Editor Reflects On Draper Prison Break After Open Gates
State editor recounts two hours as an inmate at Draper Prison in Speigner Alabama, describing 346 prisoners, the mass escape of 19 convicts, and why most inmates chose not to flee. He includes motives from individual inmates, noting fear, family, and personal restraint as key factors.
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Montgomery Advertiser
Draper
Speigner
Ala
Draper Prison
Alabama
Imai
Sore
Paul Lowery
John
John Lowery
Thell
Paul
Clyde Harris
Birmingham
William C. Ferrell
Huntsville
William H. Smith
Alexander City
James Ware
Mobile
Brass Copper Strike Looms in Copper and Brass Industry
The CIO United Auto Workers issued a strike ultimatum setting September 24 as the deadline for plants producing over half of the nation's copper and brass to reach satisfactory contracts. The UAW council voted to use the deadline if no agreement is reached, affecting 25,000 workers in plants mainly in the Connecticut Valley and the Midwest.
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New York
CIO United Automobile Workers
UAW
Copper and Brass Council
International Union of Mine, Mill and Smelter
Connecticut Valley
Middle West
Neighbor Nations Renew Relations Across Central America
Guatemala reports Nicaragua and Guatemala have renewed diplomatic relations to mark the 180th anniversary of Central America's emancipation from Spain. Radio speeches promote a united Central America under one presidency, with Juan Jose Arevalo seeking leadership. Relations had been severed since 1944 after Ubico's overthrow and a military regime.
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Guatemala
Nicaragua
Spain
Central America
Juan Jose Arevalo
Jorge Ubico
Truman Spur on Pact Seen
Washington AP report says President Truman may urge the Senate to quickly ratify the Japanese peace treaty next week, over ruling a State Department delay plan and risking early adjournment. Senators discuss immediate consideration, with Watkins proposing a reservation negating Yalta era concessions to the Soviet Union.
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Truman
Senate
State Department
House
San Francisco
Sen. Hickenlooper
Iowa
Foreign Relations Committee
Connally
D.-Texas
Sen
Watkins
Utah
United States
Yalta
Russia
Kurile Islands
Manchuria
Jenner
Asia
Malone
China
Japan
New Red Plot in Greece Told
United Nations report says six Soviet bloc nations are aiding Greek guerrilla groups in a bid to topple the Athens government by force. The UN Balkans committee cited Albania Bulgaria Poland Czechoslovakia Hungary and Romania as aiding Greek guerrillas in a renewed version of old Communist plans.
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United Nations
N. Y
United Nations Committee
U.N. Special Committee
Balkans
Yugoslavia
U. N
Wilson Quits Slaughtering at Chicago Plant
Wilson & Co suspends cattle slaughtering at its Chicago plant next week blaming government price regulations. Slaughtering to resume the following week with a one week shutdown during each accounting period, four to five weeks long. No expansion of cutting programs in other Wilson plants, including Los Angeles, with operations in Albert Lea Cedar Rapids Omaha and others.
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Wilson & Co
Wilson
Los Angeles
Albert Lea
Minn
Cedar Rapids
Omaha
Neb
Fedeae
Regions See Widespread Showers and Cooler Air
Rain and showers spread across many regions from Minnesota to southern Illinois, northern Missouri, and Kansas with pockets in Texas and along the eastern seaboard. Cooler air moved in from the east ending a period of heat and humidity as temperatures settled near normal across most of the eastern half.
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Minneapolis
Illinois
Missouri
Kansas
Nebraska
Texas
Georgia
Appalachians
Seaboard
Trainnapping Plot Drives Czech Trains Into U S Zone
A Prague radio broadcast cites an unnamed American agent behind a Czech express train hijack into the American zone of Germany. The incident left 108 aboard, 31 granted asylum, while 77 returned to Czechoslovakia. Konvalinka the engineer led the escape with Truksa the former stationmaster.
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Prague
Germany
Ceteka
London
Cheb Sto
Bohemia
Washington
Commerce Department
Czechoslovakia
Associated Press
William Oatis
Straubing
Red Czechoslovakia
Pistol Point
Jaroslav Konvalinka
U. S
Konvalinka
Frazek
Francek Jarda
Karel Truksa
Asch
Cheb
Eger
Governor Warren Visits L A County Fair Champion
Governor Earl Warren saluted 16 year old Ernest Wilkes of Whitier who won the junior fair grand champion with his steer Perro at the Los Angeles County Fair in Pomona. Corrie Vanderham of Norwalk took reserve grand champion. Whitier High’s Future Farmer booth won blue. multiple high schools and 4H clubs earned ribbons in cattle, lambs, and home products exhibits.
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Pomona
Sept
Los Angeles County
Earl Warren
Ernest Wilkes
Perro
Wilkes
Whittier
Corrie Vanderham
Norwalk
Roger East
Charles Fox
Bob Drake
van Nuys
Roger Brown
North Hollywood
Paul Bowker
San Fernando
Art Neidelberger
North Walk
Jim Ziegler
Rob Knudsen
North Hollywoodland
Jim Bessant
Ontario
David Reyes
Hampshire
Whittier High School
Farmer Booth
Fullerton
Half Million Dollar Quietness Offer Reported
The Washington Post reported a clerk in the Chinese purchasing mission said he was offered 500000 to Lt Gen P T Mow to stay silent and avoid extradition for him and Col V S Hsiang. Mow and Hsiang, accused of misusing about 20 million in Nationalist funds, were suspended and fired and ordered to return to Formosa for trial. Both deny misappropriation and have defied the return order.
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Washington
The
Washington Post
P. T. Mow
the Post
V. S. Hsiang
V. S. Hsiang.” Gen. Mow
Hsiang
Chiang Kaishek
Formosa
Mow
Power Saving Edict Imminent For Pacific Northwest
Washington September 15 AP An imminent DEPA order will regulate power use in Washington Oregon and Idaho due to a critical water shortage. Deputy administrator Kenneth Whittaker said the plan would curb heavy defense industry demand and nonessential civilian use, possibly including a brownout for nonessential display lighting. A favorable rainfall could delay the measure.
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Pacific Northwest
Defense Electric Power Administration
Kenneth Whittaker
DEPA
Oregon
Idaho
Whittaker
Tacoma
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