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Afghan copter crash kills Floridian
By TIMES WIRES
Published February 22, 2007
NAPLES A soldier from Naples died in the weekend crash of a military helicopter in southeastern Afghanistan, authorities said. Spc. Brandon D. Gordon, 21, died Sunday when the Chinook helicopter he was in crashed after reporting an unexplained loss of power and engine failure in the Shahjoi district of Zabul province, according to the Defense Department. Gordon was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment, Fort Campbell, Ky. The crash killed eight soldiers and wounded 14, authorities said. TALLAHASSEE Program targets math and science curriculum A Nobel laureate Florida State University professor will lead a $2-million research effort aimed at improving Florida schools' math and science curriculum and the preparation of teachers for those subjects. Harold Kroto will oversee the Florida Center for Research in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics, to be housed at FSU, where Kroto teaches chemistry. The center got $2-million for its first year, and Gov. Charlie Crist, an FSU grad, is recommending $3-million for next year. ORANGE CITY 2 manatees free after decades in captivity Two manatees have been released into their natural habitat after decades of captivity. The father and son, Gene and Dundee, were released Tuesday at Blue Spring State Park. Gene, 32, was rescued in 1977 in Brevard County after he suffered injuries caused by a boat. "We didn't know then if manatees could successfully be released after spending a long period of time in captivity," research scientist Monica Ross said. "We now know they can." Gene fathered Dundee at Sea World in 1986. Dundee was released last year but had lost weight during his nine months in the wild. SARASOTA $90-million sought to research Red Tide Three southwest Florida congressional representatives are pushing for $90-million to step up research on Red Tide. The legislation by Reps. Vern Buchanan, R-Longboat Key, Kathy Castor, D-Tampa, and Connie Mack, R-Fort Myers, would triple the amount of federal money now spent on researching Red Tide and similar blooms. The record Red Tide bloom in 2005 at one point covered 25,000 square miles in the Gulf of Mexico.
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