Many Drownings Mark East Exploding Fourth of July
A United Press tally shows over 100 deaths in three days of July Fourth celebrations across the nation. Drowning and vehicle crashes dominate fatalities with gun violence and fireworks injuries minimal. An Oregon launch capsizing off Tillamook left eight missing after a giant wave overturned the craft. five survivors describe the disaster. In Kentucky a spree of feuds and shootings yields nine killed statewide.
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United Press
Tillamook
Oregon
Missing German aviators Bertram and Clausman found alive
Captain Hans Bertram and companion Clausman were reported alive near Wyndham Australia after disappearing May 17. They described harrowing experiences since landing 80 miles from Wyndham, aided by natives who provided food and alerted rescuers. They fled Kupang to Darwin before vanishing and were traced by footprints north of Wyndham.
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Australia
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Bertram
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Darwin
Tragic Fourth of July BlastHurts Meaderville Youths
Six young men aged 18 to 19 are named as victims of an accidental Fourth of July blast at Meaderville ball park. The dead include Joseph Munich 18, Stanley Serich 18, Stanley Strizic 19, William Crnich 19, Joe Crnich 19, Rudolph Kavran 19. The Crnich cousins and others formed a tight neighborhood group known since grade school.
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Meaderville Ball Park
Joseph Munich
Willow Street
Stanley “Weasel” Serich
Mountain View
Stanley Strizic
Spruce Street
William Crnich
Cottonwood Street
Joe Crnich
Rudolph Kavran
William
Tragic Fourth of July Explosion Claims Six Youths
Six Meaderville youths were killed at the park during July 4 celebrations. Victims named include William Crnich Joseph Crnich Rudolph Kavran Stanley Strizic Joseph Mufich and Stanley Serich. Investigators linked the deaths to detonating caps, with evidence showing a large cache used from a local warehouse. The blast time is pegged around 1:05, after midnight, with 80 to 90 unexploded caps found at the scene.
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Leonard Mine
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Jack Duggan
Joe Williams
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Louis Bonetto
Cottonwood Street
Holy Savior Church
Father M. Pirnat
Joe Kristich
Willow Street
Emil Lubin
Hazel Street
William Krantz
Spruce
Krantz
Kristich
Lubin
McQueen
Father Pirnat
William Crunch
Sheriff's Office
Germany Studies Compromise Plan On Reparations
Lausanne Switzerland July 4 The German delegation at the Lausanne conference considered a compromise plan to settle reparations tied to war debts owed to the United States. Reported predictions suggested Germany might accept despite a safeguard clause added by France and previously rejected by Chancellor Franz von Papen.
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Switzerland
United States
France
Franz von Papen
Fourth of July Observance Follows New York Delays
Butte residents marked the 156th anniversary of the Declaration with travels to national parks and mountain picnics as central city celebrations were absent. State representatives from Connecticut through Virginia had signed the document by August 2, 1776, though New York ratified later.
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Massachusetts
New Hampshire
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Virginia
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Cool Mountain
Roosevelt Campaign Tops Democratic Strife After Convention
In Chicago on July 4 the Democratic nominee Roosevelt returns home with Garner to unite the party for November. Friction lingers with Smith supporters and Eastern states hold firm, while Senator Walsh urges Massachusetts Democrats to back the ticket. Roosevelt travels with Mrs. Roosevelt, Lynch, six secretaries, and staff to Albany aboard a special train amid cheers.
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Massachusetts
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Denver Theater Holdup Thefts $10,000
A young well dressed man robbed the Denver theater last night forcing three employees to lie on the floor. He looted the safe of bills and silver and escaped in view of ushers and theater staff.
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Denver
Coast Guard joins search for missing yacht Curlew
Coast guard headquarters says cutters along the Atlantic will search for the yacht Curlew missing since June 25 during the Montauk Point to Bermuda race. Messages ordered 165 footers with fuel to Bermuda and two coast guard destroyers to assist in locating Curlew. The vessel departed Montauk Point on June 25.
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New London
Former actress pleads not guilty to murder count
Elvira Dolores Barney an English former actress and social figure appeared at the Old Bailey and pleaded not guilty to killing Michael Scott Stephen in her London apartment May 31. Neighbors recall Stephen calling for money and Barney telling him to "go fish for it" before the shot fatally ended the encounter. Conviction for first degree murder carries a death sentence that could be commuted.
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Elvira Dolores Barney
England
Dock of Old Bailey Criminal Court
Michael Scott Stephen
Young Stephen
Stephen
Federal Highway Opens For Travel Over Beartooth Summit
Red Lodge Montana construction scene draws motorists as the Red Lodge Cooke City highway opens to public travel. The switchback route reaches the Beartooth mountains summit at about 10 000 feet marking a new government approach to Yellowstone.
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Cooke City
Yellowstone
Beartooth Mountains
Clue in Kidnapping Hoax Discarded at Balsam Lake
A note found in a bottle at Balsam Lake Wisconsin claiming a ransom for Carl son Bohn was deemed a hoax authorities in St Paul say. Bohn, son of a local manufacturer, was kidnapped by two men who left a $25 000 ransom demand last Thursday.
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Wis
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Congress Plans Adjourment This Week
Washington July 4 Congressional leaders moved to adjourn early this week barring passage of the departmental appropriations bill and the 2.1 billion unemployment relief measure. They aimed to sidetrack the home loan discount bank bill and block a record vote on Senator Bingham’s rider legalizing three per cent beer for revenue.
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Bingham
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Ure
Senate
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Robinson
Tragic Fourth of July Fire Claims Six Young Men
Grief sweeps Meaderville Mc Queen after a deadly explosion this morning kills six youths. Families mourn as neighbors gather at Meaderville ball park awaiting funeral details and police cordons seal the scene.
Vancouver duo begin 2445 mile trans-Canada flight
Bruce R. Ronald and Richard H. Storer of Vancouver launched from Montreal at 1:54 PM EST in their plane Vancouver Sun for a 2445 mile cross-country trip, aiming to complete the journey underway today.
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Post Goes to Press Early for Independence Day
The Post printed ahead this afternoon to allow employees to join family in the general holiday observance.
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