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That ended the affair. Next day, officials counted the casualties: one guard shot and killed, probably by a ricocheting bullet (none of the prisoners was armed, the Army said); a city fireman dead from a heart attack; three prisoners wounded; six others injured, including Colonel Winlock; nine buildings destroyed by fire. No prisoner, the Army said, escaped...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: ARMY & NAVY: G.I. Riot | 6/11/1945 | See Source »

Short story: Davie Staff, date, too many Singapore Slings, birdies, silent date, fireman's carry, six flights, good night ladies. Martin C. Smith, who fears no pen, is accused of resting up on Friday afternoon and evenings--"What for?" ask his inquisitive roomies

Author: By The PEARSON Twins, | Title: The Lucky Bag | 4/24/1945 | See Source »

Alarmist's Holiday. In Stamford, Conn., although Fireman William J. Dowling was off duty, he turned up at each of seven false-alarm trips, was then ar rested for turning in all seven himself...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Miscellany, Apr. 23, 1945 | 4/23/1945 | See Source »

Nicholas Nagurney, a fireman, of the Hull, aboard another raft, had the strangest delusions and a unique experience. "Glenn Wilkerson told me to see how deep the water was. Then a shark bit me. I don't remember feeling it when he bit me, but he was about eight feet long...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: World Battlefronts: BATTLE OF THE PACIFIC: Perils of the Sea | 1/22/1945 | See Source »

Pouf! In Charlotte, N.C., a husky fireman, responding to a three-alarm blaze, found smoke pouring from a parked truck in midtown, raised the hood, saw flames around the carburetor, bent over, blew out the blaze...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Miscellany, Dec. 25, 1944 | 12/25/1944 | See Source »

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