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"Floating" Truck Inspection Stations

Date: 07 27 1961
Description: A 11-man crew and their "floating" inspection station check trucks for equipment and weight violations. This inspector checks a truck for proper lights.
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Sauk County Manhunt Searchers

Date: 08 24 1961
Description: Three Jefferson County Sheriff Department officers and a search volunteer posing with two bloodhounds that took part in a manhunt for a suspect from an inc...
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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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Volunteer Vehicle Safety Checkup Program

Date: 05 08 1964
Description: A safety-conscious motorist has his car checked at one of the two stations set up in Madison as part of a voluntary vehicle safety checkup program. Locati...

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