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Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Dec 19, 1966

Page

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Plane crash near Bogota kills 18 and injures 10

Aerocondor Air Lines jet crashed short of Eldorado runway in dense fog. 54 passengers and six crew aboard. Among the dead 9 Americans from Florida and several Colombians. Survivors describe a violent impact and desperate attempts to escape. Flight began in Miami and was leased from Passant Ltd. of Miami.

Bogota Colombia Aerocondor Air Lines Florida U. S Miami Kay Tuttle Crestline Ohio Eldorado Airport Passant Ltd Aerocondor James Powell North Miami Maria Richard Ana Ameri Bob Taylor Coral Gables T. H. Guthrie J. E. Engle Juanita Bridge William Bridge Fern Park Flora Diller Kathryn Lee Keeler Fort Lauderdale Gustavo Lopez Arnulfo Arias Andrade Chicago William Correa Mel

Teen Tree Thief Picks Wrong Car

A 16 year old Dearborn youth attempted a Christmas tree theft at a supermarket. He fled with a tree but a Dearborn police cruiser pulled up behind the getaway car. The youth surrendered the tree and was taken into parental custody.

Dearborn, Mich Dearborn

Sheree North Guests as Bandit Queen on IRON HORSE

Sheree North appears as a bandit queen on IRON HORSE Monday at 6 30 P M on KCRG TV Channel 9 in color detailing her storied outlaw role and on screen presence.

Sheree North Iron Horse Kcrg-Tv

African issues dominate U.N. Assembly session

At the United Nations, African delegates led debates on Southwest Africa and Rhodesia while the Vietnam war loomed. A U Thant won another five year term as secretary-general as U.S. and Soviet collaboration advanced disarmament talks and a moon based weapons ban.

United Nations Africa General Assembly Vietnam Southeast Asia U.S Soviet Union U Thant World Court Southwest Africa Portugal Atlantic Alliance Lisbon NATO China U.N World Forum

Predict Holiday Toll Around 700

Chicago AP reports the national safety council estimates 650 to 750 traffic deaths over the Christmas weekend from 6 p.m. Friday to midnight Monday. If the period were nonholiday, the toll would be about 525. It pays to advertise.

Chicago National Safety Council

Crossing Signals Ordered for J Street SW Crossing

The state commerce commission ordered railroad crossing signals at the J Street SW crossing of the North Western line. The $23 125 project will be funded by equal shares from the city and railroad with remaining cost from the highway grade crossing safety fund. A Cedar Rapids hearing on November 22 heard city traffic growth and earlier efforts dating back to February.

State Commerce Commission J Street North Western Railroad Frank B. Means Cedar Rapids North Western Pottawattamie County Perry Carroll Jay N. Dryden A Gazette

Luther College chemist wins ACS research grant

Dr Adrian M Docken head of Luther College chemistry department receives a petroleum research fund faculty award for advanced scientific study for the upcoming academic year from the American Chemical Society.

Decorah Adrian M. Docken Luther College Docken Petroleum ‘Research Fund American Chemical Society

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