Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 23 July 1952 — Page 5

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WEDNESDAY, JULY

Fail to Win -Any Demands From Warden

By United Press BOSTON, Mass, July 23— “ Forty rioting convicts at the ancient state prison in Charlestown surrendered today and released two guards they had held .. as hostages.

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given maximum punishment. " That could includé solitary con- - finement, a bread and water diet,

loss of possible parole and in- |

creased prison terms, Sweat-stained and sullen-—

- many staggering after drinking

stolen prison alcohol—the convicts -shambled from their for“tress in the prison print shop - after a 15-hour siege. They were © immediately locked in cells.

‘All Over Now’

“It's all over now,” said State “Correction Commissioner Maxwell B. Grossman, who had spent the night trying to end the second _ prison riot -in Massachusetts in 23 days. “There hdve been no concessions that I know of,” Mr. Grossman said. “The offenders will re- ~ ceive the.maximum penalties.” ” Perhaps the calmest men with-

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structure, oldest prison in the nation, were the two guards who had been seized by the rioters— Cornelius Horgan, , 42, and John Kerivan, 45.

‘Cool, Collected’

A prison spokesman said they appeared “cool, calm and col-, - lected” and apparently had not | been { harmed by their captors, | . who at times threatened to “cut| their heads off” unless there was an end to a bombardment of tear gas bombs. Among the mob that sur-! ~ rendered were two life term pris-| oners, both murderers. It was the worst riot in the his-|

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- tory of the ancient prison which| “Hufvudstadsbladet” said today Ohio Sts. yesterday by an auto|still hold meetings every week to driven by John Poffitt, 22, of 790/keep up to date on new defense

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Saves Woman's Life JACKSONVILLE, Fla., July 23 © (UP) — Harry E. Gasper, 24, - thanked cushfony beach sands - today for the quick recovery of - Vera Weaver, 19. Mr. Gasper backed his auto-

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Train Kills 2 Boys LINTON, July 23 (UP)—Otis ¢ Felker, 14, and Sammy Singleton, - 11, were killed Tuesday when they = were struck by an Illinois Central " train at Dogtown Crossing two - miles west of here as they .re-

SAFE AT HOME—Piison Guard Cornelius Horgan sips coffee served by his wife after his released by convicts who had held him hostage. He was shaken up but unharmed.

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Pole-Vaulting Might Be Good For HST, Stalin

HELSINKI, July 23 (UP)—The {Helsinki Swedish-language paper

Stalin and: President Truman should try pele-vaulting. | Bob Richards, who wof the, Olympic pole-vaulting title with] a new record, “was probably the| first American athlete ever em-| braced by a Russian in an Olym- | pic competition,” the paper- said.) Peter Denishenko, who took fourth, gave the Californian a bear hug after he set a record. “Maybe it would be a fine thing |

‘Principle’ Costs $25 NEW YORK, July 23 (UP)—

A Flushing magistrate fined aif

Long Island Railroad commuter $25 for refusing to pay an 86-cent fare because he had misplaced his ticket.

Boy, 8, Hurt Here In Traffic Accident *

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Walter Ziko, 8, of 438 W. New|

(in General Hospital with ‘head in- single, hitch.” | juries today after being struck |

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By United Press ST. CLOUD, Minn, July 23—

24 hours a day—but they aren’t dreaming about “having the wings of an angel.” What these men are soaking]

for is the glint of sliver wings in|

the sunshine or moonlight. | They're a hand-picked group who are manning their own civilian defense aircraft spotting post as part of the nation-wide “Operation Skywatch.” They operate the post two at a time in six-hour shifts 24 hours| a day.. Their lofty perch, which they. built themselves, is located 90 feet above the roof of the re-| formatory’s administration building. | Post Outside Enclosure

“The post is outside the en-|

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ing to stop any one of them] from walking down from the prison if they wanted

to,” said W. F, Mero, supervisor|

of parole at the reformatory and supervisor of the spotting post.

“One of the interesting facts] about this operation,” he said, “is

that more than one-half of the men who man the post have haa aviation experience.” A telephone connects the post] with a switchboard in St. Cloud.

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