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r ri i l i L 4 L I Y Viaduct Falls 9 Found Dead RIO m DE JANEIRO DEJANEIRO UPI A V-A A viaduct under construction collapsed on a traffic filled street Saturday burying two O buses bases and at least 10 to automobiles and an unknown number of pedestrians under tons tans of concrete Police said the bodies of nine persons were recovered and 30 3 injured persons were rescued in initial efforts to free those trapped They were unable to estimate the total number of casualties Firemen directing the rescue operation said it would take approximately three weeks to clear dear the site Two branches of the viaduct collapsed onto Haddock Lobo Labe Street in the Tijuca section of Rio the rubble covering 7 C a ong long section of the street Rescue work was hampered by the danger of other otter sections of the viaduct collapsing Screams of some ne persons person trapped in vehicles beneath the concrete could be beard heard by the workers
Object Description
| Title | Columbia Missourian Newspaper 1971-11-21 |
| Description | 64th Year, No. 58 |
| Subject |
Columbia (Mo.) -- Newspapers Boone County (Mo.) -- Newspapers |
| Coverage | United States -- Missouri -- Boone County -- Columbia |
| Language | English |
| Date.Search | 1971-11-21 |
| Type |
Newspapers |
| Format | |
| Collection Name | Columbia Missourian Newspaper Collection |
| Publisher.Digital | University of Missouri Library Systems |
| Rights | These pages may be freely searched and displayed. Permission must be received for distribution or publication. |
| Contributing Institution |
State Historical Society of Missouri University of Missouri--Columbia. School of Journalism |
| Copy Request | Contact the State Historical Society of Missouri at: (800) 747-6366 or (573) 882-7083 or email contact@shsmo.org. Some fees apply: http://shsmo.org/research/researchfees |
| County |
Boone County (Mo.) |
Description
| Title | Columbia Missourian 1971-11-21 Viaduct Falls, 9 Found Dead |
| Subject |
Columbia (Mo.) -- Newspapers Boone County (Mo.) -- Newspapers |
| Coverage | United States -- Missouri -- Boone County -- Columbia |
| Language | English |
| Date.Search | 1971-11-21 |
| Type | article |
| Format | |
| Collection Name | Is part of Columbia Missourian Collection |
| Publisher.Digital | University of Missouri Library Systems |
| Contributing Institution | State Historical Society of Missouri <br> University of Missouri School of Journalism |
| Copy Request | Contact the State Historical Society of Missouri at: (800) 747-6366 or (573) 882-7083 or email contact@shsmo.org. Some fees apply: http://shsmo.org/research/researchfees |
| Item.Transcript | r ri i l i L 4 L I Y Viaduct Falls 9 Found Dead RIO m DE JANEIRO DEJANEIRO UPI A V-A A viaduct under construction collapsed on a traffic filled street Saturday burying two O buses bases and at least 10 to automobiles and an unknown number of pedestrians under tons tans of concrete Police said the bodies of nine persons were recovered and 30 3 injured persons were rescued in initial efforts to free those trapped They were unable to estimate the total number of casualties Firemen directing the rescue operation said it would take approximately three weeks to clear dear the site Two branches of the viaduct collapsed onto Haddock Lobo Labe Street in the Tijuca section of Rio the rubble covering 7 C a ong long section of the street Rescue work was hampered by the danger of other otter sections of the viaduct collapsing Screams of some ne persons person trapped in vehicles beneath the concrete could be beard heard by the workers |
