Word: niobrara
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...Evans, a 24-year-old, 2,200-ton American destroyer. Within five to six minutes, the bow of the bisected Evans sank in 5,500 feet of water; 74 of her 273-man crew were lost. Among the missing were three brothers, Gary, Gregory and Kelly Sage of Niobrara, Neb. Their deaths constituted the worst Navy family tragedy since the five Sullivan brothers perished aboard U.S.S. Juneau...
...drum up support for his programs and get ideas for new ones, Hansen has begun a series of day-long "Main Street meetings" in each of Wyoming's 23 counties, last week drew a talkative crowd of 100 at Lusk (pop. 1,890), the county seat of agricultural Niobrara County, which is steadily losing its young folk to livelier areas. "These are times of rapid change, and state government must be alert to all of its opportunities," he told them. "People expect more of their city and state governments, and I recognize that the things expected must be done...