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Monthly Archives: November, 2014

THREE BUCKS A GALLON??

ACCORDING TO the American Automobile Association, the average price of gasoline around the U.S. has dropped to $2.995/gal. Shouldn’t the wackos be calling for a Congressional investigation or something? Who’s … Continue reading

November 3, 2014 · 2 Comments

LATHAM AND THE ANTOINETTES

SOME PEOPLE—and endeavors—are just plain unlucky. Hubert Latham was a pioneer French aviator with the skills of his countryman Louis Blériot. His Antoinette VII aeroplane could outclimb Blériot’s Type XI. … Continue reading

November 1, 2014 · 3 Comments