Nine Die in Four Plane Crashes Across Four States
Nine people died and five were injured in four-plane crashes in Indiana Pennsylvania California and Illinois on Sunday. One aircraft with a special airworthiness permit crashed after failing to gain altitude, others burst into flames or clipped lines during forced landings. FAA and NTSB officials led initial investigations with Columbus police confirming a year-long idle status prior to the fatal takeoff attempt.
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House weighs the worth of Saturday mail
The House faces a choice between a non binding 1981 budget resolution to end Saturday mail or an Appropriations bill to continue the subsidy, risking a $300 million deficit as Congress rushes to finish work before a July fourth recess and the Republican National Convention. Separate items report two fatal crashes in Pennsylvania and California, and UPI notes death row inmate counts and capital punishment trends through 1979, including two executions that year.
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