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Fatal Terre Haute truck accident shifts headlines
A Terre Haute man, Doug Las McCoskey, died when a truck he was repairing exploded, sending debris into his head. In Peace Dale, William H. Tully reports 42 auto crashes near his home over 18 years, prompting calls for a traffic light. Pittsburgh production records reach a monthly high with 2,642 births across city hospitals. Marcus Carter reports a robbery where thieves injected a needle to knock him out, leaving him $394 poorer. Marfa Texas hunters tally 312 in a limited antelope hunt, totaling about $40,000 in the period.
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