Wind-shear theory checked in crash
NTSB investigators review cockpit recordings to see if crew heard wind-shear alerts before Pan Am 759's takeoff crash near New Orleans. Reports say two alerts were issued 70 minutes prior as 145 aboard and eight on the ground died.
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U.S. National Transportation Safety Board
New Orleans
U.S
Charles Odom
Delta Air Lines
Moisant Airport
FBI
Odom
Miami
Las Vegas
Nev
San Diego
Barbara Dixon
Family Mourns Six Deaths From Airline Crash
Arthur Cunnings travels from Michigan to San Diego area for son Lawrence Cunnings funeral when news arrives that his two daughters and three grandsons died in the Kenner Louisiana airliner disaster. The crash killed 153. The funeral proceeds after a delay as the family copes with shock.
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Calif
Reuter
Arthur Cunnings
Howell
Mich
Lawrence
Santee
Cunnings
Kenner
Lawrence Crings
Lew Daves
New Orleans
PLO vows to stay in Lebanon amid Beirut siege
Palestinian leader George Habash declared the PLO will not leave Lebanon as fighting around Beirut intensified. He rejected American troops in any peacekeeping force amid U S mediated efforts to end the siege, saying the United States is part of the aggression.
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Lebanon
George Habash
U.S
Philip Habib
Habash
PLO
Popular Front For the Liberation of Palestine
Associated Press
Alex Etty
West Beirut
Syria
Egypt
Jordan
Palestine
U S Soldier Drowns After Stolen Tank Incident in Mannheim
A 20 year old U S Army private stole an M 60 tank from a base near Mannheim and plowed through the city. He drove into the Neckar River, was trapped inside when pulled bottom up, and later drowned. Four people were injured and property damage was estimated at 810000 dollars. Local German rescue teams hoisted the 60 ton tank from the river after two failed attempts. The soldier's identity was withheld pending family notification. The motive for the rampage was not disclosed.
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West Germany
Neckar
Army
Medicine Hat Blue Jays Stand One Game Up Giants
After splitting a weekend series with the Great Falls Giants the Medicine Hat Blue Jays are now one game ahead of the second place Giants in the Northern Division of the Pioneer League. The note highlights the current standings and upcoming schedule as the season progresses.
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Medicine Hat Blue Jays
Giants
Italians Celebrate World Cup Victory Across Canada
Italian Canadians from Halifax to Vancouver poured into streets after Italy beat West Germany 3 1 in Madrid to win the World Cup. In Toronto a 100000 strong crowd on a major east west avenue chanted Italia Italia and celebrated with dancing crying and cheering as traffic snarled for blocks.
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Italy
West Germany
Madrid
Halifax
Vancouver
Italia
Hamilton
City Hall
London
Ont
Montreal
Spain
Canada
Italy Wins World Cup Crowds Cheer in Rome Homecoming
In Rome hundreds of thousands of fans greeted Italy’s World Cup victory as President Pertini and coach Bearzot led the team from Ciampino airport. The celebration followed a dramatic 3-1 win with massive crowds, flags, and jubilant scenes across the city and abroad.
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Italy
Ciampino
Madrid
Sandro Pertini
Enzo Bearzot
Bearzot
Reagan lifts US sanctions on Argentina after Falklands invasion
President Reagan ends most U S sanctions on Argentina following its invasion of the Falkland Islands. He urges all sides to move toward friendship and cooperation. Military restrictions from the Carter era remain in place.
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Washington
Reagan
U.S
Argentina
Falkland Islands
New Commodity Credit Corp
Carter
Reagan ends Falklands sanctions to ease regional ties
In a written statement President Reagan said U S sanctions imposed April 30 over the Falklands crisis would end immediately to strengthen economic ties with allies. White House spokesman Larry Speakes said the move seeks normal and friendly relations with Argentina and broader hemispheric cooperation.
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South Atlantic
Reagan
United States
White House
Larry Speakes
Falklands
Argentina
Speakes
Father and son killed in head on Trans-Canada crash
Thunder Bay area driver Oatman and his teenage son died in a head on collision with a van driven by Gregory Antony Cornish on the Trans-Canada Highway near the junction with Highway 41. Two Grover children survived. Barbara Grover was hospitalized in Calgary. RCMP investigate the Sunday crash.
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Oatman
Medicine Hat
Gregory Antony Cornish
White Spruce
Sask
Grover
Scott
Shaun Allan Grover
Karla Lee Grover
Medicine Hat and District Hospital
Barbara Frances Grover
Calgary General Hospital
Cornish
Ron Ficke
Richmond
B.C
Patti Louise Cornish
Intruder Drews Palace Security Storm In Queen's Bedroom
A man who entered Buckingham Palace and visited the Queen's bedroom triggered a political uproar in Britain. Tory MPs call for tough palace security measures and demand Home Secretary William Whitelaw's resignation as Scotland Yard opens a full inquiry. The intruder spoke briefly with the Queen before a footman detained him, while officials decline to comment on how he breached security.
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Southam News
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Daily Express
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Opermsone
the Express
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