What if ... Amelia Earhart made it out alive? Oct 23, 2008
Amelia Earhart made it out alive ... Amelia Earhart made it out alive ... Amelia Earhart hadn't hurtled into the sea. (The Daily Campus, CT)
State cuts & Arlington Oct 18, 2008
Arlington lost its $100,000 earmark for school zone safety projects, $100,000 for a transportation development grant, and the $140,000 for a hydraulic study on the Amelia Earhart Dam, which is down the Mystic River in Everett. A $100,000 earmark for the Arlington Youth Health and Safety Coalition is the only Arlington earmark that was not reduced or eliminated by the governor s cuts. (Arlington Advocate, MA)
Beyond teen TV Oct 14, 2008
Hilary Swank, Amelia (Amelia Earhart biopic co-starring Richard Gere and Ewan McGregor. . (San Diego Union-Tribune)
While it may not boost your property value, saying that a big name - from Curt Schilling to Barack Obama, Julia Child to Amelia Earhart - once lived in your home brings joys (great cocktail conversation!) and pains (ghosts! tourists on the front lawn!). Oct 12, 2008
AMELIA EARHART The pilot lived on Brooks Street in Medford ... While it may not boost your property value, saying that a big name - from Curt Schilling to Barack Obama, Julia Child to Amelia Earhart - once lived in your home brings joys (great cocktail conversation ... But more than 20 years ago, the supermarket tabloid wanted to conduct a seance in the couple's historic Brooks Street home, a century-old Queen Anne Victorian where Amelia Earhart once lived. (Boston Globe)
Donald Bockler, at 64; science teacher and tour guide Oct 7, 2008
"Don was also incredibly stubborn about the tour. He was adamant about walking 20 minutes out of the way to see the site of the Dennison House, where Amelia Earhart once worked," said Olivia Samwong Handerson, who cochaired the tour with him. "Don was just beaming all day. I think he was especially happy to have [his wife] Marzina walk the entire tour with him.". (Boston Globe)
Fossett never stopped pushing the envelope Oct 6, 2008
But now he was even more notable as the Amelia Earhart of our time, the affable flier who disappeared in 1937 and might never be found. The same crazy theories that sprang up after Earhart vanished over the Pacific soon emerged about Fossett: He was hiding on an island, he ran away for a love tryst, space aliens snatched him. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Chocolate - a True American Tradition Oct 4, 2008
Amelia Earhart had a cup of chocolate during her record-setting flight over the Pacific from Hawaii to the U.S. mainland on Jan. 11, 1935. Even though it seems as if chocolate is ubiquitous, we do not yet know all of the facts surrounding the origins of this tasty treat. (Pekin Times, IL)
'Where Ya Been, Amelia' at library on Sept. 25 Sep 24, 2008
Amelia Earhart disappeared over the Pacific Ocean in 1937. This production offers several creative scenarios about what at may have happened as well as a dramatic overview of Earhart s life. (Medford Transcript, MA)
Swank has benign growth removed Sep 20, 2008
Swank will next been seen on the big screen in the forthcoming film Amelia, based on the life of pioneering aviator Amelia Earhart. Bookmark with. (BBC News -- Entertainment)
Couple to mark 73 years together Sep 16, 2008
Amelia Earhart becomes the first person to fly solo across the Pacific Ocean, nonstop from Hawaii to California. Bruno Hauptmann is sentenced to death for killing the Lindbergh baby. (Daytona Beach News Journal)
We're over this Moon Sep 5, 2008
They've all listened to grandfather's tales of flying with Amelia Earhart, and they're thirsty for adventure. To stow away on Apollo 11, the young flies begin their journey by hiding out in the lunchbox of a NASA employee. (24 Hours Vancouver)
Friends search anew for Fossett's crash site Sep 2, 2008
The difficulty of finding Fossett's wreck prompts comparisons to pioneering aviator Amelia Earhart, who disappeared on an around-the-world flight attempt in 1937. "They're both incredibly inspiring people," Toulmin said. (San Francisco Chronicle)
New Search Starts for Missing Adventurer Fossett Sep 2, 2008
The difficulty of finding Fossett's wreck prompts comparisons to pioneering aviator Amelia Earhart, who disappeared on an around-the-world flight attempt in 1937. "They're both incredibly inspiring people," Toulmin said, adding: "If we don't find Steve Fossett, people are going to be coming out here for the next 50 years until he is found.". (Newsmax)
Pop Tarts: Donald Trump Gets Emotional Over Christina Aguilera Aug 26, 2008
" (It was hard to believe that Aguilera had a baby earlier this year judging by her itty-bitty waistline.) But as much as Trump clearly has a thing for the 27-year-old, she was pretty daunted by him as well. On a night like this I definitely get those pre-performance butterflies. I think there d be something wrong if I didn t get them just a little bit it s Mr. Trump, she told Pop Tarts with a smile before her showdown. Tonight s sort of more of an intimate setting, just with a very stripped... (Fox News)
Useless Knowledge: Pour a cup, bone up on U.S. history Aug 22, 2008
The Montana Standard. The Montana Standard. (Montana Standard, MT)
08/20: Amy Adams, Ben Stiller, Beth Ostrosky, Taylor Momsen... > Aug 21, 2008
1 of 8 Amy Adams, dressed as Amelia Earhart, films "Night at the Museum 2" with Ben Stiller. More Galleries. (New York Post -- Gossip)
Space-worthy flies give 'Moon' 'toon some buzz Aug 16, 2008
Nat's heard his grandpa (Christopher Lloyd) tell and retell the story of his rescue of Amelia Earhart, who is shown falling asleep at the controls of her plane and nearly crashing before Grandpa flies up her nose to make her sneeze and wake up. When Scooter tells his buddies of a conversation overheard between humans discussing the Apollo 11 moon flight, Nat decides that's it. (San Diego Union-Tribune)
3-D Fly Me to the Moon is fun Aug 16, 2008
Young fly Nat (Trevor Gagnon) knows there's more to life than what's in the grass, and with his grandpa's (Christopher Lloyd) tall tales of waking Amelia Earhart during her famous flight across the Atlantic, Nat is desperate to do something wild. Fortunately for Nat, Cape Canaveral is nearby, and he's seen on the news that a mission to the moon is about to take off. (Hillsdale Independent, NY)
Fly Me to the Moon Aug 15, 2008
The flies' outer-space adventure greatly pleases Nat's Grandpa (voiced by Christopher Lloyd), who once flew with Amelia Earhart. He also got into a spot of bother with a Russian fly (Nicollette Sheridan) during the Cold War. (Globe and Mail -- Entertainment)
Mini movie reviews Aug 15, 2008
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Too old? Too young? CEO debate mirrors campaign's Aug 13, 2008
McCain would have a tougher sell as someone so seasoned that he was born before pilot Amelia Earhart vanished trying to circumnavigate the globe. There are some CEOs running major companies in their 40s and 70s, and those interviewed say that age has little to do with success and leadership. (USA Today -- Money)
Fly Me to the Moon doesnt reach orbit Aug 12, 2008
Nats granddad (Christopher Lloyd) has long recounted his own wild travels as a youthful fly, among them buzzing along with Amelia Earhart on her trans-Atlantic journey. Gramps stories prompt Nat and his buddies to stow away on Apollo 11, complete with their own little fly spacesuits. (MSNBC -- Movies)
Earmarks restored Aug 7, 2008
In addition to these two earmarks, Arlington will also receive $145,000 to the Arlington Youth Consultation Center, $100,000 for the Arlington Youth Health and Safety Coalition and $140,000 for a hydraulic study to increase the pumping capacity of the Amelia Earhart Dam, close to where the Mystic River meets Boston Harbor. It s good news, said Town Manager Brian Sullivan. (Arlington Advocate, MA)
High Flier: DeKalb pilot helping kids fly Aug 6, 2008
Amelia Earhart is one of May's early heroes, she said. She looked up to Earhart because not only was she a pilot at a time when few women learned the skills, but she also excelled, May said. (DeKalb Daily Chronicle, IL)
Elsie MacGill: First Female Aeronau... Aug 4, 2008
1975 Amelia Earhart Medal, International Association of Women Pilots. 1979 Gold Medal from the Association of Professional Engineers of Ontario. (Suite101.com)
Boy dies in beach tunnel collapse Aug 4, 2008
Mon Aug 4, 2008 8:05am BST. LONDON (Reuters) - A teenager died when a tunnel collapsed on him while he was digging on a beach during a family holiday in south Wales, a coastguard spokesman said on Monday. (Reuters UK)
Depp as Mad Hatter? Jul 30, 2008
Wasikowska has previously starred in TV shows All Saints and In Treatment and has just finished playing the young Amelia Earhart in the recently-wrapped biopic of the legendary aviator. Linda Woolverton (The Lion King) has written the Alice script, which will be shot by combining live-action footage with performance-capture animation. (IGN FilmForce)
From land of Oz to wonderland Jul 26, 2008
She has also just completed filming the role of a young Amelia Earhart fan in Mira Nair's biopic Amelia, starring Hilary Swank. Burton, is best known for his outlandish films including Edward Scissorhands, Charlie And The Chocolate Factory and, most recently, Sweeney Todd. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Alice role for Australian actress Jul 25, 2008
Wasikowska has just finished filming her role as a young fan of aviator Amelia Earhart in Mira Nair's biopic Amelia, starring Hilary Swank and Richard Gere. Burton's previous projects include musicals Sweeney Todd and Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. (BBC News -- Entertainment)
Amelia Earhart Mystery Continues 70 Years After Jul 25, 2008
Last Update: 7/24 12:11 pm. Historian Chris Epting Historian Chris Epting, discussed the mystery surrounding the famous Aviators disappearance and program that helped the with its restoration. (WOKR13 Rochester)
Australian actor slated to star in Burton's Alice Jul 24, 2008
She has just finished film the role of a young Amelia Earhart fan in Mira Nair's biopic Amelia, starring Hilary Swank and Richard Gere. Filming of Alice is set to begin this November. (ABC Online)
Woods, not drama, out at Birkdale Jul 20, 2008
Before play began, the air was filled with apologetic references to Tiger Woods, the most publicized missing person since Amelia Earhart. After the shot-making began, and one player after another took turns on the screen, Woods gradually became a subject that gradually dwindled away. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Sports)
Gov. keeps most local earmarks intact Jul 15, 2008
Arlington will still receive $100,000 for the Arlington Youth Health and Safety Coalition, and the state will still earmark $140,000 for a hydraulic study on the Amelia Earhart Dam, a few miles downstream from Arlington on the Mystic River. The governor s signed budget included a Chapter 70 local aid increase of about $415,000. (Arlington Advocate, MA)
Arlingtons earmarks Jul 13, 2008
The Conference Committee s budget also allocated $140,000 for a hydraulic study to increase the pumping capacity of the Amelia Earhart Dam, close to where the Mystic River meets the Boston Harbor. That Department of Conservation and Recreation line item totals about $1,175,000 and only is limited to the office of dam safety. (Arlington Advocate, MA)
Carl Albert State College honors Mitchell, others Jul 8, 2008
She later earned her pilot's license and joined the Arkansas 99s, a group of woman pilots founded by Amelia Earhart. Mitchell has two sons, Dr. Mike Mitchell and Kelly Mitchell, and two daughters, Angela Tabor and Dr. Marcinda Mitchell. (Sallisaw Sequoyah County Times, OK)
Kit Kittredge: A slam dunk for Breslin Jul 7, 2008
They recite a pledge in a made-up language and dip their hands in the sacred water before swearing allegiance beside a gallery of "membero-belia" including pictures of Eleanor Roosevelt and Amelia Earhart. The determined girl with the perfectly smooth blond tresses marches downtown to the offices of Cincinnati's biggest daily to deliver each new article ("A kid's-eye view of the Depression") to a blustery editor, Mr. Gibson. (Toronto Star)
REVIEW: Kit doesnt hold anything back Jul 4, 2008
With pictures of Eleanor Roosevelt and Amelia Earhart decorating her treehouse, Kit represents precocious girl-power, a feminism that encourages kids to confront problems with their head and heart rather than brawn. It is wonderful seeing two actors who have been absent from the silver screen of late, O'Donnell and Ormond. (Colorado Springs Gazette)
'Unsinkable carrier' Jul 4, 2008
Famous aviator Amelia Earhart reportedly landed at the airfield in 1931. With the coming of World War II, runways, hangars and barracks were expanded, and the base was commissioned as a U.S. Naval Air Station. (The News-Herald)
Womens Air Race ends in Mansfield with celebration Jul 1, 2008
The Womens Air Race Classic traces its roots to the Womens Air Derby, first held in 1929 with 15 female pilots, including Amelia Earhart. Before reaching Mansfield, the pilots this year made required stops in Miles City, Montana; Aberdeen, South Dakota; Mason City, Iowa; Decatur, Illinois; Frankfort, Kentucky; Franklin, Pennsylvania, and Saratoga Springs, New York. (Easton Journal, MA)
Engineering study of old Cradock Locks aimed at putting halt to flooding issues Jun 27, 2008
Initially built in 1909 to prevent excess floodwaters from engulfing the city, the locks were removed several years ago when the Amelia Earhart Dam was put in, but concrete leftovers are now at the center of a discussion between Medford and Winchester, both of which recently announced receipt of funding for a joint-effort engineering review, aimed at fixing the problem ... But this will also require adding a pump to the Amelia Earhart Dam so the increased flow won t flood parts of Medford ...... (Medford Transcript, MA)
107...and still playing bingo Jun 19, 2008
1937 Amelia Earhart disappears during an attempt to be the first woman to fly around the world. 1941 Japan bombs the naval base at Pearl Harbor, drawing the United States into World War II.. (Hamilton Wenham Chronicle, MA)
Today in History Jun 18, 2008
In 1928, Amelia Earhart became the first woman to fly across the Atlantic Ocean as she completed a journey with pilots Wilmer Stultz and Louis Gordon from Newfoundland to Wales in about 21 hours ... Thought for Today: "Women must try to do things as men have tried. When they fail, their failure must be but a challenge to others." Amelia Earhart, American aviator (1897-1937. (Yahoo News)
Click for Full Story Jun 18, 2008
Eighty years ago today, on June 18, 1928, Amelia Earhart became the first woman to fly across the Atlantic Ocean as she completed a journey with pilots Wilmer Stultz and Louis Gordon from Newfoundland to Wales in about 21 hours ... In 1928, Amelia Earhart became the first woman to fly across the Atlantic Ocean as she completed a journey with pilots Wilmer Stultz and Louis Gordon from Newfoundland to Wales in about 21 hours ... Thought for Today: "Women must try to do things as men have tried.... (KWTX.com, TX)
Mansfield finish line for cross country air race Jun 18, 2008
More than 70 women pilots will take to Montana s big sky June 24 with the spirit of Amelia Earhart beneath their wings. In a competition rooted back to the first transcontinental Women s Air Derby of 1929, they will fly the 2,400-mile Air Race Classic over four days before touching down at the Mansfield Municipal Airport. (Easton Journal, MA)
White receives award Jun 8, 2008
Lavan S. White, of Somerset, has been awarded the Amelia Earhart Award by the United States Air Force Auxiliary, Civil Air Patrol. Sen. (Somerset Daily American, PA)
Eleanor Roosevelts trip to Douglas remembered Jun 7, 2008
In 1929, the first Women s Air Derby, a transcontinental air race for woman pilots (Amelia Earhart, among them) included Douglas as one of its stops. In October, 1930, Douglas was a stop on the first transcontinental airmail route. (Douglas Daily Dispatch, AZ)
Wax museum comes to life Jun 6, 2008
"Some of them actually put their costumes together by the end of April. While the students did get some help from their parents, the entire wax museum was meant to be a surprise. "We had no idea," said Bonnie Greenspan, mother of Alyssa Greenspan, who portrayed Walt Disney. At the wax museum, students had stations arranged around the gym. At the front of each station was a sign with the person from history's name and a large black circle, which acted as a button. When the button was pressed, the... (MIllbrook Voice Ledger, NY)
McGregor Earmarks Amelia May 29, 2008
May 27, 2008 - Ewan McGregor will co-star in Amelia, a forthcoming biopic of famous female pilot Amelia Earhart. McGregor joins a cast that includes Hilary Swank as Earhart, as well as Richard Gere and Virginia Madsen. (IGN FilmForce)
Fourth-graders learn from their elders May 28, 2008
Upon learning that her guest s childhood hero was Amelia Earhart, one student shared that she would like to major in history in college so she can solve the mystery surrounding the pilot s disappearance. Others expressed interest in seeing some of the foreign places their guests had visited during their lives. (Somerset Daily American, PA)
A peek inside the 'Crystal Skull' closet May 25, 2008
She dressed Ravenwood like the intrepid aviatrix Amelia Earhart, and George Mac McHale (Ray Winstone) like novelist Ernest Hemingway, and to clothe the student Mutt Williams (Shia LaBeouf), she was inspired by Marlon Brando in The Wild One. There was little she could do with Irina Spalko (Cate Blanchett), since the character wears a military uniform for most of the film. (San Diego Union-Tribune)
Wrapping up the budget on Beacon Hill May 23, 2008
Additionally, House members fought for small dollar earmarks of importance to their district for example, in my case, $140,000 to continue developing plans to improve the Amelia Earhart dam so as to better control flooding in Arlington, Belmont, Cambridge and other communities low-lying near the Mystic River. So, from the perspective of a metropolitan journalist, there were many little stories, but nothing of broad interest that could compete with the personality-based stories for newsprint. (Arlington Advocate, MA)
Casper briefs: Theatre, Toastmasters, and a Painted Past May 23, 2008
Students have studied historical figures and learned how to "become" their characters, who include Benjamin Franklin, JRR Tolkien, Queen Elizabeth, Amelia Earhart, Cleopatra, Beethoven, Walt Disney, Hellen Keller, and Wilbur Wright. They will dress in costume and tell their life stories, often even adopting accents and mannerisms. (Casper Star-Tribune, WY)
More of this story May 17, 2008
Cornelius sculptor Jon Hair feels right at home with legendary figures like (left to right) Thomas Jefferson, Amelia Earhart and Martin Luther King Jr. The bench-bound threesome is part of a piece Hair is producing for High Point University. Stacked end on end, the accomplishments in Jon Hair's portfolio would probably make a pile as high as his latest sculpture. (Huntersville Herald, NC)
Bass to adapt Buckley's 'Boomsday' May 7, 2008
Bass most recently scripted Fox Searchlight's "Amelia," the Mira Nair-directed Amelia Earhart biopic that stars Hilary Swank and Richard Gere. Special Report. (Variety)
Earhart biopic takes off Apr 22, 2008
A biopic of aviation pioneer Amelia Earhart is taking off this month, with Hilary Swank in the cockpit ... Amelia is not the first attempt to bring the life of Amelia Earhart to the screen ... In 2000, Julianne Moore was expected to portray the aviator in I Was Amelia Earhart, with Mel Gibson playing her navigator Fred Noonan, but the project never got off the ground. (Guardian Unlimited -- Film)
Enduring the years of change Apr 21, 2008
LAWRENCE -- In 1935, a gallon of gas cost an average of 10 cents, the Marx Brothers had moviegoers rolling in the aisles with "A Night at the Opera," and Amelia Earhart became the first person to fly solo from Hawaii to California. That same year, Beatrice Greenberg and her husband Abe, who were married in 1932, opened New Jersey Plumbing Supplies on East State Street in Trenton. (NJ.com -- Times)
Infotainment Apr 19, 2008
Two-time Oscar winner Hilary Swank will incarnate Amelia Earhart in a film about the aviation pioneer alongside Hollywood star Richard Gere, industry daily Variety reported Wednesday. Directed by Indian film-maker Mira Nair, Amelia, which is being filmed in Canada and South Africa, tells the. (Daily Times, Pakistan)
Richard Gere flies with 'Amelia' Apr 16, 2008
Gere has signed on for a pair of projects: Avalon Pictures' Amelia Earhart biopic and Millennium Films' cop drama "Brooklyn's Finest.". In "Amelia," Gere will star opposite Hilary Swank. (Variety)
Air Race Classic touching down in Mansfield Apr 15, 2008
The Air Race Classic, which began in 1929 with Amelia Earhart, is the only all-female transcontinental air race. This year the race will begin in Bozeman, Montana, with approximately 100 female pilots on June 24 at 8 a.m. It will end more than 2,400 miles later at the Mansfield Municipal Airport June 27, followed by two days of festivities and events, which are estimated to bring in approximately $350,000 to $1 million of economic stimulus to the region. (Easton Journal, MA)
Photo of Gisele brings big bucks Apr 12, 2008
Spreading her wealthQuite spontaneously, financial whiz Suze Orman pledged $50,000 to the Crittenton Women's Union yesterday during her acceptance of the organization's Amelia Earhart Award. The CNBC stalwart spoke to an overflow crowd at the Boston Marriott Copley Place that included Mayor Tom Menino's wife, Angela; Tufts-New England Medical Center CEO Ellen Zane and her husband, Peter, who's chair of CWU; Foundation To Be Named Later co-founder Paul Epstein and his wife, Saskia; and No. 9 Park... (Boston Globe)
On the trail of a missing aviator, Saint-Exupéry Apr 11, 2008
After the disappearance of Amelia Earhart, the demise of the French aviator Antoine de Saint-Exup. ry on a reconnaissance mission in World War II has ranked as one of flying's great mysteries. (International Herald Tribune)
Famous for a day Apr 8, 2008
The presentation featured the second-grade class dressing up as various famous and historical individuals, with some notables, Hellen Keller, Amelia Earhart, Albert Einstein, and Sacagawea, the most popular picks. In an auditorium stuffed with proud parents, the historical production represented the culmination of a research project done by all second-graders, according to teacher Lynn Clark. (Boxford Tri Town Transcript, MA)
Mary Meader, at 91; was pioneer as globe-circling aerial photographer Apr 7, 2008
In a tradition begun in the 1920s, the society asks noted explorers, like Robert Peary, Amelia Earhart and Neil Armstrong, to sign it. Mrs. Meader was one of only three invited to sign twice: she wrote her name across East Africa and across the Andes. (Boston Globe)
LESLIE CRISS:Imagination primed in earthy, hometown hole Apr 7, 2008
Once I was flying my own airplane, with plans to circumnavigate the globe like Amelia Earhart - only I made it back home. Another time I was racing through choppy waters in my own sloop. (Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal)
Famed pilot's niece to christen Navy cargo ship Apr 6, 2008
USNS Amelia Earhart to be christened by famed pilot's niece ... SAN DIEGO Amelia Earhart's niece will perform the christening honors Sunday night at General Dynamics NASSCO shipyard for a Navy cargo ship named for the pioneer aviator ... Congresswoman Susan Davis will deliver the main address for the launching ceremony for the 689-foot USNS Amelia Earhart. (San Diego Union-Tribune)
