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Catholic priest Howard Hubbard installed as the 9th Bishop of Roman Catholic Diocese of Albany, yesterday. At 38 Bishop Hubbard becomes the youngest Roman Catholic bishop in the nation.
Jumbo Jets Collide, 570 Dead.
A Dutch jet plowed into a packed Pan American jumbo jet on a foggy runway in the Canary Islands, yesterday, and the two Boeing 747s erupted in flames killing 570 persons in the worst disaster in aviation history.
The entire compliment of 235 passengers and 14 crew members aboard the Royal Dutch KLM jumbo jet perished as the plane hit an American jetliner while attempting ta takeoff at a speed of over 150 miles per hour.
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In actuality this disaster remains, to date, the worst passenger airline disaster in aviation history. 23 crew members were killed. 560 passengers were killed. Total dead, 583 people.