Mechanic warns unsafe plane linked to Newfoundland crash
Randy Stirm, a former ServAir mechanic now with Pacific Southwest Airlines, says the four engine Arrow Air DC-8 he worked on at McChord Base was in poor condition and unsafe. He claimed compression stalls in No 3 engine and faulty valves could cause fuel buildup and an in flight explosion. He refused to sign the maintenance log and sought FAA review but no official action followed.
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ServAir
McChord Air Force Base
Tacoma
Wash
Stirm
Pacific Southwest Airlines
Gander International Airport
Federal Aviation Administration
FAA
Miami
San Diego Tribune
Arrow Air
Seattle- Tacoma
Air Force Base
Democrats Still Hold Out Against Republican Tax Bill
In Washington Democratic leaders resist Republican demands for changes to a major tax overhaul. Only 34 of 182 House Republicans pledged support, many with conditions to offer amendments. If Reagan cannot win 40 to 50 solid votes, the bill risks failing in 1985, while Democrats push a measure drafted by Dan Rostenkowski that would cut rates, curb deductions, and exclude 6 million low income households.
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Tap
House
Reagan
Trent Lott
Mississippi
Dan Rostenkowski
D-Ill
Richard Gephardt
D-Mo
Gephardt
Rostenkowski
Ways and Means
Congress
Mississippi Queen collision near New Orleans injures few
A sandbar incident on the Mississippi River above New Orleans left the 362-foot Mississippi Queen stranded with a hole in its bow after a collision with the tug Crimson Glory and a tow of 28 barges. 431 aboard 272 passengers and 159 crewmen were aboard. three reported minor injuries.
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Coast Guard
New Orleans
Crimson Glory
Agri Trans Corp
Long Grove
Ill
William Smith
Rockland County
N.Y
William Polts
Paradise
Calif
Vicksburg
Miss
Son Glory
Louisiana
Mike Roop
Houmas House
Kathleen Donohoe
8Th District
Edna Esping
Catif
Phil Oppenheimer
Pam Killinger
Claremont
N.H
FmHA Foreclosures Down From Last Year
Washington AP reports Foreclosures by the Farthers Home Administration fell in 1984-85, with about 4,695 farmers lost to foreclosures bankruptcies and other causes, 1.6 percent of borrowers. Projections for 1985-86 are uncertain amid Farm Credit System issues.
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Farthers Home Administration
Fmha
Agriculture Department
Martyn Aycock
Aycock
House
Senate
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