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In call to 911, student on bus hit by FedEx truck in Calif. struggles to recount deadly crash
• ORLAND, Calif. (AP) -- Most of the 911 calls from witnesses to last week's fiery truck-bus collision that killed 10 were matter of fact. Then there was the one from a passenger: With shrieks in the background, the student struggled to recount how a truck came roaring toward them.
• "What did the bus hit?" the dispatcher asked.
• The student who had just escaped from the bus started to explain that the truck smashed into its left side.
• The dispatcher tried to refocus the student: "Just with one or two words, tell me what the bus hit."
• "The bus hit a FedEx truck," the student replied. "The FedEx truck came into us."
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Today in History
The Associated Press
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• Today is Good Friday, April 18, the 108th day of 2014. There are 257 days left in the year.
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• Today's Highlight in History:
• On April 18, 1934, the first laundromat (called a "Washateria") was opened by John F. Cantrell in Fort Worth, Texas; four electric washing machines were rented to members of the public on an hourly basis.
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• On this date:
• In 1775, Paul Revere began his famous ride from Charlestown to Lexington, Mass., warning American colonists that the British were coming.
• In 1831, the University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa was officially opened.
• In 1906, a devastating earthquake struck San Francisco, followed by raging fires; estimates of the final death toll range between 3,000 and 6,000.
• In 1923, the first game was played at the original Yankee Stadium in New York; the Yankees defeated the Boston Red Sox 4-1.
• In 1942, an air squadron from the USS Hornet led by Lt. Col. James H. Doolittle (Continued on page 32)
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