Wright brothers won flight race with sheer willpower
Dayton historians credit the Wrights not as mere lucky builders but as persistent inventors who mastered controlled sustained flight on December 17 1903 at Kill Devil Hills. Orville first lifted the craft for 12 seconds, Wilbur followed with longer flights while rivals like Langley and Pearse contended.
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Ohio
Dick Knapinski
Experimental Aircraft Association
Oshkosh
Wis
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Kill Devil Hills
Kitty Hawk
N.C. Wilbur
Gustave Whitehead
Redding
Potomac River
New Zealand
Richard Pearse
Pearse
John Daniels
Wright Brothers National Memorial
N.C
Army doc reveals horrors of Iraq from Baghdad hospital
Christina Jolliffe writes on the 28th Combat Support Hospital in Baghdad under Fort Bragg command. Captain Thomas Weber, chief anesthesiologist, describes treating U.S. soldiers and Iraqi civilians at Ibn Sina hospital, formerly Sad dam's, now a modern 70-bed facility after moving from a desert field site. The unit, part of the 30th Medical Brigade, includes eight general surgeons and other specialists and handles 15 to 20 cases daily.
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Army
Thomas Weber
Iraq
Balaad
Weber
Ibn Sina
Saddam's Hospital
Saddam
28Th Combat Support
30Th Medical Brigade
Fort Bragg
U.S. Army
Combat Support Hospital
Army Captain balances duty with growing family far from home
Elyria based Army Captain Thomas Weber, a doctor with the 28th Combat Support Hospital in Baghdad, serves as his wife Kristin awaits their first child back home in Ohio. Kristin, a speech pathologist, left their Fort Bragg home as Weber deployed in September. The couple, married in 2002, met during medical training in Missouri and Ohio State student years, and their story highlights sacrifices of military families during the holidays.
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Army
Thomas Weber
Baghdad
Kristin
Tom
Kristin Weber
Weber
Lorain
Fort Bragg
N.C
Gail Frohlich
Lakewood Hospital
Jackie Weber
Poland
Ohio
Teresa Costello
Eleanor Schuffert
Amherst
Ohio State University
OSU
Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine
Kirksville
Missouri
Southeast Missouri State University
Crash Kills One in Elyria Staggering Wreck
A westbound vehicle left Interstate 50 near the Route 2 split, plunged into woods, and burst into flames Saturday. One occupant died. a 19 year old passenger survived with critical injuries and was flown to MetroHealth Medical Center. The driver’s identity remains unreleased.
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Elyria
Lorain County
Paul Mains
Highway Patrol
Matus
Rmh Regional Medical Center
MetroHealth Medical Center
Cleveland
Summit fails to spawn EU plan
Brussels Belgium a summit to forge a constitution for a united post Cold War Europe collapsed Saturday after leaders failed to agree on sharing power within an expanded European Union the deal breaker was a proposal to abandon a voting system accepted in 2000 that gave Spain and incoming EU member Poland almost as much influence as core members
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Belgium
Europe
European Union
Spain
Poland
Medicare program boost signals health funding rise
A shot in the arm for the Medicare program is reported as receiving a boost, indicating stronger health funding ahead. The update highlights continued support for senior healthcare amid evolving policy discussions.
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Norway
World & Nation
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