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Tragic Plane Crash Kills Two Ovid Youths
In Ovid two young pilots died after a crash that drew thousands as authorities noted ignition switch behavior. Rich Schafer, 31, and Elver Carroll, 32, were loved locally, with funeral services held in Ovid where pallbearers and survivors were listed.
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Ovid
Schafer
Lincoln
Neb
Julesburg
Heinie
Don Payne
Texaco
Hastings
Richayl
Rich
Great Wester
Robert
George Schafer
Edward
Leonard
Louis
Ethel
Betty
Heinie” Carroll
Ovid High School
Great Western Sugar Company
Ovid and Lyman
Elver
North Platte
Municipal Air Iport
Omaha
Cheyenne
Boeing Airlines
Ovid Electric and Battery Shop