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Bill to set annual remembrance for Marshall plane crash

FILE - Roses are placed along the edge of the Memorial Fountain honoring the 75 lives lost in the 1970 plane crash, as Marshall University hosts its 49th annual Memorial Fountain Ceremony on Nov. 14, 2019, in Huntington, W.Va. West Virginia could soon have a new holiday to memorialize 75 people killed in the Marshall University plane crash more than 50 years ago. Democratic Del. Sean Hornbuckle is the lead sponsor of the legislation, which passed the House Government Organization Committee on Monday, Jan. 16, 2023. (Sholten Singer/The Herald-Dispatch via AP, File) FILE - Officials at the site of the Nov. 14, 1970, Marshall University plane crash at Tri-State Airport in Kenova, W.Va., secure a charred engine for removal to an airport hangar. West Virginia could soon have a new holiday to memorialize 75 people killed in the Marshall University plane crash more than 50 years ago. Democratic Del. Sean Hornbuckle is the lead sponsor of the legislation, which passed the House Government Organization Committee on Monday, Jan. 16, 2023. (Jack Burnett/The Herald-Dispatch via AP) FILE - Parts of the engine lie on the ground after the Nov. 14, 1970, plane crash at Tri-State Airport in Huntington, W.Va., that killed 75 Marshall University football players, coaches, supporters and crew members. West Virginia could soon have a new holiday to memorialize 75 people killed in the Marshall University plane crash more than 50 years ago. Democratic Del. Sean Hornbuckle is the lead sponsor of the legislation, which passed the House Government Organization Committee on Monday, Jan. 16, 2023. (Jack Burnett/The Herald-Dispatch via AP)