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Winchester Evening Star in Winchester, Virginia

22 Oct 1947

Page 5

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Winchester Evening Star

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Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

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Oct 22, 1947

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5

Alpinists Lose 64 Lives in 1947 Alpine Season

Swiss tally shows 64 climbers killed in 1947 across the Alps including 52 Swiss, eight Englishmen, two Frenchmen, one Scotswoman and one American. Drought brittle rocks and glacier crevasses blamed for higher toll with Matterhorn sees 150 climbers in a single day.

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Rosenlaut Swizerland Vcl Swiss Alps Mont Blanc France Matterhorn Edward Whymper Jakob Hefti Eggstock Alfons Voit Robert Cecchet Hohen Brauwald Lionel Terray Louis Lachenal Eger Pierre Deaules Eric Funk Lenzahoerner Noendh Walter von Allmen Ernst Feuz
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Soupfin shark war lingers after World War II end

Sacramento report notes two issues for the soupfin shark off California. First, fins and liver attract catches for soup and vitamin A. second, a postwar law bans taking sharks in waters shallower than 150 feet beginning Sept 19. Also a Q A cites Labor Day dates in the United States and abroad.

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Calif California State Bureau of Fisheries United States
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