American salesman is jailed in Soviet camp for illegal border crossing
Textbook salesman Newcomb Mott of Sheffield Massachusetts was sentenced to 18 months in a Soviet labor camp after crossing from Norway into Russia on Sept 4. He cried in court as judge Khemetyev and assessors imposed the term plus $125 in costs. Mott, 27, may be eligible for parole in nine months and already served about three months in jail. His parents attended. an appeal was filed.
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UPI
Newcomb Mott
Sheffield
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Russia
Mott
G.I. Kimetyev
Khemetyev
U.S
Willliam Shinn
Arctic
Norway
Howard Mott
Borisovglebsk
Bennington Banner Contact and Ownership Details
The Bennington Banner is published daily except Sunday and holidays at 425 Main St Bennington Vermont 05201 by the Banner Publishing Corporation. It is a member of United Press International and UPI news dispatches are exclusive for local news republication.
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Banner Publishing Corporation
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UPI
Coed Sets Herself Afire Over Love Conflict
Patricia Ann Conway a 22 year old West Chester State College junior from Phoenixville poured gasoline on her clothing outside a campus building and set herself ablaze saying I did it for the love of God amid reports of heartbreak from a boyfriend. Coeds and a workman rushed to help and Dean Kenneth Widdel used a fire extinguisher to extinguish the flames. Conway a devout student in elementary education was hospitalized in grave condition with authorities noting she ignited herself with a gallon antifreeze can and a match. Her father Joseph Conway expressed confusion over the act.
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UPI
Patricia Ann Conway
Phoenixeville
West Chester State College
Jack Owens
Widdel
Edward Bonk
Owen
Patricia Ann
Joseph Conway
Three Guards Killed in Illinois Prison Riot
In Menard Prison Illinois three guards were stabbed to death and others held hostage for four hours by about two dozen rioting inmates. Guard Lt. Lewis Paul died on scene. Arthur Kisro and George L. Wilson later died of wounds. State Safety Director Ross W. Randolph helped secure surrender at 8:15 p.m. CST.
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Ross W. Randolph
Albert Rohlfing
A. G. Bierman
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Arthur Kisro
George L. Wilson
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American Wardens Association
Vienna
Illinois
Ranulph
W. F. Alms
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