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Jail Break in Portsmouth Ends with Escape and Fire
Four prisoners overpowered guard J R Sharpe on the fourth floor and locked two guards in a cell. They escaped to the basement and through the Civic Center complex. Two escapees were recaptured within an hour. Linwood Hinson and Ronald Cowan remained at large. A fire broke out on the fourth floor. no injuries reported, damage limited to a foam rubber mattress.
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Portsmouth
J. R. Sharpe
John Speniitt
E. T. Fox
Civic Center Complex
Linwood Hinson
Ronald Cowan
Julian Wilkins
Gary Gorham Jr
Wilkins
Gorham
Prentice Park
Sharpe
Portsmouth General Hospital
Heaot
Hitson
Cowan
Vally
Ace