1950: 327 arrested for old plates

1950: 327 arrested for old plates

2000 – 25 years ago A blunder in one line of software code made the Mars Polar Lander think it had landed and shut down its engine while 131 feet off the ground. The $203 million probe crashed into the red planet at 50 mph. In a deal announced today, Daimler-Chrysler AG will purchase 34 percent of Mitsubishi Motor Corp. in a $2 billion deal that would create the world’s third-largest automaker. 1975 – 50 years ago A severe winter storm with 74…