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FILIPINO MINE
DISASTER
MANILA. Dec. 16 (A_AJ>.).
The Paracale mine in south«
?eastern Luzon, where 55 men
were entombed on Monday io
the Philippines' worst mine
disaster, was to-day sealed* by
the mine officials who aaandoned
all rescue work. It was found
impossible to pump oat the
flooded mine, as the water from
the nearby river surged In faster
than the pumps could work. The
Government has sent investi-
ga tors to determine the cause
of the mine structure's col-
lapse.
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