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No fuel woes yet for light planes in Cedar Rapids area
Cedar Rapids officials say private pilots and Rockwell Collins operate without current fuel shortages. Wathan Flying Service reports full allocations from Shell and plan to continue normal operations. Jet fuel supplies faced strain due to Britt Airways and airline demand, with emergency measures and cross-town fueling shifts noted. Prices rising, with general aviation gasoline around $1 per gallon and jet fuel near 85 cents to $1. The aviation sector expects continued higher costs but no immediate cutbacks. On this date in 1962, Scott Carpenter became the second American to orbit the earth.
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Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Curtis Smith
Wathan Flying Service
Iowa Department of Transportation
Lightsey
Smith
Shell Oil Co
Wathan
Britt Airways
Collins
Hall
United Airlines
Rockwell
O’hare Field
Chicago
St. Louis
Kansas City
Scott Carpenter
Earth