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Jack Seaburg. 32-year-old Waltham, Mass., radio repairman who chose a three-vear exile in the wilderness over life in the Army, wL in the toils of ‘the law because he “just couldn’t resist” cote more look at civilization. Wearing a light beard, a worried expression, a belt full of cartridges and carrying a rifle and pistol, he was arrested by Memphis police as he was taking that “one more look.'He had come from the depths or i Shelby forest to which .he moved I from the Florida Everglades after learning the war was over. Ad-j mitting that he went AWOL from Camp Carson, Colo., Jan. 19, 194J, i Seaburg told, police: “I’d have ; never done it if they had let me join the Navy. I took off over the hill. I carried a portable radio with me and went to the Ever-i glades to set up camp. I hunted and fished for food. Now and then I would break into a house to get food and clothing.” It was by hisshort wave radio that Seaburg ------------he began to« end is wonted in. Florida for 128 burglaries. .*
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Altdorf, Bavaria, DE

Wed, Feb 20, 1946

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