Huntington Gripped By Silent Mourning After Marshall Plane Crash
Federal investigators found no initial mechanical or pilot error cause in the Southern Airways DC9 crash that killed 75 aboard including 37 Marshall football players. The city declared days of mourning as a disaster team identified remains in a hangar morgue.
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Craig Ammerman Huntington
W. Va
Marshall University
John D. Reed
National Transportation Safety Board
Southern Airways
Reed
Marshall
East Carolina University
Greenville
N.C
Graydon Hall
Southern
Huntington
Wichita State
Wichita
Memorials for Marshall University crash victims
About 7 000 people attended a Sunday memorial in the Marshall field house for victims of the DC9 crash near Huntington. Officials described the moment of impact and said a flight recorder captured three seconds of buzzing before the hillside collision.
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West Virginia
Arch A. Moore Jr
Marshall Field House
Alex
Reed
Tri-State
Wichita and Marshall plane crashes show no similarity
Federal investigators said there is little or no similarity between the Wichita State and Marshall University crashes. The Marshall DC-9 charter carried 75 people and crashed near Huntington. the Wichita State overweight plane vanished in a canyon near the Rockies. Both incidents involved charter flight risks and untested operators.
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Huntington
W. Va
Wichita State
Marshall University
John H. Reed
National Transportation Safety Board
Marshall
Rockies
Pope calls for progress while preserving birth control ban
Pope Paul VI reaffirmed the Catholic Church's ban on artificial contraception at a FAO address in Rome. He urged social progress and rational birth control by couples choosing freely, denounced racism and excessive nationalism, warned of ecological danger, and urged rich nations to aid the poor while supporting China's UN entry. He cited Dr Norman Borlaug and urged scientists to advance acceptable birth control methods per Humanae Vitae.
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Rome
Paul VI
U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization
China
United Nations
FAO
Vatican
U.N
Normal Borlaug
Gun Rack Raided at Butler County Home
Butler County police report a weekend break in at the home of Charles Bradley Jr. 711 Pinta Ave. A rack held four guns valued at 265 dollars along with an 80 dollar gold watch and a 20 dollar bank. The items stolen include three .22 calibre rifles and a .410 shotgun from a bedroom rack.
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Charles Bradley Jr
Pinta Ave
Butler County
Plane crashes claim college athletes tragedies listed
A 1970 Associated Press roundup notes multiple fatal aircraft accidents involving college teams. It cites Marshall University footballs 28 deaths, Montana Skydiving Club, Wichita State football players in Colorado, Western State coaching staff, US figure skating, and California Poly football losses in crashes dating 1960 1961 1965 1970.
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University of Montana Sky Iing Club
Missoula
Mont
Wichita State University
Colorado
Logan
Utah
Bers
Western State College
United States
Belgium
Czechoslovakia
California Poly Tech
San Luis Obispo
Toledo
Ohio
Bowling Green
Inland Declares Quarterly Dividend and Nine Month Results
Inland Container Corp directors declared a regular quarterly dividend of 40 cents per share on Class A and Class B common stock payable Dec. 15, 1970 to shareholders of record on Dec. 1. They reported nine month 1970 sales of 148,870,000 and earnings of 5,213,000 or 178 per share.
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Inland Container Corp
Louisville restaurant advertises near round-the-clock service
In Louisville, a restaurant window shows hours listed as OPEN 232 Hours, signaling near continuous operation. The playful sign highlights a business embracing extensive, around the clock service in a bold local display.
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Louisville, Ky
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Marshall Alumni Association
University
FBI
NTSB
National Guard
Donald Dedmon
Dedmon
Marshall U. Fieldhouse
FAA
John Shaffer
Kalamazoo
Mich
Tri-State Airort
New Orleans
Alexandria
Springfield
Louisville
Atlanta
Frank H Abbott
Abbott
North Carolina
John Reed
Pope
Mussolini
Associated Press
Hamilton
Ohio Bell Service
Ohio Bell
John Dobrozsi Jr
Ins., Inc
First Ave
Middletown
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