Delta crash blamed on crew and wind shear failures
The National Transportation Safety Board cited crew error inadequate training and delayed wind shift warnings as the probable causes of the Delta Air Lines L 1011 crash near Dallas in August. Fourteen dozen people were killed and a bystander auto was struck. The board urged FAA to tighten pilot training weather alerts and wind shear reporting and to improve weather and traffic control monitoring.
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Scientists use robot to view Titanic interior
New York scientists piloted the Alvin submersible four decks into the sunken Titanic and guided a remote video probe Jason Jr. through a skylight to glimpse a grand staircase and a hanging chandelier. The 11 day mission aims to film interiors at depths about 12,500 feet, deep in the North Atlantic.
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Voyager pilots break aviation records in Mojave flight
In Mojave California the Voyager aircraft and pilots Dick Rutan and Jeana Yeager landed after 111 hours in the air, completing a record long endurance flight of 11,857 miles. The crew celebrated, Yeager fainted briefly, and plans for a non stop around the world attempt on September 14 were reaffirmed.
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Eleven Senators Named to Tax Conference Delegation
Eleven senators, led by Sen Robert Packwood and Rep Dan Rostenkowski, were chosen to negotiate the tax bill with the House. The panel includes Danforth Chafee Roth Dole Wallop Moynihan Bradley and other Democrats and Republicans as Finance Committee members who helped draft the legislation approved 97-3.
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Evacuation expanded as Cherno byl area readied farther from plant
Izvestia reports thousands of families will be moved deeper from the evacuation zone near the Ukrainian power plant after the April 26 explosion. New homes will be built farther away in regions remote from the site while the north areas remain under restriction.
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Attacker slain by boy a suspect in several murders
In Sacramento an intruder who killed a woman and her fiancé’s son was shot by the fiancé’s 14 year old son Jeremy after breaking into a Wilton home. The gunman Ronnie Solida, 36, was later described by Lt. Hoganson as a suspect in three or more murders in states east of California. The motive appeared jealousy. Ray Sterger survived, in fair condition. Vikki Hahne and Sterger had lived together. Hahne had left Solida for Sterger.
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Florence Halop dies at 63 in Cedars-Sinai hospital
Florence Halop, the raspy voiced actress known for Night Court and St. Elsewhere, died Tuesday at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center after a battle with cancer. She was 63. Halop joined Night Court as bailiff Florence Kleiner a year ago, replacing Selma Diamond.
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