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CALIFORNIA

Two critical in small-plane crash

FULLERTON — Two men aboard a small plane that crashed and burst into flames at Fullerton Municipal Airport during an air festival were listed in critical condition yesterday.

Lt. Joe Valley of Fullerton police said Jay Yoshinaga, 45, of Gardena and pilot Anthony Albanese, 46, of Brea were being treated at the University of California at Irvine Medical Center.

The crash occurred Saturday in front of hundreds of people who were at the small Orange County airport for “Airport Day.” It was captured on videotape and broadcast on local television stations.

The 1986 Bushmaster crashed seconds after taking off and barely missed the control tower before slamming into a parked car.

TEXAS

Carwash owner buys Koresh vehicle

FREDERICKSBURG — A carwash owner placed a winning bid of $37,500 on a car once owned by Branch Davidian leader David Koresh.

Donald Feldpausch, 64, said he didn’t go to the classic car auction with the intention of buying the black 1968 Chevrolet Camaro, but changed his mind when he saw the vehicle.

The restored car, with a V-8 engine, was captured in news footage as a tank pushed the vehicle out of its path during the 1993 siege of his Waco compound.

“The Koresh name doesn’t bother me. I guess it’s sort of like buying a home after somebody committed a murder in it,” Mr. Feldpausch told the San Antonio Express-News.

ALASKA

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