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Traffic Accident in Madison

Date: 04 07 1961
Description: Mrs. Lavern (Edith) Clark walking away from her car that was knocked out of control on Milwaukee Street by another car. It crashed through a fence and into...
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Rain Caused Traffic Accidents

Date: 09 12 1961
Description: Police shown busy at the site of one of many crashes during a heavy rain. The driver of this car was injured when a trucker misjudged the distance during t...
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Police Chase for Bandit

Date: 12 07 1962
Description: The overturned car in front of Millins Supermarket on Monroe Street belonged to William Matthias. He hit a lamppost and flipped the car while trying to avo...
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No Seat Belts Worn in Car Accident

Date: 03 28 1963
Description: Elsie Neerland, Deerfield, suffered multiple face and head cuts when hitting the windshield in a car accident. Her husband was driving the 1963 Comet when ...
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Car Train Crash

Date: 03 26 1963
Description: Daniel Coffey, an Ohio Chemical Company employee, suffered internal head and chest injuries and a fractured right leg when his 1957 Chevrolet was demolishe...
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Women Rescued from Car That Sinks into Lake Monona

Date: 04 22 1965
Description: Miss Kris Natvig, 17, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. David A. Natvig, 902 W. Shore Drive, rescued Mrs. Clifford D. Kenison moments before her car sunk into Monon...

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