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Today in History
(National News ~ 09/16/18)
Today is Sunday, Sept. 16, the 259th day of 2018. There are 106 days left in the year. Today's Highlights in History: On Sept. 16, 1987, two dozen countries signed the Montreal Protocol, a treaty designed to save the Earth's ozone layer by calling on nations to reduce emissions of harmful chemicals by the year 2000...
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Out of the past: Sept. 16
(Out of the Past ~ 09/16/18)
The Mississippi River is on the rise for the ninth time this year; the National Weather Service is predicting a 37-foot crest this weekend at Cape Girardeau, the result of heavy rains this week north of Cape Girardeau. A labor of love lasting nearly 11 years may not drag on much longer in the small, north Cape Girardeau County town of Old Appleton; if all goes well, the years of fundraising, hard work, frustration and patience that have gone into restoring the 114-year-old iron bridge over Apple Creek could come to a climax around this time next year; by then, the bridge should be back together and ready to be placed over the creek dividing Cape Girardeau and Perry counties, where it was washed away by a flash flood in 1982.. ...
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