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Witnesses Recall Screams on Bridge
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AuthorBurnau, Pat
PublisherTopeka State JournalSubjectTopeka (Kan.)Newspaper clippingsBridgesDescriptionPhotocopied newspaper clipping from the Topeka State Journal, July 3, 1965; article gives details of the Melan Bridge collapse given by eye witnesses to the disaster; the article mentions there being at least four witnesses who gave conflicting statements to police; witnesses quoted in article are Walter Morris and Virginia Creek.Issue Date1965-07-03Date range1960sOriginal FormatNewspaper clippingDigital FormatjpgLanguageEnglishContributing InstitutionTopeka & Shawnee County Public LibraryRights StatementCopyright Topeka State Journal
PublisherTopeka State JournalSubjectTopeka (Kan.)Newspaper clippingsBridgesDescriptionPhotocopied newspaper clipping from the Topeka State Journal, July 3, 1965; article gives details of the Melan Bridge collapse given by eye witnesses to the disaster; the article mentions there being at least four witnesses who gave conflicting statements to police; witnesses quoted in article are Walter Morris and Virginia Creek.Issue Date1965-07-03Date range1960sOriginal FormatNewspaper clippingDigital FormatjpgLanguageEnglishContributing InstitutionTopeka & Shawnee County Public LibraryRights StatementCopyright Topeka State JournalGeographic Location
City, StateTopeka, KansasCountyShawnee County
CountyShawnee CountyRelated
PlaceTopeka, KSVertical FileBRIDGES-Melan Bridge
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Burnau, Pat, Witnesses Recall Screams on Bridge. Topeka and Shawnee County Public Library Local History Collections, accessed 16/03/2026, https://localhistory.tscpl.org/nodes/view/5902