Oil Substitute Is Achievable
      Fifty years ago (47, to be exact), the American space program was a joke- literally. "They launched another submarine down at Cape Canaveral yesterday," comedian Bob Hope told an audience, acknowledging that most American rockets fell into the Atlantic Ocean, never coming close to achieving low-ea...
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Follow The Money
      To The Editor: Very little has been written about Barack Obama's money trail. In March, Mike Dorning mentioned in the Chicago Tribune that "Obama requested $8 million in funding for 'High Explosive Air Burst Technology' made by General Dynamics, a military contractor with close ties to a major ...
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Immigration Matters
      To The Editor: Why is immigration NOT a major issue in this election? Our border areas are plagued with crime, vandalism, and discarded trash. A "guest worker" program would act as a magnet, attracting bigger problems. Such a program would include guest terrorists, guest drug dealers, guest gang ...
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Salutes Marine
      To The Editor: I read today [Sunday, May 4] with a great deal of sadness the death of a really courageous and remarkable Marine. This concerns Sergeant Merlin German from New York, who was only 22 years old and who suffered 97 percent burns of his body in 2005, when he was hit with a roadside bo...
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Likes Stamps Of Stars
      To The Editor: On Feb. 12, 1997 my letter to you was printed in your paper- my story was "stamp of approval". I said I would like to see more of the entertainment field on a stamp, such as Babe Ruth, Al Jolson, Eddie Cantor, Fiorello LaGuardia, former mayor of N.Y., John Wayne, etc. Don't let the...
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Hails Extension
      To The Editor: Several articles published in the May 7 and 14 issues of the Gazette, in addition to several news items mentioned on the radio and television are worthy of sharing with my Gazette readers. I applaud Congressmember [Carolyn] Maloney for her initiation of 13 more weeks of unempl...
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