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Signed bill sets Nov. 14 memorial for Marshall plane crash

FILE - Marshall assistant football coach Red Dawson, center, sits alone during a memorial service at the Veterans Memorial Field House on Nov. 15, 1970, in Huntington, W.Va., honoring the 75 people killed in a plane crash. A bill has won final legislative approval Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2023, in West Virginia, that would establish an annual day of recognition for the worst sports disaster in U.S. history, a plane crash that killed most of Marshall University's football team. (Lee Bernard/The Herald-Dispatch via AP, File) FILE - A memorial plaque is displayed at the site of a 1970 plane crash that killed 75 people, including 36 Marshall football players, on Oct. 24, 2020, near Huntington, W.Va. A bill has won final legislative approval Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2023, in West Virginia, that would establish an annual day of recognition for the worst sports disaster in U.S. history. (AP Photo/John Raby, File) FILE - Marshall players wear a "75" decal on their helmets as they take the field for an NCAA college football game against Middle Tennessee on Nov. 14, 2020, in Huntington, W.Va. The game took place on the 50th anniversary of the 1970 Marshall plane crash that killed all 75 persons aboard. The plane was carrying the Marshall University football team who were returning after a game against East Carolina. A bill has won final legislative approval Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2023, in West Virginia, that would establish an annual day of recognition for the worst sports disaster in U.S. history. (Sholten Singer/The Herald-Dispatch via AP, File)
Signed bill sets Nov. 14 memorial for Marshall plane crash