Many Die In Landing Accident
SAN DIEGO AP A Pacific Southwest Airlines jetliner collided with a small airplane during landing and crashed into a residential area. FAA officials said 133 aboard the jet were killed, with at least one ground fatality, as flames consumed five homes and part of the debris burned a resident’s house.
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San Diego
Pacific Southwest Airlines
Federal Aviation Administration
Bruce Chambers
FAA
Los Angeles
Chambers
Prosecutor Added In Hughes Case
An additional prosecutor has been added to the Wellsville murder cases of Shirley Hughes and Dennis Brush. Topeka lawyer Mark L. Bennett Jr. will assist County Attorney Jim Clark, hired by witnesses Carl F Roger A Victor R and Gordon E Hughes. Bennett previously served as Johnson County assistant district attorney and special prosecutor in Topeka. Shirley Hughes, Stanley Hughes’ wife, initially faced charges but implicated Brush, who was then a boarder in the Hughes home.
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Shirley Hughes
Dennis Carr Brush
Wellsville
Stanley Hughes
Mark L. Bennett Jr
Topeka
Jim Clark
Bennett
Carl F
Roger A
Victor R
Gordon E. Hughes
Johnson County
Thad Sandstrom
Architect
Kansas
Sidorowicz
Kansas City
Prime Rate Tremors Hit Banks Across U.S.
New York banks reported higher prime rates after First National Bank of Chicago and First Pennsylvania Bank moved the rate to 9 percent for preferred corporate customers. Other major banks in New York studied the change as the sector reacted to recent increases.
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NEW York
First National Bank of Chicago
First Pennsylvania Bank
Philadelphia
Carter Near Victory In His Struggle Over Natural Gas Issue
President Carter’s energy program advances with a planned 1 pm vote on a natural gas pricing bill amid House and Senate busy agendas. Supporters claim enough votes to pass. opponents plan a final committee challenge before mid-October finish. Also on tap are a $35 billion defense bill, a Susan B. Anthony dollar coin vote, and ethics disclosure debates as the 1978 session aims to conclude by Oct. 14 despite potential filibusters.
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Carter
Washington
House
Senate
Senate Finance Committee
Robert C. Byrd
Congress
Carlin accuses Bennett of sabotaging Kansas aging department
Democratic gubernatorial candidate John Carlin charged Gov. Robert Bennett with sabotaging the Department on Aging by withholding advice and cooperation. He said the agency lacks legal authority to coordinate with other state bodies, and criticized the nursing home licensing division for poor cooperation. Carlin pledged to empower the department, expand meals programs, secure agency cooperation, and develop housing, medical care, transportation, and employment initiatives.
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Topeka
Kan
John Carlin
Robert F. Bennett
State Department
Nursing Home Ombudsman
Nursing Home Licensing Division
Department of Health and Environment
Department On Aging
Carlin
Bennett
Department
Department of Social and Rehabilitation Services
Advisory Council On Aging
Kassebaum Tax Records Fuel Senatorial Fire
Campaign manager for Bill Roy accuses Republican Nancy Kassebaum of paying little or no federal income tax on 1977 earnings. Spokesman cites $92,289 adjusted gross income and $5,075 in state and federal taxes, while demanding disclosure of her federal tax payment for 1977.
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Topeka
Kan
Bill Roy
Nancy Landon Kassebaum
Paul Pendergast
Kassebaum
Pendergast
Roy
Lynn
Begin Urges Approval of Summit Pact in Knesset
In Jerusalem Prime Minister Menachem Begin pressed the Knesset to approve the Camp David peace accords including the painful Sinai withdrawals. Parliament expelled a pro settlement member who interrupted him as debate began. The vote on the agreements is set for Wednesday with broad cabinet and Labor Party support.
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Jerusalem
Menachem Begin
Knesset
Camp David
Sinai Desert
Begin
Toto
Anwar Sadat
Labor Party
Likud
Geula Cohen
Sinai
Egypt
Cohen
Shimon Peres
Israel
West Bank
No Joy In Vance Return
Secretary of State Cyrus Vance returned from a five day Middle East trip with no tangible progress for Carter's Camp David peace plan. He met with Hafez Assad in Damascus and with leaders in Jordan and Saudi Arabia who voiced reservations. Vance called the tour worthwhile despite a lukewarm reception and little encouragement for Israeli withdrawal demands.
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Washington
Cyrus Vance
Carter
Camp David
Congress
Vance
Middle East
Jordan
Saudi Arabia
Syria
Damascus
Hafez Assad
Assad
Rejectionist Front
County Forecast Mostly Cloudy Tonight to Tuesday
Mostly cloudy tonight and partly cloudy Tuesday. Lows tonight mid to upper 50s. Highs Tuesday around 80. Gusty northeast winds 6 to 15 mph tonight.
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Navy
Darlene Watkins
Sam Rush
Hughes
Stanley
Brush
Ottawa University
Ou-Mcpherson
Cook Field
Braves
Mike Gullett
American Association of Retired Persons
National Association of Retired Teachers
Emerton K. Lynn
Mrs. Kassebaum
Wichita
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