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Utah Time Capsule Opened, 50 Years Later [audio 4min]

The University of Utah opened a time capsule containing items from 1957 on Wednesday. The plan almost fell apart because no one could remember its exact location, but a sonar scan found the sealed copper box. Jenny Brundin reports from member station KUER in Salt Lake City.
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