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Boeing commercial airplane unit to cut more jobs in 2017

SEATTLE — Boeing Co.’s commercial airplane unit said on Monday it would cut an as-yet-undetermined number of jobs in 2017 after slashing its workforce by 8 percent in 2016, as it struggles to sell planes in the face of a … Continue reading →

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National history museum showcases little-known Wichita artifact

Some think it looks like a flying saucer. Others see a carousel or a giant Hershey’s Kiss. One Beech Aircraft Corp. executive called it a pumpkin. For an Andover family, it was home for four decades. Today, the Wichita-built Dymaxion … Continue reading →

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An Extraordinary Life: New Lenox man excelled in many areas and shared the fruits with others – The Herald

“One day he came home and said, ‘They’re giving that Peace Corps test. Would you want to take it?’ ” she said. In the fall of 1966, Donald and Phyllis, as part of the Peace Corps, went to Tacloban, Philippines, … Continue reading →

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Pitching In to Preserve Aviation History – The New York Times

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Future Predictions

by Robert M. Goldman In 1998, Kodak had 170,000 employees and sold 85% of all photo paper worldwide. Within just a few years, their business model disappeared and they went bankrupt. What happened to Kodak will happen in a lot … Continue reading →

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Baecke was well-known painter, farmer in the city’s Belgian Gardens

Article source: http://www.mysanantonio.com/obituaries/article/Baecke-was-well-known-painter-farmer-in-the-10801766.php

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What I know about men…

My father, George, was in a big band and worked as a musician until he met my mother. That’s when he quit music – it wasn’t really possible to support a family being a musician playing gigs in those days.  Dad … Continue reading →

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