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Baker was plugged into the Space Coast community. He’d previously penned a column: Brevard After Dark. He knew all the hot spots, and was a regular at the Carnival Club and a friend of the club s owner, Lee Caron. If Baker wanted an introduction to Shepard, he d be just the person to get one, she wrote this week. Baker was known for his infectious staccato laugh, his encyclopedic knowledge of plays and movies and his zest for life – just the kind of guy to persuade an American hero to do something the president of the United States had, according to Neuharth, called impossible.
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In 1970, newspaper publisher Al Neuharth, who would later start USA TODAY, had a big idea. He wanted his paper in Florida, then called TODAY, to be the first newspaper on the moon.
NASA was prepping for the Apollo 14 lunar mission, and Neuharth wanted his Space Coast paper, now called FLORIDA TODAY, to be on board.
He went to James Webb, former head of NASA, who was then a director of Gannett, the parent company of what is now the USA TODAY Network.
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I m USA TODAY editor-in-chief Nicole Carroll, and this is The Backstory, insights into our biggest stories of the week. If you d like to get The Backstory in your inbox every week, sign up here.
In 1970, newspaper publisher Al Neuharth, who would later start USA TODAY, had a big idea. He wanted his paper in Florida, then called TODAY, to be the first newspaper on the moon.
NASA was prepping for the Apollo 14 lunar mission, and Neuharth wanted his Space Coast paper, now called FLORIDA TODAY, to be on board.
He went to James Webb, former head of NASA, who was then a director of Gannett, the parent company of what is now the USA TODAY Network.
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