Tenerife Runway Collision Kills 530 Plus Passengers
Two giant jets Pan American and KLM collided on a foggy runway at Santa Cruz de Tenerife after diverting from Las Palmas. The disaster, tied to a prior terrorist bombing, killed 530 plus travelers and left many injured as survivors escaped the wreckage. The crash prompted hospital pleas for doctors and a traffic jam as officials confirmed casualty ranges and flight details.
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Cifra
Califronia Man Survives Pan Am 747 Collision
A 37 year old Cupertino shipping official Jim Naik told of surviving a Pan Am 747 crash at Santa Cruz airport in the Canary Islands. He said he was blown onto the runway by an explosion and escaped serious injury while his wife Elsie was badly hurt. The Royal Cruise Lines executive said the flight was to carry passengers to a Las Palmas cruise itinerary. About 20 people were being treated at Tenerife General Hospital and other facilities.
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Tenerife General Hospital
Tenerife
Weather Outlook for Morain J
Windy conditions continue today with blowing dust possible this afternoon and tonight. Temperatures rise to the mid 60s today then fall to the lower 40s tonight and into Tuesday with cooler conditions. Southwest winds 25 to 35 mph gusting to 50 today, shifting to northerly 25 to 35 mph gusty tonight and Tuesday.
Rainy Panhandle Airs Mixed Weather Aids Dust Storm Fears
Rain fell across the Panhandle with scattered totals from Floydada to Tulia and Perryton, while winds up to 50 mph raised dust storm worries. Funnel clouds were sighted near Happy and Tulia with several reports across Hale, Floyd, and Potter counties. In Dallas Fort Worth, heavy rain caused flooding killing two residents amid the worst flood in 20 years.
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Derwin
Paducah
Smith County
Hereford
Perryton
Clovis
N.M
Dumas
Borger
Spearman
Pampa
Tucumcari
Clarendon
Wellington
Dalhart
Texas
Dallas-Fort Worth
Congress Postage Bill Tops Sixty Million Dollars
Congress spent more than $60 million on postage after a record 400 million pieces of mail in the year ending June 30 and 160 million more before the November elections. Officials say mass mailings serve information and re election aims, with rising costs contributing to a billion-dollar Congress.
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Congress
Bill Frenzel
Rminn
Senate
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Department of Agriculture
Katangan Rebels Overrun Mutshatsha Side Road Rail Town
Independent sources report Katangan militiamen overran Mutshatsha in Shaba Province, closing contact with the town 60 miles from Kolwezi. Government officials say Mutshatsha remains in government hands despite claims. Rebels advance along the railway toward Kolwezi with Luisa near Luluabourg under reports of radio silence from a mission transmitter.
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Iuruma
Luisa
Luluabourg
Angola
Kasai
Angola-Zaire
Odilolo
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