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Newspaper

Odessa American

Location

Odessa, Texas, United States of America

Date

Jun 08, 1999

Page

5

Trans-Atlantic flight diverted after passenger assaults crew

A Delta jet from Atlanta to Manchester diverted to Bangor when British passenger Christopher Bayes demanded more drinks and tried to enter the cockpit. Bayes, 41, was tied up by crew and passengers after assaulting two flight attendants. He faces federal charges for assault and interfering with a flight crew.

Bangor Maine Delta Atlanta Manchester England Christopher Bayes Jeff Russell Bayes Russell

Heat wave blasts East coast with record June heat

Temperatures surged into the 90s across the East on Monday with Portland Maine at 95, Newark 97, Harrisburg tying a 1925 June record at 96, and New York Central Park at 94. A section of I-40 near Winston-Salem buckled as the heat intensified.

New York Mark Browne New York City Mississippi Valley East Coast New England Portland Maine New Hampshire Legislative Concord Mercury Sandy Wheeler Harrisburg Newark N.J Central Park North Carolina Winston-Salem

Crowds At NYC Beaches As Heat Draws Thousands

About 172000 people flocked to New York City seven beaches seeking relief from sweltering heat. In Boston Public Garden the Swan Boats halted operation as drivers faced 96 degree heat, a temperature that typically arrives in July or August and pauses the ride.

New York City Boston Public Garden

Man charged in fatal hit and run in Boston

A 19 year old man, James Abramofsky Jr., is charged with vehicular homicide, operating under the influence of alcohol, and leaving the scene after allegedly striking 56 year old Leona Doucette in Boston. Bail set at 250000. Prosecution says he laughed while fleeing.

Boston James Abramofsky Jr Abramofsky Leona Doucette Doucette Jim Borghesani Prosecutors William Korman

Two 747s clip wings at LAX prompting evacuations

At Los Angeles International Airport two 747s clipped wings on a taxiway forcing the evacuation of more than 700 passengers. Philippine Airlines Flight 103 carrying 430 passengers struck Corsair Flight 942, towing to a gate after Paris arrival, damaging Corsair wing and fuel tank but with no fuel spill.

Los Angeles Los Angeles International Philippine Airlines Paris Corsair Manila Patricia Waln

Man Blows Dart at Passer By in New York

A man wearing a black clothing was involved in a dart incident on a city street in New York. Police said the dart struck the passer by as the suspect fled amid the daytime bustle. No further details were provided about injuries or motives.

NEW York

Salem man charged after Central Park assault with weapon

A 39 year old Michael Tucker of Salem Oregon was arrested for assault and criminal possession of a weapon after swinging a sword and firing a blow dart at a passerby in Central Park. He was found in the Ramble with a 26 inch sword a dartgun and several knives. The victim received hospital treatment and was released.

Central Park Michael Tucker Salem Ore Tucker Ramble

American Airlines jet moved to hangar for study

A salvage crew hauled the twisted jet remains to a hangar where National Transportation Safety Board investigators will spend months examining possible mechanical issues pilot error or severe weather. The Little Rock crash June 1 left one pilot and eight passengers dead, with engines sent to Tulsa for inspection.

Little Rock Ark American Airlines Arkansas River

Ten-year-old girl dies after tiger attack in Texas

In Yorktown Texas a 10-year-old girl died of head and neck injuries after one of her stepfather s two pet tigers mauled her inside a cage. The stepfather, licensed to keep the animals and who travels with exotic shows, tried to separate the animals as the male tiger dragged the girl. The girl was identified as Lorin Casey Villafana.

Yorktown Texas Lorin Casey Villafana Guy Nobles

Judge acquits three in Miami Port revenue case

US District Judge Donald Middlebrooks ruled that 1.3 million dollars from Port of Miami revenue did not belong to Miami-Dade County until turned over, acquitting three men named in the indictment. The judge held the funds not government property as the trial of port director Carmen Lunetta and others proceeded.

Port of Miami Miami Miami-Dade County Carmen Lunetta Calvin Grigsby Fiscal Operations Inc Harrington Donald Middlebrooks

Remains Identified of Two Missing Vietnam Marines

The Pentagon says Marine Captains Robert A. Holt of Reading Massachusetts and John A. Lavoo of Pueblo Colorado have been positively identified and will be returned for burial in the United States. Their F-4B Phantom crashed over Quang Binh North Vietnam on September 19 1968 with no survivors. Excavations by a joint U.S Vietnamese team in 1994 led to the identification. With these two identifications the number of Americans listed as unaccounted for from Vietnam stands at 2061.

Washington United States Pentagon Robert A. Holt Reading Mass John A. Lavoo Pueblo Colo Quang Binh Province North Vietnam

AlliedSignal to buy Honeywell for 15 billion merger

AlliedSignal to acquire Honeywell for about 14.8 billion dollars creating a diversified industrial group. The deal will cut about 4500 jobs within 18 months and relocate the combined company’s headquarters to Morristown New Jersey with Honeywell remaining a major aerospace and control systems producer.

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