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NAME OF PUBLICATION |
CIRC. |
DATE |
REPORTER |
ARTICLE TITLE |
REFERENCE |
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The Plain Dealer |
363,750 |
2/16/2003 |
Jack
Schnedler |
Dayton's
famous brothers rightly honored |
The
Wright brothers and the Centennial of Flight will be celerbated this year.
Dayton has a number of events planned, as does NC and DC. |
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Pittsburgh Post-Gazette |
243,091 |
2/16/2003 |
Jack
Schnedler |
Love
at first flight, North Carolina celebrates centennial of Wright brothers'
achievement |
The
Wright brothers and the Centennial of Flight will be celerbated this year.
Dayton has a number of events planned, as does NC and DC. |
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The Mini Page |
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2/25/2003 |
Betty Debnam |
African
American Pilots - Pioneers with wings |
A
Mini Page issue dedicated to the Tuskegee Airmen and African American pilots.
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Air & Space
(Smithsonian) |
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3/1/2003 |
Centennial Edition |
100 Years of Flight |
Entire
issue to dedicated to the Centennial celebration. Includes a list of 100 ways
to celebrate the Centennial of Flight. |
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Business North Carolina |
27,500 |
3/1/2003 |
Thomas
Parramore |
The
Wright stuff |
Discusses
the role the Wright brothers, and others from North Carolina, played in early
aviation. |
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The Seattle Times |
224,140 |
3/6/2003 |
Jason
Margolis |
The
wonder of flight - 100 years since Kitty Hawk, Northwest museums celerbate
how the Wright brothers changed the world |
Musuems
across the country are celebrating the Centennial of Flight. Talks about the
biggest museums in the northwest and mentions some of the special exhibits
taking place. |
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American Careers |
400,000 |
Winter
2003 |
Ron
Fowler |
Aviation |
Encourages
high school students to explore careers in aviation. Mentions the national
celebration taking place as well as the COFC Web site address. |
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MSNBC Online |
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3/9/2003 |
Debbi
Gardiner |
My turn: A moment of
genius, years of obscurity |
An
editorial written by Pearse's great great niece. Discusses the celebration
taking place in the U.S. for the Wright brothers, and Americans disregard for
Pearse's acheivements. |
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The New York Times |
1,113,300 |
3/14/2003 |
Sam
Lubell |
Where man first
flew, the open sky still beckons |
Discusses
Kitty Hawk as a vacation spot. Talks about the 100th anniversary celebration
as well as the re-enactment flight on Dec. 17, 2003. |
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The News & Observer |
163,295 |
3/15/2003 |
Gordon Clapp |
Flight's
centennial will soar |
An
editorial written by Gordon Clapp about Festival of Flight. Mentions Festival
of Flight as a part of the COFC and the national celebration. |
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Christian Science Monitor |
74,814 |
3/10/2003 |
Patrik
Jonsson |
First in flight: Ohio or
North Carolina? |
Ohio
and North Carolina are both planning celebrations in honor of the 100th
anniversary of the first flight. They claim the rivalry is over between the
states. |
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Newsweek |
3,125,151 |
3/17/2003 |
Debbi
Gardiner |
A
Moment of Genius, Years of Obscurity |
March
marks the centennial of New Zealander Richard Pearse's first flight. Mentions
the national celebration honoring the Wrights' in the US and the COFC. |
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