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GREATER TUNA
Starring Joe Sears and
Jaston Williams
September 5-7
LA BOHEME
Stanislavsky Opera
Company
October 1 and 2
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SING ALONG SANTA
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December 14
SOUTH PACIFIC
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January 24 and 25
GIRLS CHOIR
OF HARLEM
February 7
GREASE
February 11 and 12
For Mature Audiences
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Michael Flatley's
LORD OF THE DANCE
March 18 and 19
MOSCOW SOLOISTS
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April 3
ligj THE MUSIC MAN
April 22 and 23
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Wednesday, June 19, 2002
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fuel cell experiment in the chemistry building
with a machine called an x-ray photo elec
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methane into hydrogen, which is the primary
component of fuel cells. Fuel cells are used
for electricity in space crafts, space stations,
and most recently, electric cars. The research
is overseen by Dr. D. Wayne Goodman, who
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dived in Northern California,
killing all three people aboard.
Fires burning in Alaska,
Arizona, California, Colorado,
New Mexico, Wyoming and
Utah have destroyed nearly a
half-million acres of forest and
brush. Thousands of people
have been forced out of their
homes and more than 60 homes
destroyed, most of those in
Colorado.
Federal forest officials say
more than 1.5 million acres have
burned across the country in
2002 — nearly twice the 10-year
average for this time of year.
Firefighting efforts turned
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snapped off and the fuselage
plunged to the ground, bursting
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A few hours before the
crash, three firefighters in
Southern California were
burned when flames leaped
over their fire truck parked
near Interstate 15. They were
expected to be released from
the hospital by Wednesday,
shaken by the experience.
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thought it was over,” said fire
fighter Thomas Lotko, 45, from
his hospital bed where he was
hooked to an IV and had his
hands and elbows swathed in
bandages. Only the thin skins of
emergency fire blankets saved
his two colleagues from burning
to death.
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of 43 contract planes. Nancy
Lull, a spokeswoman for the fire
center in Boise, Idaho, said the
five planes will be grounded for
at least two days while their
safety is evaluated.
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wings basically break off in
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Gibbons, R-Nev., after watching
television footage of the crash.
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1,000 hours of experience flying
C-130s.
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10,000-acre blaze north of
Yosemite National Park.
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determine if a practice campfire
set by Marine trainees started
the blaze Saturday.
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