199 Indonesians die as Icelandic airliner crashes in Colombo
A DC-8 charter with 246 passengers and 13 staff crashed short of Colombo runway during a severe thunderstorm killing about 199 Indonesians. Survivors numbered over 60 with many trapped amid debris. Two black boxes recovered and to be analyzed in the United States.
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Colombo
Sri Lanka
Mecca
India
Surabaya
East Java
Amir Husain
Air Force
Ngumba Hospital
United States
Body Of Workman Recovered In Joplin
In Joplin Missouri the body of Frederick C Coe III 29 of Topeka Kansas was recovered from the debris of a nine story 70 year old hotel that collapsed last Saturday He died instantly of head and chest injuries and was found in the basement area about 60 feet from where Alfred Summers was rescued after 30 days in rubble The search for the third missing worker Thomas Edward Oakes 45 of Jenks Oklahoma resumed after Coes recovery as heavy equipment cleared rubble over nearly two hours Sgt Maj Vic Cox said the body lay face up between concrete slabs
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Joplin
Jasper County
Wendell Fuhr
Frederick C. Coe III
Topeka
Kan
Coe
Alfred
Butch
Summers
Thomas Edward Oakes
Jenks
Okla
Vic Cox
Missouri National Guard
Statewide Liquor Vote Is Proposed
The interim committee on liquor laws votes to draft two constitutional amendments for 1980 ballot. One would end the open saloon ban entirely, giving regulation to the Legislature. The other would lift the ban but allow county option for mixed drink sales.
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Topeka
Kan
Gaines
State Supreme Court
Senate
House
Richard E. Taylor Jr
Kansas United Dty Forces
Grandparents Visit Lincoln School For National Education Week
Second graders at Lincoln School invited grandparents to spend a half day during National Education Week. Fifteen grandparents observed classes, library activities, recess, reading of Curious George, and a shared dinner. Peggy Coen organized Grandparents Day welcoming all who can visit anytime with an invitation.
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Joan Istas
Lincoln School
George
Peggy Coen
Jeanne Fridell
Coen
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Hays
Hays, Kan
U. S
Kansas City
Dave Wasinger
Ellis County
Federal Aviation Administration
Russell
Main
Don Barnes
Milner
Mike Gullett
Braves
Carter-Meany
Frank Gaines
D-Augusta
Sadie
Olathe
Johnson County
Lewis C. Smith
Leawood
William Hickok
Timothy
Robert Clark
Topeka, Kan
Merchants National Bank
Sadie Smith
Hickoks
Clark
Ozark Blaze
Osage Beach
Lake of the Ozarks
Shirley Hughes
Stanley
Mark Bennett Jr
Robert Pinet
Hughes
Floyd Coffman
Bennett
Pinet
Coffman
Edgar Kerr
Joan Istar
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