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Word: comerford (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1960-1969
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Usage:

...York, reached an altitude of 300 feet, then unaccountably veered off to the left and crashed. The fuselage of the big Italian DC-7 ripped through a country churchyard and a flock of sheep, leaving a mile-long trail of bodies, tombstones and burning debris. Said the Rev. Thomas Comerford, pastor of the church: "People were screaming, sheep were crying, and dogs were barking. It was like a scene from hell." Of 52 aboard, 30 were killed, and many of the 22 survivors were critically burned...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: AVIATION: Rising Toll | 3/7/1960 | See Source »

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