Helicopter Crash at Labor Day Festival Kills Seven in Derry
A Hughes 269 C helicopter struck a concession stand at St. Joseph's Church killing seven people and injuring 19 at the Derry festival. Mary Beth Allison, 12, died later. her mother among the victims. Police reported 500 onlookers. helicopter blade tips reached 350 to 400 mph. pilot Pam Nelson and two passengers survived.
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Derry, Pa
Mary Beth Allison
Mary Beth
St. Joseph's Catholic Church
Pennsylvania
Leo Bacha
Mary Allison
Latrobe Hospital
Drea Guzik
Helen Irwin
Latrobe
Joseph Muchinski
Federal Aviation Administration
Dave Kountz
Kuntz
Pam Nelson
Allison
Leo
Guerrilla Attack Blames Rhodesia Air Crash Survivors
Survivors recount a violent massacre after an Air Rhodesia Viscount crash near Kariba 35 miles southeast. Guerrillas from Joshua Nkomo’s ZAPU claimed credit, killing seven women two children and a man among the eight survivors who later sought aid.
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Kariba
Joshua Nkomo
Zimbabwe African People’s Union
Zambia
Salisbury
Lake Hill
Hans Hansen
Hansen
Diana
Hill
Carter prepares summit setting at Camp David
President Carter welcomed Egyptian President Anwar Sadat and Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin for a high stakes Camp David talks. Sadat arrived first with Begin due later as the leaders seek compromises on Israel’s occupation of seized lands and Palestinian refugees. Carter warned of the high risk of failure and urged flexible private talks to find common ground.
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Menachem Begin
New York
Begin
Camp David
Washington
Carter
United States
Anwar Sadat
Israel
Egypt
Sadat
Walter Viendale
Cyrus Vance
White House
God
U.S
Summit
City residents face sewer repair costs
Roswell residents face costly repairs when main sewer trunk lines under pavement require digging up streets. City officials say homeowners must pay for repairs even when lines are buried under roads, prompting opposition from realtors retirees and council members.
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Ciel Lonon Record
Ernest Gumfrey
Atkinson Ave
Gumfreys
John McConvery
Gumffreys McConvery
Roswell
Atkinson
College Boulevard
McGaffey Street
McConvery
Reece Blake
Ms. Blake
Blake
Dalton Ross
Strout Realty
Federal judge dismisses Gist antelope fencing appeal
A federal administrative law judge dismissed rancher James Gist's appeal in an antelope fencing case. The Roswell case ends with no further action expected from the judge. The matter was filed in the local district court and involved wildlife fencing standards.
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Lucien Binns
National Association of Retired Federal Employees
Id Alme
American Association of Retired Persons
Roswell
James Gist
16 Year Old DiFrancesco Wows Date With Flair
EVON Pa AP George Steve DiFrancesco at 16 anchors a memorable first date with Tracy Hayward renting a tuxedo hiring a cab and dining at a fast food restaurant with a private maitre d Wayne DiFrancesco Steve's uncle. Diet 7 Up champagne two hamburgers and violin music by Donnamarie DilLabio accompany the evening. Hayward initially calls him insane but soon softens. He scored a 100.
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Evon, Pa
George
Steve
DiFrancesco
Tracy Hayward
Devon
Miss Hayward
Wayne DiFrancesco
Donnamarie DilLabio
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Ford City
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