Article: Racing for the Gold: The Story of Lyle Shelton and the Rare Bear.(Aviation Visionary: "Smilin' Jack" Conroy and his Conrey Aircraft Corporation)(Book review)

Article: `Oddball' Aviation Visionary
The Washington Post;  September 17, 1994 ;     679 words ...Your brief profile of Glenn L. Martin {Washington Business, Aug. 29} casts unwarranted aspersions on the pioneer aviator and industrialist who built his first airplane and taught himself to fly 85 years ago this month and who in 1912 founded the company that preceded today's aerospace giant, Martin

Article: COLUMN WAS UNFAIR TO AVIATION ...
The Post-Standard (Syracuse, NY);  December 31, 2002 ;     436 words ...Byline: Richard W. Finzer To the Editor: Isabel Torrey's "Spruce Goose" column got my blood boiling. It was short on facts and long on fluff. The correct name for Hughes' flying boat was the H-4 Hercules. And while it was constructed primarily of birch, some spruce was in fact used. In addition to

Article: Lewis University To Confer Honorary Degrees Upon An ...
Targeted News Service;  December 8, 2008 ;     700+ words ...Lewis University issued the following news release: Lewis University will award honorary degrees to three distinguished professionals at its winter Commencement Ceremonies on Saturday, December 13 and Sunday, December 14. Honorees include Mr. James Guyette, President and Chief Executive Officer,

Article: Museum Of Discovery & Science receives $602,000 for new ...
Westside Gazette;  July 3, 2002 ;     700+ words ...Fort Lauderdale, Fla. -- The Emil Buehler Trust has awarded the Museum of Discovery and Science in downtown Fort Lauderdale $602,000 for the funding of a new exhibit on aviation and space sciences scheduled to open in Fall 2002. The Trust will fund the aviation portion of the exhibit, including the

Article: OSIsoft Teaming Up With Rare Bear(R) in Race to ...
PR Newswire;  August 19, 2003 ;     700+ words ... ... ever-popular race plane, called the "Rare Bear," will attempt to break its previous ... platform, has been installed on the Rare Bear in order to record vital engine and airframe ... passion for racing aircraft who helped the Rare Bear establish an early telemetry system ...

Article: RARE BEAR CARE.(News)
The Mirror (London, England);  October 12, 2000 ;     292 words ... ... collectors. PB28 has never left his glass case in the Steiff archive in Giegen, Germany, since he was made in 1904. The rare bear, worth pounds 110,000 if he was ever sold, is the star at collections in the city chambers and Jenners department store ...

Article: Fed: Rare bear could help smooth over diplomatic ...
AAP General News (Australia);  March 25, 2003 ;     573 words ...00-00-0000 Fed: Rare bear could help smooth over diplomatic tensions By Sharon Mathieson CANBERRA, March 25 AAP - Foreign Minister Alexander Downer fancies ...