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1985 newspaper clipping about football club receiving compensation after Laker Airways collapse

A newspaper clipping from the Gloucestershire Echo dated July 15, 1985, with headline 'Cash joy for trip nightmare victims.' The article reports on a Cheltenham factory football club receiving £500 compensation after losing £5,000 when Sir Freddie Laker's Skytrain company collapsed, affecting their planned trip to Florida. This represents the ongoing financial aftermath of Laker Airways' 1982 collapse.

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