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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 12, 1997
Page
2
A university bus crash on the University of Missouri St Louis campus killed four people and injured several others. The bus, driven by a student, struck a crowded train platform and emergency crews searched for trapped passengers. Two died at the scene and two at DePaul Health Center.
Alabama parole board granted former Governor Guy Hunt a pardon for his 1993 ethics conviction. The three member board gave a brief order with no stated rationale, awaiting approval by a prosecutor or judge for finality. Hunt, 63, had resigned during his second term after being convicted of looting funds from his inaugural campaign.
State trooper Derek Langton chased a speeding car that struck a tree and burst into flames. He freed the unconscious passenger and driver, then used his cruiser extinguisher to quench the fire. The driver Chihung Tsai was not seriously hurt. passenger Debbie Kwan was hospitalized in Milton in fair condition. The car had been clocked at 110 mph.
Maintenance staff discovered severed wires in the belly beneath the cockpit of a Pan Am A300 at Kennedy. The incident prompted FBI FAA and Port Authority Police inquiry. Flight 6 arrived safely from the Dominican Republic, while Flight 21 to Miami was canceled and passengers rerouted.
At the National Air and Space Museum opening of Women and Flight, octogenarian Fay Wells and 87 year old Doris Lockness shared a moment with Amelia Earhart’s flag. The show profiles 35+ female aviators from crop dusters to a U2 pilot, including Mayte Greco who flies with Brothers to the Rescue.
Washington AP reports the G seven will curb economic talks as leaders meet in Denver to welcome Boris Yeltsin as a full participant in a broader global order. The Summit of the Eight will grant Russia a larger role, signaling a new era beyond the Cold War.
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