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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 29, 1999
Page
3
A tunnel on a U.S. highway near the Coast Range summit collapsed during storm repairs, killing a 60-year-old road crew worker in a cherry picker and injuring two others. Debris buried the crew as they attempted to trench water seeping through the wooden roof at Sunset Tunnel, a 1,200 foot level hillside passage 27 miles west of Portland.
An Eastern Virginia recluse with a timber fortune endowed four annual $6,000 scholarships totaling $3.4 million in Thomas Franklin Fury’s name. A legacy built on frugality included river baths and scavenging leftovers, while a long romance ended over money.
In Washington, oil state senators and industry representatives urged Clinton officials and Congress to intervene as the sector endures a deep downturn. Calls for modest tax relief for small operators and for possible Energy Department oil purchases to buoy prices dominated a Senate hearing led by Sen. Murkowski.
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