Three Theories Circling Flight 427 Crash
Federal investigators focus on three scenarios for USAir Flight 427. Right engine reverse thrust or loosening, uneven wing brakes, or right engine reversing. NTSB and Boeing plan computer models while crews recover wreckage and seek a witness who saw the final moments. Mourning crowds in Pittsburgh recall the 132 lives lost.
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Coraopolis
Usair
NTSB
Boeing Co
Vogt
Allegheny County
Market Square
Pittsburgh
Pam Kastelmeyer
Baldwin
Salvation Army
Travel agents report no drop in Pittsburgh area flights after crash
Pittsburgh area agents report few cancellations following last week's Beaver County USAir crash. Jeanne Prossen expects many cancellations but none occurred, while Sandi Chandler notes only a few nervous calls. Most travelers remain with USAir, with some opting for other carriers or Amtrak, but overall confidence stays high.
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Prossen
Usair
Total Travel
Sandi Chandler
Chicago
Pittsburgh
Chandler
Amtrak
Dean Kannal
Experts scoff at idea of reproductive licenses
British doctor Sir Roy Caine proposed licensing couples to have children with a two child cap, age 25 minimum, and penalties for larger families. Local officials and experts in Lawrence County reject the plan as unconstitutional and impractical, emphasizing education and financial support over licensing.
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Sir Roy Caine
Caine
Linda Snyder
Family Planning Services
Lawrence County
Snyder
Louis F. Palumbo
Lawrence
Lawrence County Board of Assistance
Frank LaGrotta
Ellwood City
LaGrotta
Halloween flag lights up Volant Main Street shop
In the pre dawn hours today a Volant merchant displayed a lighted jack o lantern flag from the porch of a Main Street business as the town moves toward the Halloween season following Labor Day.
Weather Ahead Forecast Partly Cloudy Friday
The week ahead features partly cloudy skies Friday with highs from 75 to 85 and lows 55 to 65. Scattered thunderstorms are expected Saturday with temperatures in the 70s and nightly lows around 55 to 65.
Streep Aims River Wild Appeal For Girls And Men
Meryl Streep notes The River Wild targets girls by letting them imagine themselves as the hero. She portrays a whitewater enthusiast kidnapped during a family river trip and dismisses focusing on male audiences, saying the film is not an offer to the male action crowd.
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New York
Meryl Streep
Mother
Glamour Magazine
Streep
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Usair Flight 427
John K. Manna
New Castle News
Palumbo
News Index
Streep Goes Wild
Kramer
Hilbert James Bennett
Marshall Avenue
Hazel M. Kennedy
Overlook Clinic
Lenox
Mass
Amylie
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