Remembering Flight 232's Sioux City crash and heroism
Iowa recalls United Airlines Flight 232's dramatic salvage landing near Cherokee and Gateway Airport Sioux City 35 years ago this month. Captain Al Haynes First Officer William Records and crew steadied the DC-10 with hydraulic failure and lifted the 296 aboard to a survivable cornfield landing amid heroic regional emergency response.
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Farm Bill urged to fight hunger at home and abroad
William Lambers urges Congress to pass a bipartisan Farm Bill that protects SNAP, reauthorizes Food for Peace and McGovern Dole programs, and supports global hunger relief. He cites FRAC, Save the Children, Oxfam, and Catholic Relief Services advocating strong funding and program flexibility to empower communities and farmers in developing nations.
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Ellen Teller
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Bill O’keefe
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Christy Gleason
Save the Children
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George McGovern
Bob Dole
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