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can- non is the smoking gun, so to He said that he and his son, Brandon, first explored the site and took photos in 2003. They decided to publicize their findings after a follow- up dive and examination of the photos led them to con- clude they may have found the Santa Maria. The cannon that they saw in 2003 had vanished by the time they returned last week. Clifford, whose explo- ration of the site is be- ing backed by the History Channel, says he has asked the Haitian government to preserve the area around the wreck. next step is a careful, thorough and timely he said.

Salim Succar, a special adviser to Prime Minister Laurent Lamothe, said the government will do that is to protect the site deciding on the best options to feature this If the ship is the Santa Maria, it would be the oldest known European shipwreck in the so-called New World and a find of major archaeo- logical significance. But sci- entists say far too early to make any such declara- tion especially since there is likely to be very little left of the vessel. evidence, as you can imagine, after more than 500 years is not going to be very much because of time and the environment that the site is said Roger C. Smith, the State Underwater Archaeologist for Florida. going to require some careful Smith, who has searched for wrecks of ships in Haiti, the Domini- can Republic, Jamaica and Panama, said possible the ship found by Clifford is the Santa Maria, but he not- ed that there was at least one wreck in that area that was once mistakenly thought to the ship but turned out to be a much later vessel.

Kevin Crisman, director of the Center for Maritime Archaeology and Conser- vation at Texas Uni- versity, said many Spanish ships sunk off Haiti and the Dominican Republic, and it will be difficult to con- firm that this is the Santa Maria. The ship sank slowly in 1492, and the crew had time to strip it and remove valu- able items that would help document the identity of the vessel. whoever finds the San- ta Maria can confirm that the Santa Maria, kind of like the Holy Cris- man said. would be very exciting but I remain skep- tical because people make claims all the Explorer: Shipwreck off Haiti may be Santa Maria Courtesy of Brandon Clifford Explorer Brandon Clifford believes these are the remains of Christopher flagship, the Santa Maria. Evidence he says visit face-to-face with the voters of Ward 4 in prepa- ration for gen- eral election.

continue to visit with the citizens of Ward 4 and find out what their needs are and what their concerns he said. probably have to look into some other ways to get my name out there and do the best job I Langdale said the Coun- cil has been a great asset to Beatrice during his three years of service. He said he anticipates six months of hard work while campaign- ing to keep his seat. just have to work harder on the Council the next several Langdale said. it comes time for the general election, have to get out and beat on some doors and talk to a lot of The general election is Nov.

4, 2014. council continued from A1 Martin was a former teacher in the district and is running for her second term on the board. have tried to be careful about spending tax she said. am pleased and anxious to continue to November and see what After the deci- sion last year to transition from a nine-member board to a six-member board, only one vacant seat was open for this election. schools continued from A1 Nov.

4 election in the GOP- heavy state. Senate Conservative Fund, a group backed heavily by tea party activists, spend more than $1.2 million in contributions and advertis- ing on behalf of Sasse, some attacking Osborn. campaign itself did not run negative television ads. like all the nega- tive said 41-year-old Omaha nurse Wendy Mc- Minn, who voted for Sasse. felt like he stayed above the fray and focused on what he could do for Omaha attorney Dave Do- mina easily defeated Larry Marvin of Fremont in Tues- Democratic primary race.

He will face Sasse in a contest to replace Republi- can U.S. Sen. Mike Johanns, who is not seeking a second term. Domina is best known for his opposition to con- struction of the Keystone XL oil pipeline. Marvin is a part-time assistant foreman at a Fremont meatpack- ing plant who had raised no money and not actively campaigned.

In other Nebraska primary races, State Sen. Brad Ashford of Omaha won the Democrat- ic primary race for District 2 congressional seat, currently held by Republican Lee Terry. Incumbent con- gressman Jeff Fortenberry won the Republican primary for First Congres- sional District. Incumbent congressman Adrian Smith defeated Republican chal- lenger Tom Brewer in Ne- Third Congressional District. State Treasurer Don Sten- berg defeated challenger Christopher Costello in Ne- braskas Republican primary.

Stenberg will face Democrat Michael in the Nov. election. Fremont attorney Janet Stewart won the Demo- cratic primary race for Ne- braska attorney general, and will face the winner of the three-candidate Republican primary. senAte continued from A1 Check out www.bea- tricedailysun.com and see print edition for more comprehensive election coverage. supervisors continued from A1 dAily sun sTAff rePorTs With approximately half of Gage County ballots counted as of 10 p.m.

Tues- day night, the race for the District 30 State Legislature seat was too close to call between Republicans Roy Baker and Bob Tiemann. Tiemann held a 375 vote lead in Gage County and a 141 vote lead in Lancaster County, but too many bal- lots remained uncounted to know without question who would emerge victorious. In Beatrice, voters were also asked to decide the fate of a proposed Local Option Sales Tax. Funds from the proposed tax would be used for street improvements within city limits. With half the vote count- ed, voters were against the sales tax by a count of 1,233 votes to 714.

While that difference likely spells the defeat of the sales tax proposal, it was not a mathematical certainty as of press time. Check www.beatrice- dailysun.com for the most recent election updates and see print edition for more comprehensive coverage and local reaction. Sales tax, Legislature races too close to call Beatrice Daily Sun Wednesday, May 14, 2014 A7.