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Newspaper

Independent

Location

Long Beach, California, United States of America

Date

Oct 13, 1958

Page

21

Body of Alcatraz escapee found offshore

The body of escape attempt participant Burgett was found about 100 yards off Alcatraz shoreline as Coast Guard and police verified identity. Warden Madigan hailed the discovery as proof the island remains escape proof while details of the 1937 attempt surface amid fog and lingering questions.

San Francisco UPI Clyde Johnson Aellow Record Foe Cole Johnson Burgett Alcatraz Island Byland Cole Lyndon M. Cropper Madigan America Ralph Roe Theodore Cole Aaron Buegett Coast Johns Lar Carroll J. McCleary Coast Guards Pear Tam Joy Hurgett Paul Madigan Alcatraz Harold Miller Miller Consu Vnets

RAF Man Nabbed in Spy Probe

London reports 4 British airmen linked to alleged leakage of secrets to Russia from Australia based weapons research sites. An unnamed 21 year old RAF draftee detained for improper use of information, investigation ongoing with no further comment.

RAF London Mei Russia Britain Woomera Australia Air Ministry Ufe THE Daily Mail Adelaide Salisbury Klaus Fuchs

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