Mars plan debate: costs and payoff for a manned mission
Guest editorial in the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel argues critics over state that Mars exploration is costly yet could yield technological and environmental benefits. It notes past budget strains, suggests international funding, and recalls how lunar programs spurred nonspace advances. The piece defends purposeful funding rather than dismissing space goals.
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University of Wisconsin-Madison
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Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Today in History highlights January 27 events
On this date in 1967 a fatal Apollo fire killed Grissom White and Chaffee at Cape Kennedy. Mozart was born in 1756. Edison patented the electric lamp in 1879. Wilhelmshaven raid in 1943. Leningrad siege ends in 1944. Auschwitz and Birkenau freed in 1945. Nevada atomic tests begin in 1951. A 1967 treaty bans orbital nuclear weapons.
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Gus” Grissom
Edward H. White
Roger B. Chaffee
Cape Kennedy
Fla
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Salzburg
Austria
Thomas Edison
Wilhelmshaven
Nevada Desert
Air Force
Roswell Service Members Highlight in 1979 Update
A Roswell group reflects on 25 years past with updates on local service members. Marine Sgt Gilbert Barela served in a 12 day Southern California exercise alongside 20 000 personnel, 38 ships and 250 aircraft. Airman first class Rene Carrillo, now at Holloman AFB, is an administrative specialist. Captain Robin Crouse Jr. completed infantry officer advance course at Fort Benning and holds a 1971 degree from New Mexico State University. Lieutenant Colonel Seth Orell, deputy assistant chief of staff operations with the 2nd Armored Division at Fort Hood, is son of Roswell residents.
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Roswell
California
Navy
Marine Corps
Barela
Marines
Roswell High School
Joe D. Barela
Rene R. Carrillo
Carrillo
Holloman Air Force Base
Chris Carrillo
Robin W. Crouse Jr
Army Infantry School
Fort Benning
New Mexico State University
Army
Robin W. Crouse
Leona M. Crouse
Seth R. Orell
2Nd Armored Division
Fort Hood
Texas
Orell
G. Seth Orell
Santa Fe’s calm satire on civic woes and politics
A caustic column on Santa Fe governance highlights jaywalking crackdowns, a planned new convention center, and rising hotel taxes as factors shaping the capital during the legislative session. It notes a messy calendar with Feb 3 elections and a two-location voting split, causing public confusion.
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New York
Chicago
Santa Fe County
Minnie Gallegos
Bush shifts from weapons to programs in State of the Union
In a new address President Bush moves away from arsenals to weapons programs as justification for the Iraq invasion. Critics like Nancy Pelosi cite cost estimates of 120 billion dollars and no-bid Halliburton contracts. Powell’s past claims of stockpiles are challenged as credibility erodes amid ongoing debates on pre emptive war and coalition building.
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Iraq
Saddam Hussein
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Saddam
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House
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Kerry and Iraq War Vote Contrasts Across Vietnam Record
The piece questions Senator Kerry about voting to authorize the Iraq war while recalling his Vietnam era stance and testimony. It contrasts Dean and McCain veterans with Kerry, asks what “turn” America took after Vietnam, and explores why Kerry supported Iraq policy despite criticism of Vietnam.
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John McCain
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Congress
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Iraq
Howard Dean
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Cambodia
Laos
George Kennan
Korea
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