Digger Holmes Convicted After Maryland Penitentiary Escape
Baltimore, April 3. Joseph Digger Holmes faced a three charge verdict tied to his dramatic breakout from Maryland Penitentiary. A jury found him guilty of armed robbery and purse snatching on return to Baltimore, assault with intent to kill a policeman, and possession of a deadly weapon. He admitted the escape, blamed outside aid, and said he worked 11 months on a tunnel that led to a grass plot outside. The judge announced sentencing later.
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Washington Monument
Mrs Miller Resigns As Editor Of Times-Herald
Washington April 3 Ruth McCormick Miller resigned tonight as editor in charge of the Washington Times-Herald Known as Hazy to friends she is a niece of Col Robert R McCormick president and publisher of the Chicago Tribune which owns the Times-Herald She posted a note saying she resigned and tried to buy the paper but was unsuccessful Other executives had no further detail of events leading up to the resignation.
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Skeleton Of Man Missing In Jungle Reported In Brazil
Orlando Vilasboas, leader of a Brazilian government expedition, says he found bones of the missing British explorer Col. P H Fawcett in the Mato Grosso jungle near the Rio Das Mortes. He reports a skull and other bones recovered, two others buried, and that the skeleton was moved to his base at Xavantina. He expects further discoveries but notes Indians delayed the full recovery.
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More Hard Times Ahead In Britain
London report on a treasury 25 000 word economic survey warns Britons face tougher times as the nation must fund guns tanks and planes. The forecast blames Soviet Russia as a menace while debt and austerity loom beyond the three year arms plan. Chancellor Hugh Gaitskell outlines the burden on the economy and the uncertain duration of hardship.
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New High Speed Press at Hagerstown News Plant
The Herald-Mail Company in Hagerstown unveiled a new high speed press in a 79 foot addition to the Herald-Mail Building. The press handles up to 80 pages per run and was showcased with board directors and department heads in the pressroom. The expansion also houses mailing and supply rooms and large newsprint storage space.
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