Hand Pressed It Down Building Collapse Witness
Police said more than 1,000 people were trapped when a year-old structure collapsed in a scene described by a witness as if a big hand pressed it down.
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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 02, 1968
Page
23
Possum Found High Above Ground at Atlanta Building
Construction worker George Cantrell spotted a possum on the 32nd floor of the Georgia Equitable Life building in Atlanta. He said he does not know how the animal reached that height and reported being evicted by the tail.
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George Cantrell
Georgia Equitable Life
Atlanta
Cantrell
Fred
Woman’s Space Trip Rationing Sparks Family Hunger Satire
A maligned long car trip turns into a comic clash over food as a husband ignores hunger while boasting about speed and distance. The tale lampoons male fussiness over meals during travel and ends with the narrator rationing gum to keep the kids fed.
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