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April 18, 1925

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$25,000,000 IN TWO CLAIMS; Government Charges Favoritism Was Shown to Bethlehem Companies. ASKS REFUND OF $15,000,000 Corporation Demands $9,744,899 Alleged to Be Still Due for Work. SCHWAB RECORD DEFENDED Bainbridge Colby and E.N. Hurley Pay Tribute to His Patriotism -- Grace Analyzes Suits.

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Record as Director of U S Fleet Corp defended by B Colby and E N Hurley, in discussing Govt's suits against Bethlehem Shipbldg Corp for alleged overpayments on war contracts

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1925Marcus Schmuck, Austrian mountaineer and author (died 2005)[†]

Marcus Schmuck was an Austrian mountaineer. In 1957, together with Hermann Buhl he organized the expedition, firstly envisaged and initiated by Buhl, to climb the world's 12th highest peak, the Broad Peak (8,047 metres) in the Karakoram in Pakistan. The other members of the expedition were: Fritz Wintersteller and Kurt Diemberger. In his later years, he successfully organized and led 74 expeditions to the high mountains around the world.