It Was Started By An Escaped Convict
A Georgia governor and penologist discuss prison reform tracing back to the Burns case of 1920s Georgia. The piece notes Burns, a World War I vet, escaped a chain gang after stealing $5 and later influenced 1940s reforms under Govs Arnall and Rivers. It covers state actions to end irons and promote rehabilitation, plus later incidents and the dismantling of “Little Alcatraz” at Buford.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O P. Hanes
Atlanta
Leo Srayman
Ellis Arnall
Arnall
Carl Sanders
Georgia
Sanders
Joseph E. Ragen
Illinois
Joliet
State Department of Corrections
Fred Hallford
Federal Bureau of
Prson
Robert Elliott Burns
Burns
Chicago
New York
New Jersey
Newark
Eugene Talmadge
E. D. Rivers
State Pardon and Parole Board
Clara
Veterans Hospital
Rock Quarry
Buford
Ben-Gurion seeks daily work list and Kennedy retreats
Former Israeli premier David Ben-Gurion writes to the secretary of Sheh Baker collective village to be added to the daily work list. Mrs. John F. Kennedy spends a weekend in Newport Rhode Island with her mother and Kennedy children at Hammersmith Farm and Hyannis Port. Nehru returns to New Delhi from Kashmir after a 10 day holiday. Edna Gardner Whyte, a veteran aviator, is among two women pilots completing the Sky Lady Derby route from East Alton to Little Rock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
David Ben-Gurion
Sheh Baker Collective Village
John F. Kennedy
Newport
R.J
Hugh D. Auchincloss
Hammersmith Farm
Kennedy
Caroline
John F. Jr
Edna Gardner Whyte
East Alton
Little Rock
Boxer Arrested in Salisbury Murder Probe
FBI agents arrest former professional boxer Clell Arnold Davis, 29, in Pittsburgh on unlawful flight to avoid prosecution for the Salisbury murder of Russell E. Farmer, 38, whose body was found June 11 at Jim Walter Homes Inc. office. Davis, native of South Dakota, was retrieved as he returned to his rooming house.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
FBI
Clell Arnold Davis
Pittsburgh
Salisbury
Davis
Russell E. Farmer
Jim Walter Homes, Inc
Farmer
F FBI
South Dakota
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Roger A. Restebury
Frederick
Ralph Emory Hurley
Booashsi
U. S. 15
Kathryn
Irene Blackstes
Thurmont
Scott
Cere
Lita Alcatraz
Little Alcatraz
Reidsville
Glenn Edward Shaffer
Pt. of Rocks
U. S. 40
Thomas Eugene Colliflower
Willow Avenue
Fort Smith, Ack
Kenmas City
Whyte
Fort Worth
Thurwing
Kirky Davis
E Salisbury
Davie
DITTO
Ted Fiu Rito
Edith Wolfinger
Aris
Hefo Ve
Fio Rito
Scotts
Aziz
South Pavillion
Hagerstown City Park
Nehru
New Delhi
Kashmir
Jefferson St
Peal St
Center St
Mantetone
Provencal Lavinette
Bath
Alcoa
Lavan
St Fps
Carrolltor
Dee
Boxer
Sea & Ski
Peoples Service Drug Stores
Folks
Johnny
Baxter
Jumbo Bologna
Sunnyvale
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