Small plane crashes in Alabama kills five
A small twin engine Piper Aztec lost an engine and nosedived into a pasture near Interstate 65 in Chilton County, killing all five aboard. The aircraft had departed Key West Florida bound for Shelby County Airport and may have tried to land at Chilton County Airport two miles from the crash site.
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Clanton
Ala
Chilton County
Marilyn Davis
Interstate 65
James Henderson
Bac
Key West
Fla
Shelby County
Birmingham
Howard Austen
Federal Aviation Administration
Fire Blazes Near Lake Tahoe Sparked by Boys
A wind driven Nevada wildfire 20 miles east of Lake Tahoe forced thousands to flee upscale homes as two boys playing with gasoline started the blaze. About 5,000 acres burned, 15 percent contained, 800 firefighters battled it amid gusts up to 50 mph. Evacuations reached around 4,000 residents near Heavenly Valley and Genoa.
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Genoa
Nev
Sierra Nevada
New Mexico
Utah
Arizona
Grand Canyon
Nevada
Lake Tahoe
Heavenly Valley
Reno
Kingsbury Grade
Flagstaff
Jemez Mountains
Albuquerque
Santa Fe National Forest
Jemez
West Central Desert
Eureka
Columbia astronauts sleep in wired nightcaps for study
Four Columbia astronauts wear wired nightcaps to record brain patterns eye movements and muscle tone during sleep as researchers study insomnia in space and on Earth. Data from belt-mounted recorders and diaries track sleep daytime performance and mood during a 16 to 17 day mission.
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Columbia
Cape Canaveral
Fla
Space Shuttle
Earth
Space
Timothy Monk
University of Pittsburgh
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Cliff Shaw
U.S. Forest Service
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Forest Service
Stacy Trivitt
Janice Sorenson
Douglas County
Ross Chichester
Monk
Ins. Sea
E. University
Odessa
Hollander Chiropractic
42Nd
Tanglewood
Lander
Bob Hollander
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