American Soldier 1
Prisoner Eleven
Months; Escapes
BERLIN (/P)—An American sol
dier burrowed out of a Soviet jail
in East Berlin and related a story
today of beatings and mistreat
ment during his 10 months con
finement by the Russians.
The American, Private John J.
Sienkiewicz, 26, of Baltimore, told
U. S. officers Soviet officials
thought, becaues of his name, that
he was a Polish displaced person
being used to spy on the Russians.
He said he and three British
companions used a blunt knife to
bore through a thick jail wall un
til they could reach through and
open their cell door. Then they
made their way to the western sec
tors of Berlin.
Sienkiewicz was taken to an
army hospital and reported to be
in a “generally weakened physical
condition but not, unduly under
nourished.”
He had been held by the Rus
sians since last Nov. 5, when he
rode a street car into the Soviet
sector of the city by error. He said
he was questioned 16 days and
nights and “beaten when they said
I was lying.” He said the Russians
mistreated and tortured him in
other ways, too.
GUS HEAD. 74. OLD-TIMER
HERE. PASSES ON
Gus Head, aged 74 years, who
was born in Sweden and who has
mined in this district, passed away
at the hospital yesterday. He is
survived by his son Eilis Hedson
ol this city. Funeral arrangements
will be announced later.
Gangster Slain
In New York
VALLEY STREAM, N. Y. </P)—
The bullet-riddled body of a one
time associate of gangland boss
Louis 'Lepke> Buchalter was found
late last night, the eighth anniver
sary of the start of the trial that
sent Buchalter to he electric chair. ^
The still-warm body of Emil
• Little Farrel» Cohen, 43-year-old
ex-mobster, was found dumped
near Southern State parkway on
Long Island. Three slugs had rip
ped through his head and three
others through his back.
Buchalter, overlord of the no
torious “Murder, Inc." gang, and
two of his henchmen died in Sing
Sing’s electric chair in 1944 for
the slaying of Joseph Rosen, a
Brooklyn candy store operator.
Cohen, whom officials described
as a “favorite” of the gang-leader,
was indicted in the same slaying
but was never brought to trial. In
stead he was sent to federal prison
on a narcotics charge. He was
paroled six months ago on the nar
cotics sentence.
Burton Turkus, assistant district
attorney at the time of Buchalter’s
trial, maintained today that Cohen
never squealed on his fellow mob
sters. Cohen, he said, kept his “lips
sealed” throughout hours of ques
tioning.
Forbes Baker, sales manager
for the Alaska Airlines from Fair
banks, is assisting the new local
manager Tex Zeigler in the Alaska
Airlines office.
Frank Degnan, storekeeper and
mayor of Unalakleet is in town on
business and plans to remain for
a while before returning home.
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B-36 Crashes At
Ft. Worth, Texas
FORT WORTH. Tex. (/R) — A
giant B-36 bomber hurtled into ,
Lake Fort Worth last night at 100 |
miles an hour, killing at least one
of its crew of thirteen. Four were
missing and eight injured.
A mysterious power failure as '
the plane roared down Carswell
air force base's long runway was ;
blamed for the accident, first mit
jor mishap since the big bombers
| started flying a year and a half j
ago.
I Technical Sgt. William G. Sey
mour of Fort Worth was fatally in
jured.
Crash boats picked up survivors
' from the wings, fuselage and the
water as the six-engined air mon
’ ster stayed partially afloat.
A navy-trained diver, M. R.
Best of Arlington, Tex., early this
morning probed the murky depths
where the multi-million dollar
craft crashed. He gave up after 45
1 minutes.
“It’s hopeless to do anything
this morning. I couldn’t see my
' hand in front of my face.”
The plane was with the 7th
Squadron. 7th Wing, Eighth Air
Force, on a routine training flight.
A fisherman said he saw flames
shooting from one of the engines.
“I watched it coming down the
runway,” he said.
“The pilot tried to stop, it looked
like, saw he was too close and
j then gunned it. He jumped right
! into the lake.”
The plane was carrying a light
i load of gasoline, it is capable of
'holding 21.116 gallons of fuel—
enough for a non-stop flight of at
; least 9,600 mile-. That's the dis
' tance air force officials announced
1 one EJ-36 traveled in a mock bomb
ing mission.
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Police Motorcycle
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I BAKERSFIELD, Calif. </P)— Po
lice—while not exactly eye to eye
with Mrs. Gladys Stramler—none
theless saw red today.
Mrs. Stramler. prominent club
woman, was arrested recently on
a speeding charge by officer M. L.
Benfield.
When the case came to trial yes
terday her attorney asked dismis
sal on grounds Benlieid’s motor
cycle was painted red. The state
motor vehicle department, argued
the lawyer, specifies black and
white as the distinctive color for
law enforcement motorccycles in
California.
The judge gave the county at
torney 48 hours to answer Mr .
Stramler’s contention.
I
And police chief H. V. Grayson
ordered all motorcycle officers to
issue no more tickets until their
j steeds are painted black and
j whjtc.
REBEKAHS HOLD FIRST
MEETING OF SEASON
The Midnight Sun Rebckah
Lodge held its first fall meeting
I Wednesday evening with vice
i grand Mrs. J. Frye presiding due
i to the illness of the noble grand.
Mrs. Binks Seiflert. Following the
meeting fresh hot doughnuts were
served. Visitors weer Louise Kel
ley, Mrs. Charles Haberman and
Mrs. A. Miller.
Entire Family
Going To School
CHARLESTON. W. Vo. (Ay) —
The entire Childrenn family is go
ing to school these days — includ
ing the father, a 61-year-old re
tired army officer.
Maj. T. J. Childress and his 18
year-old son, Joe, enrolled as
freshmen yesterday at Morris !
Harvey college.
His other son, Jack. 20, enrolled
as a sophomore.
The major’s wife, who has a BS
degree from Morris Harvey, is
teaching in an elementary school.
Said the major:
”1 made up my mind not to sit
around and grow old while every
one else is in schools.”
The veteran of 25 years service
FAIRBANKS ASKS FOR
NEW BRIDGE
FAIRBANKS, (A') — Fairbanks
needs a new bridge—and <$)on.
The Chena River bridge, built
in 1917, not only is inadequate to
handle the volume of traffic and
the load of weights imposed upon
it, but continued use by trucks and
excessive traffic have put a dan
gerous strain on the structure,
city manager Irving H. Call de
clared this week.
The city council passed a resolu
tion requesting the Alaska road
commission to construct a new ve
hicular bridge, with Fairbanks
providing all necessary easements
for construction of connecting
highways.
is taking a major in art under the
GI Bill of Rights.
JACK LENCER
Watchmaker
Box H25 Nome, Alaska
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