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Newspaper
Long Beach Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Dec 21, 1953
Page
6
A three year old Austrian stuntman named Schmid left a large blaze battle in Vienna after breaking glass and suffering injuries. He was transported to a hospital as officials reported the incident occurred Sunday and involved extensive debris and a chaotic scene.
A fogbound day recalls a long prison uprising as eight inmates seized control at Cell Block 15 in southern Michigan during April 1952 riot conditions. In Detroit, convicts fled in a Milliman car injuring none before a multi-vehicle chase and hostage drama spanned Jackson and Detroit neighborhoods.
BERLIN Vt U S Pvt Robert D Blevens of Omaha Neb was convicted by a seven member panel of conspiring to lure Americans behind the Iron Curtain and consorting with Red secret police. He was sentenced to 13 years in prison for desertion and breaking out of a U S military stockade in West Berlin. Convictions and sentences await review in Berlin command Heidelberg Serge and Washington.
The Neutral Nations Repatriation Commission set a midnight deadline for prisoner agreement to accept an Allied explanation letter. Lt Col K S Thimayya said he would obtain the Americans' reply Tuesday. Communists have resumed interviews with 2681 prisoners, winning back 104, or 3.9 percent, over eight days. Compound B3 allowed half-day interviews, a rare concession amid previous suspensions. General Hull emphasized ensuring prisoners have freedom to choose their fate.
In Dayton California a deadly fire at a two story Pasadena Avenue home killed Mrs. Sarah Hastings Siepes and injured two others. The blaze started in a closet filled with Christmas toys and was blamed on an undetermined origin. A car crash in heavy fog involving Elton Hill and Willis Smith occurred nearby, with Hill’s vehicle colliding into Smith’s car.
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