VFW Backs North Carolina Escapee James Autry
Cumberland County VFW chapters push to win release for James Autry from Maple prison camp. Autry, linked to 1931 boxcar robberies, escaped twice and was sentenced to 30 years in Raleigh. A Merchant Marine veteran, he served in the Army and Navy and married in Los Angeles after a 1945 discharge.
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Evening Radio Schedule Fragment
A fragment lists a Friday program sequence with signs on and off times. Programs include 4H Clubs Making Music Careers Prelude Gift of Glaciers Bright Steel and Final Edition, with occasional sign on and sign off cues.
Director James Whale Found Dead in Pool at 60
Hollywood director James Whale known for Frankenstein Hell's Angels and Show Boat was found dead in his swimming pool Wednesday. Coroner pending ruling on cause of death amid investigations.
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Flood Insurance Agency Faces Shutdown Without Funds
The Federal Flood Indemnity Administration may go out of business without approval of its $14 million appropriation. FFIA plans to start operations and sign contracts within 30 days, with 5,000 private claim adjusters on standby. House, Senate deadlock risks leaving the agency in limbo despite planning to launch.
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First Jet Powered Flight Report From August 1950
An account notes the first successful jet propelled aircraft flight in August 1950 by Secunde Cam. The passage includes remarks on risk and insurance industry collaboration and the idea of testing a new product with the public to determine its viability.
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Cyclopedia Britannica
Mother lectures judge in Tampa criminal court
A Tampa mother confronted Judge L A Grayson after her son John J Richards 19 pleaded guilty to burglary. Grayson ordered a presentence probation investigation and held Richards in jail pending the report, provoking the mother's tirade.
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Fla
L. A. Grayson
Grayson
John J. Richards
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