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The Everglades Jetport Was Supposed To Be a World Wonder. Now It's 'Alligator Alcatraz.'
Founded in the 1960s, the Everglades Jetport was slated to be the largest airport in the world and a hub for supersonic ...
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On this date: Soviet Venera twin probe sets off for Venus - Florida Today
On this date in 1969, the Soviet Union sends Venera 6 to Earth's twin, Venus. ... Florida Today. Just days after the launch of Venera 5 in 1969, ...
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Former Plainview business owner indicted in health care scheme that allegedly falsely billed Medicare for $22 million - Newsday
Oleg Beretsky, 67, of Naples, Florida, ... Prosecutors said many of the alleged victims of the scheme were immigrants from the former Soviet Union who Beretsky allegedly found through a ...
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How the U.S. and the Soviet Union Made Unsuccessful Attempts to Collaborate During the Space Race
National Archives and Records Administration The space race between the United States and the Soviet Union stepped up a gear on May 25, 1961, when American President John F. Kennedy announced that his ...