellus Murdoch
Wichita Eagle
The
Eagle
Longren
Girard
Henry Call
Swallow
Lloyd Stearman
Clyde Cessna
Walter Beech
Swallows
Kelly
Choosing and serving bubbly tips from Coastal Living
The January February Coastal Living outlines sparkling wine terms Champagne cava Sekt and spumante. It advises selecting by sweetness from brut to doux and pairing with spicy foods while chilling and opening bottles safely with proper glassware and technique.
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Coastal Living Magazine
Champagne
France
Spain
Alumni communities offer graduates a chance to relive college days
In Statham Georgia the Georgia Club near Athens targets University of Georgia alumni with a planned 800 homes by 2011. Residents will enjoy a clubhouse golf course lectures and trips to sporting events plus campus event shuttles and a concierge. Other universities with similar communities include Georgia Tech Alabama Kentucky and Texas A&M.
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Statham
Georgia Club
University of Georgia
Bob
Vickie Hamilton
Athens
University
Georgia
Bob Hamilton
Atlanta
Unties
Georgia Tech
Alabama
Kentucky
Louisville
Penn State
Kansas State
Texas A&m
South Carolina
Frank Spence
Georgia Devel
Jim Vanden Berg
The
Georgia Club and Tech Club real estate lure alumni buyers
UGA and Georgia Tech alumni show strong interest in upscale club properties with Uga sculptures and stadium art. Homes start in the mid 200s at Georgia Club cottages while Alpharetta plans 800 acres with single family homes near 1 million. Alumni donors back the developments as school spirit endures.
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Georgia Bulldog
Uga
Ugas Phi Kappa Hall
Georgia Club
Georgia Tech Club
Alpharetta
Ed Paquette
Council of Alumni Association
Mark Hesemann
Georgia Tech
Dan Parker
CIA gadget museum showcases spy gear
McLean Virginia AP report details a 40th anniversary exhibit at CIA Directorate of Science and Technology. It highlights discreet devices like a tiger droppings disguised transmitter used in Vietnam, a robotic catfish and a pigeon camera program. The museum reveals secret gadgets once used or developed by the CIA.
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Mclean, Va
Cias
Vietnam
Cias Directorate of Science and Technology
Washington
CLA
Keith Melton
CIA
William “Wild Bill” Donovan
White House
Franklin D. Roosevelt
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Kansas Aviation Industry
Moellendick
Laird
Chicago
Bernie Koch
Wichita Area
Jessica Myers
Art Goebel
Travel Air
Hawaii
W. Jones Ave
Garden City Telegram
TELEG
Baby
Jennifer Smith
Pete & Ann
N. 7Th St
P.O
Garden City
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