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 DISPATCHES | Issue: "Crackdown" July 18, 2009

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Oddball occurences | The Editors

Illustration by Krieg Barrie

Gold crush

An impromptu gold rush created a traffic jam on an Indian highway on June 12. Bright, shining dust fooled motorists who pulled over on a six-mile stretch of the Poonamallee Road in southern India. Authorities say the trouble started when a lorry bearing scrap iron and copper lost part of its load on the road. Motorists saw the scrap glittering in the sun and confused it for unpolished gold. And then traffic really began to stack up after some of the motorists began phoning friends and family and inviting them to participate in the bonanza.

Rocky roads

For economically-challenged Michigan, progress means going back to the good old days. About a quarter of Michigan counties have decided to save money by allowing deteriorating paved roads to become converted to gravel roads. The state's County Road Association estimates a $100,000 cost to repave a road—10 times higher than it would cost simply to convert the road to gravel.

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July 18, 2009, Vol. 24, No. 14

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