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Death Rides Toppling Span
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AuthorBurnau, Pat
PublisherTopeka Daily CapitalSubjectTopeka (Kan.)Leo, EdRivera, RaymondCreek, VirginiaAllen, KennethNewspaper clippingsBridgesDescriptionPhotocopied newspaper clippings from the Topeka Daily Capital, July 3, 1965; coverage of the Melan Bridge collapse on July 2, 1965; includes several images of the collapsed bridge and the rescue efforts; mentions that witnesses reported a second car fell into the river, but that officials had yet to recover another car; details the efforts to rescue Kenneth Allen by Topeka policeman Ed LeoIssue Date1965-07-03Date range1960sOriginal FormatNewspaper clippingDigital FormatjpgLanguageEnglishContributing InstitutionTopeka & Shawnee County Public LibraryRights StatementCopyright Topeka Daily Capital
PublisherTopeka Daily CapitalSubjectTopeka (Kan.)Leo, EdRivera, RaymondCreek, VirginiaAllen, KennethNewspaper clippingsBridgesDescriptionPhotocopied newspaper clippings from the Topeka Daily Capital, July 3, 1965; coverage of the Melan Bridge collapse on July 2, 1965; includes several images of the collapsed bridge and the rescue efforts; mentions that witnesses reported a second car fell into the river, but that officials had yet to recover another car; details the efforts to rescue Kenneth Allen by Topeka policeman Ed LeoIssue Date1965-07-03Date range1960sOriginal FormatNewspaper clippingDigital FormatjpgLanguageEnglishContributing InstitutionTopeka & Shawnee County Public LibraryRights StatementCopyright Topeka Daily CapitalGeographic Location
City, StateTopeka, KansasCountyShawnee County
CountyShawnee CountyRelated
PlaceTopeka, KSVertical FileBRIDGES-Melan Bridge
Vertical FileBRIDGES-Melan Bridge
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Burnau, Pat, Death Rides Toppling Span. Topeka and Shawnee County Public Library Local History Collections, accessed 15/03/2026, https://localhistory.tscpl.org/nodes/view/5903