Ecuador Junta Defends Rule While Pledging Civilian Return
In Quito four military leaders say they deposed the president under threat of national collapse and vow to return to civilian control via reforms and a national referendum. They argue dictatorship can stabilize an underdeveloped state while democratic efficiency remains limited by culture and class.
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United States
Latin America
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Three Marines Held In Base Thefts
Three Marines based at Quonset Naval Air Station were arrested by state troopers in West Warwick Rhode Island for possessing property worth thousands of dollars allegedly stolen from the base. Troopers recovered tools and floor tiling marked Nas Quonset in a car and trailer. Suspects named are George J Bowers 21 of Tiffin Ohio Edward S Kruszewicz 20 Hawthorne New Jersey and Nicholas M Zeniak 21 Passaic New Jersey.
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Escape Plans Were Good But Ladder Heavy
Wil by M. Jeffords, serving a 10 0-year term for armed robbery, planned an escape from Ohio Penitentiary using a 35-foot ladder of pipe fittings and a cord top. He succeeded in preparations but failed to carry out the escape, slipping into a secluded spot beside the west wall.
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Columbus, Ohio
Wilby M. Jeffords
Ohio
Jeffords
Scioto County
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