Rebellious Convicts and Four Day Revolt Ends with Surrender
Seven men persuaded four prisoners to surrender hostages and end a four day revolt at Massachusetts State Prison. The four inmates, serving near life terms, handed over arms at 2 30 PM Friday and sought hope not immediate freedom. A committee including Edwin Canham and Patrick McDonough will study prisoner grievances and penal reforms while Gov. Herner orders a quick trial and exhaustive investigation into how firearms were obtained.
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Boston
Massa’chusetts
Hec
Hone
Edwin D. Canham
Christian Science Monitor
Executive
Patrick J. McDonough
Christian Herner
Canham
Theodore
Teddy) Green
Toby
Rising Seine Floods Paris Alarm Mounts
Paris faces rising Seine floods as suburbs flood basements and basins on both banks. In St. Maur east of Paris 1060 evacuees from a collapsed dike, while Choisy le Roi sees 2000 residents flee in 48 hours. Sandbag barriers rise as water threatens Notre Dame and Palais Bourbon.
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Paris
St. Maur
Choisy le Roi
Notre Dame Cathedral
Palais Bourbon
State Highways Slippery in Spots Across Wisconsin
Madison reports highways generally clear with some slippery spots in southern Wisconsin while northern routes from La Crosse to Appleton show slipperiness. Southeast Wisconsin is fine except near Kenosha with slippery sections. Madison Monroe and Portage areas report slick roads in places. Fox River Valley mostly good with some slick stretches. Manitowoc and Marinette on lakeshore areas report slick roads. Northern Wisconsin had snow Friday night making highways slippery.
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Madison
State Motor Vehicle Department
Wisconsin
la Crosse
Appleton
Kenosha
Monroe
Portage
Manitowoc
Marinette
Editor Tells Of Part Played In Negotiations
Ervin D Canham of The Christian Science Monitor describes seven Boston citizens guiding four desperate inmates at Massachusetts State Prison to disarm and release eleven hostages after six hours of talks with chaplains and the prison doctor. The convicts chose the concerned citizens and the four men credited the effort to deescalate the standoff and restore hope.
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Ervin PD. Canham
The
Christian Science Monitor
Citizens Committee
Massachusetts State Prison
Erwin D. Canham
United Press
Boston
Joseph A. Flaherty
Walter H. Balden
Theodore Green
Ifate
Swenson
Edward P. Hartigan
Howard P. Kel‘Yeti
Samuel Merlin
HW Beren
Phantom philanthropist gives away cash on Chicago street corner
A mysterious benefactor handed three local men 230, 300, and 100 dollars in new bills, totaling 630 dollars, as he drove away in a late model sedan. Victims Nathanial Patterson Cecil Mayes Nasco Stone faced police scrutiny and lie tests before authorities released them. The incident, timed during the week of January 23 to 29, drew Gov Kohler’s VFW Week proclamation urging faith and service.
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Chicago
Nathanial Patterson
Patterson
Cecil Mayes
Evergreen
N.C
Mayes
Thorp
Wis
Madison
Kohler
Wisconsin
Veterans of For
Maves
Nasco Stone
Stone
Monroe Street
Mayes and Patterson
Seven Crew Rescued After Air Crash Near Pearl Harbor
A military transport ship rescued seven Navy crewmen who spent nearly 48 hours on life rafts after their twin engine seaplane crashed. Surviving crewmen from Norfolk, Watertown, St. Paul, Memphis, Buffalo, Warwick and Detroit were said to be in good condition. The rescue followed a large air and sea search and the seven were expected to reach Pearl Harbor by Tuesday afternoon for rest and questioning about the crash. The incident occurred on a classified mission from Johnston Island to Marshall Island atomic testing headquarters. a May Day was later sent as the craft went down.
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Pearl Harbor
T.H
Ainsworth
Navy
Annswers
Washington
James Goufray Measel
Norfolk
Harrison Bernard Nordstrom
St. Paul
Peuibn
Robert Nason Ge
Wyer
Coast Guard
Ag Jone
Johnston Island
Kwejatein
Marshall Island
Wins
Death Near Woodland Farm Baffles Sheriff and Coroner
Monroe County coroner Floyd Flynn says a bruise on the neck of Joseph Pavel Sr. may result from a blunt instrument but foul play is suspected. Pavel, a former Wisconsin farmer who moved to Minnesota, was missing since Nov. 17 and was found on a farm as authorities pursue a full investigation.
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Spartan
Floyd Flynn
Monroe County
Minnesota
Here
Flynn
Joseph Pavel Sr
South St Paul
Minn
Harry C. Johnson
Firnn
Paul
Paci
Wisconsin
Hilsboro
Wis
Johnson
Warm Maximizes Snow Melt Across Wisconsin
The forecast notes cloudy to partly sunny skies with scattered snow flurries through today and into Sunday. High temperatures reach the upper teens to upper twenties with subfreezing lows, and an outlook for Monday indicates continued cloudiness with light snow and little temperature change. Northwest winds 15 to 20 mph. Observations show a maximum of 82 and a minimum of 25 in Buckstaff readings, with trace precipitation for the period.
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Associated Press
Wisconsin
iWest
Northwestern
Randall
Buckstaff Observatory
Red Offer Debated as Propaganda Trap by State Dept
Washington United States officials discuss a proposed plan to allow American families imprisoned in Red China to seek passports. The State Department warns the move could be propaganda and cautions travelers about safety risks while Congress weighs the motive and potential goodwill. Some leaders call it potentially dangerous, others see cautious diplomacy.
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Washington
State Department
Red China
Offvisis
Tottus
Air Force
Defense Department
Fey
Daton
Red Chow
Senate
William F. Knowlannde
Cante
Walter F. George
George
Co Mz
Henry Suydam
Unit States
Million West Germans Strike Over Labor Rights
Nearly one million coal and steel workers walked out for 24 hours in the Ruhr protesting government and business actions. The strike affected 132 coal mines and 35 steel works, with coal output losses around 430,600 tons and total production losses near six million dollars.
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Essen
Germany
Ruhr
Bis
Socialist Party
West Germany
Kon Adenaier
Democrats
Hermann Reusch
Thg
Overhausen Steel Works
Reusch
Labor
McCarthy to Speak At Green Bay Fete Feb. 10
The Junior Chamber of Commerce announced that Senator McCarthy will address the annual awards banquet in Green Bay on February 10. He will also speak at the Outagamie County Republican Party dinner at Appleton on February 2.
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Chamber of Commerce
Sen
McCarthy
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Outagamie County
Republican Party
Appeton
Kohler urges public backing for road safety program
Wisconsin Governor Kohler urged a wave of public sentiment to push his highway safety program before Madison committees. He criticized state traffic enforcement and cited rising fatalities, noting improved results after adding patrols and radar gear.
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Kohler
Madison
Wisconsin
Tacine
Kenosha
Costa Rica marks end of 11 day revolt
President Jose Figueres announced the revolt failed with about 900 rebels, seven soldiers killed and 20 wounded. He praised his loyalists and said Congress will meet to restore civil liberties, while rebels were linked to Calderon Guardia and to Nicaraguan contacts. The capital readied for a procession as troops returned south of the border to regroup.
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San Jose
Costa Rica
Jose Fatueres
Figuers
Congress
Green
Figueres
Figieres
Teodoro Picado Jr
West Point
Pivaii
Rafael
Calderon Guardia
iMessage May Launch Debate On Asia Policy
Washington reports say a White House message to Congress on Formosa and the Taiwan Strait could trigger a full debate on Far East policy. Officials expect the president to seek authority to use sea power to defend Formosa and evacuate Nationalist forces from the islands if China invades. Senate and House leaders anticipate possible rapid session Monday or Tuesday to hear the message.
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UPI
Congress
Congressional
Gada
White Horse
Bullewyers
State Department
Eisenteaver
Formosa
Chang Kai Shek
Owivang Tachen Islands
New Zealand
China
UNS
Senate
Willam F. Knowland
Baltimore
John Marshall Butler
Evacuation Under Way as Tachen Islands Threatened
US naval forces move toward Formosa Straits to assist evacuation of up to 8,000 non-combatants from Tachen Island. Vice Admiral Pride aboard USS Helena leads four destroyers toward potential operation as three American carriers standby with 306 fighters. Nationalist garrison and civilians begin shifts to safety amid heavy air operations.
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Formosa
Tih
Strait of Fore
Iwnasa
Ching Bopon
Tachen Island
Adm
Alfred St Pride
7Th
Pescadere Islands
Navy Kong
Tus
Helena
Shanghai
Gtll
Tachen Self
Philippines
Utton Essex
Kearsarge
Yorktown
US. Navy
Tachen
Washington
Vikiangshan Island
William C. Chase
U.S
Defense Ministry
Tinoffi
Criminologist Opens Quiz In Sheppard Case
Cleveland report states criminologist Dr Paul Kirk of California began examination of the Sheppard murder case seeking physical evidence, entering with an open mind as Dr Samuel H Sheppard awaits trial for the July 4 slaying of his pregnant wife.
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Ghia
Sheppard Mrader
Paul Kirk F
University of California, Lacd
Samuel H. Sheppard
Kirk
Dr.Sheppard
Berkeley
Calif
Sheppard
County
Jai
Bond
Dr. Sheppard
Bay Village
Lake Erie
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