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Newspaper

Southern Illinoisan

Location

Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America

Date

May 07, 1981

Page

12

Air Force jet disaster kills 21 crew in Maryland crash

In Walkersville Maryland a missile tracking EC 135 jet bound for routine training exploded over a barley field. Twenty one crew members were declared dead with debris and documents scattered. the aircraft was based at Wright Patterson Air Force Base. The investigation may take months and officials pursued recovered papers amid conflicting reports on classified content.

Walkersville Air Force Maryland William Campbella Pentagon Wright-Patterson Air Force Base Dayton Ohio Wright-Patterson Maj Edward Rob

Chicago bank loot found in Georgia drug arrests

Part of a 1977 one million dollar Chicago bank heist was recovered by agents linked to a Georgia cocaine and drug case. Police seized 23 hundred dollar bills along with about half a million in cocaine and methaqualone after arresting five men including Peruvians Guido Drago Roberto Cordero and Carlos River and Floridians Robert Keanan and Fred O Brooks.

Savannah, Ga Chicago First National Bank of Chicago Billy Freeman Chatham County Florida Fred O. Brooks Hallandale Fla Justice Jerry Mooney U.S. Customs Service Savannah Carlos River Guido Drago Roberto Cordero Robert Keanan Miami Brooks Keanan

Libyan Envoys Ordered Out by Reagan Administration

The United States demanded Libya close its People’s Bureau in Washington and expel five Libyan diplomats within five working days. Ari el Houderi said Libya will comply without retaliating against American oil workers in Libya, amid tensions over terrorism and provocations.

Washington Reagan Muammar Khadafy Libya United States Ari el Houderi State Department White House

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