Wallet found in old base hospital restores 1946 theft
Karl Regal, who never expected to see his stolen wallet again, may recover it after carpenters repairing a Maryland base hospital unearthed the crumbling leather wallet in a ceiling. The find includes a $25 war bond, a picture and papers, with the band and photo in good shape.
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U N rebukes U S for Vietnam membership denial
In a General Assembly vote of 124 to 1 with three abstentions, allies and rivals rebuked the United States for refusing to allow Vietnam into the United Nations. Britain West Germany and Israel abstained while the U S cast the lone negative vote. the measure urged Security Council to reconsider Hanoi's application after the Nov. 15 veto over Vietnam's bid.
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Dinh Ba Thi
Paris
Firemen Roll Camels? Marsh Blaze Conquered After 27 Hours
Firemen battled a grass fire in the marsh north of Myrick Park for 27 hours, starting Thanksgiving noon and ending Friday afternoon. Six engines from La Crosse and Onalaska fought flames between U.S. Highway 16 and the railroad tracks with no buildings damaged. One woman was treated for smoke, and Borchert noted the blaze burned out after backfiring southwest of the fire.
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Stanley Borchert
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Milwaukee inmate jailed after two-year stay in city building
Eddie Lowman 56, resembling 70, was sentenced to 90 days in the House of Correction for disorderly conduct after living in the Milwaukee Safety Building for two years. Evicted on Thanksgiving, he slept in stairwells and corridors, subsisting on janitorial sandwiches and scavenged scraps, with deputies calling him peaceful but defeated.
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Ralph Gorenstein
Eddie
House of Correction
Lushewitz
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Sushewitz
Gondarme
Abdulkerim Hizal
Van
La Salle Route Canoeists Near Half Way Point
Kenosha Wisconsin AP The La Salle quest continues as 23 canoeists retrace the 17th century explorer route. They left Wisconsin for Zion Illinois and plan to reach Chicago around December 7 marking the midway point of a 3300 mile journey that began in Montreal 109 days ago and ends in New Orleans next spring. Led by Reid H Lewis from Elgin Illinois the party includes a playwright a priest and 16 recent high school graduates paddling Lake Michigan.
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Chicago
Montreal
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France
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Elgin
Turkish Quake Toll Rising Toward 5000
In eastern Turkey, relief teams reach shattered villages and mosques as the death toll nears 5,000. Officials report 3,636 deaths across Muradiye Caldiran Ercis and Diyadin, with 4,000 injured and 8,000 buildings destroyed amid continuing snowbound relief operations and fuel shortages.
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Iran
Armenia
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Ucozlu
Alikelle
Energy Ministry
Pewaukee Police Chief Cleared After Board Finds Four Misconduct Counts
After a week of hearings the Pe waukee Village Police Committee found Chief Murill Starke guilty on four of nine misconduct counts but reinstated him noting charges were insufficient for removal. He faces 13 felony misconduct in office charges with possible disqualification if convicted. The panel also held lax handling of parking fine money and improper disposal of village assets.
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Pewaukee Village
Murill Starke
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