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  • George Mueller dies at 97; key figure in U.S. quest to land a man on moon

    George Mueller dies at 97; key figure in U.S. quest to land a man on moon

    In 1961, President Kennedy outlined a bold plan for America: to land a man on the moon and return him safely to Earth before the end of the decade. Even for a nation of dreamers and builders, it was an audacious goal. But George Mueller, a quiet, steely engineer who was head of manned space flight...

  • Skip Yowell dies at 69; co-founder of JanSport backpack company

    Skip Yowell dies at 69; co-founder of JanSport backpack company

    Skip Yowell, a Kansas boy and avowed hippie who made it to Mt. Everest, co-founded the JanSport company and sold backpacks by the millions, has died. He was 69. Yowell had lung cancer, his sister Diana Crouch said in an interview Monday. He died Wednesday at his home in St. Peter, Kan. In 1967,...

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