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Natootnial Triple Dooms Casey PITTSBL'KGH U'Pli - Willie Mays tripled to score Hank Aaron with the inning run. climaxing a two-run eighth inning rally which gave the National League a'M I victory over the American League in the 2iith annual All-Star Game today.- The underdog American leagu ers had scored three runs in the top of the eighth to take the lead, 4-3. just before the root caved in on Whiley Ford, the New York Yank ees southpaw. Taking over in the. bottom of the eighth. Ford, the fourth pitch er used by Ma'iugcr Casey Stengel of the American League, yielded a single to Ken Boyer. pinch-hitting lor winning pitcher Johnny Antonelli. Dick Groat sacrificed Boyer to second and Hank Aaron then singled to score Boyer with the trying run. Mays. Who had cone hitless in three previous times at bat, rifled a fast ball to deep right center, over center fielder Harvey L'.. Ann's nln.-a -, .wl A irlll. raivH home with the run that gave the f 11-10 National League favorites ine iriumpn. It broke a two game American League winning streak in this mid summer game and was the Nat' ional League's 11th victory against IS defeats in All-Star competition. The American Leaguers made a bid in the top of the ninth against Don Elston, Chicago Cubs relief ace. Elston retired the first two hitters but Nellie Fox then singled after missing a home run by two feet down the right field line. Fox went to second on a wild pitch. Kuenn rifled one out of the park down the left field line, but it was foul by 12 feet. Kuenn worked the count to three and two and then popped to third baseman Boyer to close it out. Gus Triandos, whom Stengel had refused to let hit in the clutch last year, had doubled with the bases loaded in the eighth, send ing the Americans into a 4-3 lead. Governors Talk With Khrushchev MOSCOW IUPH Premier Ni kita S. Khrushchev today held a long conference on Soviet-Ameri can relations with seven u. S Governors on a four-week tour of the Soviet I'nion. There was no information im- 'mediately available on the details of the conversations in Khrush chev's Kremlin office. Khrushchev shook hands with each of the governors as they en te-ed the office he maintains in the walled Kremlin as chairman of the Soviet Council of Ministers. The governors included Robert B. Mcyner, New Jersey, Lcroy Collins, Florida; George D. Clyde, ft ah; John E. Davis, North Da kota; Luther D. Hodges, North Carolina: Stephen L. It. Mc nichols, Colorado, and Robert E. Smylie, Idaho. Two other governors, William G. Stratton, Illinois, and Cecil M. Un derwood, West Virginia, returned to the United States a few days r'ago. The governors arrived in Mos cow June 24 Before leaving the United States, they met with Pres ident Eisenhower and Secretary of State Christian Herter. They have visited Leningrad, Kiev, and Tiflis. They are sched uled to leave for Tashket, Alma .Ata, in Central Asia Friday. - The governors are scheduled to t wind up their tour and return home July 18. WEATHER Clearing late tonight; mostly sunny Wednesday; low to night 36-43; high Wednesday 67-74. Soviet Rocket Is Sighted As Proof That Man Will Soon Be In Space LONDON l'PI Soviet scien tists today hailed the rocket flight of two dogs and a rabbit as nroof that man will soon he flying through space. One said that day will "not be far off." Western scientists saw it as proof the Russians are working desperately to beat the United States into space and said there was a chance the Russians might succeed this year. They based their predictions on the fact the Soviet already has two major space "firsts" the first satellite and the first missile 270th Issue 63rd. Year k :v h . um J u rmvi.v. v. y-i-'f: ...:.y a i;' ', V U ',--,.?' Sr TRY THE LAST LINE AGAIN Richard Hiatt, right, w ho is directing the production of Al Kaiser's "Doctor in Buck skin Clad", gives Les Edwards a few words of advice. Edwards plays the part of Mar cus Whitman in the play which opens July 24 and will run for four consecutive weekends. (Observer' Photo) Talks Fail To Make Progress As Steel Showdown Date Nears NEW YORK (UPH- Neither union nor company bargaining teams showed signs of relenting today in negotiations aimed at heading off a nationwide steel strike next Tuesday midnight. Slcppcd-up negotiations were re sumed Monday when four-man bargaining teams representing the United Stceiworkers of America and the nation's 12 largest steel companies conducted morning and afternoon sessions. No prog ress was reported. Queen Thrills Chicago During One CHICAGO (I'PIi A radiant but tired Queen Elizabeth ended a one -day, 1 whirlwind love affair with Chicago today and' head ed back to Canada. - She cruised away with Prince Philip aboard the royal yacht Britannia after massed thousands of friendly, cheering Chicagoans bade them a noisy, spectacular farewell on the fireworks-lighted shore of Lake Michigan. For Xhc Queen, it was a trium phal, 14-hour visit to the capital city of the Corn Bell and Ameri ca's second largest city. For Chicago, it was a proud, tumultuous day that symbolized the city's emergence as a world port and gave Midwesterncrs their first chance to entertain a reign ing British monarch. They liked what they saw. Vocet City's Attitude Mayor Richard J. Daley, host at a wind-up state dinner in the Conrai Hilton Hotel, voiced the cin's attitude when he told the Queen: "Your majesty, come back again and bring the children." The 1,400 hand-picked guests ap plauded and cheered. They broke into laughter when the Queen re plied that she would "like to stay longer and get to know Chicago under more normal conditions." ! Prince Philip received so much ipplau.se when he was Introduced at the dinner that Daley, known to leave the earth's gravitational field and become a planetoid around the sun. They also were impressed by the weight of the latest Soviet rocket payload which carried the rabbits and dogs slightly more than two tons, or perhaps eight times the weight of the American rocket's payload which took the monkeys Able and Baker on a 1,500-mile flight over the Atlantic in May. Exact weight of the U.S. vehicle has not been announced. The American target date for the first manned space flight is the autumn of I960. British and League Wimis All LA GRANDE OBSERVER Y - t- Similar sessions were scheduled for today. A mystery developed Monday when David J. McLcnald, presi dent of the Steelworkcrs Union, failed to appear at the afternoon bargaining session. The reason for his-, absence . was not an nounccd. Although the strike deadline, is barely a week away, a showdown must come, by Sunday, when the steel companies would if faced by an imminent walkout begin - Day Visit for his astuteness in politics, whispced to a companion that he was glad Philip was not running for public office here. The Queen's all-American wel come to this lusty metropolis was marred by a brief bomb scare and one near-mob scene and in terrupted briefly while she had a dentist replace a tooth filling. Queen's Filling Replaced Dr. Norman R. Olson installed a temporary filling to replace one which had fallen out while she was sailing to Chicago. He said a sharp edge of the tooth was "aggravating" the Queen s tongue The bomb scare came at 3:17 p.m., when someone called police headquarters and mumbled "there is a bomb set in the Museum of Science and Industry to go off at 3:30." Before the Queen arrived at 3:40, bomb squad detectives satis fied themselves that the call was the work of a crank or pranks ter. The Queen's museum visit went off without a hitch. Highlight of the day for Chica goans. and possibly for Elizabeth and Philip, was the royal parade down Michigan Boulevard to the state dinner. The Queen, radiant in a stun ning evening gown and wearing a diamond tiara, rode with Mayor and Mrs. Daley behind the smart black horse troop of Medinah Temple Shrincrs. other Western scientists think the Russians may make their bid this year. ' One dato often mentioned is the end of August when the 10th In ternational Aeronautical Congress meets in London. The Russians seem to time their space shots to coincide with such international meetings. They announced their satellite plans al the 1955 congress ip Copenhagen, put their Sputnik into orbit the day the 1957 congress opened in Barcelona and fired the first dogs into space during last year's Am sterdam congress. banking furnaces in anticipation of a shutdown. Negotiations arc being conduct ed under, terms of a two-week truce arranged by President Ei senhower on the eve of a previous strike deadline, if negotiations continue deadlocked, it' is regard ed as possible that the union would be asked to agree to a fur ther contract extension. The American Iron and Steel Institute reported Monday that summer vacations and a scries of wildcat strikes cut the nation's steel production last week to the lowest level in five months. Out put totaled 2.215.000 tons.' more than 250,000 tons less than the preceding week. Meanwhile, the union, in a bul letin to its locals throughout the nation, said the steel companies would have "even more embar rassing riches" to explain when their second quarter earnings are announced later this month. The bulletin said the industry's profits would "top anything ever seen in history. The steel industry, in refusing to accede to the union s demands, has urged the USW to accept a one-year wage freeze in order to avert more inflation. Superintendent Hired At Elgin ELGIN (Special) Anthol R. Sayre of Adrian, has been hired as Superintendent of Elgin scnools. He replaces Ray Os- burn who has accepted a position in the state education system at Salem. Sayre has been superintendent of the Adrian schools for eight years. He and his wife have five children, two will be in college this fall, one in high school, one in grade school, and one is pre school ago. Mrs. Marion Morgan of La Grande will be the new home economics teacher replacing Mrs. Margaret Cheney who will Wach in Utah next tprm. Mis. Morgan has been leaching in Imblcr. Joe Miller of La Grande has been hired as a math teacher. He graduated frnm EOC this spring He is an Elgin High school grad uate. A football coach and science teacher arc to be hired later. EOC Assembly Due Wednesday The EOC assembly program will feature Don George and his marionettes with a special lecture and demonstration tomorrow at 10 a.m. in the college Theatre. The lecture will be given before a workshop in arts and crafts. George will give a compMe vaudeville show done entirely with marionettes, including tape record ed musical and sound effects. He studied his l?chniques under Tony Sarg and Baird, TV performers. There Is no charge for the pro gram and the public is Invited to attend. 4 LA GRANDE, OREGON TUESDAY, JULY 7. 1959 Tear Gas Halts Prison Riot As Officers Trick Convicts Official Tells Of Riot End By DAVE BAKER As Told To UPI MONROE, Wash. UP1 The whole thing took only two tear gas cartridges and two minutes. Superintendent Ernest Timpani and Larry Dclmore, the correc tional superintendent from Olym pia. spent about an hour working out the details of the capture plan. And the plan went off without a hitch. The first step was to send our correctional Lt. William McKelvey to the door to talk to the ring leaders, inmates Richard Murray and Robert Jasmin. They were the two with the knives, and the superintendent figured if he got them first, the whole problem would be over. McKelvey went to the window of the door to the visitors room where all the hostages were. The window had been 'mashed, and it was easy to talk to the men in there. McKelvey got Murray and Jas min to come to the window. Then he told them that Dr. Heyns I Dr. Garrett Heyns, state institutions director) was here from Olympia to talk to Uicm. Olympia was the code word in the capture plan. As soon as Mc Kelvey said, "Olympia." correc tional Officer John Martin was to step from a hiding place against the wall near the door and let fly with a tear gas, burst.) Martin fired a perfect shot, -hit ting both Murray and Jasmin in the face. He used a gun meant for long range, but in this case it was used at short range on purpose to put them out of com mission for sure. One cartridge did the job. Then McKelvey reached in through the broken glass and opened the door. Three big correctional officers, each weighing about 250 pounds and well trained in tear gas work, then rushed in. They were picked especially because of their huski- ncss. They wore gas masks. The three were Lt. Donald McDicken, Sgt. Robert Peterson and Officer Eincr Jaascn. About 10 custodial staff mem bcrs were right behind them. Tim pani was in command in the area. But he didn't go in. It would have been poor strategy for him to go in there. Murray came out first, volun tarily. He was completely disabled by the gas. But Jasmin ran back after the shot of gas and ducked into a closet in the room. They had to open the closet and hit him with another shot. T A V""' J" Nv7 V' s - '.VK ryv , i ji 7 VVJ t - ... HARD AT WORK Dick Kaiser, right and Bob Garrett are helping with, the landsca ping around the College Coliseum which began around July 1. Work on Dorian Hall began before school was out. They are trying to get the sprinkler system completed and the lawn seeded. (Observer Photo) Star VERY TALENTED MONEY MAKER LONDON (UPI) Artist Derek Forbes, IS, was refused bail Monday because, the court was afraid he'd 90 out and make money. Forbes was arrested for counterfeiting. "I have seen the ene pound notes," said Magistrate Sey mour Collins. "They are to expert that I cannot agree to grant bail." AEC Comes Clean About Dirty Bombs WASHINGTON 1UPD The Atomic Energy Commission is coming clean about the dirty II bomb. ' In recent weeks it has removed from secrecy bits of information vital to public defense planning. One scientist called this "an in formation breakthrough." For the first time since the mon ster Bikini test explosion of March 1, 1954, the AEC has admitted existence of what long since has come to be known in nonofficial circles as the fission-fusion-fission bomb. From the standpoint of radio active fallout, the Bikini bomb was perhaps the dirtiest nuclear weapon ever exploded although the Russians came close to matching it In their tests last October. It was the Bikini bomb which awakened the world to the fact that early fallout, contaminating the earth as far as 300 miles downwind of an explosion, might be the worst killer in a nuclear war. ' Apparently this weapon had something in it which made it far dirtier than an undoctored H-bomb should be. Scientists outside, the government deduced that this something was the cheap and plentiful form of uranium called U-238. For five years the AEC refused to confirm or even comment on this. The H-bomb role of U-238 was ignored in the "effects of nu clear weapons" published by the government In 1957. Then at congressional fallout hearings last May 5-8 an AEC staff member confirmed officially that U-238 is, indeed, a major component of some high yield H bombs. That part of his testimony, especially cleared for the hear ings, went practically unnoticed at the time. Had this one item not been de classified, however, it would have been difficult at that and later hearings to put in the public rec ord new information about fallout which is expected to have consid erable impact on civil defense plans. WOMEN, CHILDREN SAFE AFTER 13-HOUR ORDEAL MONROE, WASH. (UPI) Two ticklish minutes punct uated with tear gas today ended a fantastic escape plot by four convicts and freed 38 hostages they had threatened to mutilate or murder. After nearly 14 hour of swaggering arrogance in ne visi tors room at the State Reformatory here, the rebels were back behind bars. And 24 civilian visitors, including 18 women and children walked to safety. A well-placed pair of tear gas cartridges did the job after a bit of trickery conspired by Dr. Gar rett Heyns, director of state in stitutions, and Reformatory Super intendent Ernest Timpani, set up the play. Timpani announced shortly be fore 4 a.m. p.s.t. the convicts had sent out word that "they're going to start throwing out bodies at six o'clock. "We're going in after them at four o'clock." The four convicts were baited to the window in the visitors' room door with the announcement Heyns, who was actually at the state capitol In Olympia, wanted to talk to them. "As soon as they came to the window, a guard let them have it with tear gas. There was no one hurt." Two of the guards being held hostage, Lt. Rudolph B. Matey and Joseph Harris, grabbed two of the rebel convicts as the gns exploded and wrestled them to the floor. It was all over seconds later as more officers stormed into the room. The convicts had two butcher knives and two meat forks for weapons. They never had a chance to use them. 1 ' The women, eyes streaked with tears from effects of the gas, walked out of the room, most of them carrying children. TSe guards followed. Hugh J. DcWalt 38, was nearly overcome and had to be assisted by Harris and Ma- lcy. Revived a short time later Guard DcWalt said he wasn't sure "we had only two hours to live." Mrs. Virgil Turner, 24, held her 5-month-old baby, Elaine, tightly to her bosom. Hostage Speechless "It wasn't bad at all." she said "None of them acted real fierce.' The convicts had demanded they be given an escape car in which they planned to drive to Canada They said they would take four hostages. Timpaniv rejected three ultima tums, the third with the surprise tear gas attack. The quickness with which the or deal ended left the hostages seem ingly numb. As they filed down stairs to the main lobby of the ad ministration building, there was See PRISON RIOT On Pege 8 am Pric 5 Cants Committee Sets Test For, Hoffa WASHINGTON (UPI) The Senate Rackets Committee set up a comparison test today to deter mine whether Teamster President James R. lloffa has gotten more credit than he deserved for his union's ' contracts with manage ment. Committee Counsel Robert F. Kennedy said witnesses would in clude Ted Daly, anti-Hoffa head of Teamster Local 445 In Westches ter, N.Y., and other Teamster of ficials from Baltimore, Pittsburgh and New York. In addition, Kennedy said, tes timony would be heard from man agementspokcsmen including Jo seph Adcllizzi, head of the Empire State Trucking Assn., and a rep resentative of the nationally oper ated Anchor Motor Freight Co. "We want to see if the high eon tracts for which Mr. lloffa is given credit in the Central Con ference of Teamsters are his," Kennedy said, "And whether they compere witlr-contracts in other areas." Kennedy said that if possible, the committee also would call Michael Communale, ' assistant prosecutor in Hudson County, N.J., who reported himself ill Monday. Walter A. Dorn. president of the Dorn Transportation Co., testified that he paid $14,000 in legal fees to Communale in accord with a suggestion by Anthony I Tony Pro Provenzano, president of Teams ter Local 5M) in Hoboken, N.J. Dorn said he never used Com munalc's legal talents and had never even seen or talked to the attorney. He said he paid the money as a $200 a month retainer in order to avoid labor strife at his company's Secaucus, N.J., ter minal. B-25 Crashes At Airport A B-2S bomber, now used for crap dusting by the Blue Mt. Air Service, was demeg- . ed beyond repair at about I p.m. todey. No one was hurt. The pleno crow said that the brekes were locked for 2700 feet but the piano was unable to stop on the slick surface and went off the run way. Lyle Flick and Larry Ing legert were in the piano at the time of the mishap. Improvements Are Made For Elgin Stampede Improvements are being com pleted as the time draws near for the 1959 Elgin Stampede. Stamprders have built new ce ment block rest rooms adjacent to the arena. The track circling the arena has been widened and rebuilt. They have also built a new guard rail on the inside of the track and worked on some .new fence. All the work was done by dona-" lion and the Stamped ers paid for the materials. It is estimated that the cost of the project will Involve between l2.0fW to S250O. The coronation ball, announcing the new queen of the Stampede, will be held In Elgin July 18, at the Stampedcr'i Hall. At that time one of the four can didates will begin her rule. The candidates for queen are Wanda Schaures, La Grande; Ella Mae Denton, Union; Celia Coclasure, Elgin; and Jordyce Tamcrls, Elgin, i