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The Nation - News from Sept. 10, 1985

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The chairman of a House oversight panel accused the federal government of “dragging its feet” on funding to install advanced airport equipment that could detect bad weather conditions. But Rep. Norman Y. Mineta (D-San Jose) stopped short of saying that more advanced radar equipment could have prevented the Aug. 2 crash of Delta Air Lines Flight 191. The crash at the Dallas-Fort Worth airport killed 135 persons. “We need to get the (Federal Aviation Administration) to deploy what (equipment) we have right now,” Mineta said.

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