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Newspaper
Odessa American
Location
Odessa, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1979
Page
6
In Norfolk an 80 year old wooden rollercoaster named The Rocket withstood two bomb blasts for an ABC TV movie. Explosives planted in its twisting turn shattered 25 nearby store windows but did not topple the coaster as crew planned. A third attempt was announced with a tractor pull to aid demolition.
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