Convicts Surrender Stronghold After 80 Hour Prison Siege
Four convicts held a barricaded cellblock at the Massachusetts State Prison for 80 hours threatening guards and hostages before yielding to a civilian negotiating committee. They listed grievances about medieval facilities and sought a future path to trial and possible liberty, while five guards were unharmed and the scene drew praise for chaplains and mediators.
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Boston
Massachusetts State
Massachusetts
George Fingold
Erwin D. Canham
Christian Science Monitor
Canham
Theodore Green
Bastille
Norfolk
Teddy Green
Edward F. Hartigan
Howard P. Kellett
Samuel Merlin
Green
Walter Balben
Joseph Flaherty
Fritz Swenson
Christian A. Herter
Patrick J. McDonough
Canham and McDonough
Father Hartigan
Mr. Kellett
Merlin
Sumner H. Babcock
Boston Bar Assn
John J. Grant
The
Pilot
Appomattox Man in Critical Condition After Fatal Shootings
Roy Holmes Ferguson 30 was in critical condition from a self inflicted shotgun wound after killing his wife, 31, with a .12 gauge blast in Appomattox Virginia. The incident occurred during an argument in front of Mrs Virginia Moore Covington, who witnessed the shooting. Ferguson faced murder charges as he lay in a Lynchburg hospital.
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Appomattox
Roy Holmes Ferguson
Ferguson
Virginia Moore Covington
R. M. McCrickard
McCrickard
Lynchburg
Fergusons
Covington
Parachute Jump For March of Dimes Planned
Dick Hockman will parachute at Winchester Airport tomorrow between 4 and 4 30 p m to aid the 1955 March of Dimes. This 1 498th jump honors his World War II service. No admission charge, voluntary collection to support the drive. bad weather will cancel.
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Dick Hockman
Winchester
Mr. Hockman
Fire Claims Second Life in Richmond
Richmond residents mourn as Willie Jackson 65 dies in hospital after a blaze that also killed infant Linda Tunstall 7 months in a Negro residential area. Seven other children were rescued. the fire started when the eldest Sunstalls child struck a match. Taxicab drivers Earl E. Hall and A M Garnett aided by entering the smoking house to save others.
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Richmond
Willie Jackson
Jackson
Linda Tunstall
John Tunstall
John Finagan
Earl E. Hall
A. M. Garnett
Verdine Not Physically Hurt After Soviet Captivity
U S Army doctors report Pvt William Verdine of Starks Louisiana survived six years in Soviet captivity with no serious physical ailments He was released from hospital and held for possible court martial on AWOL or desertion charges Verdine disappeared from Coburg West Germany Feb 3 1949 and was later released by the Russians along with John J Noble and Pvt William Marchuk
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Berlin
U. S
William A. Verdine
Starks
Verdine
Vorkuta
Russia
Coburg
West Germany
John J. Noble
Detroit
Pvt
William Marchuk
Norristown
U. S. State Department
Noble
United States
Marchuk
Eisenhower weighs plan for open clashes and Taiwan aid
A pending proposal explores congressional authority for U S action if Nanhua tensions escalate. The plan envisions round the clock air cover and naval aid to evacuate Nationalists from the Tachen Islands, with the 7th Fleet ready to defend Formosa and take necessary actions. Senate Foreign Relations critics urge specific power, not blanket authority, as the president weighs options after NSC discussions.
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U. S
Tachen Islands
Congress
Eisenhower
National Security Council
George
D-Ga
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Sen
Morse
Ind-ore
Foreign Relations Committee
Sen. Sparkman
D-Ala
Richards
7Th Fleet
Formosa
Sparkman
Asia
How's Your I Q Answers Revealed
Answers to the Page 4 quiz list the 10 questions with concise responses: 1 Law, 2 The House of Seven Gables, 3 No into New York Bay, 4 The Psalms, 5 Monarchy, 6 Frogs and snails and puppy dogs tails, 7 An alibi, 8 Father Divine's, 9 Ocean, 10 France.
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House of Seven Gables
New York Bay
Father Divine
Ocean
France
Ex Olympic sprinter and Virginia coach Archie Haun dies at 74
Archie Haun former U S Olympic sprint star and longtime University of Virginia track coach dies at his Charlottesville home after a long illness at age 74 He won three sprint titles in 1904 Olympics and coached Virginia for 22 years earning 17 state titles Funeral set for Charlottesville Presbyterian Church with burial at Monticello Memorial Park
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Archie Hahn
U. S
University of Virginia
University of Michigan
St. Louis
Hahn
Michigan
Athens
Wisconsin
Ironwood
Mich
Milwaukee Athletic Club
Pacific University
Monmouth College
Whitman College
Brown University
Princeton
Virginia
Dodgeville
Wis
Charlottesville Presbyterian Church
Monticello Memorial Park
Freak road事故 on Cameron Street injures boy and causes multiple vehicle damage
A boy sustains minor injuries after a bicycle collision as a 1950 International oil truck drifts down Cameron Street and hits three parked cars, with $426 total damage. Driver Tharpe was unloading fuel. no one aboard the vehicles. A second crash on U S Route 11 near Kernstown is reported involving a 1953 GMC tractor trailer.
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Memorial Hospital
S. Cameron St
Clifford St
Maurice Lake
International
L. J. Wright
Box 180
Winchester
Cameron St
Bennett Edwin Russell
S. Cameron
Studebaker
Corinne Barnett Riley
Harry Randolph Tharpe
Tharpe
U.S. Rt. 11
Kernstown
J. W. Witt
Carl Rhodes
Staunton
Smith Transfer Corp
Britain Blanketed by Dense Fog Cripples Ships and Air
Dense fog disrupted British shipping in the North Sea and English Channel. The freighter Mando ran aground near the Scilly Isles and the coaster Kingsbridge grounded off the Isle of Wight. Heathrow and London Airport canceled flights as visibility dropped.
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Britain
North Sea
English Channel
Mando
Scilly Isles
Kingsbridge
Isle of Wight
Highlands
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Caithness
Navy
Glory
John O’groats
Scottish
Alcantara
South America
Southampton
Kingsport Victory
Bachelor Attorney Cashes Estate After Tragic Auto Death
Buford C. Tynes, a Huntington bachelor attorney killed in an August auto crash, left an estate worth about 1 million dollars. Three lawyers filed an appraisal with County Clerk Fred A Ware. He had no will. heirs include four sisters, three nieces, and three nephews. Bulk held in stocks, bonds, and life insurance. real estate spread across West Virginia Kentucky Virginia and Tennessee. First Huntington National Bank to administer.
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W. Va
Buford C. Tynes
Fred A Ware
Tynes
Tazewell County
Bluefield
Scout County
Tenn
Perry County
Martin Counties
First Huntington National Bank
James R. Laird
Mary Lee Peery
Philadelphia
Eliza
Frances Tynes
Tazewell
Harriett L. Tynes
New Parking Meter Gadget Debuts in Pretoria
Pretoria traffic chief H Gillam Scott unveils a three inch square device mounted on a car instrument panel. Motorists pay for a set parking time and activate the meter with a key, letting it run until return. No coins or elaborate installations required. Potential abuse of meters not explained.
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Pretoria
South Africa
H. Gillam Scott
Virginia Democrats Schedule Jefferson Jackson Day Dinner
Virginia Democrats set March 4 as the Jefferson Jackson Day fundraising dinner date in Richmond. State Chairman Thomas H. Blanton will appoint a chairman and arrange a speaker as the executive committee reviews party finances, with Gov. Stanley offering help and optimism about bolstering the party treasury which stands around $1,000.
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Richmond
Virginia
Thomas H. Blanton
Gov
Stanley
Democratic National
G. Fred Switzer
Harrisonburg
Garbage Man Hangs Up His Garbage Truck After 31 Years
Detroit retiree Raymond Middleton, 59, stepped down from his city garbage truck after 31 years on the job. He recalled loving the work more as time passed and said he grew to know his customers through their garbage cans.
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Detroit
Raymond Middleton
January 29 Sales Directory at Frederick County Court House
Listings for January 29 and February 4 auction events in Frederick County. Items include real estate at Kerns town Apple Pie Ridge Brown farm Bond home place and J T Householder estate furniture antiques hog sale and farm machinery. Auctioneers include E T Snider Charles P Duvall and W F Artrip Jr with locations at the Frederick County Court House Rt 11 and White Hall.
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L. R. Swartz
Frederick County Court House
Kernstown
E. T. Snider
Howell M. Bond
Bond Home Place
Brown Farm
Apple Pie Ridge
J. T. Householder
Winchester
Old Zinn Farm
Charles P. Duvall
Farmers Livestock Exchange
Allen Rond
Apple Pie Ridge Road
Frederick County
W. F. Artrip, Jr
Helen B. Lutz
Albert Whitacre
White Hall
Lutz
Driver in Plymouth Trailer Crash Near Staunton
Wiley O Beavers of Cooper Hill Tennessee drove a 1949 Plymouth sedan northbound when a trailer left wheel struck the car front. Damage was 250 to the car and 100 to the trailer. No injuries. Weather outlook cloudy and cool with lows around 26 tonight and highs 35 to 40 tomorrow.
Mukden Incident sparked Japanese advance in Manchuria
On September 18, 1931, an explosion on a South Manchurian Railway track near Mukden triggered a Japanese assault on Shenyang and led to occupation of Manchuria. Historians cite it as a factor in World War II and the Sino-Japanese War of 1937-45.
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Mukden
Shenyang
Manchurian
Manchuria
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