Veterans groups target new generation of younger veterans
The American Legion and Veterans of Foreign Wars push to recruit younger members amid aging World War II veterans. Illinois leaders cite declines from 131,700 to 127,300 members since 2004 while noting Gulf War and Iraq veterans offer new potential. Programs include free first year dues and youth mentoring to boost visibility and engagement.
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NASA probes hits comet in Deep Impact mission
NASA scientists collided a space probe with Tempel 1 to study the solar system's formation. The 11.8 billion mile per hour impact near 10 52 p m PDT did not alter the comet’s orbit and proved a historic milestone for NASA while audiences from Hawaii watched the event on a big screen.
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Tempel 1
Enacecraft
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Calif
NASA
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Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Hawaii
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Earth
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U.S. Space Agency
Panel backs universal HIV screening for pregnant women
A federal panel recommends all pregnant women be screened for HIV, not just those at high risk, citing advances since 1996. The Annals of Internal Medicine report notes testing helps prevent mother to child transmission and outlines options such as combination drug therapy, cesarean delivery, and avoiding breastfeeding to reduce risk to about 1 percent.
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Annals of Internal Medicine
Diana Petitti
Kaiser Permanente
California
Plane missing with three aboard stirs Alaska search
Alaska state troopers said searchers looked Monday for a Cessna 207 missing since three days earlier with three men on board. The wife of John Phillips 63 of Columbia South Carolina reported they did not reach their planned destination. The other two men were Patrick Leverets of Charleston and Ken O Connor of Charlotte. Ages unlisted.
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Alaska
John Phillips
Columbia
S.C
Patrick Leverets
Charleston
Ken O'Connor
Charlotte
N.C
Seven year old N C boy drowns at Osceola pool
Tad Williams of Wadesboro North Carolina vanished while his family waited near the Howard Johnsons Enchanted Land pool in Kissimmee Florida. Deputies searched hours until a tourist found the boy at the bottom of the eight foot deep pool. The death was ruled an accident and an autopsy was scheduled.
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Fla
Tad Williams
Wadesboro
N.C
Howard Johnson
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