New Span Opens Two Years After Silver Bridge Fell
Kanauga Ohio awaits December ceremony for the $12 million Silver Memorial Bridge replacement, built after the 1967 Silver Bridge disaster killed 46 people. Officials say minor work remains and traffic will start after the ceremony.
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Mariner flights yield precise Mars size measurements
New measurements from Mariner 4 6 and 7 indicate Mars radius about 2 125 miles and diameter 4 250 miles, tighter than textbook figures. CALTECH’s Dr. Arvydas Kliore presented to the American Astronomical Society noting a slightly flattened sphere and anticipating even more precise figures after further analysis.
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Shoveler William Schenk Dies in Snow Shoveling
William Schenk aged 64 of Wisconsin Rapids died Tuesday of a heart attack after shoveling snow at his home. Local authorities reported no other details.
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Bond Issue Passed For Vo Tech School
APPLETON AP A proposed 6 million bond issue for building a vocational technical and adult education school was approved in a five county referendum Tuesday. District 12 carried nearly three to one with 12,526 to 4,722 votes across Winnebago Calumet Waupaca Outagamie and portions of Brown counties. Appleton posted the largest margin with 4,300 to 640 in favor.
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MacGregor Claims Nixon Endorsement
U S Representative Clark MacGregor reports a personal endorsement from President Nixon in his bid for the U S Senate. Minnesota Attorney General Douglas Head says Nixon will stay neutral until the party convention and campaign publicly after a nomination. The endorsement was described after a White House meeting, with U S Attorney General John Mitchell stressing his backing as personal.
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Senate OKs Clarence Coster as assistant administrator
Washington AP reports the Senate confirmed by voice vote Clarence M. Coster former Bloomington Minnesota police chief as assistant administrator of law enforcement assistance.
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Judge Keyes to resign Ram sey County bench in January
St Paul AP Judge Leo nard J. Keyes announced he will resign from the Ramsey County District Court bench on January 12 to enter private law practice.
Dahomey Military Junta Seizes Power in Overnight Coup
In Cotonou Dahomey a military junta seized control of the government firing bursts of gunfire and arresting President Emile Derlin Zinsou. The takeover appeared led by Lt. Col. Maurice Kouandete at the presidential palace as Dahomey a former French colony with about three million people endures its sixth coup since 1960 independence.
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