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Three Die In Car-Truck Collision Near Treynor; C.B. Man, Wyoming Couple Victims
Officers At The Wreck Scene...carry Mrs. Elizabeth Horn of Council Bluffs from the wrecked car.
Three Men Die In Car-Truck Collision Near Treynor; C.B. Man, Wyoming Couple Victims
This Second Crash...occurred when an oil tanker skidded into stock truck. At right are Highway Patrol Sgt. H. R. Erts and Richard L. Forte, driver of the oil transport.
This Young Bike Rider Was 'Lucky'
A Damaged Bicycle...school books and a lost shoe tell a story that could have ended tragically. Tommy Gardner, 9, 3117 Avenue C, looks over the belongings of Bruce Dawkins.
Lincoln Man Hurt In Crash; Trapped In Auto For Nearly An Hour
Trapped In Wrecked Car...is Samuel Contreras. It took an hour to release him.
Lad Kicks Cousin--And Possibly Saves His Life; 'Educated' Two Years Ago
Raising His "Dukes"...to show his cousin Terry Hansen his bandages is Richard Turpen.
Aren't You Glad
Aren't You Glad...These snow-covered steps don't lead to your front door? The steps lead to the memorial at Lincoln Park, near Military Ave. and Oakland Dr.
Lake Manawa's Lifeline
Work of laying the big four-foot concrete pipe that will eventually connect Mosquito Creek with Lake Manawa is now under way. Workmen for Larsen Brothers, contractors, lower the second 10-foot long, five-ton section of pipe into place. The project…
Truck Overturns In Creek Plunge
Overturned truck...at bottom of Mosquito Creek. It skidded off the road which goes under the railroad trestle.
2,200 Workers To March On Polio Thursday Night
Contributing With His Left Arm...to the polio fund, which paid for the treatment of his right arm, is Bobby Munyon. His mother, Mrs. Harley Munyon, accepts the contribution.
Minden Man Is Killed In Crash
Parts Of The Road Grader...are scattered alongside the 100-car freight train with which it collided, causing the death of Delmar Schuning. The cab and chassis are in the foreground. The blade is at left. The rear wheels and engine are at the right.
Toni Is Only Scratched In 60 M.P.H. Car Tumble; Near Miracle On Thanksgiving
Toni Dee Fletcher...laughs at torn overalls and bandaged fingers.
There's No Peace For Once Rowdy Big Muddy; As Engineers Stab And Slap River
The Merriwether Lewis dredges silt from the Missouri River channel south of Council Bluffs while three young shoreline "superintendents" scrutinize the operation. They are Debby, Ricky and Mark Orent, ages 6, 8 and 10, whose home is near the…
Sailor, Hitchhiker Killed As Car Plunges In Creek; One Man Escapes With Scratch
Death In The Snow...Under a Highway 6 bridge 6-1/2 miles east of Council Bluffs, the body of Larry Jessen, Wiota, lies alongside LIttle Mosquito Creek. W.F. Coules with Jessen also was killed. A Highway patrolman and Chief Deputy Sheriff Roy…
Sailor, Hitchhiker Killed As Car Plunges In Creek; One Man Escapes With Scratch
At Crash Scene...an ambulance crew removes the body of Larry Jessen, far right, while traffic officers view the spot where the car he drove broke through the ice. Arrow points to the body of W.F. Coules, pinned under the car. [second photograh of…
Combining Operations
Combining Operations...along nineteenth St., a rescuer rescues a rescuer. It all started when Nick Cavallaro, 1902 Avenue G, called a wrecker to pull him out of a drift. The wrecker got stuck.
Doggone This Flu
Judging from the expression on Dachsie's face, the treatment is worse than the flu bug. But, like a lot of two-legged specimens these days, the 7-year-old dachshund has to sniffle and bear it. Her owner, Nonpareil photographer Jack Kennedy, 225…
Patterns In Pups
Five-year-old Billy Lueth ponders the big and small of dogdom as he comes face to face with two patients being treated by his grandfather, Dr. J.A. Lueth, a Council Bluffs veterinarian. "George," a 100-pound St. Bernard pup, is owned by Clarence…
"Arrow" Wounds
Like an Indian fighter of old, John Gilmore, 46, 427 E. Washington Ave., lies wounded with two "arrows". The splinters of hardwood board--one of them two feet long--were driven through the back and palm of his left hand when they kicked out of a…
Flood Threats Ease In S.W. Iowa; Warmer Weather To Help The Bluffs; While Other Parts Of State Have Problems
Remnants Of A Bridge...dangle in the swollen waters of Walnut Creek in Waveland Township. It was one of a half dozen bridges washed out or damaged by ice and running water Tuesday.