NTSB rushes in as wreckage of Flight 1141 burns
A 16 member NTSB panel joined a Fort Worth team at the scene of Flight 1141 after a fatal takeoff crash near an airport. Survivors totaling 64 were hospitalized with burns and injuries while the black box fate remained uncertain.
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Washington
Fort Worth
Lee Dickinson
Boeing
Pratt & Whitney
Jim Hammock
Garland
Bill Whitman
Harris Methodist H.E.B
Bedford
Whitman
Jackson
Miss
Salt Lake City
FAA
Robbie Mardis
Oklahoma City
David Jimenez
Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport
Skeleton found in Iowa may be white male 50 to 70
A Tuesday find by highway workers along Highway 20 near Correctionville yielded a skeleton thought to be a white male aged 50 to 70. State Medical Examiner Dr. Thomas Bennett estimates height around 5 foot 7 inches with gum disease noted. cause of death undetermined. Authorities are reviewing missing person reports to help ID. The remains were moved from Sioux City to Des Moines for examination and Bennett continues the inquiry.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Thomas Bennett
Bennett
Law Enforcement Au
Thorities
Iowa Department of Transportation
Highway 20
Correctionville
Florida Lotto Prize Reaches World Record $52 Million
Florida's Lotto jackpot rose to a world record $52 million as ticket sales surged 36 percent from last week. Lottery Secretary Rebecca Paul cited booming sales and noted the prize increase from $50 million. Florida's game began four months ago.
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Tallahassee
Fla
Florida
Lottery
Rebecca Paul
Paul
California
Poverty report shows blacks hit hardest by rise in poverty
The report shows the Black poverty rate rising from 31.1 to 33.1 percent, with Black median income slipping from 18,247 to 18,098 while White median income rose to 32,274. Whites' poverty rate fell to 10.5 percent. Hispanics saw higher poverty and lower income. Farm poverty dropped from 19.6 to 12.6 percent. Overall women earn about 65 percent of men’s pay. female headed households have a 34.3 percent poverty rate. Age 18 to 64 groups show varied trends, with 40 percent of the poor being children and 10.7 percent being seniors.
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Reagan
Marlin Fitzwater
California
Fitzwater
Butz
Drought and Rates Pressure Iowa Budget Forecast
Iowa officials warn drought and higher interest rates may reduce the 2.8 billion dollar budget by 2 to 3 million if forecasts hold. Panelists differ on the severity with some calling the scenario a worst case while others expect inflation and rates to stay tempered. Farm income could be a wash due to drought relief but individual farmer losses vary with rainfall and crop yields. The drought has yet to noticeably slow state tax receipts.
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Cavanaugh
Jerald Barnhard
Institute For Economic Research
University of Iowa
Barnhard
Iowa
Harvey Siegelman
Iowa Department of Economic Development
Iowa State University
Siegelman
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Wichita Falls
ASA
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St. Luke’s Medical Center
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