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June 6, 1931
The story of June 6, 1931 is best read through its archived headlines. On June 6, 1931, one archived headline reported: "$6,000,000 PARKWAY IN QUEENS APPROVED; City Votes to Buy All Land for 8-Mile Brooklyn-Nassau Link Which State Will Build. DIVISION OF COSTS IS FIXED 50% of Local Expense to Fall on City, 30% on Queens and 20% on Areas Benefited. City Cost Apportioned. Others Approve Project. $6,000,000 PARKWAY IN QUEENS APPROVED." The archive note adds: Estimate Bd approves construction of parkway through Queens; division of costs fixed. This card keeps the item tied to the source headline instead of adding unsupported detail. Another item reported: "DIOCESAN PROMOTIONS MADE AT OGDENSBURG; Mgr. Garand and Others Advanced in Connection With Bishop Convoy's Jubilee." A third item noted: "Army Jumper Saved by Second Parachute; Cuts Free From First With Knife Sent Aloft." Together, the page presents a same-day newspaper snapshot rather than a modern retelling with invented color.
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On June 6, 1931, one archived headline reported: "$6,000,000 PARKWAY IN QUEENS APPROVED; City Votes to Buy All Land for 8-Mile Brooklyn-Nassau Link Which State Will Build. DIVISION OF COSTS IS FIXED 50% of Local Expense to Fall on City, 30% on Queens and 20% on Areas Benefited. City Cost Apportioned. Others Approve Project. $6,000,000 PARKWAY IN QUEENS APPROVED." The archive note adds: Estimate Bd approves construction of parkway through Queens; division of costs fixed. This card keeps the item tied to the source headline instead of adding unsupported detail.
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On June 6, 1931, one archived headline reported: "DIOCESAN PROMOTIONS MADE AT OGDENSBURG; Mgr. Garand and Others Advanced in Connection With Bishop Convoy's Jubilee." The archive note adds: Promotions of clergy in R C Diocese of Ogdensburg, N Y, in connection with his golden jubilee. This card keeps the item tied to the source headline instead of adding unsupported detail.
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On June 6, 1931, one archived headline reported: "Army Jumper Saved by Second Parachute; Cuts Free From First With Knife Sent Aloft." The archive note adds: Saved by second parachute in exhibition Jump. This card keeps the item tied to the source headline instead of adding unsupported detail.
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