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- Dec. 10, 1990: American Notes:Washington
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- <history>
- TIME--The Weekly Newsmagazine--1990
- Dec. 10, 1990 What War Would Be Like
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- <article>
- <source>Time Magazine</source>
- <hdr>
- NATION, Page 47
- American Notes
- WASHINGTON
- "My State Is Falling Apart"
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- <body>
- <p> Rain is no stranger to western Washington, but the
- record-breaking downpours that battered the state over
- Thanksgiving weekend were something else. Seattle was bombarded
- with 3.56 in. of rain in one 24-hour period. One man was swept
- to his death, and more than 2,000 people were driven from their
- homes as at least 16 rivers overflowed their banks.
- </p>
- <p> A seven-lane bridge linking Seattle to its eastern suburbs
- across Lake Washington was closed twice after the collapse of
- an adjacent 50-year-old pontoon bridge. The 110,000 commuters
- depending on the link were forced to clog an alternate bridge
- or detour 30 miles. Property losses are expected to rise well
- above $100 million. Said Governor Booth Gardner: "My state is
- falling apart on me."
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- </body>
- </article>
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