Monthly Archives: April 2018

Florida Voices | World War II Veterans: Frederic Rubin

Frederic Rubin was inspired to enlist in the military after the Pearl Harbor attack on December 7, 1941. His time as a lead navigator in the Eighth Air Force was an honor for the navigation connoisseur. During a conversation on … Continue reading

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Meet the gargantuan air freighter that looks like a whale – BBC News

Media captionAirbus builds a new super-transporter Passenger aircraft are built in sections around the world then assembled in various locations, so how do you transport huge parts like wings and fuselages? Meet the super-transporters – giant planes for giant jobs. … Continue reading

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David W. Yost, 66, of Ogdensburg – WWNY

Funeral services for David W. Yost, age 66 of Ogdensburg will be held on Saturday (April 7, 2018) at 2:00pm at the Fox Murray Funeral Home with Rev. Walter Smith officiating.  Burial will be in the spring at Ogdensburgh Cemetery.  … Continue reading

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CNN-Member Commercial Drone Group Wants to Kill Regulation Exemption for Hobby Drones

A commercial drone advocacy group called for the repeal of Section 336 of the FAA Modernization and Reform Act (FMRA) of 2012, which exempts most model airplanes used for recreational or academic purposes from drone regulations established by the Federal … Continue reading

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John Clayton Yost

John Clayton Yost, of Austin and Galveston, Texas, and Aspen, Colorado, passed away on March 28, 2018 surrounded by his children and sister after a brief battle with cancer. Born July 22, 1943 to Katherine Andrews Yost and Francis Randolph … Continue reading

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Shirley Contreras: Hancock Foundation College of Aeronautics takes flight

Shirley Contreras lives in Orcutt and writes for the Santa Maria Valley Historical Society. She can be contacted at 623-8193 or at shirleycontreras2@yahoo.com. Her book, “The Good Years,” a selection of stories she’s written for the Santa Maria Times since … Continue reading

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China’s threatened tariffs target a thin sliver of Boeing’s jet sales

China’s quick tit-for-tat retort Wednesday to President Donald Trump’s proposed tariffs on that nation would apply retaliatory tariffs to certain models of Boeing 737 single-aisle jets — but the threatened Chinese measures are carefully limited in scope and appear unlikely … Continue reading

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