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The deserts of the Southwest, [Eugene Shoemaker] realized, not only revealed astronomical history; they could also serve as models for extraterrestrial landscapes. Shoemaker set up the U.S. Geological Survey's Astrogeology Branch in Flagstaff in the 1960s, and later became a key leader of the Apollo program. Thanks in part to his influence, the desert Southwest became a proving ground for lunar landings, including the July 20, 1969, landing of Apollo 11 - the first time human beings walked on the moon.
During the Apollo era, Flagstaff-based geologists and their photographer partners made astronaut-training videos at New Mexico's Zuni Salt Lake and tested lunar rovers at Bonito Crater northeast of Flagstaff, where the rough, rocky surface mimicked what some geologists expected to find on...
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...Charles Eugene Daspit, Shoemaker, Lazarre, Daspit & Blackwell, Ba...
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If you're looking for an original play with strong Kansas ties, you may want to check out the "Over the Rainbow" dinner theater, presented this weekend by members of Victory Tabernacle, 2622 S.E. 6th.
The original program features many of the characters made famous in that "Oz" movie most of us have seen a time or two through the years.
...MacVicar Ave., Topeka. - The Rev. Eugene Shoemaker on Jan. 1 assumed the pastorate of Centr...
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central Illinois
Violet F. Alt
...Donald Eugene Shoemaker. DOWNS - Donald Eugene Shoemaker passed ...
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Portland-based Beam Development's bread and butter may be converting historic industrial buildings into office space for creative professionals, but it's confident it can also achieve success in transformation of retail space.
Beam is teaming with Portland-based Banette Properties to convert a former Wizer's shopping center - built in 1963 in Lake Grove, in Lake Oswego - into a green development anchored by Zupan's. The project, much like others by Beam, will keep elements of the original Wizer's facade and add modern elements to create a unique look.
... the traditional model," said Eric Shoemaker, a developer with Beam. "There are literally thous... the One Center Court building in downtown Eugene into a commerce center. But Shoemaker likes the id...
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In a little more than a week, Christians around the world will begin their observance of Lent, a 40-day period leading to Easter and the celebration of Jesus' resurrection.
But for 2,000 years, the debate has raged: Did Jesus really rise from the dead?
...- The Rev. Eugene Shoemaker on Jan. 1 assumed the pastorate of Centr...
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... the Interior Stuart Udall, Astrogeologist Eugene Shoemaker and Senator Harry Reid, Speaker of the H...
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CentralIllinois
Gladys Neathery
...Survivors: Two sons, Bobbie Eugene (Linda) Little, Normal; and Carl Duane Little, Pekkin; one daughter, Mary Shoemaker, Canton; six grandchildren; and 15 great-grandchil...
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Ken Sanders Rare Books, 268 S. 200 East, will host a reading and book signing event with W.L. Rusho, author of "The Mystery of Everett Ruess," Sept. 29 , 7 p.m. This event is free and open to the public.
The King's English Bookshop, 1511 S. 1500 East, will host journalist Steven Kotler as he presents his new book, "A Small Furry Prayer: Dog Rescue and the Meaning of Life," Sept. 29, 7 p.m.
...'s 2010 fiction contest and Charlotte and Eugene England personal essay contest. Fiction contest: FFirst place ($250) "Bing," by Ryan Shoemaker, Burbank, Calif.; Second place ($175) "Joseph Smit...
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... Storbakken and Connie Lackey received the Eugene M. Shoemaker Award in the multiple-project categor...