Pan Am Jet Explodes In Storm Killing 156 At Takeoff
A Pan American Boeing 727-200 with 145 passengers exploded minutes after takeoff from New Orleans in a fierce storm. All aboard died along with at least 11 on the ground. Kenner officials warned the toll could rise. rescue workers faced a grisly scene as debris and bodies were found in crushed homes. Pan Am chairman Ed Acker returned to New York to lead the inquiry.
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New Orleans
API
Pan American World Airways
Las Vegas
Nev
San Diego
Kenner
Lisa Baye
Sal Lentini
Lentini
Kenner Civil Defense
Pan Am
Ed Acker
New York
London
Scotland
Acker
Heathrow
Girls charged in dad's death in fire Oberlin
In Oberlin two sisters aged 16 and 14 were charged as juveniles with murder, attempted murder and arson after their father William Hawkins died from smoke inhalation in a home fire at 249 N Main St. Beulah Hawkins was treated for injuries. Police say gasoline was used to start the blaze. A hearing is planned Monday to determine detention status and potential adult charges.
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Oberlin
William Hawkins
Beulah Hawkins
N. Main St
South Pleasant Street
Lorain County
Hawkins
Allen Memorial Hospital
Man killed when car plunges into Black River
A 25 year old Elyria man Timothy Teggart died when the borrowed 1977 Thunderbird he drove veered off the Washington Avenue bridge, crashed through a guardrail and fell 45 feet into the Black River. Police cited excessive speed as a likely cause.
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Black River
Black River Bridge
Washington Avenue
Elyria
Teggart
Broad Street
Pepsi cap prize unlocks $5,000 win for Elyria family
In Elyria Ohio Lisa Henderson discovered a $5,000 Pepsi cap prize inside a bottle while her mother Martha Henderson had found the matching half weeks earlier. The two will split the winnings with Lisa receiving 2500 for college and Martha and Amy Cawthon also sharing the prize as the Pepsi contest runs across several Ohio counties.
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Martha Henderson
Lisa
Jerry Goldman
Pepsi
Miyrie
Henderson
Ohio
Goldman
Elyria High School
Amy Cawthon
Amy
Humid Tonight And Sunday With Scattered Showers
Humid conditions continue with scattered showers and thunderstorms tonight and Sunday. Lows range 65 to 70 tonight, highs 80 to 85 Sunday, with about a 56 percent chance of rain both nights. Details on Page A-3.
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A-6
A-5
American Airlines
Chicago
O’hare International
UPHR
Dad
Joe Klinec
Karen Balmer
Lora
Diana
Ford
Janas
Henry T. Webber
Robert
B.J.) Jones
Doyle Jones
Diana Hawkins
Lora Hawkins
Elyrian
By Tom Ford
Timothy Teggart
W. River Road North
Elyria Memorial Hospital
Ted Holstein
John Jurco
Robert Finch
Linda Sidaway
Glen Miller C-T
Mrs. Henderson
Lorain
Cuyahgoga
Medina
Amy Favnre Ee
Henvemson Cawrnun
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