Treasure hunt for 700000 salvage prize off Cornish coast
Two rival salvage groups press a Sunday search for a reputed 250000 pound treasure said to lie with the frigate Ansor sunk off the Cornish coast in 1807. Persistent sands, gales, and earlier attempts thwarted hopes as divers from Falmouth and Hels ton led teams renew efforts to locate the wreck.
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Camborne
England
Christmas
Admiralty
Ansar
Cornwall
Bob Lewis
Falmouth
Frank Strike
Helston
Strike
Caronia Repairs Nearing Completion in Yokohama Incident
The Cunard Steamship Co announced that the liner Caronia, damaged when she struck a breakwater while leaving Yokohama on April 14, is nearing repairs for a voyage from Japan to New York scheduled for Thursday.
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Liverpool
England
Cunard Steamship Co
Caronia
Yokohama
Japan
New York
Tricky Device Wounds Wife and Barmaid in France
In Avignon France a man used a vented tube weapon in a cafe injuring his wife and a barmaid named Maurice Laborie. He briefly wounded his own wife with a hatchet and a steel tube exploded, causing minor injuries and a counter at the cafe. The attacker’s actions suggest a domestic disturbance escalated into violence.
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Avignon
France
Upr
Maurice Laborie
Scounter
New DH Comet Flight Tested on First Flight Sunday
Britain’s De Havilland Comet IV, a four engined jet liner, completed a successful 23 minute handling test flight Sunday. Pilot praised the craft while the original Comet had been withdrawn after two crashes in 1954. BOAC and others study routes to Australia, Far East, South Africa and transatlantic services.
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London
Britain
Royal Air Force
de Havilland Air
Craft ‘Co
Australia
Far East
South Africa
BOAC
Reminder Confusion Marks Daylight Saving Start
WIPG news director Rob Ebert prepared daily reminders about Daylight Saving Time for a week in Green Bay Wisconsin but forgot to set his own clock an hour ahead on the start day.
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Green’ Bay
Wis
Aprob Ebert
WIPG
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