The "Blue Flame", Land Speed Record Holder

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REACTION OYNAMICS NATURAL GAS INDUSTRY'S THE BLUE FLAME GOOD YEAR the "Blue Flame" land speed record holder - 622.407 mph. Photo: Larry Rutherford

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1970, The Blue rocket propelled THE BLUE FLAME Shortly before noon on Oct. 23, Flame, the natural gas industry's vehicle, set a world land speed record by traveling across the Bonneville Salt Flats, Utah, at 622.407 m.p.h. The vehicle was driven during its record setting run by 30-year-old Gary Gabelich of Long Beach, Calif. dp Distributed by Geo Mc Co., Box 15671, Salt Lake City, Utah 84115 DEXTER PRESS WEST NYACK, NEW YORK 75283-C