Skylight burglary suspect flees Marion jail escapee Corbin linked to multiple burglaries
Raymond Corbin 34 of Providence Rhode Island escaped Williamson County Jail Marion by sawing a bar and removing a screen. He faces charges for the Herrin Knight of Columbus Club safecracking and is sought by Jackson County Indiana and federal authorities. He fled with accomplice John Bernard as authorities pursue through Indiana Missouri and Florida connections. Corbin and accomplice are described with vehicle and appearance details and are believed to be traveling in a 1950 black Buick with Missouri plates.
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Raymond Corbin
Providence
R. I
Williamson County
Marion
Corbin
Miami
Fla
Herrin Knight of Columbus Club
Jackson County
Carbondale
Herrin
Indiana
John Bernard
Marcie Conrad
Pat Patterson
Carl Miller
Patterson
Conrad
John Raymond Bernard
Herrin Club
Rex Rowland
Florida
Bernard
N. van Buren Street
St. Louis
Terre Haute
Ind
Miller
FBI
Leasiens Corbin
Two Escapees From Miami Jail Scale 23rd Floor and Vanish
Miami police hunt Norman Mackiewicz and Howard Piccott after they escaped a 23rd floor jail cell by using a rope of mattress ticking. They mingled with crowds on Flagler Street and fled, while others in the break were captured within an hour at the jail courthouse.
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Miami
Norman J. Mackiewicz
Bal Harbour
Howard B. Piccott
Flagler Street
Roger Wayne Carter
Chicago
Edward L. Kille
Carter
County Criminal Investigation Bureau Laboratory
Kille
Mackiewicz
Piccott
Great Day For Sawing Out Of Jails
Two jail breaks occurred Sunday night separated by over 1000 miles. In Rhode Island, a prisoner sawn out of Williamson County jail at 6 30 p m. In Florida, four inmates escaped Dade County jail around 7 30 p m E S T. Two Florida escapees were recaptured while Corbin and the remaining two remained at large at noon today.
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Raymond Corbin
Providence
R. I
Williamson County
Dade County
Fla
Corbin
Florida
Church Gets Spirit Of Space Age
In Baltimore at St. Mary's Episcopal Church, a cardboard eight-foot rocket launched from the ceiling after a countdown of the Ten Commandments. A smoking launch caused by a dropped device drew remarks from Rev. George F. Packard about confirmation fueling the flight of life with Holy Communion, as the orange finned rocket bore a cross and the word soul.
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Baltimore
St. Mary's Episcopal Church
George F. Packard
Eisenhower taps John S. Cross for FCC seat
President Eisenhower nominated John S. Cross to the Federal Communications Commission to replace the resigning Richard A. Mack. Cross, 53, is assistant chief of the State Department's telecommunications division with 22 years in the field and Navy service.
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Eisenhower
John S. Cross
Federal Communications Commission
Richard A. Mack
Cross
State Department
White House
Arkansas
Senate
Birmingham
Ala
Alabama Polytechnic Institute
Defense Communications Board
Interdepartment Radio Advisory Commission
Navy
Vanguard space rocket launch delayed by weather and missing crane operator
The Navy prepared a new launch attempt for the Vanguard rocket after a faulty weather report and a missing crane operator caused a delay. A ground umbilical line problem and high winds prompted a temporary hold, later resolved when a weather balloon showed reassuring conditions and the countdown resumed.
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Navy
Naval Aeton
Martin Co
Baltimore
Air Force Missile Test Center
Vanguard
Civil Works Speedup Push Spurs New Spending Plans
Sen. Lyndon Johnson testifies for an accelerated federal public works program to put people on jobs. He cites four billion dollars already appropriated for dams, river and harbor improvements, and public buildings while Eisenhower moves to release funds and extend unemployment benefits.
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Lyndon Johnson
D-Tex
Senate
Johnson
Public Works Committee
Texan
Eisenhower
Weather Forecast For Southern Illinois Turn In Below Freezing Night
Cloudy and cool for Southern Illinois with a chance of snow tonight. Low around 30 with highs near 40 on Tuesday. Additional details include yesterday’s temps and a total precipitation of 0.85 inches from 7 am yesterday to 7 am today. Crab Orchard Lake and Little Grassy Lake levels noted near spillways.
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Illinois
Whitman College Ends Car-Owner Financial Aid Policy
Whitman College has discontinued financial aid or guaranteed grants for students with cars on campus. Dr. Chester C. Maxey, cell resident, says aid cannot cover full bills and allow the luxury of a car.
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Whitman College
Whitman
Chester C. Maxey
Pilot Pfeiffer Shot Down in Korea Released if Health Cleared
North Korea agreed to release Capt. Leon Pfeiffer after a meeting of the Military Armistice Commission. Officials said Pfeiffer, parachuted into Communist territory, was in good health and receiving humanitarian treatment. U.N. and Korean delegates debated demilitarized zone violations and warned of retaliation for further air incursions.
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Panmunjom
Korea
North Korea
U.S
Demilitarized Zone
Military Armistice Commission
U. N. Command
Leon Pfeiffer
Kenosha
Wis
North Koren
U.N
Kang Sang Ho
South Korea
Pfeiffer
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D-Ark
Richard A. Hunt
Washington Hotel
Karen
Mike Wright
W. Sycamore St
Leon Striegel
Cape Canaveral, Fla
Ike
James C. Hagerty
Congress
Hagerty
Armed Services Committee
Sen
Martin
R-Pa
Finance Committee
GOP
Douglas
D-Iii
Rep
Simpson
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Walla Walla, Wash
Singapore
Bukittinggi
Bengkalis
Caltex Oil Co
Siak
Caltex
Pakanbaru
Acmad Hussein
Gadja Mada
Padang
Dumai
Sjafruddin Prawiranegara
Jakarta
U. S. 7Th Fleet
Betty Walker
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