Aug 1, 2012
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Watch true amateur athletes right here
The first modern Olympic games were organized in 1896 for two avowed purposes: to encourage world peace and friendship and to promote amateur athletics.
Do not expect, however, to see amateur athletes competing in the games now in progress.
If they...
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Aug 1, 2012
|Story| AM News
Watch true amateur athletes right here
The first modern Olympic games were organized in 1896 for two avowed purposes: to encourage world peace and friendship and to promote amateur athletics.
Do not expect, however, to see amateur athletes competing in the games now in progress.
If they...
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Letters to the editor: Sept. 8, 2011
Paper needs better proofreading
Dear Editor,
I was just wondering if anyone ever proofreads any of the stories that are printed? It used to be fun when Winchester had its own paper to catch misspelled words. Now it’s hard to get through the paper...Tags: Defense, Attack on Pearl Harbor (1941), Career and Workplace, White House, Armed Forces
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United expands lie-flat seats, entertainment availability
Tribune staff reporterUnited Airlines says it now offers lie-flat seats and personal entertainment systems on every first- and business-class cabin on long-haul flights from New York to overseas. The Chicago-based airline, the world’s largest, said it is the only U.S....Tags: Boeing Co., Air Transportation Industry, Entertainment
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Crashes rekindle debate about seat belts on buses
SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) — An Indiana lawmaker who sponsored a bill that would have required seat belts on school buses hopes two high-profile collisions in a span of a week that left more than 60 people injured will spur parents to urge the General...
Tags: Car Safety Tips and Advice, Teaching and Learning, Science and Technology, Students, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
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Welcome mat out for gay, lesbian travelers
At the kickoff of the International Gay & Lesbian Travel Association's annual convention this month, that organization's strides — not to mention the entire nation's — were no more clear than on a simple United Airlines banner beside the...
Tags: Trips and Vacations, Willis Tower, Air Transportation Industry, Transportation Industry, Travel
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United Dreamliner retakes to the skies
Signaling confidence to the public that Boeing 787s are safe to fly, the CEOs of Boeing Co. and United Continental Holdings on Monday traveled from Houston to Chicago aboard a Dreamliner. The flight, which touched down at 1:14 p.m., early and without...
Tags: Air Transportation, Boeing Co., Air Transportation Industry, O'Hare International Airport, Transportation
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United Dreamliner lands in Chicago after 4-month grounding
Tribune staff reporterSignaling confidence to the flying public that Boeing 787s are safe to fly, the CEOs of Boeing Co. and United Continental Holdings on Monday traveled from Houston to Chicago aboard a Dreamliner. Monday's flight, which touched down at 1:14 p.m., early and...Tags: Boeing Co., Air Transportation Industry, O'Hare International Airport, Japan, Federal Aviation Administration
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First United Boeing 787 Dreamliner to fly in months lands safely
The first Boeing Co. 787 Dreamliner to fly under the United Airlines name since a mass grounding ordered by the government earlier this year has landed at Chicago. On board the high-tech jet, which departed from Houston at 11 a.m. local time on Monday:...
Tags: Boeing Co., Air Transportation Industry, Federal Aviation Administration
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First stewardess completed United flight 83 years ago
Tribune reporterEllen Church was just 25 when she made history. Church was the first female flight attendant to take to the skies, on a United Airlines flight from Oakland to Chicago. The trip on a Boeing 80A took 20 hours, made 13 stops and carried just 14 passengers....Tags: Medical Specialization, Health and Medical Professionals, Nursing, Oakland (Chicago, Illinois)
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More airline passengers tolerant of baggage fees, study says
Grouse all you want about airline baggage fees, but the numbers don't lie: You are slowly learning to accept them as a painful but necessary part of the flying experience. In fact, the overall satisfaction with air travel has increased to the highest...Tags: Air Transportation Industry, Air Transportation, Transportation, Frontier Airlines Inc., Travel
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Reporter's Notebook: 2 major carriers out of O'Hare fare poorly in satisfaction survey
The two dominant air carriers out of Chicago's O'Hare International Airport, United Airlines and American Airlines, scored poorly in yet another satisfaction survey, this time by J.D. Power & Associates. And Southwest Airlines, the primary carrier out...
Tags: Willis Tower, Air Transportation Industry, Boeing Co., Delta Air Lines, Media Industry
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United targets small business with new frequent flier program
Tribune reporterChicago-based United Airlines, which has been expanding ways passengers can earn and use its frequent-flier miles, on Friday announced a new program allowing small businesses to rack up miles for making every-day purchases, such as office supplies, credit...Tags: Services and Shopping, Photography and Video, Small Businesses, Air Transportation Industry, Photography Supplies and Services
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Don Welsh focuses boundless energy on promoting Chicago
Don Welsh, Chicago's top convention and tourism salesman, early this month embarked on one of the most high-wire sales trips of his tenure here — flying to rival Las Vegas in an attempt to win back the National Hardware Show, once a cornerstone...
Tags: Tourism and Leisure Industry, Chicago Mayor, Entertainment Events, Starbucks Corp., Companies and Corporations
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