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Newspaper
Syracuse Herald Journal
Location
Syracuse, New York, United States of America
Date
May 05, 1952
Page
11
Montreal police quelled a five hour riot by about 570 inmates at Bordeaux Jail over food and a new governor. Dozens of cells burned, damage unofficially over 100000 dollars. Three injured including a guard. no gunfire reported. Jail governor Zenon Lesage promised inquiry as cleanup began and guards held firm through the night.
A Chicago high school sophomore reportedly confessed to setting five fires that killed two people, including his father, and is held for an inquest. Police say the 45-year-old Nelson Letts claimed he started the home fire to kill Kenton Letts after alleged abuse of his wife Laura. The inquest on Edison Smith, 43, will proceed Tuesday as investigators weigh motives and the impact on a south side neighborhood.
Two young women from California and Washington traveled 6000 miles by plane to a Pacific island seeking adventure. They arrived in April in a B-29 with two airmen, slipped from the plane undetected, and faced a harsh, roofless stay as the naval base proved far from Hollywood island fantasy.
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