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Five Die As Iowa TV Tower Collapses During Repairs
Five men were killed when a 2,000 foot broadcasting tower fell at a KCRG transmission site in Rowley Iowa during a refitting for the Iowa Education Broadcasting Network. One survivor described the long collapse and rescuers used hacksaws to retrieve the victims and treat injured workers.
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Rowley
Iowa
KCRG
Leo Halsch
Joe Holgate
Buchanan County
Cedar Rapids
Iowa Education Broadcasting Network
Elmer Greiner
Independence
Richard Lane
Ronnie Parsons
Thomas McGlann
Garland
N.C
Dempsey Clark
Mobile
Ala
Greiner
Hoffman Bros. Construction Co
Gunner-Olsen Co
Port Washington
N.Y
Haisch
Gunner-Olsen
Virgil Ellison
Southhaven
Kan
Paul Adrian
Brandon