Wind shear eyed in jet crash probe near New Orleans
FAA transcripts reveal Pan American Flight 759 crews warned of strong winds and wind shear before takeoff from New Orleans on July 9. Tower tapes show advisers on possible dangerous weather as another jet reported a 10 knot shear on approach, while a light plane also faced wind issues.
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Pathway To Death takeoff radio confusion and wind shear alerts
National Transportation Safety Board will study transcripts showing a tower center and the Pan Am crew failed to confirm a radio change. The cockpit voice recorder confirmed wind shear advisories were in effect around the airport as the crew requested wind information.
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Thousands mark A-bombings anniversary across U S and Japan
Thousands in the United States and Japan mark the 1945 atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki with vigils and protests. Activists in New York staged shadow silhouettes on city streets to illustrate the horror. Police detained 60 at a Riverside Institute protest. Hartford held a silent 8:15 am vigil, and Nagasaki noted as an everlasting warning. Local officials and mayors called for peace and nuclear restraint.
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Twilight Zone helicopter crash kills Vic Morrow and two children
Federal investigators say a blast set off to simulate shelling of a Vietnamese village disabled the helicopter during filming near Saugus California. The crash July 23 killed Vic Morrow and child actors Renee Chen and Myca Dinh Le while no one aboard was seriously injured.
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Jobs lacking Marshall seeks crackdown on illegal aliens
Former Labor Secretary Ray Marshall urged Congress to bar employers from knowingly hiring illegal aliens to curb job competition with unemployed Americans amid a 10.8 million jobless total in July. He linked high unemployment to depressed wages and urged action alongside Arch immigration reform groups, while White House and industry voices warned of ongoing economic pain and political fallout.
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