Five U S crewmen die in Africa crop spray mission crash
Grieving families mourn the five American crewmen of a chartered DC-7 shot down near Morocco while delivering insecticides from Senegal to Morocco for locust control. The second aircraft landed in Sidi Ifni. authorities seek the attackers amid a Bedouin guerrilla conflict over Western Sahara.
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Cathie Hederman
Cody
Wyo
Francis Hederman
Yellowstone National Park
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Neb
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Tempe
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Frank Kennedy
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Senegal
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Sidi Ifni
State Department
Wilson
Linda
Nebraska
T & G Aviation
Chandler
U.S. Forest Service
Sahara Desert
Sahel
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Plane crash kills two cocaine smugglers near Knoxville
Two armed cocaine smugglers died when their loaded Aero Commander plunged into a farm field near McGhee Tyson Airport as they attempted an emergency landing in a surprise snowstorm. Rescue teams found the wreckage after a 90 minute search. inside were nearly 40 pounds of cocaine worth 450000 and 10000 in cash along with a loaded revolver. The FBI identified the victims and said the crash occurred on approach to runway 5 left from Fort Lauderdale to Dayton.
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Aero Commander
Knoxville
FBI
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Fort Lauderdale
Fla
Dayton
Ohio
Tennessee
Wayne Baker
Gannett to probe miscarriages at USA Today
Gannett Co. officials seek the cause after 14 women in USA Today workspaces miscarried since September 1987. A consultant tests air flow, carpeting, and ceilings in a major Arlington renovation begun in April amid dust, fumes, and noise. The editor calls it a personal situation involving lives. About 100 female staffers work in the Arlington newsroom complex housing Life Money and Sports departments.
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Gannett Co
USA Today
Gannett Co. Inc
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Gannett
Life, Money, Sports
Inferno Rips Through California Suburbs Amid Santa Ana Winds
Santa Ana winds to 60 mph fanned a brush fire in Granada Hills spreading to Porter Ranch and Santa Susana foothills. Fire officials reported about 1,500 acres burned with up to 20 homes destroyed or damaged and thousands evacuated. No injuries were immediately reported.
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Los Angeles
Santa Ana
San Fernando Valley
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Santa Susana Mountains
Porter Ranch
Jim Wells
Wells
Brennan Feeling Better After Pneumonia Illness
Justice William Brennan, 82, is recovering from pneumonia at Bethesda Naval Hospital. A spokeswoman said he is much better with a good voice and lower temperature. He will stay in the hospital until early next week and miss one court session before the Supreme Court recess begins after Monday, returning Jan. 9.
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