Surviving Delta 191 Crash Describes Narrow Escape
Meier, 35, of Temple, said it was luck he lived after the Delta Air Lines jumbo jet crashed during a thunderstorm near Dallas. He recalled watching the ground approach, the plane bouncing, then exiting by jumping 20 to 25 feet to the ground and helping others. Officials noted several survivors walked into Parkland Hospital as the crash near Dallas Fort Worth Airport left eight known dead.
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Meier
Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport
Parkland Hospital
Slasher
Frank Pate
Annie Edwards
Pompano Beach
Fla
Juanita Williams
Martha Anson
Salt Lake City
Gordon
Dearing
Chicago
Jerry Maximoff
Zantop International Airlines
Armond Edwards
National Transportation Safety Board
Delta Crash In Texas Storm Shocks Witnesses
A Delta Air Lines Lockheed L 1011 crashed near Dallas Fort Worth International Airport during a summer thunderstorm. Witnesses described a ball of flame after the jet struck a water tank and skidded across the highway. Survivors reported a chaotic scene with debris, screaming passengers, and the plane breaking apart as it exploded.
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Grapevine
Texas
Delta Air Lines
Anthony Rogers
Texas Highway 114
Dallas-Fort Worth International
Larry. Sears
Dayton
Ohio
Wendell Harrison
Tony Maza
Robert Braden
Delta Flight 191 crash near Dallas kills about 130
Survivors include at least 24 passengers and three flight attendants after the Lockheed L-1011 Tristar plunged into a field near Dallas Fort Worth International Airport amid heavy rain. About 149 aboard from Fort Lauderdale to Los Angeles. Authorities say 119 bodies recovered. authorities search debris with a crane as investigators seek identifications through dental records and fingerprints.
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Dallas-Fort Worth International
Charles Petty
Dallas County
Linda Harrison
Royce Shields
a.Fort Worth
Dallas-Fort: Worth International Airport
Delta
Matt Guilfoyle
Guilfoyle
Atlanta
Jim Ewing
Dallas
Mort: Worth
Petty
Fromi. Snessy
Los Angeles
Fort Lauderdale
Fla
Christopher John Meier
Temple
Pleasant Sunday Warm Ahead in Pleasant Sunny Area
Pleasant and warm Sunday with a high around 85 and a low near 50 to 55. Information line lists contact numbers 470-2265 and 470-0010 for details.
Amish drive to exemption from warning signs in Kentucky
In Glasgow Kentucky Amish farmers led by Herman Zook win a court ruling dismissing a traffic ticket for driving without orange slow vehicle signs. District Judge Ben Dickinson said the First Amendment tolerates sincerely held beliefs of minority religious groups. The Swartzentruders say their faith forbids bright colors and government symbols. they may leave Kentucky rather than comply.
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Glasgow
Ben Dickinson
Herman Zook
Zook
Swartzentruders
Barren County
Kentucky
Fook
Phillip Patton
Moses Yoder
Yoder
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