Alcatraz riot rages as prisoners shell main cell block
Federal prison guards and Marines battled a mutinous faction on Alcatraz Island with grenades and tear gas as two guards died and 14 were injured. Officials planned to remove the remaining rioters with care, while supplies were rushed from Benicia to the rock.
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Alcatraz Island
U. S
James Bennett
Washington
U.S. Army
Benecia
Cal
Rioters Terrorize Alcatraz Prison After Jailbreak Attempt
In a brutal Alcatraz riot, one guard died and another perished at the Marine Hospital after being wounded when convicts captured the cellblock. Fourteen guards injured. five other employees rescued. Warden Johnston named five ring leaders including Joseph Paul Cretzer and Marvin Hubbard. A telephoned deathbed statement from a guard accused Cretzer of murder. A blockade by destroyers and coast guard vessels kept convicts from escaping the rock.
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Marine Hospital
William A. Miller
Harold B. Stites
Joseph Paul Cretzer
Joseph Cretzer
Alcatraz
Johnston
Bernard Pauli Coy
Miran Edger Thompson
Sam _ Schockley
Marvin Franklin Hubbard
Clarence Carnes
Bloody Postscript to a Life of Crime Thompson at Alcatraz
The Amarillo based tale names Miran Thompson as a ringleader in a seven hour prison break attempt at Alcatraz, where he and Day seized arms and shot officers. Thompson, 29, has a federal kidnapping sentence and a life term for murder of Detective Lem Savage. He began federal service in 1945 and has eight jail escapes in a long criminal career.
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Miran Thompson
Alcatraz
Desperado
Amarillo
Lem Savage
Thompson
Savage
Leavenworth
Canyon
Childress
Blackie Thompson
Blackie
Highway 66
Elbert Day
East Fourth
Fourth
Tyler
St. Anthony’s Hospital
New Mexico
Day
San Jon
Paris
Lion Escapes Fire After Teen Prank at Potter County Zoo
Major the lion at Potter County Zoo narrowly survived a late night fire set to his fur by a group of eight youths. Superintendent Ed Eubanks extinguished the flames with water after Norton Miles alerted officials. The arsonists were not caught, prompting calls for tighter animal protections. Spitfire, Major's mate, showed greater distress following the incident.
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Globe
Potter County
Major
Potter County Zoo
Ed Eubanks
Tri- State Fair Grounds
Norton Miles
Spitfire
Weather Outlook for Amarillo and Vicinity
The forecast calls for a pairing of conditions this afternoon tonight and Saturday. West Texas remains partly cloudy with little temperature change through the period. New Mexico shows partly cloudy skies with scattered light afternoon showers mainly over northern mountains and minor temperature shifts. Highs 67s, low near 45.
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Amarillo
Vicinty
West Texas
New Mexico
Straw hats parade offers wide bands and panamas for all
Time To Cool Off promotes straw hats with polka dot bands and open weave for ventilation. Variety includes narrow or wide bands, black or bright colors, natural to cocoa tones and imported panamas. Prices from $1.50 to $20. Four years after Pearl Harbor, a call to dress up for the parade.
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CPA
Panama
Pearl Harbor
Rails Using Coal Ordered To Cut Passenger Service 50 Per Cent
The Office of Defense Transportation ordered a 50 percent cut in coal fueled passenger rail service effective May 15 with a 25 percent reduction from April 1 to May 15. Railroads may cancel reservations and take action to meet the order as President Truman warns the coal strike could cripple industry.
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Associated Press
Office of Defense Transportation Today
ODT
J. Monroe Johnson
Truman
Charles O'Neill
Monroe Johnson
Chicago
Illinois
Ilinois
Like Columbus She Discovers New World
An English wife arrives in the United States with husband Tommy Pangle and their 21 month old son Cris. After nine days in New York the family reaches Amarillo living at 808 Buchanan. Mrs Pangle enjoys luxuries like five pairs of nylons and ice cream.
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Metropolitan Photo Service
Tommy Pangle
Chris
New York City
Pangle
England
Paramount Theater
Cris
New York
Amarillo
Buchanan
Norah Way
London
France
Unions Demand Further Wage Increases for Railroad Workers
Three unions of railroad operating workers announced new wage demands of $1.20 a day, on top of the $1.28 raise ordered by an arbitration board. If unresolved, a strike vote will be held. The action follows a day after two other unions walked out from talks aimed at averting a May 18 strike. The unions had initially sought $2.50 daily raises and rule changes, with the latest demand nearing the original target.
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Chicago
Carl J. Goff
Cleveland
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen
Harry W. Fraser
Cedar Rapids
Order of Railway Conductors
Thomas C. Cashen
Buffalo
N. Y
Switchmen’s Union of North America
National (Railway
LaGuardia Criticizes Food Board Over Wheat Delays
UNRRA Director General Fiorello H. LaGuardia angrily attacked the combined British American Canadian Food Board for trifling with relief needs. He said April deliveries fell short of promises and demanded fair May allocations, warning he will not feed people on statistics.
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Washington
UNRRA
Fiorello H. LaGuardia
Food Board
LaGuardia
Three-Power Board
Agriculture Deepartment
Combined Food Board
Bureau Forecasts Warmer Weather for Tomorrow
The weatherman predicts a warm spell with today’s high near 70 and tonight’s low around 45. Tomorrow’s high is forecast at 80 with continued mild conditions.
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Maxieum
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