The approaching era of jet travel, and a series of midair collisions (most notable was the 1956 Grand Canyon mid-air collision), prompted passage of the Federal Aviation Act of 1958. This legislation gave the CAA's functions to a new independent body, the Federal Aviation Agency. The act transferred air safety regulation from the CAB to the new FAA, and also gave the FAA sole responsibility for a common civil-military system of air navigation and air traffic control.
The remains of Jacob Wetterling were found in a rural area of Stearns County -- a farm field 20 miles from where Jacob was abducted and just a mile and half from where Danny Heinrich lived in 1989. The remains of Jacob Wetterling were found in a rural area of Stearns County -- a farm field 20 miles from where Jacob was abducted and just a mile and half from where Danny Heinrich lived in 1989.
WATCH ABOVE: Raw footage after a body is found in a river near Hinchinbrooke, Que. HINCHINBROOKE, QUE â The SÃ»retÃ© du QuÃ©bec (SQ) has confirmed that the body found in Hinchinbrooke, Quebec is that of 22-year-old Lasalle mother Samantha Higgins. Higgins was reported missing July 7; she had left a friendâs house around midnight and never made it home.