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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Dec 14, 1947
Page
7
In Nashville on December 2, several inmates fled through a 100 foot steam pipe tunnel during a movie show. Warden John Harwood said five escapees were recaptured soon after, with two remaining at large three hours later.
Authorities pursued two inmates after a breakout near a railroad line. Buford Allen 30 labeled as leader of a Tennessee robbery gang, and Ira Leighton 23 of Lawrence County Tennessee, already serving long terms, remained at large while another associate John L. Collier 23 was killed in a police gun battle last May.
Mayor Delesseps Morrison described a recreation plan in New Orleans to combat juvenile delinquency. At a banquet with Toy Bowl guests he announced free football uniforms for nearly 400 children, plus trained coaches and expert referees.
Newman Jones aged 62 and chief clerk in the tax collector's office for 16 years died today after a heart attack at his Birmingham workspace. The death occurred at the office, with colleagues reporting the incident as unexpected and sudden.
Fleet Admiral Chester W Nimitz will hand over the chief of naval operations seat on Monday and retire to adviser duties from the West Coast. Admiral Louis E Denfeld will assume command as Nimitz meets President Truman and departs a storied career from Pearl Harbor to Tokyo Bay.
The Interstate Commerce Commission scheduled a full week of oral arguments starting Monday on railroads petitioning for a permanent 30 percent freight rate increase. Earlier in October the commission approved a ten percent temporary rise to cover higher operating costs while awaiting a final decision.
Shortly before the war, almost 100000 miles of petroleum pipelines were in operation in the United States, representing an investment of about $800 million.
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