Word: 86th
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WASHINGTON, D.C.: The Air Force announced Thursday it has relieved three commanders in Europe following an investigation into the disastrous crash of the military aircraft carrying Secretary of Commerce Ron Brown and 34 others. The three commanders are the top officers of the Air Force 86th Airlift Wing, based at Rumstein Air Base in Germany. Brigadier General William Stevens, commander of the 86th, Colonel Roger W. Hansen, vice-commander, and Colonel John E. Mazurowski, operations group commander, were relieved of their duties on Wednesday. Following the investigation of the CT-43 crash, Major General Charles Heflebower, commander of the 17th...
...fictional families in recent memory seem more unhappy than the Catchprices, who own a General Motors dealership on the outskirts of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Gran Catchprice, the matriarch of this ragged clan, is approaching her 86th birthday and toys with the idea of blowing Catchprice Motors to smithereens; she has a stash of gelignite and knows how to use it. Her daughter Cathy wants to leave the family business and go on the road with Big Mack, her country-and-western band. Son Mort refuses to sell cars and enjoys a none-too-warm paternal bond with...