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13abc Action News
April 12, 2018
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - A proposal aimed at getting late astronaut John Glenn and his wife, Annie, a congressional medal has cleared its first major legislative hurdle in their home state of Ohio. The state House unanimously approved a resolution on Wednesday urging Congress to recognize Glenn andÃâà...
Zanesville Times Recorder
April 11, 2018
ZANESVILLE - “O Beautiful for Heroes Proved” honoring John Glenn will be performed at 7:30 p.m. Friday at Brown Chapel at Muskingum University and 4 p.m. Sunday at First Community Church's North Campus in Columbus. Both concerts will feature the Muskingum University Wind Ensemble andÃâà...
Newsweek
April 10, 2018
It's been 59 years since seven men were presented to the world as NASA's first-ever astronaut class. The men, called the Original Seven, became overnight sensations in the United States. They later became known as the Mercury Seven for Project Mercury, the program tasked with sending the firstÃâà...
Cincinnati.com
April 9, 2018
HOCKING CO., OH (FOX19) - Astronomy fanatics are awaiting the grand opening of the new John Glenn Astronomy Park that will coincide with this year's summer solstice. The new park is in southeast Ohio in the secluded woods of the Hocking Hills State Park that is known for its lack of light pollutionÃâà...
Montgomery County Sentinel
March 28, 2018
Visitors line up early to visit John Glenn's former home in Bethesda. PHOTO BY MIKE Visitors line up early for the estate sale of the late John Glenn at his former home in Bethesda. PHOTO BY MIKE CLARK POTOMAC — It was more than an estate sale – for those who visited the late John Glenn's home lastÃâà...
The Columbus Dispatch
March 28, 2018
Though Spirit Airlines only launched at John Glenn Columbus International Airport mid-month, its passenger numbers helped the airport see a 7.9 percent surge in passengers in February. For the first two months of the year, passenger traffic is up 4.7 percent. Spirit's 13,786 passengers for the month moreÃâà...
Lillie News
March 28, 2018
John Glenn Middle School students, and young people across the country, took a stand against smoking as part of Kick Butts Day March 21. John Glenn students Ava Zerwas, Sandra Moore and Davion Gray visited with with Sen. Chuck Wiger at the Minnesota Capitol on Minnesotans for a Smoke-FreeÃâà...
Spectrum News
March 27, 2018
The bridge, which is located between Farrell and Cold Springs Roads, goes over the Onondaga Lake Outlet. The project includes replacing the concrete bridge decks as well as painting the steel beams. During construction traffic will be reduced to one lane in both directions, but expect westbound traffic toÃâà...
Business West (blog)
March 23, 2018
SPRINGFIELD — Skoler, Abbott & Presser, P.C. announced that attorney John Glenn, senior counsel, retired on March 1 after a long and industrious legal career. “Over the years, John's wisdom, dedication, and friendship have made a lasting impact on every one of us here at Skoler Abbott,” said attorneyÃâà...
Newser
March 20, 2018
Adam Sackowitz of Queens, NY, shows an embroidered pillowcase with celestial bodies on it that belonged to the late John Glenn. (Courtesy of Adam Sackowitz via AP)Adam Sackowitz of Queens, NY, shows an embroidered pillowcase with celestial bodies on it that belonged to the late John Glenn.
cleveland.com
March 20, 2018
This undated photo provided by Adam Sackowitz, of Queens, New York, shows him displaying an embroidered pillowcase with celestial bodies on it that belonged to the late John Glenn. Sackowitz purchased the pillowcase for $2,500 at a recent estate sale in Potomac, Md. ( Courtesy of Adam Sackowitz,Ãâà...
13abc Action News
March 19, 2018
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - When the young John Glenn nestled in his bed, it may not have been sugar plums that danced in his head, but celestial bodies. A recently discovered child's pillowcase that belonged to the late U.S. senator and space hero depicts revolving planets, stars and a view to outer space.
SFGate
March 18, 2018
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — In a story March 18 about a pillowcase discovered at the late astronaut John Glenn's estate sale, The Associated Press erroneously reported what a representative of the sale said about who organized the event. The event was organized by Greater Washington Estate Services,Ãâà...
Dayton Daily News
March 12, 2018
... emerged Friday on the second day of the estate sale, the line burst into cheers and applause. A man who walked out carrying a lamp made of a rifle was greeted with particular enthusiasm. A woman who walked out toting Glenn's old leaf-blower drew good-natured ribbing. “I've got John Glenn's blower;Ãâà...
Cleveland Scene
March 9, 2018
It turns out that Ohio astronaut/senator extraordinaire John Glenn had a lot of stuff. Thousands of his household treasures are now available to buy at a special estate sale being held through the weekend at the late-hero's Washington-area home. Glenn passed away in 2016, leaving behind his wife AnnieÃâà...
13abc Action News
March 9, 2018
POTOMAC, MD (WTVG) -- He made history. Now, you can own one of his cowboy hats. An estate sale is underway at the Maryland home of the late John Glenn. Glenn was a U.S. Senator from Ohio for 24 years. He was born in the Buckeye state and died in Columbus in December 2016 at the age of 95.
Syracuse.com
March 8, 2018
Syracuse, NY -- The fate of a Clay man accused of forcing a stranger into sexual acts after a chance encounter on John Glenn Boulevard rests in the hands of one juror. Price Royal-Clanton, 20, is accused of kidnapping, attempted rape, criminal sex act and other charges in the May 11, 2017 incident nearÃâà...
WTOP
March 8, 2018
WASHINGTON — The estate of John Glenn is selling artifacts and belongings from the Ohio native's long career as an astronaut and a senator. The sale is being held through Sunday at 7208 Eagle Ridge Place, in Potomac, Maryland. Items include mementos of Glenn's career with NASA, the Senate andÃâà...
The Columbus Dispatch
March 6, 2018
John Glenn Columbus International Airport has again scored well for customer satisfaction in an annual ranking of North American and world airports. Columbus' main passenger airport ranked third, tied with seven other airports in the U.S. and Canada on Airports Council International's Air Service QualityÃâà...
PennLive.com
February 20, 2018
The pilot of this historic flight, John Glenn, became a national hero and a symbol of American ambition. In 1958, John Glenn participated in a series of tests designed to select the first group of astronauts for the newly formed NASA Manned Space Program. Each astronaut candidate, from an original pool ofÃâà...
Cincinnati.com
February 20, 2018
FEBRUARY 14, 1962: Astronaut John Glenn reads a Project Mercury flight manual as he waited at the Cape Canaveral missile test center for scheduled orbital launching tomorrow, 2/15/62. Rough weather in the recovery areas is now causing concern about tomorrow's attempt to put him in orbit around theÃâà...
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
February 18, 2018
COLUMBUS, Oh. — Admirers of Annie Glenn watched a videotaped 98th birthday tribute to her online and leave the widow of astronaut John Glenn well wishes. A spokesman for the John Glenn College of Public Affairs at Ohio State University says faculty and staff taped the greeting Friday at a privateÃâà...
NBC4i.com
February 16, 2018
FILE - In this Feb. 16, 2017, file photo, Annie Glenn, widow of astronaut and U.S. Sen. John Glenn, speaks to a staff member of the Ohio State University John Glenn College of Public Affairs at a party for her 97th birthday, which is Friday, in Columbus, Ohio. Admirers of Glenn will be able to watch aÃâà...
Seattle Times
February 15, 2018
FILE – In this Feb. 16, 2017, file photo, Annie Glenn, widow of astronaut and U.S. Sen. John Glenn, speaks to a staff member of the Ohio State University John Glenn College of Public Affairs at a party for her 97th birthday, which is Friday, in Columbus, Ohio. Admirers of Glenn will be able to watch aÃâà...
Discover Magazine (blog)
December 31, 1999
When NASA launched John Glenn on its first ever orbital mission in 1962, there was a pretty realistic chance that he was going to die. Not because the agency was taking an unnecessary risk. It wasn't; every element of the flight was tested and proven to a point where everyone, Glenn included, wasÃâà...
Hometownlife.com
December 31, 1999
From their formative years wrestling as kids in the Bottle Rocket program at Westland John Glenn, Mikey Mars, Anthony Gibson and Isaac Lefler just seemed to have a special kind of potential. Longtime John Glenn varsity wrestling coach Bill Polk knew then that he had some talented youngsters comingÃâà...
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