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Newspaper
Las Vegas Sun
Location
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Oct 28, 1976
Page
6
Washington reporter Dick West describes a man in a biblical robe in Lafayette Park carrying a sign Repent The Campaign Is Coming To An End. The prophet cites Old Testament verses to forecast the 1976 presidential campaign ending soon though the prediction seems farfetched.
The piece notes that the romantic image of South Pacific copra traders is fading as the copra trade shrinks, with mentions of coconuts grown in the Philippines and other nations. It frames a decline in traditional coconut trade routes and maritime life.
The New Jersey Turnpike Authority will fund a 108 700 study through the Highway Administration to Ultrasystems Inc. to simulate accidents and test guardrail dividers on the southern toll road to curb head on collisions. Upgrading the median could cost up to 6 million if approved, targeting the 80 mile southern section where heavy vehicles cross the median more easily. Eighteen of 25 turnpike fatalities this year occurred south of New Brunswick.
A California team led by Carlo Pedretti uses acoustical holography to detect a possible Leonardo da Vinci Battle of Anghiari under Giorgio Vasari’s 16th century fresco in Florence’s Palazzo Vecchio. The project, funded by Smithsonian and Kress, aims to reveal if the original Leonardo is intact.
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