Seats Facing Rear May Have Saved Passengers in Jet Crash
Dr. Michael Baden said preliminary autopsies show most of the 110 victims died within seconds of impact. Fourteen survived, including two crew, as investigators weigh causes from turbulence or lightning. Baden cites rearward seating as potentially lifesaving, while FAA cautions against changing policy without stronger evidence. Two surviving flight attendants remain in fair condition.
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U.S
New Orleans
Kennedy International Airport
John W. Kleven
Kleven
Kennedy Tower
Federal Aviation Administration
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Jamaica Hospital
Mary Moriarty
Doas
Baden
Princess Christina to marry Harlem social worker in Utrecht
Princess Christina of the Dutch royal family will wed Jorge Guillermo, a Cuban-born New Yorker and Harlem social worker, this Saturday in the 13th Century cathedral church of Utrecht. A civil ceremony will precede the church service in Baarn, where Christina attended grammar school. more than 1,000 guests including Queen Juliana and Prince Bernhard are expected.
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Lebanon patrolman earns award for auto larceny work
Lebanon Police Patrolman Gene F. Steineman received the division's Certificate of Proficiency in Auto Larceny Investigation. He earned 10 proficiency points since January 1, recovered four stolen vehicles, and helped apprehend two thieves in follow up work. He is a 1972 Patrol Academy graduate, assigned to Lebanon post with wife Betty.
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Gene F. Steineman
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Patrol Academy
Condor Population Slim in Southern Sierra and Coast Range
Only about fifty to sixty California condors remain in the Southern Sierra Nevada and coastal ranges, marking a fragile phase for the endangered species amid conservation efforts.
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Sierra Nevada
Coast Range
Four men steal million in jewelry from Cameron Trading Post
Four armed robbers held four people captive for hours at the Cameron Trading Post on the Navajo Reservation near Flagstaff, taking about 1 million dollars in old and new Indian pawn jewelry and cash. Captives were bound and later freed uninjured.
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Atha
Failed author seeks bankruptcy over huge debts in New York
Clifford Irving, jailed for faking Howard Hughes autobiography, files for voluntary bankruptcy in Brooklyn Federal Court. His assets total about 410 dollars while liabilities include a 55 million dollar libel suit in Manhattan.
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Clifford Irving
Howard Hughes
Irving
Brooklyn
U.S
Manhattan
Sears warns on bicycle child carriers possible cracks
Sears, Roebuck and Co warns that yellow rear mounted bicycle child carriers distributed before 1975 may crack around bolt points. About 500000 units sold. Sears has notified the Consumer Product Safety Commission and offers free replacement seats for cracked carriers.
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Sears, Roebuck and Co
U.S
Consumer Product Safety Commission
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