Tyson and Howe Face Separate Paths in and Out of Sport
Not everyone admires them, but Tyson’s sporting feats warrant striving to reach his level. Keep their private lives private. People forgive Tyson for past mistakes, while Howe contends with personal problems he must resolve himself.
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Tyson
Howe
Apollo 13s truth in Hollywood told by Lovell
A Venture County Star account reviews the 1994 film Apollo 13 and the real mission from April 1970. It notes Lovell Swigert and Haise survived after an oxygen tank explosion, NASA advisory involvement, and careful efforts to preserve factual accuracy while acknowledging cinematic simplifications.
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Houston
Jim Lovell
Mission Control
Lovell
Jack Swigert
Fred Haise
Tom Hanks
Kevin Bacon
Swigert
Bill Paxton
Harse
Hollywood
Jeffrey Kluger
Ken Mattingly
Gary Sinise
Mattingly
Gerald Griffin
Howard
NASA
Hartsfield
Tia
Lisa McKinnon
Venture County Star
California
Teens work as Apollo 13 extras in Hollywood
Simi Valley teens George Harris and Barry Middlebrook, both 15, spent a day in October as extras for Apollo 13. They wore military uniforms, got crew cuts, watched a splashdown replay, and earned about 145 dollars including hair-cut permission. Harris hopes his brief on screen moment survives editing.
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Simi Valley
Calif
George Harris
Barry Ihiidaiebrook
Lavell
Jay
Max Huett Slade
Harris
Middlebrook
Hollywood
St. John’s Military Academy
Wisconsin
Pacific Ocean
Ron Howard
Lucy
Slade
Students Rally to Preserve Sports in West Genesee Budget
Margaret staff writer reports that students across West Genesee and other districts urged adults to vote yes to protect sports, band and extras. Student athletes and boosters helped spread the word, with many attending school board meetings and making calls to district families to emphasize consequences of cuts.
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West Genesee
Rudolph Ruheis
Andy McElwee
McElwee
Pat Daughton
Liverpool High School
Daughton
Onondaga County
Syracuse
Common Council
Liverpool
Jamesville-De- Witt
LaFayette
Solvay
Onondaga Central
Onondaga
Katie Kelly
Baldwinsville
East Syracuse-Minoa
Fabius-Pompey
Fayetteville-Manlius
Jordan- Elbridge
Marcellus
North Syracuse
Skaneateles
Tully
Westhill
Lyncourt
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