Six Escapees Captured After Motel Robbery in Tennessee
Six Texas jail breakers, who robbed a motel and wounded a state trooper, were tracked across the Cumberland region. Authorities used helicopters, boats, roadblocks and patrol cars, catching Kenneth Ward and Fred Conklin first, then others, with two still in pursuit before noon. Trooper Bilbrey, wounded in the chase, was reported improving at a Clarksville hospital.
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Dover
Tenn. P
Texas
Georgetown
Tex
New York
Groesbeck
Tennessee
J. W. Bilbrey
Bilbrey
Ohio
Rilbrey
State Highway Patrol
Cumberland
Army
Ft. Campbell
Ky. i
Kenneth Ward
Tree
Ark
Fred Conklin
Los Angeles
Clif
James Long
Bedford
Robert Rilviera
Temple
Cumberland River
al Roadbick
Bobby Dean Moore
Austin, Tex
Karl Lautenschlager
Kansas City- Mo
Nashville
Clarksvile, Tenn
Four Prisoners Escape Jail Through Skylight In Albuquerque
Federal state and local officers hunted four inmates who fled from Bernalillo County jail over the weekend. Floyd L. Stokes and Robert B. Kennedy, linked to hostages at reporter Jack Gill’s home, were among the escapees. The group allegedly used a jail trusty saw to cut through a skylight and escape in a stolen car after brief custody. Howard Luke and Paul Reid were also at large, with charges including burglary and car theft respectively.
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Albuquerque
N. M
Bernalillo County
Jaherel
Floyd L. Stokes
Oakland Calif
Robert B. Kennedy
Lewistown
Mont
Paul Reid
Laguna
Howard Luke
Redando Beach
Calif
Stokes
Kennedy
Jack Gill
Albuquerque Journal
Gill
California
New Mexico
Foun
Bus Strike Threatens San Antonio Transit
San Antonio bus riders faced the possibility of no transportation as talks between city bus drivers and the company yielded no results. Union leaders warned of no transit on January 1 if wage hikes are not agreed, while the transit company sought permission to raise fares after the union demanded higher pay. The city awaits a post holiday decision.
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San Antonio
Anioo
Unm
A. Lacky
San Antonio Transit Co
At Least 35 Die in Brazil Flash Flood Tragedy
Disaster workers report 3 dead at the Pas gaquiiro dairy center about 200 miles from Rio de Janeiro. Eighty injured hospitalized and many more missing. Flood struck Friday but details reached the capital only yesterday.
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Brazil
Rio DE Janeiro
Pas Gaquiiro
Weather Forecast Summary With Mixed Garbled Text
Fragmentary weather notes mention temperatures and a daily forecast. Lacking clear data, readers should expect reference to highs around several degrees and possible cloudy conditions.
Cardinal's Message Broadcast In Europe
In Munich Germany readers report a broadcast of a Cardinal message with unclear text about European countries and faith. New York's Francis Card is cited as delivering remarks and mentions God and faith in a Europe-wide broadcast via a private American antenna.
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Cardinal
Europe
Munich
Germany
New York
God's Cape
Rae Wo Free Exrope
Amercan
Five Die In Meriden Apartment Fire Tragedy
A five story Meriden Connecticut apartment building fire claimed five lives including a mother and four of her children. Police and firefighters described a horrific scene as residents cried for help and a 5 year old died before reaching hospital. An uncle suffered injuries from a jump and several others were hospitalized for smoke inhalation as 200 theater patrons nearby were evacuated.
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Walter France
Meriden
Conn
United Press
Meriden, Conn
Mys
Eulia Morales Rios
Gladys
Iovel
Eddie Nelson
Eddie
Annybal
Jase
Luis
Albert Morales
Puerto Rica
Legless Boy's Mother Gets Christmas Gift
In Everett Washington Robert Long lost both legs when a switching engine struck him while collecting bottles in the Northern Pacific yards. Money collected from workers and the public will fund a Christmas present for his mother and help establish a fund for artificial limbs. The 11 year old boy remains critically ill but conscious, with transfusions ongoing as doctors treat his injuries.
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Everett
Wash
Robert Rorbes
Robert
Northern Pacific Railroad
Lonnies Nichols
Nichols
Io Nichols
J. R. Otto
Robert B. Long
Bobby
All Passengers Die In Crash In Italian Alps
OSSANA Italy rescue teams reached wreckage of an Italian airliner missing since Saturday and radioed that all 21 aboard are dead. The deceased include American Coca Cola executive Mr Harris Gray Jr and his wife Miss Gray of Greenwood Mississippi, and their two daughters aged 14 and 12. The plane struck a mountain near Malfa Bon north of Mt Gipor in the Trento Dolomite area. Initial reports said many bodies were inside the fuselage and others were scattered around the wreckage.
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Ossana
Italy
Alps
Harris Gray Jr
Greenwood
Gipor
Trento
Dolomite Alps
Two Die When Auto Overturns In Midland Crash
Midland dispatch reports two men killed when their car overturned a mile south of the city. Victims identified as William Harmon 43 of Cisco and Reuben Hurley 24. Harmin Harmon and Thomas Hammer 24 were injured as officers responded. The wreck occurred last night and halted traffic while authorities cleared the scene.
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William Harmon
CISCO
Texas
Pacific
Here
Reuben Hurley
Harmin
Thomas Hammer
Fee Isee
Department of Public Safety
James Harold Perry
James T. [Perry
Lubbock County
South Texas
Paul Gonzales
Cuero
Curtis Richardson
Shreveport
la Negro
Mipebalk
Norbert Sylvere Prejean
Kansas City
Canyon Jorine
Helen ‘Brown
Negra
Rotan
Sweetwater
Robert Wilson
Culver Military Academy
Beaumont
Hamshire
Dog Is Given To Blind Girl In North Carolina
A blind North Carolina girl Miss Eminae Peck will receive a replacement guide dog after her previous dog was killed by a Southern Railway train. Southern President Harry F. DeButts pledged the company would underwrite about 1250 dollars for obtaining and training a new guide dog as a Christmas greeting.
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Washington On
North Carolina
Southern Railway
Southern
Harry 4. DeButts
Eminae Peck
Olivet
N.C
Western Caroling College
Cullowhee
DeBuits
Newsman Defies Ban Travels in Red China
William Worthy of Afro American Baltimore crossed the Hong Kong Red China border for a month long visit on the mainland. Worthy, a Black reporter, is believed to be the first U S journalist to violate the government travel ban to Red China.
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Hong Kong
William Worthy
AfroAmerican
Baltimore
Road Accidents Take 36 Lives in Texas
United Press reports Texas holiday traffic toll rising to 36 dead and five more from other causes, bringing total violent deaths to 41 since 10:01 am Friday. California and Illinois lead the nation in traffic fatalities.
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United Press
Texas
California
Illinois
Highway Toll Across Nation Rises To 397
United Press reports 397 traffic fatalities by 8:30 a.m. est as the Christmas travel period begins. Fires, plane crashes and other accidents raise total deaths to 465. California leads with 46 highway deaths. Illinois and Texas follow. Officials urge slower driving and restraint from drinking.
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Nation
Ned H. Dearborn
National Safety Council
United Press
California
Ilinois
Texas
Dearborn
Ferry disaster wrecks offices on Formosa coast
Relatives of 96 people killed when a ferry sank off Formosa claim the shipowners offered a poor funeral. Demonstrators wrecked the vessel owners offices at Makung on Pescadore Island in protest.
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Taipey -Relatves
Formon
Gners
Makung
Pescadore
Furr's Increases Holdings Amid Holy Land War Disruptions
Furr's Inc extends its reach by acquiring 51 percent of young stock in Furr Food Stores of Amarillo, expanding supermarkets in Texas New Mexico and Colorado. War news in the Holy Land casts a somber mood as Israeli and Jordanian actions, church bombings, and aerial bombardments fill reports from Jerusalem to Bethlehem.
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Lubbock—Fur's Jor
Voung
Furr Food Stores, Inc
Amarillo
Roy Furr
Lubbock Corporation
Furr's, Inc
Holy Land
Baete
Mary Zed
Donephen
Jewseh 27Ale Corporation
Jerusalem
van Israel Baum
Eden
Bethlehem
Kirkland
Israel
Jerusales
Washington
Pare Bom
Plignme
Igracu
Eipenhower
Satwms
Presbyterian
Pak Snd
To & Supermarcom Ptted
Armed Slayer Being Sought In Hinton Case
In Hinton Oklahoma a large Negro man shot and killed a local resident and kidnapped the spouse of Scout Smith before releasing her unharmed. Authorities describe the suspect as about 200 pounds and armed with multiple firearms seen in a 1959 blue and white Victoria Ford. He is believed linked to prior incidents in El Reno involving a car theft and a Black woman. Roadblocks are active as the hunt continues.
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Hinton
Okla
Mars
Scout Smith
el Reno
Highway Patrol
Higton
Hospital Fire Fatal To Six Seven Injured
A hospital blaze at Doctors Hospital in Minneapolis killed six patients and left seven others in critical condition. The fire started from a faulty Christmas light chain, trapping and suffocating victims on the third floor while nurses fought to save infants on the top floor. Ambulances ferried many hurt to area hospitals as investigators rated damage at about 100000 dollars.
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Minneapolis
Doctors Hospital
Mra
Ella M. Moulins
Caroline Vale
Lydia Becken
Sara C. Stone
Mary S. Balllet
Clarence O. Green
Loring Pate
Asgot Ramberg
Minneapolis General Hospital
Frances Menefee
Explosion Hits Dallas Mailbox in Christmas Surprise
Dallas report describes an explosion injuring a mailbox stuffed with Christmas cards and packages. Witness James Laughead says a suspect stole a reindeer from his Santa sleigh lawn display shortly after the blast.
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Dallas U
Chrismas
Dallas
James Laughead
Santa Claus
Freight Train Tragedy In Nottingham Suburbs
Ten year old Paul Potter sustained bruises and minor injuries after a freight train struck him on a foggy Sunday in the Nottingham area. The boy, pulled under the wheel, was freed by workers and cared for at the scene before being taken for treatment.
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Nottingham
Paul Potter
Bruses
Getling
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