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|4 U.S. Sailors Held in MutinyANCHORAGE Alaska, July 26.—flft—Four American sailors were held on mutiny charges today af- * lerrioL squads were called out to J quell a brawl aboard the freighter}! SS J5Ira 1hmure. . *.U.S. Marshal Paul C. Herring1 said the men .became “drunk und j riotous” when they returned llt;» • •ship alter a shore leave. jI . Capl, K. Butler of the Strath- j more signed the mutiny com-i (plaints against Ordinary Seamen; Henry F. Bacoji and Jioy J, Junes, j1 . Messnisifi Marion McClure and! Able Seaman Arthur C.- Roy. j Ship’s officers said most of the! crew was signed on at Savan-;1 nah, Ga„ May Ti.The vessel arrived here Monday ; j to load scrap iron /or Japan. j ■ I Herring said the Strathmore's j first mate attempted to quiet the!, ; boisterous tailors without success.':I Finally, he said, the captain sent: i itn emergency call to shore an- .thurifies.Before a dozen U.S. marshals « and rity police arrived, the quur-! let liargcd past the mate andstarted lighting aiming themselves on the in' in ot'cii.■ The in held on $20110 huiKi \ c.i, refused to give statements j.tu authorities.until they obtained!' I counsel. However, one of them;, jloJd assistant District Attorney 1 Ralph Moody: ‘ri don’t see how limy can (|charge us with mutiny v/hnn we i were down in the sack, sleeping.”
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Oakland, California, US
Wed, Jul 26, 1950
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