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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 28, 1969
Page
23
A woman named Mary Stites was lifted toward the Grand Rapids city hall tower by a wrecking crew. She suddenly stopped work when raised, ending her attempt to reach the wrecking ball's danger zone.
In Banja Lika a collapsed building in a mine area drew a revue party on Monday to search for possible victims or survivors. Virtually every building in the city was damaged or destroyed, sending thousands into panic. Twenty bodies have been recovered.
A humorous piece details wives unable to stop husbands from watching televised football, including a clinic plan that claims to curb the habit with films of injuries and cosmetic warnings. It mentions a Milwaukee bride, a Texas woman, and testimony from longtime fans about quitting football weekends.
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