Bloomington High School North, Nikean, 1982, Page 19

Description:	Has Just Been a Special Report. . .In the NewsJanuary 14, 1982Washington DC Plane CrashPotomac River ...The National Airport inWashington, DC, had been closed for runway clearing shortlybefore the Boeing 737 took off.The visibility was only a half amile, close to minimum. Threenew inches of snow had fallenand it was still coming downheavy as the Florida boundplane crashed into the PotomacRiver bridge and plunged intoicy water below. The plane hadbeen de-iced twice but the pilotsattitudes were casual about thebuild-up on the wings. Seventeen seconds after take off thepilots were unable to reach theirdesired altitude and Roger Petitpilot said, Larry, were goingdown Larry.»%* i»*f3£ waemmlmm ■■July 7, 1981 Washington,DC Judge Sandra OConnorPresident Reagan made amark in history July 7, 1981,when he nominated Judge Sandra Day OConnor as the firstwoman Supreme Court Justice.He commented that she is aperson for all seasons, possessing those unique qualities oftemperament, fairness, intellectual capacity and devotion to thepublic good which havecharacterized the 101 brethrenwho have preceded her. Shewas to fill the seat of Justice Potter Stewart whose retirementtook placy July 3. OConnor hadbeen a member of the ArizonaCourt of Appeals for 18 monthsat the time of her appointmentand was known to be moderateand conservative. EleanorSmeal, president of the NationalOrganization for Women praisedOConnors nomination as cmajor victory for womensrights.November 12, 1981, CapeCanaveral, Florida SpaceShuttle Columbia ...Everything was running verysmoothly for Columbias secondtake off. The project was somuch ahead that astronauts,Colonel Joe H. Engle and Captain Richard H. Truly had timeto goof off. Only 31 secondsbefore launching and two oilfilters of the three auxilary unitswere found to be clogged. Noone had bothered to change theoil that was used for the April of1981s flight. After changing theoil and checking the space shuttle over again, it was foundready to be launched a secondtime. The Columbia is to belaunched again in 1982. Theflight ended smoothly on adesert airstrip in California.August 3, 1981, Air Controllers Strike, UnitedStates —The 15,000 member Professional Air Traffic ControllersOrganization strike beganAugust 3 against the FederalAviation Administration. The illegal strike was a violation offederal law. Therefore, President Reagan barred any negotiations and warned strikers theywould be fired if the strike didntstop. The strike began whenunion President Robert Poli turned down the final offer on a newcontract. On August 5 thegovernment began firing and onthe 17th they began taking applications to replace striking controllers. In December PresidentReagan announced he wouldrehire the strikers if they choseanother governmental job notrelated to their previous one.July 17, 1981, Hyatt Hotel,Kansas City, Kansas ...The lobby of the Hyatt wasfilled with over 1,000 people forthe Big Band dance party. Thethird floor walkway holding 50people had a crack down thecenter of it and collapsed to thesecond floor holding near 100people. The second floor wasntbuilt strong enough and couldnot hold the debris of the thirdfloor. The second and thirdfloors crashed to the lobby killing 113 people and injuring 180.Rescue teams used constructioncranes to remove bodies fromthe steel and concrete. Thescene of the room was reminiscent to that of a bomb blast.
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