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Two Cable Cars Plunge at State Fair Killing Man
At the State Fair of Texas a pair of cable cars on the Swiss Skyride plunged to the ground on Sunday afternoon. One man, Fred Millard of Dallas, died after surgery. At least 15 were injured and about 85 riders stranded for over three hours. Rescue crews used aerial ladders as police arrested two people and officials assessed cause as winds gusting to 28 mph.
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