Jet crash off Dominican Republic kills 189
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A Boeing 757 charter plane carrying mostly German tourists crashed shortly after take-off on Feb 6, 1996, near Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic, killing all 189 people aboard. There had been no indication of trouble before the crash, and rescue efforts were hampered by shark-infested waters.
Publication Name: Facts on File
Subject: Business, general
ISSN: 0014-6641
Year: 1996
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Daschle defends plane-inspection role
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Daschle, on Feb 17, 1995, issued a 31-page rebuttal to allegations that he improperly used his influence to curb aviation inspections by the US Forest Service in order to benefit his friend Murl Bellew's firm B&L Aviation. One of B&L's planes crashed on Feb 24, 1994, killing four.
Publication Name: Facts on File
Subject: Business, general
ISSN: 0014-6641
Year: 1995
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U.S. Commerce Secretary Brown, top executives perish in Croatian plane crash
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A US Air Force jet crashed on Apr 3, 1996, near Dubrovnik, Croatia, killing Brown and 34 other people aboard the aircraft, including several prominent businessmen and officials. Brown and his entourage had been in Croatia to help secure contracts to rebuild the war-torn region.
Publication Name: Facts on File
Subject: Business, general
ISSN: 0014-6641
Year: 1996
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