Freddie Laker Dies At 83
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Freddie Laker, whose London-New York Skytrain pioneered low-price, no-frills service that has been imitated and adapted with great success on both sides of the Atlantic, died Feb. 9 in Hollywood, Fla. He was 83. Laker conceived Skytrain in 1971, launched service in 1977, was knighted in 1978 and...
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