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Show BRIDGE FILM TO BE SHOWN AT PRINCESS "The Five Mile Dream" the film story of the raighty Mackinac Bridge, longest suspension structure struc-ture in the world, will be shown at the Princess Theatre here in Bingham Canyon on October 22. Located in the heart of scenic Northern Michigan, the $100 million mil-lion bridge spans the Straits of Mackinac, the narrow stretch of water connecting Lake Michigan with Lake Huron, to link the upper up-per and lower peninsulas of Michigan. Michi-gan. It extends within several miles of the famous Mackinac Island vacation va-cation resort. Narrated by Lowell Thomas, "The Five Mile Dream" is produced produc-ed by American Bridge Division of U. S. Steel, builder of the bridge's steel superstructure. Long considered impossible to construct because of heavy ice pressure on the Straits of Mackinac during winter months, the bridge fulfills a vision held by some three generations of Michigan leaders. HEALTH NEWS According to the weekly bulletin of the state department of health, a total of 188 new cases of communicable com-municable diseases were reported in the state for the week ending October 10. Strep infections led the list with a total of 73 new cases and influenza in-fluenza was next with 45 cases. The following is a list of all diseases dis-eases reported for the week: chicken chick-en pox, 6; measles, 13; German measles, I; mumps, 3; strep infections, infec-tions, 73; influenza, 45; cancer, II; tuberculosis, 2; whooping cough, 2: gonorrhea, 17; syphilis, II; gastro-enteritis, 1 ; and ringworm, ring-worm, 3. |