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David Burke, an employee for USAir, now US Airways had his job terminated after he allegedly stole $69 from the airline fund. He pleaded for leniency, which did no good for him. Raymond Thompson was his supervisor and fired him afterwards on December 7, 1987. Thompson tells Burke to have a nice day and Burke cryptically says, "I intend on having a very good day." Later that day, he buys a one-way ticket for Pacific Southwest Airline Flight 1771 from Los Angeles International Airport to San Francisco International Airport. The airplane was a BAe-146 and at the time carried 38...

...So for Pace, it was only natural that Clinton, now a U.S. senator from New York, received the first Maxine Postal Award for Humanitarianism yesterday before about 250 people at the Babylon Town Hall Annex on Phelps Lane. "It is extremely fitting that Hillary Clinton was the recipient of the award because Maxine fought for women, spoke up for people who couldn't speak for themselves, and Hillary does the same thing," said Pace, 62, of West Islip. ..."As long as I'm in the Senate, I'll do everything I can to provide grants to figure out what causes this disease," said...