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Atlanta Convicts End 27 Hour Hostage Siege
Four bank robbers and a murderer released 21 hostages unharmed after a 27 hour siege at Atlanta Federal Penitentiary. Prison officials reported the convicts dropped two revolvers and a knife through bars, ending with a grievance exchange and a pledge not to prosecute the four.
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Atlanta
Rabin Matthews
UPD
Atlanta Federal Penitentiary
Atlanta Journal
Journal
William C. King
Federal
Samuel McCallister
King
FBI
William B. Williams
David Norden
Olin Blackwell
Williams