Lack Of Landing System Blamed For Conn Crash
Officials attribute the Tweed-New Haven crash to the airport lacking an instrument landing system. The Convair 530 struck a power line in fog, destroying three cottages and crashing into marsh. 28 aboard perished. survivors include Norman Kelly and Janet McCan with injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Haven
John H. Reed
Malarky
Airline Pilots Association
Tweed-New Haven
Huntington
W. Va
Marshall University
New London
Norman Kelly
Waterford
Yale-New Haven Hospital
Janet McCan
Washington
Kelly
James Walker
Memphis
Tenn
New Airport Fog Control Too Costly
NASA official says dispersal of runway fog via a combustion blower system could work but costs three to six million dollars for equipment and hourly operation between one thousand and two thousand dollars, limiting use to high traffic airports. Helikopter downwash and hygroscopic seeding are being tested as lower cost alternatives with ongoing FAA and Air Force research.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Key Biscayne
Fla. Cap
NASA
Tepg i
William A. McGowan
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
McGowan
United States
France
Air Force
Airliner Blamed In Calif Crash
Airliner blast survivor 1st Lt Christopher Schiess, 24, of Salem Oregon, described tumbling after collision with a Hughes Air West DC9 over the San Gabriel Mountains near Duarte. The F4 Phantom jet, from Fallon NV to El Toro Calif, crashed after impact. Wreckage yielded 22 bodies, the F4 pilots’ identities were not released.
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Los Angeles
Christopher Schiess
Salem
Ore
Schiess
Air West
Duarte
San Gabriel Mountains
DCS
Los Angeles International
Fallon Navy Air Station
Nevada
el Toro Marine Corps Air Station
Calif
Federal Aviation Administration
Montgomery Man Wounded In Gun Raid
Kenyon F. Ballew, 28, of Silver Spring Maryland, was shot and wounded when he allegedly fired on U S Treasury agents and Montgomery County police during a raid seeking hand grenades. Officers returned fire after the door was breached, with three shots fired as the raid unfolded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
U.S. Treasury
Montgomery County
Internal Revenue Service, Alcohol and Tax Division
Kenyon F. Ballew
Quebec Terrace
Silver Spring
Treasury
Ballew
Law
India Faces Cholera Crisis as Refugees Flood Krishnagar
Krishnagar, India, amid a week old cholera outbreak from East Pakistan refugees, reports 4000 deaths with bodies polluting rivers. Police shortages hinder order as rumors blame Pakistani agents and mass burials rise. Hindu cremation limits prompt mass graves in Nadia district.
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Krishnagar
India
West Bengal
Pakistan
Nadia
Calcutta
D. K. Ghosh
East Pakistan
Bahadurpur
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Cub Scout Pack
Middletown
Charles Palmer
Ken Arnett
Paul Fogle
George C. Rhoderick
Den
Joel Brengle
David Hasle
Jeffrey Brenk
Ben
David Tabor
Charles Adams
Montgomery
Way-Brunswick
Potomac Street
Irving Kohler
People’s Home and Auto Store
Traf
Brunswick
Katharine van Holten
U.S
Great Britain
Niacin
Ron
T.M
W.E. Long
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