Blind 12 year old pianist excels at academy work
Luther Fuller, a legally blind 12 year old from Liberty Memorial Central Middle School, prepares for KU International Institute for Young Musicians. He will study piano technology and conducting while receiving instruction from institute director Scott McBride Smith. Despite blindness he reads Braille music and learns by ear, aided by neighbors and family.
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Lawrence
Luther Fuller
Liberty Memorial Central Middle School
Kansas University
International Institute For Young Musicians
Brendy Latare
Murphy Hall
Fuller
Latare
Luther
Smith
Melissa Warren
Warren
ITVM
University of Kansas
Saline County 1970 tractor tops auction at $56K
Saline County sold a 1970 Industrial International tractor for $56,100 on Purple Wave auction site, far above the $9,607 paid in 1970. The rusty unit drew buyers from Kansas and neighboring states, with officials surprised by the strong interest. Experts noted its collector value despite age, rust, and a dead battery.
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Salina
Saline County
Industrial International
Salina Journal
Road and Bridge Department
Darren Fishel
Fishel
York Hekel
Purple Wave
Kansas
Iowa
North Dakota
Colorado
Texas
Nebraska
Michigan
Case-Ih
Bruce Spidle
Straub International
International Harvester
Case
Spidle
U.S. plane makers seek Chinese ties in Wichita restructuring
Hawker Beechcraft plans to sell civilian operations to Beijing based Superior Aviation Beijing for 1.79 billion dollars while keeping some U S lines. Cessna signs deals with AVIC to produce and certify light jets in China, potentially shifting jobs and facilities from Wichita to Asia.
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Wichita
Walter Beech
America
Beech Aircraft Co
Kansas Company
Hawker Beechcraft
Shenzong Cheng
Qin Wang
Cheng
Cessna
Bombardier
Boeing
Spirit AeroSystems
Superior Aviation Beijing Co. Ltd
Superior
Beijing
Frank Larkin
Cessna Aircraft Co
China
Aviation Industry Corp. of China
AVIC
Chengdu
China Aviation Industry General Aircraft Co. Ltd
CAIGA
Shijiazhuang
Kansas
Cirrus Aircraft
United States
U.S
Cirrus
Duluth
Grand Forks
N.D
Cai von Rumohr
Cowen and Co
Federal Aviation Administration
Richard Aboulafia
Teal Group
Fairfax, Virginia
Aerospace and Defense
Hawker
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Frank Zappa
Academy
Scott McBride Smith
Bara
Louie Smith
Blue Cross
Blue Shield of
Bebsks.com
Flint Hills Discovery Center
Flint Hills
Traveller
Blue Shield Associatio
Lue Cross
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