Stowaway Cruise Aboard Pendennis Castle Stirred Hope and Desperation
The Pendennis Castle carried a surge of stowaways, including Christina Lee Shea of Albany and James White of Glasgow with his family, after leaving Cape Town on December 6. Ford, a Londoner, joined to see his mother at Christmas, while crew members and passengers faced emigration pressures and limited finances. A tattooed man named Skipper and Ben evaded capture for days, earning quiet sympathy from passengers before arrest.
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Pendennis Castle
London
Royal Mail
Southampton
James White
Glasgow
Cape Town
White
Union Castle Co
England
Christina Lee Shea
Albany, N.Y
Peninsular and Oriental Line
Durban
Ford
H. Charnley
Skipper
Ben
Solzhenitsyn Says He Would Accept Loan Offer
Moscow AP Alexander Solzhenitsyn says he would accept a loan offer from an American. he doubts Soviet publishing houses and the Soviet Writers Union would allow royalties from works sold in the Soviet Union to reach him. He says he is touched and in need of money but believes no kopek would be released by Soviet authorities.
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Las Palmas
Miss Shea
State University of New York At Albany
University of Stockholm
Canary Islands
Sweden
Catskills
Paul Michael Ford
London
Moscow
Alexander Solzhenitsyn
Soviet Union
Albert Maltz
Solzhenitsyn
Maltz
Soviet Writers Union
Holiday Problems For Pa Flood Victims
In Wilkes Barre Pennsylvania flood victims in government mobile homes face a sparse Christmas. Families fear a missing spirit as heat and water damage linger. Aid arrives slowly as thousands remain displaced and rebuilding drags on.
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Wilkes-Barre
Brian Murphy
Charlotte Murphy
Brian
Wyoming Valley
Agnes
Bryan Evans
Kingston
Evans
Surgeon and wife injured in truck collision near Groote Schuur
Cape Town AP reports surgeon Christiaan Barnard and his wife Barbara were injured when struck by a truck but are reported to be making satisfactory progress in recovery at Groote Schuur Hospital. Doctors provided updates as gifts and letters flow from supporters.
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Cape
Lg South ‘Africa
Eheel
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