Venezuelan choir plane crash kills 68 in Azores
A Venezuelan air force C130 carrying a Caracas University choir from Bermuda to Barcelona plunged near Lajes air base in Terceira Island during Hurricane Emmy. All 68 aboard died, including 60 choir members and eight crew. Bodies spread across a wide area. investigation pending.
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Ponta Delgada
Azores
Caracas
Azores Islands
Bermuda
Barcelona
Spain
Raul Morales
Jesus Linares
U.S
Lajes
Terceira
Atlantic Ocean
Lisbon
Emmy
Carlos Tailhardat
Madrid
Dol Arturo Riveira
Atlantic
Alfredo Baldo
Central University of Venezuela
Venezuela
Baldo
Holiday toll may reach 460 in Labor Day traffic deaths
The National Safety Council warned as many as 460 people could die in holiday traffic during the three day Labor Day weekend while travelers expected to log about 13.1 billion miles. Last year 407 auto fatalities were recorded for the holiday period. Erika Jenkins, five, Chicago, was the first fatality after running into the street.
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National Safety Council
Safety Council
Erika Jenkins
Chicago
South Side
Elyria grad killed in crash near Fuller Road
Elyria High School graduate David Lance Loughner, 17, was killed when a friend's 1971 car slammed into a utility pole near Fuller Road and split in two. Passenger Jeffrey Tyrone, 16, and driver John Fisher, 22, were treated and released. Fisher is charged with driving an unsafe vehicle and reckless operation. police suspect drinking. Loughner, born in Johnstown, lived in Elyria six years and attended St. Mary's Church. He leaves parents, a sister, a brother, and grandparents. Funeral arrangements set at Curtis Scheuffler Funeral Home and St. Mary’s Church.
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Elyria
Loughner
Jeffrey Tyrone
Case Ave
John D. Fisher
Parma
Tyrone
Fisher
Elyria Memorial Hospital
Fuller Road
Middle Avenue
Johnstown
St. Mary's Church
Vealey to wed soon after murder case sentencing
Claude Edward Vealey, a hired killer in the Ya blonski murder case, faces parole and marriage after a Washington County Court sentence with co defendant Paul Gilly. Vealey’s fiancée is Shirley McCombs, a divorced mother of three he met in jail.
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Washington, Pa
Claude Edward Vealey
Yablonski
Paul Gilly
Washington
United Mine Workers
Joseph Yablonski
Vealey
Shirley McCombs
Charles Sweet
Delayed Viking 2 photos show lander at rest on rocky slope
AP reports delayed Viking 2 photographs arrive from Pasadena showing the Mars lander resting on a rocky slope with possible crater features. Scientists describe the scene as impressive and note many rocks beyond expectations, with frames suggesting landing near Atoma and a crater-like terrain.
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Pasadena
Calif
Earth
America
Thomas Mulch
Match
Viking 2
Atoma
Tander
Motch
Ugg Viking 1
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Cleveland
Jeff Bishop
Bishop
Cuyahoga River
Elyria Grad
David Lance Loughner
Charles Loughner
Samset
Elgris Memorial Hospital
McDonald's Restaurant
East Broad Street
Denise
Keith
Nelson G. Loughner
Charles Fantuzzo
Curtis Scheuffler
Funeral
St. Mary’s Church
St. Mary’s Cemetery
David Lougener
Lisa Hood
Philadelphia
Nick Peoples
Televisiol
Mrs. McCombs
Peing
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