Escape from Nazi Alcatraz on NOVA

Colditz Castle, a notorious prisoner of war camp in Nazi Germany, was supposed to be escape-proof. But in World War II, a group of British officers dreamt up an escape plan: in a secret attic workshop, they constructed a two-man glider out of bed sheets and floorboards. The plan was to fly to freedom from the roof of the castle, but the war ended before they could put it to the test. Now a team of aero engineers and carpenters rebuilds the glider in the same attic using the same materials, and they use a bathtub full of concrete to catapult the glider off the roof. As the hair-raising launch 90 feet up draws near, the program NOVA explores the Colditz legend and exposes the secrets of other ingenious and audacious escapes. That’s tonight at 8 p.m. on KMOS-TV.

The University of Central Missouri is hosting the 76th annual session of the American Legion Missouri Boys State which started June 13 and goes through the 20th on the Warrensburg campus.  Nearly 1,000 young men from across the state are participating in the week-long leadership and training program. The participants have completed their junior year in high school and have distinguished themselves as leaders in their high school and community.

Central Missouri added 107 names to the remainder of the MIAA academic awards. The conference announced the Newcomer Academic Awards, as well as the Academic Excellence Award. UCM saw 88 student-athletes added to the MIAA Honor Roll along with two Scholar Athletes and 17 recipients of the Academic Excellence Award.

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