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Cedar Rapids Gazette in Cedar Rapids, Iowa

28 Sep 2003

Page 18

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Cedar Rapids Gazette

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Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Sep 28, 2003

Page

18

Fall of KCRG tower remembered vividly

The 1973 KCRG TV tower collapse looms large in memory for Cedar Rapids officials and lawyers. Key figures describe the day, the crash, and the ensuing 19 lawsuits seeking millions in damages. Settlement terms included Cedar Rapids Television Co. paying 1.5 million and the four tower victims’ estates sharing 500,000.

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Tom Fruehling Gazette Kcrg-Tv Joe Hladky YMCA Ed Lasko Walt Alliss Cedar Rapids Steve Holtman Pat Roby University of Iowa Cedar Rapids Country Club Bill Ellwood Bob Tilden Simmons Perrine Albright & Ellwood Tilden Richard Lane Ronald Parsons Thomas McGlain Garland N.C Dempsey Clark Mobile Ala Gunnar Olsen Edward McManus Estates of the Dead Men Cedar Rapids Television Co KCRG Hiawatha Alliss Bob Larson Iva Red Oak Lasko Greiner Elaine Holsch Leo Leo Holsch
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Tower Collapse Aftermath Traces Through Iowa Family

Survivors recall the Independence tower disaster that killed five workers and injured many. Myron Lohman and Elmer Greiner describe the wreckage and fear, while Leo Holsch and Clark Madison recall impact on their lives and careers. The Greiner family continues, led by matriarch Lillian with eight children, as others rebuilt and moved forward.

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Myron Lohman Hazleton Elmer Greiner Cedar Rapids Lohman Hoffman Bros E.H Skip” Hall Independence Guttenberg Greiner Alliss Fred Greiner Fare
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