Moonshot echoes from Apollo era inspire today’s drive
The piece recalls Kennedy's Moon speech from 1961 and the Apollo push as a Cold War symbol of American effort. It notes the $25.4 billion Apollo cost, the Kennedy assassination shaping support, and Armstrong's line about a giant leap for mankind. It frames Apollo as a model for tackling big challenges.
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America
Richard Nixon
Barack Obama
al Gore
Moon
Kraft
Kennedy
Smithsonian Institution
Roger Launius
United States
U.S
Iraq
Afghanistan
NASA
Launch
Cape Canaveral
Armstrong
Curwensville Days Parade Awards Recognize Fire Units
The Keystone Regiment of Altoona won first in best musical variety. Jaffa Shrine Oriental Band of Clearfield took second. Parade honors covered emergency service apparatus and pumper trucks, with multiple fire companies from Sykesville, DuBois, Grampian Penn Bloom, Slyde, Union Township, Westover, Hyde, Clearfield, Reynoldsville, Madera, Brockway, Nope, Curwensville, Ridgway, Sandy Township, Houtzdale, and others earning top or second places. Names Jeff Collins and Tim Pavlik noted for trophies and parade history efforts.
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Keystone Regiment
Altoona
Jaffa Shrine Oriental Band
Clearfield
Sykesville Fire Co
DuBois Fire Department
Grampian-Penn-Bloom Fire Co
Slyde Fire Co
Union Township Fire Co
Westover Area Volunteer Fire Co
Hyde Fire Co
Clearfield Fire Department
Reynoldsville Fire Co
Madera Fire Co
Brockway Fire Co
Nope Fire Co
Curwensville Days car show honors and winners list
Mike Tarley and Don Hoover praised long time Curwensville Days participant Mr Farley. Cash plaques were given to attending cars, and Don Hoover presented the president’s choice award to Farley and Nancy Johnston for their 1977 Pontiac Grand Prix. Winners span e stock cars to special interest vehicles with many named owners and models.
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Mike Tarley
Farley
Chester C. Chidbey
Don Hoover
Nancy Johnston
Grampian
Hoover
Easton Graham
John Martin
Don Snedden
Ford
Rick and
Joann Tocarchik
Bill Morgan
Dodge
Jim Zawlski
Plymouth
Neil Bumbarger
Oldsmobile
Milford Jury
Pontiac
Curwensville Majorettes Win at Twirling Championship
Six Curwensville Area High School majorettes won senior high school short program honors at Twirling Unlimited International Championship in Canton Ohio on July 12, defeating Hickory High School by 17 points. Captain Emily Strickland and co captain Alyssa Benamati led the six member squad, which included three eighth graders, in a routine to Let It Rock winning the top prize and earning grand champion medals.
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Curwensville
Canton Civic Center
Canton
Ohio
Sarah Wriglesworth
Macey Connors
Alyssa Benamati
Emily Strickland
Katelyn Gill
Katrina Seaburn
Curwensville Area High School
Twirling Unlimited
Hickory High School
Hermitage
Hickory
Julie Benamati
Ms. Strickland
Alyssa
Katrina
Cindy Penrose
Essay on Cronkite era and modern news age loss of authority
A reflective piece on Walter Cronkite's passing at 92, contrasting the old single trusted anchor with today’s 24 hour information stream. It notes the shift to interactive, plural voices, declining TV trust, and the rise of personalized news feeds and social media driven commentary. It questions whether a unified conscience of the nation survives in the age of Many Voices.
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Ted Anthony
Washington (Ap
Walter Cronkite
America
CBS
NBC
Brian Williams
Bill O'Reilly
Keith Olbermann
Walter
Network TV
Cronkite
Gallup
Williams
CNN
Rick Sanchez
Twitter
Facebook
Barack Obama
Vietnam
Lyndon Johnson
Middle America
Los Angeles Times TV
Robert Lloyd
Cronkite to be buried in Missouri beside wife
Walter Cronkite to rest beside his late wife in Missouri where the couple first met, says his chief of staff. The 92 year old CBS icon died in Manhattan from a brain vessel disease. A private funeral will be held at St Bartholomew's Church with an Episcopal service. A memorial is planned at Avery Fisher Hall, Lincoln Center, within a month. The Committee to Protect Journalists will post remembrances on its blog.
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New York
Walter Cronkite
Missouri
CBS
Manhattan
Marlene Adler
St. Bartholomew’s Church
Adler
William Tully
Park Avenue
Cronkites
Avery Fisher Hall
Lincoln Center For the Performing Arts
Committee To Protect Journalists
Cronkite
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Associated Press
Houston
Yuri Gagarin
Soviet Union
Ted Sorensen
Sorensen
Ridgway Ambulance Service
Hyde Ambulance Service
Sandy Township Fire Department
Houtzdale Fire Co
Clearfield Borough Fire Department
Irvona Fire Co
CRHS
Jeff Collins
Tim Pavlik
Spa
Moshannon Valley High School
Black Knight
Curwensville Rescue Hose and Ladder Co
Dianne Byers
Clifford Hullihen
Caroline Zortman
Steve Stanton
Francis Romeo
Betty Pale
Rose Stiver
Dave Webster
Bob Smith
Lou Mitchell
Len
Mona Mullen
Rich Kelly
Tom Bennett
Rich Sabella
Mike Kelly
Doug Seprish
Don Seinbeck
John Thorne
Mike Moore
Ed Lanzoni
Scott Watson
Wayne Bumbarger
Dan Holt
Chevrolet
Bob Harnish
John Elling
Terry Forrest
Carol Round
Avalanche
Kevin Hainsey
Dennis Hurd
Sharon Folmar
Art Folmar
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