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Plane Crashes'
Heavy Toll
j NEW YORK, June 7.-The
I latest announced death roll of
154 in the crash into the Carri
bean of a plane bound from
San Juan (Puerto Rico) to the
United States equals the high-
est world death roll for a
plane disaster.
The plane was jammed with
Puerto Rican men, women and
! children, who were migrating
to New York, lured by stories
of American wealth. Survi-
vors said the passengers seem-
ed nervous from the start be-
cause of the large number-75
-aboard.
The disaster brings the num-
ber of people killed in flights
between Puerto Rica and the
United States in the last two
years to 125. It was the fourth
fatal accident on the Puerto i
Rican run since the post-war
travel boom began. j
BRAZILIAN CRASH !
Reports from Florianopolis.
Brazil, state that 26 persons
were killed yesterday when a
Brazilian army transport plane
crashed into a mountain soon;
after taking off.
The plane was on normal j
transport service, carrying ¡
army personnel and - civilians
between Rio de Janiero and
the State of Rio Grande do
Sui.
. All on board the plane were
Brazilians . Two passengers
were children and three were
women.
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