Riot Quelled In Angola Penitentiary Inhaler Riot
Twenty seven of Louisiana's toughest convicts faced indefinite confinement in old punishment cells after a riot at the Angola state penitentiary over benzedrine inhalers. Warden Mau rice Sigler ordered tear gas to disperse the disturbance, started about 1½ hours earlier, with no serious injuries. An employee, Henry Webb, was fired previously for peddling inhalers.
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Louisiana
State Penitentiary
Maurice Sigler
Sigler
Henry Webb
Robert Kennon
Earl Long
Long
Silverstein Exonerated In Submarine Crash
Honolulu AP report says submarine Stickleback suffered a power failure on a dive, was rammed and sunk by destroyer escort Silverstein during antisubmarine maneuvers. Lt Robert W Dickieson testified the crew halted the plunge by hand and the vessel rose to be rammed. 74 enlisted men and eight officers were rescued.
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Honolulu
Stickleback
Silverstein
Robert W. Dickieson
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BLM to Open Bids for Louisiana Oil Tracts in June
The Bureau of Land Management will open bids on June 11 for oil and gas leases on two federal land tracts totaling about 77 acres in Louisiana. The Elf Grove Field tract covers 48.52 acres and the Rodessa Field tract covers 27.96 acres, both located in Caddo Parish.
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Washington
Bureau of Land Management
Louisiana
Caddo Parish
Old Capitol Building To Be Monument in Mississippi
Mississippi's 118 year old Capitol to be restored as a museum with rotating exhibits of state history. Senate and House chambers to be restored. House could serve as a meeting hall. Bids to restore due by Oct 1. Commission also okays bids for four apartment buildings at University Medical Center in Jackson for students and interns.
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Mississippi
State Building Commission
Charlotte Capers
Department of Archives and History
Senate
House
J. P. Coleman
College Board
University Medical Center
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