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Roderick D. Miller, 82

One night at the local roller rink, friend Bob Burtch introduced him to Marion Weigold. The two were married in 1952. Rod graduated from Michigan State in 1955, with a Degree in Engineering and a commission in the U.S. Army. … Continue reading

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Air Lease Gains Altitude In Aircraft Leasing Sector

English Yes Tue, Apr 08 2014 00:00:00 E A05_NEWAMERICA By VANCE CARIAGA, INVESTOR’S BUSINESS DAILY Email Print License Comment It takes a lot of money to operate an airline. You can spend billions of dollars building up a fleet of … Continue reading

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MTU buys new cloud chamber

HOUGHTON – Scientists and researchers at Michigan Technological University and beyond will be going to the cloud to find answers – the cloud chamber that is. “Basically this is a chamber that allows us to simulate the atmosphere all the … Continue reading

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Spiders Prompt Mazda to Recall Cars

Back in 2011, Mazda had to recall some 65 000 Mazda6 cars in the U.S., Canada, and Mexico because yellow sac spiders — aka Cheiracanthium inclusum — were nesting in “tiny rubber hoses linked to fuel tank systems… could cause … Continue reading

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FBI: Man plotted to fly drone-like toy planes with bombs into school

BRIDGEPORT, Conn. — A Moroccan national was detained without bail in Connecticut after FBI agents discovered his plot to fly bombs on drone-like devices made out of radio-controlled airplanes into a school and a federal building, according to federal authorities. … Continue reading

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Annual LARKS May Day Helicopter Fly slated for May 2-3

SDN Staff Report Posted Apr. 6, 2014 @ 3:00 pm Article source: http://www.sulphurdailynews.com/article/20140406/NEWS/140409713/10082/NEWS

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Today’s cars are boring: Where has the heart and soul gone?

Not long ago, I had a nightmare where I was trapped in a bad motel room. The paint and carpet were beige and each wall had a single, generic painting affixed to it, bolted in place to render it theft-proof … Continue reading

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