Bridge proposed to span Channel with 21 mile link
A British firm Dorman Long with Merritt Chapman Scott and Francaise d Enterprises proposed a 21 mile Channel bridge as an alternative to a tunnel. The plan envisions a 116 foot wide bridge with 150 piers and five lane road plus bicycle lanes and rail. Five year construction with U shaped spans for ships and 800000 tons of steel.
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London
J. E. Pain
Dorman Long
Sydney
Australia
Pain
Pam
Libraries claim large share of Ohio intangible taxes
State Auditor James A. Rhodes reports libraries received 21,261,612 of 31,202,000 distributed intangible taxes last year. Local governments and counties shared the remainder with notable totals for Cuyahoga and other counties. Athens and Lawrence show unusually high library shares in their distributions.
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Columbus
Ohio
James A. Rhodes
Cuyahoga County
Lucas
Allen
Richland
Summit
Stark
Mahoning
Franklin
Clark
Montgomery
Bitter
Hamilton
Lawrence
Athens
Lost Ohio canal papers shed light on state history
Ohio public records reveal about 600 papers found in the state library collection. Librarian Walter Brahm describes letters and documents of Michajah Williams, once canal land commissioner and legislator in the 1830s, mislaid for years and donated by his son.
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Columbus, Ohio
State Library
Walter Brahm
Ohio Canals
Dan Emmett
Mount Vernon
Dixie
Emmett
Micajah Williams
Brahm
Ohio
Ohio River crest lowers flood threat across lowlands
River crested and receded from flood stage along the Ohio River, easing danger in Riverside cities. Evacuations subsided as towns like East Liverpool and Marietta saw limited damage while forecasts show crests falling, though several highways near Huntington and Ironton face closure from floodwaters.
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Associated Press
Ohio River
Ohio
Liverpool
Weather Bureau
Huntington
W. Va
Marietta
Ironton
Portsmouth
Row
Highway Department
Proctorville
Hoodlums disrupt Mainichi presses in Tokyo
In Tokyo, assailants invaded the Mainichi printing plant and threw sand into presses, halting publication for about 40 minutes. Police arrested three men tied to Matsu suba Kai while seeking about 10 others. The act is seen as vengeance after the paper refused to print a correction on March 16 about politicians sending funeral wreaths to gangsters.
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Tokyo AP
Mainichi
Matsu
A Kai
Tokyo
Asakusa
Matsuba-Kai
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English Channel Bridge
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Stor
Lewe Sds Fiworthmor
Westinghouse
Hetric
Melampy
John
Libby Canned Goods
Silverbrook
Jane Parker White
Vienna
Anes
A&p Se
Clean
BTL
CAMRY
Bonn
Germany
Canal
Janet
Janet Leigh
Motion Picture Academy
Parkersburg
Ravenswood
Point iPleasant
Ashland
Cincinnati
Wheeling
New Cumberland
Grunners
St. Main
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