Death Toll Rises in Canary Islands Jet Collision
The death toll from aviation’s worst disaster climbs to 577 after two more crash survivors die. Pan Am says the KLM jet may have been on the runway. Santa Cruz control tower had warned a takeoff. Survivors include Isabelle Lord and Col Marvin Waters. Carla Johnson remains hospitalized.
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Canary Islands
Santa Cruz Airport
KLM
Pan Am
Pan American
Isabelle Lord
Long Beach
Calif
U.S. Air Force
United States
Col
Marvin Waters
U.S. Army Burn Center
San Antonio
Tex
Carla Johnson
Santa Cruz
Ae Serene Ae
la Santa Cros
Z.A. Vedhuizen van Zanten
Reckless KLM Pan Am collision claims 250 lives
Eyewitness accounts describe a Tenerife runway disaster where a KLM 747 collided with a Pan Am 747 as miscommunications and halted takeoff procedures left crews unable to avoid impact. Survivors recall flames, smoke, and heroic rescues amid the wreckage in Santa Cruz de Tenerife.
Ohio crime down while national trends show mixed changes
Ohio reports a drop in serious crime for 1976 with two large cities, Youngstown and Toledo, showing increases. Nationally, violent crime as a group fell 5 percent with murder and robbery each down 10 percent while forcible rape held steady. Northeastern states rose 5 percent, western up 1 percent, southern down 1 percent, and Northcentral down 3 percent.
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Youngstown
Toledo
Columbus
Dayton
Justice Department
Nelsonville York Board weighs additional tax hike
Nelsonville York Board of Education faces a tax proposal amid inflation and mandated raises and programs. The article notes the district grapples with budget pressures and the need for funding for state mandates.
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Nelsonville
Nelsonville-York
Rebirth for Athens Revitalizes Downtown and Schools
A designer who helped Medina turnaround says downtown Athens could see economic rebirth. Plans for Athens City School District include renovating The Plains Elementary and long term goals to replace school buildings.
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Medina
Athens City
Plains
Hospital crowding forces postpone elective admissions
O'Bleness Hospital reports 111 beds occupied, the highest in six years, forcing officials to postpone all but emergency admissions. Page 5.
AFL-CIO Presses Ahead After First-Round Setback
Washington labor federation vows its biggest legislative push in decades despite a defeat. Goals include repealing right to work laws, securing public employee bargaining rights, and a $3 minimum wage. Weather: tonight showers, mid 40s. Thursday partly cloudy with highs mid to upper 50s.
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Washington
Afl-Cio
Nationwide Crime Decline Mixed by City Theft Surge
FBI preliminary 1976 crime data show overall national crime steady with a 5 percent rise in larceny and theft. murders fell 10 percent, but thefts rose sharply in large cities including a 42 percent jump in Houston. The report covers 166 cities and notes many crimes go unreported.
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Washington
FBI
Qabnouee
Griffin Bell
Houston
Rhodes Proposes State Tax Free Bonds for Plant Financing
Ohio Governor James A. Rhodes floats selling tax free revenue bonds to fund $7 billion in electric generating plants over five years. Utilities doubt IRS would permit such financing due to potential tax losses from interest earned on utility bonds and stock. Frazer of Dayton Power & Light cautions limits to this approach.
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Electric Company
James A. Rhodes
Internal Revenue Service
IRS
R.E. Frazer
Dayton Power & Light Co
Rhodes
Utilities Commission of Ohio
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Frazer
Resignation of Assassinations Counsel Shapes Kennedy Inquiry
Richard Sprague resigned as chief counsel to the House assassinations committee after a 34 hour meeting with leaders and members. The panel votes today on continuing the Kennedy and King murders inquiry. failure could end the probe at midnight Thursday. Sprague said his decision was irrevocable and cited concerns over headcount and funding. Police in Palm Beach reported the death of George de Mohrenschildt, linked to Oswald, found shot in what officials described as an apparent personal safety related incident.
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John F. Kennedy
Martin Luther King Jr
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Louis Stokes
D-Ohio
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Fla
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Lee Harvey Oswald
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Warren Commission
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Dallas
de Mohrenschildt
Ed Epstein
Epstein
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Loneview. Wash
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Santiago
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