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Re: US enters search for remains of Earheart
« Reply #15 on: March 20, 2012, 10:24:44 PM »
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The privately funded group is putting up $500,000 for the search. The U.S. won't provide money but will offer limited logistical support. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood joined Clinton at the ceremony.
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Re: US enters search for remains of Earheart
« Reply #16 on: March 20, 2012, 10:34:09 PM »
The privately funded group is putting up $500,000 for the search. The U.S. won't provide money but will offer limited logistical support. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood joined Clinton at the ceremony.

"Limited Logistical Support" > $500,000

Doing a legitimate search > $500,000

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Re: US enters search for remains of Earheart
« Reply #17 on: March 21, 2012, 06:03:11 AM »
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Re: US enters search for remains of Earheart
« Reply #19 on: March 21, 2012, 09:56:56 AM »
She might have made a nice meal for someone :aok

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Re: US enters search for remains of Earheart
« Reply #20 on: March 21, 2012, 12:28:58 PM »
This sounds nice but I doubt that there are any remains of Earheart or the plane there in the island. The Island was inhabited by folks until after the early 50's. Since they were not "primitive" folks and had outside communications any indication of a find of Earheart's stuff would have been really big news even back then. That is not a large island by any means and there is really no place the plane could have gotten "lost" and remained unfound while the folks were living there.

My guess is the plane landed in the open ocean and probably crashed killing both of them. She was not reputed to be that great of a "stick" and a water landing is not easy. The bird and they are on the bottom of the ocean, RIP.
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Re: US enters search for remains of Earheart
« Reply #21 on: March 21, 2012, 12:47:53 PM »
There are people who claim to have been present at her execution but there was also a claim her skeleton was found and lost along with a sextant box.

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Re: US enters search for remains of Earheart
« Reply #22 on: March 21, 2012, 05:22:09 PM »
I have a bridge for sale... its very nice. Great view.

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Re: US enters search for remains of Earheart
« Reply #23 on: March 21, 2012, 06:10:41 PM »
I have a bridge for sale... its very nice. Great view.

How much?  I have cash in hand :aok

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Re: US enters search for remains of Earheart
« Reply #24 on: March 21, 2012, 06:22:47 PM »
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Re: US enters search for remains of Earheart
« Reply #25 on: March 21, 2012, 08:52:14 PM »
How much?  I have cash in hand :aok

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Well Ill throw you a discount for half and thatll bring it down to around 2000.  :D

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Re: US enters search for remains of Earheart
« Reply #26 on: March 21, 2012, 09:16:09 PM »
"Limited Logistical Support" > $500,000

Doing a legitimate search > $500,000

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Re: US enters search for remains of Earheart
« Reply #27 on: March 21, 2012, 10:18:00 PM »
-$14,000,000,000,000.00 and counting.

Lol I wish it was that low.  I believe it is more in the realm of -$15,500,000,000,000

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Re: US enters search for remains of Earheart
« Reply #28 on: March 22, 2012, 02:13:35 AM »
Yes... buried 3-5 miles underwater.
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Re: US enters search for remains of Earheart
« Reply #29 on: March 22, 2012, 11:09:03 AM »
All the fanciful theories regarding her death I just don't buy. There is something about the death of famous people that prevents folks from wanting to accept that they just died in a rather matter of fact straight forward way. Her plane ran out of fuel and the crew was lost at sea. The end. We accept that for almost anybody else but since its Earheart there has to be a dozen theories ranging from UFOs to the Japanese. Take away the fame factor and all that goes away. We have here flight plan, her plane was low on fuel, we know she never made the island she was aiming for...whats the big mystery? other than the exact resting place at the oceans bottom? It would realy be something to find the aircraft I agree... I just don't buy all the bizzare explanations.

Look at Marilyn Monroe. She can't just have OD'd on pills...there has to be a CIA (or Mob) hitman involved because she had a fling with JFK. Any other "girl on the side" that overdosed nobody would be writing book after book on whats a straight forward accidental death. She was famous so there has to be some extravagant plot to do her in by nefarious and dastardly means. I have no doubt somebody has a book out there somewhere that blames the Japanese on her death too. Or a UFO. Or Bigfoot.
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