Auckland's Waitemata Bridge opens to ease city traffic
The 3348 foot long Waitemata harbor bridge, opened May 30 1959, carries two lanes each way and was seen as a lasting project for Auckland. By 1962 officials debated a second bridge or subway as traffic forecasts for 1974 neared.
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Auckland
New Zealand
Waitemata Harbor
Auckland Harbor Bridge
North Shore
Ishikawajima-Harima Heavy Industries
Tokyo
Nippon Cloon
Japan
Bridge Authority
Owen H. Brannigan
Louisiana moves toward three new prisons with Senate support
Louisiana's Senate approved a package to restructure corrections including a juvenile detention center in New Orleans a diagnostic and treatment center at St Gabriel near the women's prison and an adult facility to ease Angola overcrowding. House action awaited funding decisions as lawmakers noted no appropriation yet.
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Baton Rouge
Louisiana
House of Representative
Senate
New Orleans
St. Gabriel
Adrian Duplantier
Cecil Blair
Alexandria
Legislative Committee On Institutions
Penal and Corrections
Department of Institutions
Department of Corrections
House
Senate Judiciary Committee
Duplantier
State Industrial School For
Scotlandville
Committee On
Angola
Woman Breaks Barriers in Brokerage Chief Role
Isabel O'Donnell of McLean Virginia becomes president of the Investment Brokers of Metropolitan Washington, the first woman elected to the post. She recalls entering a male dominated field, facing doubts, and proving that women can lead in finance. Her rise contrasts with lingering gender gaps in the industry.
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New York
Isabel O'Donnell
McLean
Reynolds & Co
Atomic Energy Commissioner
Metropolitan
Washington
I T
Mirs. O'Donnell
French Chateau Becomes Haven For African Animals
In Thoiry near Paris the Count de la Panouse has turned his 1564 château grounds into an African animal reserve inviting visitors by car. The park houses 51 lions 30 ostriches 142 antelopes four elephants and two rhinos among other wildlife. A 2000-car lot and 100-acre forest wind through gates with a special mini-bus tour for nonconvertible drivers. Liability insurance tops at 300000 per visitor.
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Thoiry
France
de la Panouse
Paris
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Mrs. O'Donnell
Broker O'Donnell
O’donnell
Fiftyish
Leonard
Philco
Cnt
Family Freezer
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