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May 25, 2016 Vol. 9 No. 42
EgyptAir Flight 804
EgyptAir Flight 804 vanished from radar on its way from Paris to Cairo with 66 people aboard, the airline said Thursday.
‘Let’s not jump to conspiracies’: Egypt’s minister warns against speculating about MS804 crash By Desert Star Staff Egyptian Civil Aviation Minister Sharif Fathi has called on people not to make up conspiracy theories and to wait for the results of the investigation of the EgyptAir flight crash. However, he added that no “important” evidence has been found so far. The minister stressed that
“smoke” that was reportedly detected on board the EgyptAir plane before the catastrophe only indicates that “something” happened with the aircraft and that investigation should no focus on finding out what may have caused this smoke and not on developing “conspiracy… or unrealistic theories.”
By Desert Star Staff WASHINGTON, -- Fifty years ago this week the first pilot prototype Camaro was built. To commemorate this golden anniversary the Historic Vehicle Association (HVA) uncovered these little known gems. 9. Born in Cincinnati: The first pilot prototype Camaro (No. 100001) was assembled on May 21, 1966 at the General Motors Assembly Plant, located in Norwood, Ohio, a few miles from Cincinnati. Why Cincinnati? GM produced a large share of the subsequent production Camaros at the Norwood plant and used the construction of 49 pilot
prototypes to develop the assembly line and equipment needed for high volume, serial production. The Norwood plant was not going to be the only assembly line for Camaros, however, so the company also built three pilot prototypes at their Van Nuys, Los Angeles plant. The Norwood plant was not going to be the only assembly line for Camaros, however, so the company also built three pilot prototypes eight weeks later at their Van Nuys, Los Angeles plant. (Photo courtesy of Philip Borris, Echoes of Norwood) 8. Top Secret—for Real: Ford spent years teasing the
“If you want me today to make a statement based on nonsense, then I will tell you [it was a] terrorist attack. But if you want to make statements based on sense and based on facts, then we have to wait and see,” Fathi told RT and other journalists. He also urged “everybody” to “be proficient” and to
wait until the investigation team collects and analyzes the relevant data as well as retrieves the black box and other necessary devices. At the same time, he admitted that the rescue teams have not been able to find any “important devices” so far that could shed the light on the root causes of the incident,
although they are “continuing and widening the search” and “retrieve some wreckages and human remains.” The minister also emphasized that locating the black box under the water in such location, where the plane crushed, “is a challenge Continues on Page 4
The Chevrolet Camaro - Born 50 Years Ago This Week
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Chevrolet Camaro (PRNewsFoto/Historic Vehicle Association)