Kenner Crash Kills Dozens and Triggers Massive Rescue
A Boeing 727 crashed near New Orleans International Airport in Kenner, destroying homes and prompting a large-scale search. About 80 bodies recovered, with 100 residents displaced and housed in two hotels. FAA cited takeoff about two minutes earlier. debris spread over seven blocks, one fuselage section atop a car.
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Victor Dean
Pan Am
Kenner
Aaron Broussard
Delta Air Lines
New Orleans International Airport
Normand
Rock
Sheeren
Washington
Federal Aviation Administration
Fred Farrar
New Orleans
Associated Press
Kevin Noblet
Sharon Smith
Lightning, wires hit as plane crashes. NTSB probes cause
Witnesses describe a Pan Am crash scene with debris, trees and power lines. National Transportation Safety Board investigators review possibilities including lightning, noting past lightning crashes are rare. The Boeing 727, dominant in service, is cited alongside a 1978 PSA 727 collision near San Diego that killed 144.
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Fay Meyer
Sheeren
National Transportation Safety Board
Transportation Safety Board
United States
Elkton
Maryland
Ira Furman
Pacific Southwest Airlines
San Diego
Elliot Hotel Odessa Opens Amid Oil Boom Propelling Growth
Odessa story recounts the Elliott Hotel rising with Permian Basin oil. By 1927 population soared from under 1000 to 4000, with Odessa Times predicting 15000 next year. The hotel opened Sept 27 1927 for 18 oil men, lacking water and sewers, and stayed busy as oil men filled rooms. The Hollywood Club hosted powerful deals, and by 1937 a two story annex was added before ownership passed in 1945. The hotel remained active until 1959 before closing.
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Odessa
Elliott
Odessa Times
Permian
George Elliott
George W. Elliott Jr
West Texas
Hollywood Club
Elliott Hotel
Elliott Jr
Houston
Elliotts
Glen
Branton Hotel Reopened in 1974 Then Closed in 1982
Branton offered rooms at eight dollars a night after a period of decline. Once a glamorous oasis for the rich and famous, the Elliott hotel became a haven for the down and out, with graffiti smeared walls and a dust-filled lobby. The Hollywood Club faded from a moneyed hub to a hangout for unemployed oilfield laborers. The Branton closed May 1, 1982, displacing more than 100 residents as remnants of its former grandeur were stripped away. A new police courts facility was planned to open at West 3rd and North Grant in January 1984.
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Branton
Elliott
Hollywood Club
Odessa
West 3Rd
North Grant Avenues
Telstar's 1962 launch marks dawn of global satellite comms
Telstar weighed 170 pounds and 34.2 inch diameter, able to handle few calls or one TV transmission at a time. It operated 226 days before high altitude radiation ended its life. Launched July 10 1962 at 2 35 am, the first phone call linked Lyndon B Johnson in Washington and AT T chairman Frederick R Kappel in Andover Maine. Newton Minow called it a pivotal step, saying it proved ideas in space could unite the world.
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Telstar
Europe
United States
Earth
Lyndon B. Johnson
Washington
Frederick R. Kappel
At&t
Andover
Maine
Newton Minow
Federal Communications Commission
Warm Odessa weekend forecast with scorching mid 90s
Forecast calls for warm, fair weather in Odessa today and Sunday with highs in the mid 90s and southeast winds 10 to 15 mph. No rain expected though heavy rain and localized flooding were reported Friday night, along with brief power outages from storms.
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Odessa
Texas Electric
Gerald Gotcher
Davis Mountains
Texas
South Plains
Lubbock
Upper
Gulf Coast
Marfa
Cotulla
National Weather Service
West
Gray suit against DOJ officials dismissed in 1978 case
A federal judge ruled L Patrick Gray cannot seek damages from prosecutors over a dropped Weather Underground conspiracy charge from 1978. Judge John Lewis Smith Jr noted Gray lacked standing and rejected claims of violated rights in the long running matter.
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Washington
Justice Department
FBI
L. Patrick Gray
U.S
John Lewis Smith Jr
Gray
AT&T seeks 95 percent hike in local loop charge
AT&T proposes a 95 percent increase in the local distribution facilities charge paid by long distance rivals like MCI Communications. If approved by the FCC, the rate would rise from about 28 to 59 dollars per line per month, boosting Bell System income by roughly 130 million dollars annually.
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Washington
American Telephone & Telegraph Co
Federal Communications Commission
At&t
Bell System
MCI Communications
Bell Companies
Odessa American masthead and subscription rates notice
The Odessa American lists publication details including address and post office status, with home delivery options and subscription prices such as six months for 25 dollars and other rates for daily and Sunday editions. It also provides contact numbers for delivery problems and a change of address.
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Fourth Street
Odessa
Texas
Odessa American
P.O
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Midland Regional
Big Bend
NOAA
U.S. Dept. of Commerce
Palacios
Presidio
San Angelo
San Antonio
Shreveport
Stephenville Texarkana
Acini
New York
Dun & Bradstreet Inc
Reagan
High Seas
Ocean
Home Delivery
Bette
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