USAir crash prompts safety concerns after fatal flight
In Chicago a maintenance foreman cleared a Boeing 737 for takeoff despite a passenger complaint of an unexplained noise. Pilot Germano assured the crew the plane was fine, but the jet crashed near Pittsburgh killing 132 aboard. Investigators have not determined the cause. the incidents have heightened traveler concerns about USAir safety.
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Fox
Peter Germano
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Northridge quake deaths rise as structural repairs loom
In Southern California post earthquake recovery deaths among construction workers climb with a boom in repairs. OHSA cites unsafe building work on quake damaged sites. Hospitals report more fall injuries and nail gun wounds as crews mend roofs ladders and scaffolding.
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Northridge
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Republicans Target Energy and Education for Abolition
GOP leaders outline a plan to cut federal government, proposing elimination of the Energy and Education Departments and the Interstate Commerce Commission. Senate Majority Leader Bob Dole and Sen. Phil Gramm press for drastic reduction, while Rep. Bill Archer signals hearings on replacing the income tax with a broad consumption tax, sparking debate over impact on lower and middle incomes.
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National Taxpayers Union
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R-Texas
Congress
Bill Archer
Texas
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National Taxpayers Union Conference
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The
Taxpayers Union
U.S
Navy pioneer Kara Hultgreen dies in carrier crash
San Diego AP reports Navy records released by Kara Hultgreen’s mother show she was rated above average on carrier landings. Hultgreen, 29, one of the first two women to qualify for Navy carrier operations in the F-14A, crashed Oct 25 off San Diego. her body recovered from 3,700 feet of water. Burial planned at Arlington. Records counter claims of unqualification and preferential treatment. July overall carrier qualification score 3.10 ranked third in her class of seven.
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Navy
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