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This is the Aidex Corp. plant site in the summer of 1983. Removal of hazardous wastes, many of which were contained in barrels on the site, began in the spring of that year. -- Nonpareil file photo.

Officials discuss the completed of the Aidex Corp. plant Tuesday while standing near a ground water measuring well that reads ground water contamination levels. From left, Jim O'Neil, United States Corp of Engineers of Fort Crook, Neb. ; Jean…

Aidex Corp. I29 & HWY370

Aidex cleanup plans detailed. No date.
EPA suggests change to speed cleanups. No date.
Many samples taken, Aidex work in full swing. No date.
Aidex completes plant south of C.B. October 3, 1974
Bluffs company pinched…

The Aidex plan in 1983 when the cleanup project began. --Nonpareil file photo.
On back of photo - 1983

AIDS
AIDS: Fear, panic, death --and mystery. September 15, 1985
Children with AIDS: Before they die, many hearts break. September 15, 1985
New study: No risk of AIDS spread in home. October 2, 1985
Research moves quickly, but cure still elusive.…

Photograph of Ainworth Office Supply, Broadway and Fourth Street - Council Bluffs, Iowa.

Dredged areas of Lake Manawa (1) are easily seen in this air photo, taken from a height of 10,000 feet. Areas designated as No. 2 are those which will be dredged if Council Bluffs raises the balance of its $25,000 pledged for the project. The…

Flooded farmland.
Northwest Part Of Atlantic . . . was completely under water Wednesday noon, right up to Highway 6, lower right. Industrial plants, homes, trailer homes and rail tracks were inundated. Rock Island railroad grade was fast being washed away. This air…

Testing radio . . .at municipal airport are Harry McCandless and John Spalti. -Nonpareil Photo.

Airplane accidents
Crash victims from Illinois. August 30, 1982
Rural area is site of earlier plane crashes. August 30, 1982
No indication' of crash cause. August 31, 1982
Council Bluffs pilot makes forced landing near D.M. July 30, 1984
Plane…

Still Spraying The Blaze . . . that was out of control for over two hours after impact late Wednesday afternoon, firefighters inspect the control center of a Mexican DC-6 airliner, which crashed just north of Eppley Airfield. All seven crew members,…

Three postcards of airplane views of Council Bluffs.

Airport arrow : A group of Council Bluffs pilots decided to brighten up the airport south of the city limits. The first step was to post a sign where the airport road leaves Highway 192. Marvin Suvalsky holds one end while Richard Phillips and his…

Airport Council Bluffs, before 1965
Work goes forward at hangars on Council Bluffs' new airfield. March 25, 1928
Council Bluffs airport map. May 4, 1928
Twenty-nine study flying. May 29, 1928
Aero club will have open house. May 29, 1928
Here are…

Council Bluffs Municipal Airport aerial view

Council Bluffs Municipal Airport aerial view

Lawren Rushenberg, manager of Harlan Municipal Airport, watches planes land and take off as he stands amid grading work preceding construction of a new runway. The project, at the approximate cost of $700,000, shared by the city of Harlan, the…

The fallen giant . . . was being cut up for scrap shortly after the blast by workmen for Allied Structural Steel of Hammond, Ind. The sight caused a minor traffic jam on the I-480 bridge as motorists stopped to take a look.

The submerged bridge . . . began trapping ice chunks floating down the Missouri River. Demolition of the bridge's piers is expected to begin after Christmas.
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