Last Red Bail Jumper Surrenders to Press Claim
Henry Winston, 45, a key Communist leader, writes a press letter from New York stating he will surrender and seeks exoneration after failing to appear for sentencing. He joins Gilbert Green in turning himself in as part of the 11 top Red leaders convicted under the Smith Act. The letters blame false conspiracy charges and McCarthyism, citing a more amicable political atmosphere.
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Safecracker Reenters Top 10 List For Second Time
Washington reports Nick Montes, 39, a renowned safecracker and FBI list veteran, has earned a second entry on the agency’s top 10 fugitives. Montes, with a 25 year crime record dating to 14, is noted for prison escapes including a January 10 break from Mississippi State Penitentiary after sawing through a door and scaling barbed wire.
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Fire kills two elderly nuns in Quebec
A blaze at the Sisters of Charity mother house in Quebec killed two elderly nuns, Sister St Ferroel aged 75 and Sister St D Assise 72. Over 300 nuns escaped as eleven fire companies battled the seven story stone building for about an hour. The house held 333 nuns with many elderly residents needing aid to flee.
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