Giant telescope mirror crawls along I 79 to Hawaii
A 24 ton, 27 foot wide telescope mirror travels by truck on Interstate 79 through western Pennsylvania causing two lane traffic. The mirror built by Corning Inc. in Canton New York is moved to Wampum for grinding and polishing then to Hawaii for the Subaru Telescope. Spectators observe the slow procession as ambulances are banned from passing.
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Residents blame deaths on waiting at Storm King Mountain
A federal report cites human errors in the death of 14 firefighters on Storm King Mountain, while residents blame delays and inaction letting a small lightning sparked blaze burn for three days. Parents urge supervisors to be held responsible for sending crews into the inferno.
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