PSA 727 Crash Tapes Reveal Final Mayday Call
Tape released by the FAA recaps the San Diego disaster in which PSA flight 182 and a Cessna 172 collided. The PSA crew acknowledged advisories before a fatal crash in a residential area, killing 135 aboard and seven on the ground. The NTSB cautions completion may take eight months with possible recommendations on practice approaches near Lindbergh Field.
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Pilot recalls midair crash with PSA 727 in 1969
Stockton California based pilot Dick Bridgeford recalls a January 15, 1969 midair collision with a PSA Boeing 727 over San Francisco Bay. He describes a smashed right wing while the PSA jet landed safely at Ontario. Bridgeford, a 32 year veteran, survived with his Cessna after a Mayday attempt and continues as a flying service operator and FAA examiner.
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Califano attacks college tuition tax credit compromise
HEW Secretary Joseph Califano said the compromise tuition tax credit plan before Congress is worse than nothing and urged passage of the administration’s need-based tuition grants. He noted the House and Senate differ on credits and that the final version is near the Senate bill.
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Meany forecasts White House action on wage controls
Meany says forthcoming White House measures will include wage controls. He adds that the Carter administration should fight inflation with cuts in home mortgage rates and corporate profits, not only wage-ceiling limits.
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