Escape of 13 convicts alarms Jackson in dramatic prison break
Five inmates seized a housewife and a nurse as hostages during a wild escape from Southern Michigan Prison. Thirteen fugitives hijacked a car, terrorized two households, and fled until five were captured within hours. One car wrecked in a Jackson ditch. two suspects reportedly remained at large. Police pursued across rural roads as the siege unfolded.
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Southern
Michigan
Mary Lou Watts
Helen Gilbert
Watts’ Jackson
Watts
Glenn Milliman
Milliman
Moscow
Rescue efforts hampered on Myrdalsjokull glacier
Icelandic ground teams and U S search planes battled icy gales and poor visibility as they sought three presumed survivors of a U S Navy Neptune bomber crash on Myrdalsjokull. Rescue crews faced blizzards, communication gaps, and fading supplies while weather limited salvage attempts.
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Reykjavik
Iceland
Myrdalsjokull Glacier
U.S
U. S. Air Force
Burned refinery worker critical after Sunray blaze
Orville D. Hardaway, 52, of Sunray, was critically burned at the Shamrock Sunray refinery when propane vapors escaped from a 12 inch upstream line and a flash fire swept the area. He suffered extensive third degree burns and the plant may stay shut for a week as cooling towers and associated pipes are inspected. The fire, which began at 12:50 PM, drew seven other workers, four fire trucks, and halted operations at the two refineries serving the area.
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Shamrock Oil & Gas Corporation
Orville D. Hardaway
Hardaway
Here
Dumas Memorial Hospital
E. W. Laster
Dumas
Comile
Bandit Joins Victim in Prayer After Religious Sermon
A 34 year old would be robber at Spragin Service Station in Houston prayed with the attendant after a Baptist sermon moved him. Willie Hargrave, 19, night manager, said the man broke his whiskey bottle and surrendered when police arrived. He admitted planning a holdup to fund Christmas gifts for his wife.
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Houston
Willie Hargrave
Hargrave
Hargraves
Eisenhower Backs 1954 Program Aimed at Security Welfare
President Eisenhower closed a three day conference with congressional leaders outlining a 1954 legislative program. He said the plan will protect security and welfare and will measure U S foreign policy by one rule does it advance American interests. He emphasized resilience against subversives and economic stability.
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Eisenhower
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White House
Congress
Burials for Bobby Greenlease kidnap slayers end
The executed kidnap slayers Hall and Heady were buried in Missouri and Kansas cemeteries as mourners mourned the monstrous crime. Mrs Heady was buried with her parents in Clearmont and Hall with his family in Pleasanton. Gravesides lasted about 10 minutes and names were not spoken.
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Bobby Greenlease
Bonnie Brown Heady
Carl Austin Hall
Missouri
Bobby
Clearmont
Hall
Pleasanton
Kaw
Heady
Ing
Texas POWs Note to Wile Ends Hope He'll Return
A Tokyo-bound note from Cpl. Claude Matcher's American POW group reveals his belief in communism and regret over not returning to his Japanese war bride Kyoko Araki. The letter urged seeking guidance from the Japanese Communist party as he describes personal change and emancipation from war.
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Texas
Wile
Tokyo
Kyoko Araki
Japanese Communist Party
Wind Delays Flying Jenny Anniversary Flight
Pilot Burrell Tibbs postponed the 700 mile flying Jenny leg from Bloomington Indiana to Dallas due to strong winds. The World War I era plane with Tibbs, 57, halted after 100 miles, as he watched the wind all day Saturday and postponed the takeoff to Sunday. The flight marks the 50th anniversary of powered flight.
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Til
One News Delivery On Christmas Day
No editions of The Amarillo Globe-Times will publish on Christmas. Afternoon subscribers will receive the Christmas morning edition of The Amarillo Daily News. The Globe-News says there will be only one newspaper delivery on the holiday. Comic strips and most regular features will appear in the News edition.
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Amarillo Daily News
Trenton Davis
Globe-News Publishing Company
Globe-Times
News
Weather outlook for Amarillo and West Texas Sunday to Monday
US Weather Bureau forecasts increasing high cloudiness Sunday and partly cloudy mild temperatures Monday. Sunday temperatures range from 34 to 60 degrees with warmer conditions in West Texas. Hourly readings show daytime highs near 58 to 87 and overnight lows around 36 to 52 degrees.
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AME
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Christmas Park Display Draws Crowds at Ellwood Park
Ellwood Park hosts a large nightly Christmas display drawn by Sandor Nagy, park designer. Santa’s workshop opens for two hours from 7 p.m. daily until December 23, announced by Bob Garrett, park recreation director.
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Ellwood Park
Sandor Nagy
Bob Garrett
Tev News-Globe
T Men on Trail of Gold Treasure
U S Treasury agents arrested two Arizona men in Tucson after they attempted to sell 24 pounds of gold at a black market price. Miner Joseph F. Savoren and Pima county Game Warden Blue Tharp face charges under the Gold Reserve Act. Agents seized the gold and began tracing its source amid speculation of Mexican smuggling or buried Spanish treasure. A hearing is set for January.
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Ariz
U. S. Treasury
Arizona
Joseph F. Savoren
Bisbee, Ariz
Pima ‘County
Blue Tharp
Mexico
Treasury
Savoren
Tharp
U. S
Thomas H. McKay
McKay
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