Space exploration must go on despite risks after Columbia disaster
The piece notes astronauts face deadly risks, cites Everest and race car danger, and supports continuing space exploration. It references President Bush backing ongoing programs, critiques shuttle costs, and suggests cheaper rockets could aid ISS missions while urging exploration for humanity's future.
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Sede
Everest
Dale Earnhardt
Columbia
Bush
America
Space tragedy responses and ongoing exploration themes
Families of Apollo I and Challenger victims honor the Columbia disaster while urging continued space exploration. NASA official Ron Dittemore vows a complete reanalysis to test assumptions and improve conservatism. The Vatican notes Harry Potter’s popularity amid evangelical criticism of magic themes.
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NASA Shuttle
Ron Dittemore
Notable events on February 4 in history
Highlights include Washington’s unanimous election as first president in 1789, Britain’s cessation of hostilities with the US in 1783, John Marshall becoming chief justice in 1801, the Confederate States forming in 1861, Roosevelt opening the 1932 Winter Games, and Hearst’s 1974 kidnapping in Berkeley. Also OSS founded in 1941 and Yalta conference in 1945.
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George Washington
United States
Britain
United States of America
John Marshall
Montgomery
Ala
Confederate States of America
New York
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Lake Placid
United Service Organizations
Telegram editor contact and feedback details
The Telegram invites readers to send feedback by email fax or phone and provides postal address at 310 N Seventh St Garden City Kansas for Attn Editor.
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N. Seventh St
Garden City
Farewell to a longtime Garden City scoutmaster Harry Atherton
The obituary honors Harry Kley Atherton who died at 90, a prominent Garden City resident and longtime Scoutmaster of Troop 144. It recalls his service in the IRS, his accounting office, and his role as a mentor to generations of Boy Scouts, especially through campouts and Colorado trips. He lived at 306 W Santa Fe Ave with wife Mearl.
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Harry Kley Atherton
Garden City
Athertons
Boy Scouts
Lions Club
Harry
Mearl
IRS
Wichita
W. Pine St
Colorado
Santa Fe Ave
County Commission
Atherton- Stallsworth
Echoes of 1991 in Bush 2003 State of the Union
The 2003 State of the Union shows President Bush focused on disarming Saddam Hussein, signaling imminent war and seeking broader support. A comparison with George H. W. Bush’s 1991 address highlights a shift from a united international coalition to a more unilateral push toward conflict with fewer allies.
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George Bush
Iraq
Saddam Hussein
Congress
Ries Bush
Bush
U.N. Security Council
United States
Persian Gulf
Kuwait
Hussein
State of the Union
U.N
Qatar
Bahrain
United Nations
Gulf
Saddam
Gulf War Veterans Face Delayed Care and Government Lies
Conn Hallinan notes the Pentagon repeatedly denied Gulf War veterans illnesses while studies by the CDC and UK BMJ show higher disability rates. He cites anthrax vaccine squalene concerns, Kamisiyah chemical exposure, and misdirected medical evaluations. He urges better care and pensions for affected troops.
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United States
Iraq
U.S
Christopher Shays
Rconn
Department of Defense
British Medical Journal
Centers For Disease Control
DOD
Pentagon
Donald Riegle
D-Mich
Kamisiyah
Dian Lawhon
Army
Paul Sullivan
Gulf War Veterans of Georgia
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Shaun Rusling
British National
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Vatican
Roosevelt
Winston Churchill
Josef Stalin
Yalta
Patricia Hearst
Berkeley
Calif
Symbionese Liberation Army
the Pulse Reader Forum
Atherton Agency
GEM OF the Heavens
Capitol Hill
Washington
Gary Locke
David Broder
Washington Post
Conn Hallinan
Foreign Policy In Focus
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