Latest reports from the side 15 miles from hereswhere an Eastern Airlines transport crashed yesterday said seven persons' were killed and nine others, including Capt. Eddis Rickenbacker, American World War ace, were injured.
Earlier reports said 10 were killed and six injured.
There was no indication yet as to what caused the crash, which occurred four miles north of Jonesboro, The dead were Mr. William Byron, democratic Representative of. Maryland; Mr. B. C. M. Vanderhoop, president of a Dutch-owned tin-processing corporation building a new Houston, Tex, smelter; Mr. A. Liebowitz, Atlanta, Ga, Sr. Juan Maria, San Salvador; Capt. G. E. Perry, pilot; Mr. L. E. Thomas, ce-pilot, and Mr. Clarence Moore, steward.
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