The Atlanta-bound DC-9 crashed shortly after takeoff last May 11, killing all 110 people aboard.

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But today's 11-hour junkets from San Francisco to Tokyo eclipse the DC-7-era's San Francisco-New York routes by just three hours, and come with a lot more comfort (though no doubt the players' union would have plenty to say about such trips).

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David Chalmers (DC) : I am a long-time vintage Heuer and TAG Heuer collector who started Calibre 11 in mid- 2009.

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The diaries of both Mr. Carter and Mr. Jordan reflect an 11:00 a.m. appointment on December 22, 1997. 902-DC-00000231 (Mr. Carter's diary) and 1034-DC-00000103 (Mr. Jordan's diary).

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