Jetliner crash in fog kills 67 of 158 aboard near JFK
A Colombian Avianca Boeing 707 crashed on a second landing attempt at JFK in heavy fog and rain. At least 67 dead, 80 injured. survivors describe a sudden, violent impact with bodies scattered on a wooded hillside. Authorities cite possible fuel exhaustion and engine trouble. A makeshift morgue formed near John McEnroe’s parents’ mansion as responders rushed to aid victims.
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John F. Kennedy International Airport
Bogota
Jeff Race
New York City
Medellin
Col
Ombia
Daniel Ahern
St. Pius V Roman Catholic
Oyster Bay
Frank Ghiorsi
New York
National Transportation Safety Board
Kennedy
Race
Snowbound area digs out after six inch storm
Area residents worked to clear almost six inches of snow that fell in the Rock River Valley with Dixon reporting 5.6 inches. Roads were reopening as snow crews salted and cleared routes while drivers were urged to expect slick patches as salt takes effect. Police logged weather related incidents and power outages affected about 4,000 Commonwealth Edison customers before restoration by six p.m. A Rochelle man was injured in a snow related incident and a gas leak prompted Rochelle Fire Department response after a plow struck a gas line. See Snow, page 3.
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Telegraph
Rock River
Dixon
Ed Metzler
Lee County
Ron Brandan
Dixon Street Department
Illinois Department of Transportation
IDOT
Lee County Highway Department
Ogle
DeKalb
Jerry Virtue
Illinois State Police
Aurora
Dixon Toll Plaza
Ogle County
Jerry Brooks
Commonwealth Edison
Bob Manson
Ill
Amboy
Sublette
Franklin Grove
Ashton
Ohio-Walnut
Rochelle
Flagg Center
15Th Street
State prison reform urged as overcrowding grows
Springfield Illinois. Violent crimes in Illinois nearly double over 11 years as prison populations more than double. Corrections foes advocate home detention intensive probation boot camps and community service to reduce overcrowding and avert riots and federal intervention. Modernize treatment and monitor inmates at home to curb growth.
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Springfield
Cns
Illinois
Michael Mahoney
Chicago
Mahoney
National Council On Crime and Delinquency
Illinois Department of Corrections
Downtown Dixon to showcase plan for empty store revival
Linda Brantley, chair of the Dixon Commercial Progress Association, will present a 45 minute multimedia show at the Illinois Retail Merchants Association convention in Chicago on April 18. The talk promotes the USF&G project and Dixon progress to about 300 retailers.
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Telegraph
Dixon
Linda Brantley
Dixon Commercial Progress Association
Brantley
Illinois Retail Merchants Association
IRMA
Chicago
Usf&g
Highland Avenue
Commerce Towers
Crawford Avenue
Reagan's world unchanged in exile from White House
After a year away from the presidency Ronald Reagan continues much as before. Public affection remains strong though some observers question past payoffs and former-president ethics. Critics noted his Japan trip and a $2 million payment from Fuji TV group. Reagan defended his earnings, noting he could have returned to acting but rejected it as cashing in on the presidency. He also voiced support for Sony's $3.4 billion purchase of Columbia Pictures. See Reagan, page 3.
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White House
Ronald Reagan
Reagan
John Milton Cooper
University of Wisconsin
Donald McCoy
University of Kansas
Japan
Fuel Communications Group
Sony
Columbia Pictures Entertainment Corp
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