A Learjet flown by a former astronaut and three other pilots apparently broke the round-the-world speed record for corporate jets when it landed early Wednesday in front of a cheering, flag-waving crowd near Denver. The Learjet 35-A covered the roughly 23,500-mile flight in an unofficial time of of 49 hours 21 minutes 42 seconds, a speed of 475 m.p.h. The jet is owned by Bill Daniels, a cable television magnate. The flight would break the old mark for the Class C-1F time set by Brooke Knapp, of Los Angeles, in 1983 of 50 hours 22 minutes 42 seconds at an average speed of 458.9 m.p.h. The National Aeronautic Association, in Alexandria, Va., will determine formally if the record was established and submit its findings to the Paris-based Federation Aeronautique Internationale for validation. The corporate jet had taken off from Centennial Airport south of Denver at 3:07 a.m. Monday and flew past the tower at 4:28 a.m. Wednesday. At the controls for the final leg of the flight from King Salmon Airport, Alaska, were Daniels corporate pilot Mark Calkins, 40, and former astronaut Pete Conrad Jr., 65. The other pilots were Paul Thayer, 76, and Dan Miller, 25.
![Four years into cannabis legalization in Illinois, celebrations of the April 20 informal weed holiday known as 420 are getting bigger and more widespread. Named for the time of day a group of friends met to get high, 420 has become a chance for marijuana users to publicly share a previously illegal drug and the counter-cultural atmosphere surrounding it. The main event in downtown Chicago likely will be the second annual 420 Sesh Fest, at Green Rose Dispensary. The party will include live music, a magic show, carnival games, food trucks, pop ups, and product discounts. It also will feature Grammy-nominated […]](https://www.chicagotribune.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/ctc-l-Illinois-marijuana_175925141.jpg?w=546 "Four years into cannabis legalization in Illinois, celebrations of the April 20 informal weed holiday known as 420 are getting bigger and more widespread. Named for the time of day a group of friends met to get high, 420 has become a chance for marijuana users to publicly share a previously illegal drug and the counter-cultural atmosphere surrounding it. The main event in downtown Chicago likely will be the second annual 420 Sesh Fest, at Green Rose Dispensary. The party will include live music, a magic show, carnival games, food trucks, pop ups, and product discounts. It also will feature Grammy-nominated […]")
