Prison Quartet Goes Flat Three Captured
Three members of an Alabama prison escape quartet were recaptured near Fredericktown Missouri. Bobby Tidwell and Bobby Cottrell, both 22 from Roanoke Virginia, were found with a broken axle and $3 between them. Walter Tidwell, 30, the quartet’s baritone, was seized in Memphis Tennessee after contacting his wife and planning to surrender. Orville Gray, 27, remained at large, having left the others in Fredericktown.
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Fredericktown
Alabama
Bobby Tidwell
Bobby Cottrell
Roanoke
Missouri
R. C. Caldwell
FBI
Walter Tidwell
Memphis
Tenn
Kilby
Montgomery
Ala
Tidwell
Birmingham
Orville Gray
Caldwell
Cottrell
Gray
Michigan
Graffithville
Ark
Linen
J. D. Grantham
Columbus
Miss
Lightning Strikes Twice Hits Cambridge Home
Cambridge resident John Flynn reports two lightning strikes on his house. The first bolt tore a roof hole, and minutes later a second hit damaged a power line to the attic causing additional damage.
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Cambridge
Mass
John Flynn
Mag Editor Shifts Target in Montana Mystery Trip
Salt Lake City reports show Howard Rushmore editor of Confidential vanished from Chicago, appeared in Butte under an alias to pursue a supposed Communist leader, then fled to Salt Lake City after publicity pressured him. He denied a publicity stunt and refused to name the men.
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Salt Lake City
New York
Howard Rushmore
Chicago
Rushmore
Butte
Mont
Army plans permanent peacetime strength of 578000
Retiring Secretary Stevens told a House subcommittee that the Army aims for a permanent peacetime strength of 578000 men in the indefinite future. He noted current plans under Eisenhower cuts would reduce to 1027000 by mid 1956, with2 billion in the military public works budget tied to reaching that long term goal.
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Washington
Congress
Robert T. Stevens
House Appropriations
Eisenhower
Stevens
Ho Chi Minh Heads to Moscow via Novosibirsk
Radio Peiping reported Ho Chi Minh the president of Red Vietnam arrived in Novosibirsk yesterday while en route to Moscow.
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Tokyo
Peiping
Ho Chi Minh
Red Vietnam
Novosibirski
Moscow
Today's Crossword Answers from Salian Franks to Bengal Quince
Crossword clues listed from 20 to 37 with answers hinted by puzzle poster IRIE IS. Entries include ae20 Salian Franks, 22 lambs, 23 advance, 27 delicate meat paste, 28 withdraw, 31 body revolving about gun dash, 34 run out, 36 plant part, 37 Bengal quince, with final note Answer to Saturday's puzzle.
Forest Fires Rage Across Three States Out Of Control
More than 2,000 men fought forest fires that had blackened at least 23,000 acres in three states. A Prescott Arizona blaze scorched about 19,000 acres near Prescott National Forest while Medicine Bow Wyoming and Colorado fires destroyed hundreds of acres. One man, Charles Cline of Arizona, died when trapped in a canyon. Firefighters expected more runs today as flames spread.
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Associated Press
Arizeecmae
Prescott National Forest
Prescott
Wyoming
Medicine Bow
Arapahoe National Forest
Russians Embrace Western Hats At Calgary Stampede
Foreign Minister Molotov bought a 10-gallon Western hat during a U.N. anniversary trip to the United States. Russia’s Ambassador to Canada D S Chuvakin and the embassy’s first secretary Nikolai Ostravesky arrived in Calgary for the annual stampede with Western hats, signaling a new diplomatic look.
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Calgary
Alta
V. M. Molotov
United States
U.N
Russia
Canada
D.S. Chuvakin
Nikolai Ostravesky
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