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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 11, 1967
Page
25
Benjamin Howell of Otis Louisiana sat on a bridge support with his truck hanging over the edge after a bridge near Derry Louisiana collapsed. An air force helicopter lowered a medic to assist and Howell was hospitalized with a back injury.
Pat Standi fur of Wichita found a lost homing pigeon that chose her hair as a nest, resisting removal while causing a humorous local dilemma. A news photo shows Air Force Sgt. Francis Dean guiding a rescue as a driver was lifted from a collapsed bridge with a gravel truck below.
The 1968 Cutlass Supreme and Holiday sedan lines gain a larger 116 inch wheelbase and new engines. Offerings include a 350 cubic inch V eight with four barrel carburetion and an optional regular fuel 350 V eight with two barrel carburetion. Cedar Rapids dealer Allen Motor Co at 1015 1025 First Avenue SE markets the models.
Cloudy and warm conditions above a 50 foot bridge support saw driver Howell and his truck left suspended for hours as crews waited for a helicopter from England air force base to reach the scene.
Erma Bombeck humorously recalls turning forty and facing wrinkles as she eyes her aging face. A beauty consultant pitches cosmetic products while quips about dulling crow’s feet and neck lines mix with tongue jokes and self irony. The piece captures midcentury consumer culture.
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