Heirs sue for crash victims could exceed one billion
A federal lawsuit filed in San Francisco seeks over 1 billion for survivors and California heirs from the Tenerife disaster. Plaintiffs name Pan American World Airways, KLM, and Boeing, alleging negligence and unsafe 747s. The suit may become a class action for 304 California cruise travelers and seeks 1.5 million per death and 5 million per survivor, plus exemplary damages.
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UPI
Santa Cruz de Tenerife
Canary Islands
KLM
Pan American Jetliner
Addiion
Royal Cruise Lines, Inc
Mediterranean
Las Palmas
Spain
California
Unproven leads emerge in assassination panel transcript
A released 119 page March transcript shows the House panel lacks corroboration for its Kennedy and King conspiracy leads. Notable mentions include De Mohrenschildt and a witness from 13 years unseen, with others like Ray and a Birmingham police file cited, all without confirmed proof.
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Washington
UPI
House Assassination Committee
John Kennedy
Martin Luther King Jr
Richard Sprague
George de Mohrenschildt
Kennedy
de Mohrenschildt
Palm Beach
House
Willem Oltmans
Oltmans
Robert Tannenbaum
Robert Lehner
James Earl Ray
King
Memphis
LeGrande
Birmingham Police Dept
Unemployment dips to 7.3 percent in March
The Labor Department reports March unemployment at 7.3 percent, a post recession low. Decline centers on adult men recalled from winter layoffs, with total employment rising to 89.5 million and 56.7 percent of Americans employed.
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Washington
UPI
Labor Department
Argo oil spill deemed minimal ecological damage
A federal report found the 7.7 million gallon Argo Merchant spill off Nantucket caused minimal biological and esthetic harm. It noted possible long range effects on zooplankton and seabirds, while beaches and tourism remained largely unaffected.
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Washington
UPI
Massachusetts
Argo Merchant
U.S
Grose
Nantucket
Martha’s Vineyard
Dartmouth
Nova Scotia
Argo
Liberia
Nantucket Island
Atlantic Ocean
Pilot in flight shooting spree leaves seven dead
A pilot aboard a chartered C47 Swift Air Lines plane killed seven people including six soldiers and a stewardess during a flight over the southern Philippines. He claimed a mental blackout and said he regained awareness after the plane returned to Zamboanga City. A copilot wrestled him away, and the aircraft later dived before control was restored.
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Manila
the Philippines
UPI
Philippines
Ernesto Agdulos
Manila Times Journal
Swift Air Lines
Tawi Tawi
Zamboanga City
Agdulos
FDA proposes PCB limits in dairy eggs fish foods
Environmentalists call the FDA move inadequate despite a proposed reduction in PCB limits for milk dairy products to 1.5 ppm poultry to 3 ppm eggs to 0.3 ppm and fish to 2 ppm. EDF and NRDC urge interim steps toward banning PCBs from food as EPA warns of widespread contamination and future environmental entry paths.
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Washington
UPI
The
Food and Drug Administration
Hudson River
Great Lakes
Environmental Protection Agency
FDA
Federal Register
Environmental Defense Fund
Natural Resources Defense Council
Joseph Highland
EDF
EPA
Highland
Police support seen crucial for pot decriminalization
A National Governors Conference study finds decriminalization success hinges on police support or neutrality. Governors seldom push publicly, but leaders' active stance matters. The report notes no clear political risk for legislators, cites rise in seizures in LA after the 1976 law, and references Oregon's 1973 decriminalization showing higher use.
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Washington
UPI
Governors’ Conference
Los Angeles
Oregon
Housing crisis looms as home price hits ninety thousand
Senate Banking Committee heard Kenneth T. Rosen of Princeton warn of a housing crisis of unprecedented proportions. He projected a median new home near 90 000 within nine years, with a 23 000 downpayment, shrinking ownership to the fortunate few and excluding many families and minorities.
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Washington
UPI
Senate Banking Committee
Kenneth T. Rosen
Princeton University
Universal Home Ownership
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