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Avenches

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Avenches (äväNsh`), anc. Aventicum, town, Vaud canton, W Switzerland. During the 1st and 2d cent. A.D., Avenches flourished under the Romans as the chief town of Helvetia Helvetia (hĕlvĕ`shə), region of central Europe, occupying the plateau between the Alps and the Jura mts.
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CROSS COUNTRY: American Deena Drossin (Agoura High graduate) lost her lead in the final 250 meters of the 5-mile race at the World Championships in Avenches, Switzerland, and finished second to Ethiopia's Werknesh Kidane.
 
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