Near collision between jumbo jets above Los Angeles
Two jumbo jets carrying over 350 passengers nearly collided as a Brazilian WASP MD-11 veered in front of a KLM Boeing 747 B during a landing attempt near Los Angeles. FAA noted unclear proximity but a union spokesman said the planes were about 200 to 400 feet apart ten miles east of LAX. The planes landed safely.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
KLM
Dutch Royal Airlines
Federal Aviation Administration
FAA
Kevin McGrath
Air Traffic Controllers Union
Los Angeles International Airport
Los Angeles
McGrath
Handwriting sample sought in JonBenet Ramsey case
Boulder police request a fifth handwriting sample from JonBenet Ramsey’s mother while ruling out two Ramsey family friends as suspects. Police say the 6 year old was found beaten and strangled in her basement after a ransom note demanded 118000 dollars.
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JonBenet
JonBenet Ramsey
Boulder
Leslie Aaholm
Ramsey
Colorado
Tom Koby
Fleet White Jr
Priscilla
White
John Ramsey
Rocky Mountain News
Mark Trail Aids Weather Service Campaign Poster
Cartoon hero Mark Trail will promote the National Weather Service weather radio warning system across about 450 local stations and 175 newspapers. The effort urges public awareness of hazards like floods tornadoes and hurricanes. Federal judge orders Theodore Kaczynski to provide handwriting samples.
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Mark Trail
National Weather Service
Theodore Kaczynski
Kaczynski
Montana
U.S
Garland Burrell Jr
Lincoln, Mont
Oldest ape fossil dated 20 million years old
Morotopithecus bishopi from Uganda cements earliest ape like shoulder mobility 20.6 million years ago. Researchers including Laura MacLatchy Owen Lovejoy and Ian Tattersall weigh its significance while situating it near the ape human lineage and noting it as an early resemble to living apes and humans.
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Washington
Africa
Science
Moroto
Uganda
Laura MacLatchy
State University of New York At Stony Brook
MacLatchy
Owen Lovejoy
Kent State University
Ian Tatersall
American Museum of Natural History
New York
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Mark Trail Aids Weather Service
California
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Wu Ier
Wikou
Zenith
Wistereo
RENC
U.S. Brand
Magnavox
Toshiba
OLD & Universal
Supo
Tvagnavvo Ff
RCA
Seserance
CASS
Biu
Uniden
DSS
Directv
Total Shoke
ROSS
Panasonic
Roper
CRAIG
Pioneer
Eve
Fey
Technics
Iowa Street
Eureka
Fisher
Technics Bass Reflex
Eno Cosr
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