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Test Weapons,
Troops Today
By ELTON C. FAY
AP Military Affairs Editor
ATOM BOMB SITE, Nev. (AP) An atomic bomb,
one of the two most powerful ever to be detonated
within the Unite States, will burst Tuesday at a record
altitude of 3,000 to 3 500 feet above a battlefield where
soldiers and weapons are deployed.
Dr. Alvin C. Graves, test director, set the time of
the shot for 9:30 a.m. The explosion will be televised nationally. Pros
pects seemed good for clear weather.
Dr. Graves explained that the high altitude of the burst farther
up than any American test held anywhere is to "avoid dust, con
tamination and fall-out."
Fall-out means the dropping of contaminated particles or rain
from clouds as they move out from the scene of the burst to drift
scores or hundreds of miles downwind. Dust from the blast also could
be contaminated, creating an extra hazard for troops huddled in
their foxholes.
Observers at the scene will be about 10 miles from the burst,
Gordon Dean, chairman of the Atomic Energy Commission, told a
session of official observers and reporters.
Soldiers Nearest to Burst Point
He did not pin-point the distance at which troops, the first to be
brought within the lethal range of atomic detonation, would be locat
ed in their foxholes and fortifications.
However, there seemed a possibility it might be at half or less
than half of the 10-mile range for the observers.
Although officials spoke of the bomb in Tuesday's test as of stand
ard, nominal strength, Dean suggested this one might be tailored es
pecially for tactical use in the battlefield.
Army troops about 1,000 of them, including several generals
will be subjected for the first time to "live ammunition" fire of an
atomic weapon Tuesday. Troops have been present at a previous test,
but then they were moved back to the safe distance near the ob
server site. This time they will depend only on the. safety of their fox
holes to shield them from blast, head and radiation. And there is a
strong impression that even with that protection they may be buffet
ed and shaken, even though they suffer no injuries.
Bombs Hit With Amazing Accuracy
In a later briefing, Dr. Graves and others of his staff also dis
closed that:
1. A Boeing B-50 bomber will drop the bomb from an altitude of
about 30,000 feet. How much might the bombardier miss? The accu
racy has been "amazing" in previous drops, with a maximum error of
only a few hundred feet.
2. The target for Tuesday's drop will be a series of white-painted
circles a few hundred feet in diameter.
3. Animals will be used. About 24 pigs, ordinary porkers, and
1,600 mice will be in cages and pens. They will be used for radiation,
burn and blast effect analyses.
4. Soldiers stationed in the forward positions "will be the closest
we ever had troops,"Jbut Graves and military officials declined to say
exactly how far from the bomb burst point.
5. The flash of the bomb, as viewed by observers at approxi
mately 10 miles, may be about 50 times the brilliancy of the sun.
6. Military equipment to be subjected to the bomb's effect, at
varying distances to produce varying degrees of damage, will include
seven tanks, more than 20 machine guns and mortars, some heavy
artillery pieces and several light, liaison-type planes.
Catholics Seek
$400,000 in
Building Funds
An appeal for $400,000 for
building funds in Salem's two
Catholic parishes was launched
Sunday. Solicitation by over 600
persons to begin early in June.
The Salem United Catholic Ap
peal will seek funds for a convent
to house teaching sisters at St.
Vincent de Paul school, to liquid
ate a St. Vincent's parish debt and
to help build the new church and
gymnasium for St. Joseph's parish.
Each parish will organize its
own committee, and contributions"
by members of a parish will go
toward the needs there, according
to the Rev. Joseph Vanderbeck,
pastor of St. Joseph's, and the Rev.
John J. Reedy, pastor of St. Vin
cent's. St. Vincent's will seek funds to
construct a convent for the nine
Sisters of the Holy Names who
teach at the parochial school. At
present the Sisters are housed in a
two-bedroom, rented home which
is Inadequate.
The proposed convent will cost
approximately $70,000, making
the financial objective for the
parish $130,000.
The present St. Joseph's church,
built in 1889, is no longer ade
quate. Excavation for the new
church was undertaken some
weeks ago, and construction is
under way. It is estimated that it
will be completed within the year.
The building program also pro
vides for a gymnasium with ath
letic and recreational facilities for
the school children. Construction
will be started at the earliest feas
ible date.
Campaign headquarters have
been established at 641 N. High St.
Animal Crackers
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McKay to Make
Daylight Time
Decision Today
Today's the day Gov. Douglas
McKay will announce his decis
ion on daylight saving time, the
governor said Monday.
He said he had just about fin
ished checking up on whether the
change of time is rejuired in the
interests of the state's economy,
as is stipulated by state law auth
orizing the governor to order a
switch to the fast time. Most of
the checking has been with vari
ous cities of Washington to ascer
tain what time they will observe.
Gov. McKay maintained Mon
day he was still in doubt. He pro
claimed daylight saving time last
year.
Illness Claims
Stafford Cripps
ZURICH, Switzerland (&)- Sir
Stafford Cripps, a long-time So
cialist statesman and frail but
powerfuu "Mr. Austerity" of Bri
tain's Laborite post-war campaign
for economic recovery, died Mon
day in a Zurich clinic, after years
of physical suffering and many
months of acute illness.
With him was Lady Cripps,
whose devotion and care of her
husband were his principal
strength in recent months. In
three days he would have been 63.
The gaunt six-footer had lain in
a hospital bed here for four months
under treatment for a spinal in
fection called spondylitis.
Poor health had caused him to
resign as Britain's chancellor of
the exchequer in October, 1950,
while the Labor Party which he
had served energetically for many
years was still in power.
Sir Stafford had been named
president of the Board of Trade
in 1945, when the Labor govern
ment first came into power. In
1947 he became economics minis
ter and later that year took the
additional job of chancellor of the
exchequer the British equivalent
of secretary of the treasury.
10,980 Bottles
Of Whisky Stolen,
10,974 Found
CLEVELAND 0P-Thieves who
police said obviously "just wanted
to have a party" stole a truck con
taining 10,980 bottles of whiskey
Monday.
But after drinking just six bot
tles, the culprits apparently be
came discouraged at the limitless
supply. Police found the truck and
other bottles abandoned a few
miles away.
The whiskey, valued at $32,940,
was taken from in front of a car
tage company.
State to
Pave 2
Streets
Paving of Summer and Marion
Street thoroughfares in Salem was
ordered and contracted for by the
State Highway Commission Mon
day. The sections to be paved total
1.2 miles and are one-way streets
figuring in the new Salem traffic
plan to carry the heavy volume of
through traffic.
Award of the contract for as
phalt surfacing was made to War
ren Northwest Inc., Portland, on
bid of $25,675, during the com
mission's meeting in Portland.
Sessions continue Tuesday.
Another project which is part
of the traffic plan here is a con
crete viaduct over Turner Road
at the Southern Pacific mainline
crossing, for which bids were
opened at the commission meet
ing. A $67,390 bid of Hamilton &
Thorns, Eugene, was accepted ten
tatively, pending final right-of-way
acquisition.
The highway commissioners
awarded to Electric Corp. of Sa
lem a $3,870 contract for installing
a traffic signal light in Woodburn
at the intersection of the Pacific
Highway with Young Street.
A Yamhill County project was
among other works considered by
the commission. A $43,451 bid was
accepted from O. C. Yocum and
J. C. Campton, McMinnville, for
.22 mile of grading and 1.29 miles
of paving in the Yamhill-Carlton-
Lafayette project pending agree
ments with cities of Carlton and
Lafayette.
Biggest project considered by
the highway group Monday was
a $697,645 contract with C. R.
O'Neill, Creswell, for relocating
4.39 miles of the Coast Highway
between Coos Bay and Hauser.
The bid was held for considera
tion until the May meeting. A
$13,390 bid was awarded to Ham
ilton and Thorns, for revising the
Judkins overcrossing at the south
edge of Eugene on Highway 99.
Chest Leaders
In Salem Today
For Conclave
(Picture on page 5)
Community chest leaders from
throughout Oregon will gather in
Salem today for an all-day con- !
ference led by several national j
officials of the chest movement, j
The program begins with a gen- j
eral session at 10 a.m. in Marion
Hotel, then breaks up into work-
shop sessions at several places I
in the city. x j
Besides attending discussion
of their choice, many local chest
supporters are planning to attend
the banquet session at 6 p. m. in
the Marion Hotel. Speakers will
be Dr. U. G. Dubach of Lewis and
Clark College and Dr. Paul N.
Poling, pastor of Salem First Pres
byterian Church. Mrs. Robert An
derson will sing.
Those planning to attend the
dinner are to make reservation
by calling the local Chest office
today
MOONSHINE CHARGE
ESTACADA, (JP)-George Bing
ham and Samuel Owens, Estacada
were arrested by state police at
Owens' home in Estacada today
and charged with possession and
operation of a whisky still.
VFW Chief, at Wfflamina Meet,
Blames Voters for 'Scandals'
By CHARLES IRELAND
Valley Editor, The Statesman
WILLAMINA "The voters are
to blame for the government scan
dals we've been reading about in
the newspapers," Frank C. Hilton
of Pennsylvania, national commander-in-chief
of the Veterans
of Foreign Wars, told a statewide
VFW gathering here Monday night.
The national commander's Wil
lamina visit was the highlight of
his two-day swing through Ore
gon. It recognized the Willamina
post's decisive part in leading VFW
District 19 to first place in the
1951 state membership contest.
Hilton made a stirring appeal
for more public interest in govern
ment and elections. It was his only
reference to domestic and interna
tional affairs.
He spoke largely about the
VTWs program and called for
greater support for service organ
izations from war veterans.
"Less than 10 per cent of the
veterans who have benefited from
the GI Bill of Rights have joined
a service group," he asserted.
"These service groups," he de
clared, "are to the veteran what
the Chamber of Commerce la to
the merchant, what the labor un
ion is to the working man.
"But people who think service
organizations arc just pressure
Honored
2-
AM
Dr. Robert Wulf (above) was an
nounced Monday night as win
ner of Salem Y's Men's Club an
nual achievement award.
Dr. Wuli Wins
Y Club Title of
'Man of Year'
Dr. Robert Wulf got more than
he expected at Monday night's
meeting of Salem Y's Men's Club,
as he received the "Y's Men of
the Year" achievement trophy and
was installed as president.
Wulf won the "man of the year"
honor, not announced until last
night, principally for his work
during the past year as club vice
E resident and program chairman,
e organized work meetings
which accomplished cleaning and
improving the kitchen, cleaning
the den and supply room, remod
eling of checkroom, installation
of building buzzer system, clean
ing of boys' lobby. In addition he
initiated the club's purchase of
new tools for the boys' craft pro
gram and sending of a Hi-Y boy
to the YM centennial convention.
A physician residing at 809 S.
High St., Wulf also is a member
of the YMCA board of directors
and its boys' work committee.
In past years the trophy has
been won by Harry Manning and
Norman Winslow. The donors and
the selection committee were ano
nymous. Presentation was by Roy
Harland, vice chairman of the
board of directors.
County to Call for
Courthouse Bids
Bids for the proposed new $1,
500,000 Marion County Courthouse
will be called for later this week,
Marion County Court said Mon
day. The bids will be opened May 15
at the courthouse. Bids were open
ed about a year ago, but they were
too high and building of a new
courthouse has been delayed until
recently because of a material
shortage.
Architects brought finally re
vised plans to the court Monday
for study.
Roosevelt Starts
Harriman Club
NEW YORK (P)-Rep. Franklin
D. Roosevelt Jr. (D, Lib-N.Y.)
announced Monday a "National
Citizens Committee for Harriman
for President" has been formed
and he will be its chairman.
W. Averell Harriman, director
of the Mutual Security Agency, is
the state's "favorite son" candi
date for the Democratic presi
dential nomination.
groups to get hand-outs for veter
ans are wrong," he added. "Last
year VFW posts performed 150,000
community services such as setting
up blood banks and sponsoring ci
vic projects."
. Hilton, a Pennsylvania Dutch
man who looks as rugged as a
Notre Dame tackle, spoke to more
than 300 VFW members and guests
at an open meeting in the Willam
ina "post's spanking new $50,000
hall. More than 20 posts were re
presented. The national commander com
plimented Ray Morrison, past com
mander of the Willamina post, for
the leadership that saw the post
jump from about 35 to 97 mem
bers during the past year. He also
praised District Commander Garry
Hanson of Dallas for the showing
made by the entire district.
Mr. and Mrs. William Ashworth,
Portland, department commander
and department auxiliary presi
dent, headed a long list of VFW
officials and notables introduced.
Post commanders from District
19 introduced were Kenny Plum
mer, Dallas; Milo Griswold, Mc
Minnville; and William Nye, New
berg. Wayne Ellis, new command
er of the Willamina post, conduct
ed the meeting. Delegates of about
20 each from Dallas and Salem
were present
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Senate
Slaps at
eizure
WASHINGTON (P)-The Senate,
rejecting a last-minute appeal by
President Truman, voted 44 to 31
Monday to ban the use of any
money in a 960 million dollar ap
propriations bill to carry out Tru
man's seizure of the steel industry.
Except as a gesture of disap
proval, the vote probably will
have no practical effect. None of
the money in the bill was specifi
cally requested for ur needed for
the steel seizure.
Nevertheless, it marked some
thing of a victory for Republican
critics who have been denouncing
Truman as a "dictator" and "usur
per" ever since the President or
dered seizure of the strike-threatened
industry on April 8.
Thirty-three Republicans and 11
Democrats voted for the fund
freezing amendment, sponsored by
Sen. .Ferguson (R-Mich). Only two
Republicans Morse of Oregon and
Langer of North Dakota joined
2fl Democrats opposing it.
Sen. Knowland (R-Calif) told
newsmen he will move for action
Tuesday on a potentially far more
drastic amendment, designed to
forbid the use of any money ap
propriated by Congress in the cur
rent fiscal year to handle the
seizure.
Knowland's amendment faced
tougher going, however, since it I
would requite K iwu-uuiui vuie
to put it over.
Chairman Maybank (D-SC) told
newsmen any extension of the
Economic Controls Act which his
Senate Banking Committee ap
proves will bar industry seizure
Present law expires June 30.
Several hours before the Senate
vote, the President denounced the
GOP-led drive to choke off gov
ernment funds and challenged
Congress to write its own "affirm
ative" solution of the steel crisis
Debate on the controversial is
sue reached the shouting stage at
several points as senators volley
ed back and forth in lambasting
and defending Truman's power to
seize the mills.
Flood Fighters
Winning Battle
In Midwest
KANSAS CITY (TP) - Missouri
Valley dike crews strained to hold
their own Monday in a battle of
flood and mud.
-, Rain softened the dikes and
more showers were forecast. But
the army of flood fighters seemed
to be winning at several critical
places.
In the danger area below St.
Joseph, Mo., no heavy general
rain was in sight. Not enough new
water was coming down to
threaten Kansas City. But the
weather map was full of uncer
tain spring showers.
A sod busting rain can come
any time in the midlands under
such April conditions.
While the record upriver flood
spread over the lowlands, levees
still held at the 2Vi million dollar
Sherman Air Force Base at old
Fort Leavenworth. Army en
gineers thought they could save it.
Farther upstream at St. Joseph,
Rosecrans Field was deep under
14 feet of water.
The Army district engineer at
Kansas City estimated that more
than 9.00Q persons were homeless
between Rulo, Neb., and Kansas
City, and another 3,000 were dis
placed below Kansas City.
Frost Damage to
Crops Feared
While growers report it is still
too soon to tell the extent of the
frost damage, fruit men were say
ing Monday that they believed
some damage had occurred the
past two night. Peach and cherry
men, as well as strawberry grow
ers on the valley floor were check
ing their fruits carefully Monday.
It will, they said, take a week or
so to tell the full extent of the
damage.
Strawberry growers in the hill
areas did not believe they suf
fered much damage as the bloom
was not yet far enough along.
A few early blossoms, they said,
were undoubtedly caught, but the
big bloom is yet to come.
PRICE CONTROLS LIFTED
WASHINGTON (JP) - The gov
ernment will suspend price con
trols Tuesday on 16 commodities,
including some fats and oils,
hides, raw wool and burlap.
Max. Mia. Precip.
S IS .M
69 40 .00
- 65 44 JDO
... 75 57 .00
Saint
Portland ..
San Francisco
New York
Willamette River 3.5 feet.
FORECAST (from U. S. Weather Bu
reau. McNary field, Salem ) : Generally
fair today and tonight. High today
near S3, low tonight near 37. Temper
ature at 12:01 am. wu 43 degree.
SALEM PKECtPITATION
Since Start of Weather Tear Sept. 1
This Year
3S.S2
Last Year
46.29
Normal
23.22
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Tear Gas Used
In New Jersey
Prison Mutiny
RAHWAY, N. J. (JP) A prison
official admitted that a "slight
amount" of tear gas was used
Monday night on 231 rebel con
victs who have barricaded them
selves in a dormitory of the Rail
way State Prison farm since
Thursday night.
The rebellious prisoners had
unfurled a bed sheet sign early in
the evening announcing "we're
being gassed. Even officers."
By "officers" they referred to
eight guards who are being held
as hostages.
The demonstration followed the
first negotiations between the
rioting prisoners and prison offi
cials since the revolt started.
Commissioner of Institutions
and Agencies Sanford Bates an
nounced earlier that the major
demand of the convicts an in
vestigation of the parole board
had been granted. But prison of
ficials would not guarantee that
there would be no disciplinary
action. Bates said.
'Disregard My
Name,' Stevenson
Asks Voters
PORTLAND (JP) Two of the
three Democrats on the Oregon
presidential primary want the vot
ers, to disregard them.
Gov. Adlai Stevenson of Illinois
Is the latest to ask voters to by
pass him. He said in a letter to the
Oregon Journal that he would
have withdrawn from the Oregon
ballot if he could, and added:
"I can only ask the Oregon vot
ers' to disregard my name on the
ballot."
Earlier William O. Douglas, as
sociate justice of the U. S. Su
preme Court, bought space in the
Voter's Pamphlet to ask Demo
crats not to waste votes on him.
Of the three filed for the office,
that leaves only Sen. Estes Ke
fauyer of Tennessee as a willing
candidate. He plans to campaign
for votes in Oregon before the
primary election May 16.
Sample Ballots
Now Available
Sample ballots become avail
able today at Marion County
clerk's office and you'll have to
be tall to carry them without
folding them.
The Republican ballots are 3134
inches long and two columns
wide, thanks mainly to the record
50 candidates for delegate from
the state-at-large to the national
convention (only 10 to be elected).
The Democratic ballots are only
22 inches long double.
County Clerk Henry C. Mattson
desn't think the ballots are of rec
ord length, but added to the non
partisan ballot (only for district
judge) and in Salem to the city
ballot, there's plenty of homework
for each voter.
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Politics on Parade
Who's Running for What in the May Primaries!
(Editor! note: Stories in the "Po
litical Parade" are written by or for
the candidate, on invitation of The
Oregon Statesman, and viewi ex
pressed herein may or may not be In
accordance with the opinion of this
newspaper. The articles are published
In the public Interest, and without
oblicaUon on the part of anyone.)
Today's subject:
CECIL H. QUESSETH
Candidate for
DIST. ATTORNEY (MARION)
Cecil H. Quesseth is well quali
fied to ably perform the duties of
the office of district attorney for
As assistant at- , -
torney general : J
during the past " ' X f
54 years he? is
familiar with the I - . , 1
problems and i
duties confront- U v UA
ing county offi- fy V
dais and district
attorneys.
.His.
s. education -
personal! I Sw-f
and p
backeround
steak of a man
of character and Cecil Qatsset
ability. He is 34 years old. is a
family man, and has resided in
Marion County for 30 years. Ee-
hnentarj schooling was received In
off 1HD Miyiiirapiii
Warden Indicted in
Connection With
Prison Floggings
DENVER (AP)- Warden Roy
Best of the Colorado Peniten
tiary was indicted by a Federal
Grand Jury Monday afternoon
In connection with the flogging
of aix convicts at the prison
last July, following a riot.
The jury also indicted the
former deputy warden, Oran
Doolen, and seven prison guards.
The nine men also were ac
cused of conspiracy to violate
the civil rights of the six prison
ers. Five of the six convicts
Itaged the attempt to escape
and wounded two guards before
they were subdued.
The maximum penalty for
each man, if convicted on all
seven counts, would be a seven
ear prison sentence and a $7,000
fine.
The warden freely admitted
ordering the whippings last
summer, telling reporters he
knew of no other way to handle
case-hardened convicts Involved
in an attempt to escape.
Ike Aide Says
Attack on Reds
Not Considered
NEW YORK JP) - Gen. Alfred
M. Gruenther pledged Monday
that the Free Allies in Europe
have never even discussed, let
alone planned, an attack on the
Communist world.
And he said Soviet Russia
knows that, despite its fear prop
aganda to the contrary.
Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower's
chief of staff at Supreme Head
quarters Allied Forces in Europe
was cautiously but definitely op
timistic in a speech at the annual
Associated Press luncheon.
Gruenther said there are those
who believe Russia will attack the
West this year.
"I am not one of them," he
added.
There are other discordant
voices who say that war with the
Soviet Union is inevitable and it
is only a question of when that
war will take place.
"With that doctrine of despair
I am in complete disagreement. It
is my firm conviction that we have
within our power the prevention
of war . . ."
He admitted that in Europe the
Western Allies still lack "the nec
essary forces to stop a determined
Soviet attack."
"However," Gruenther added,
"our capabilities for defense are
much greater than they were a
year ago and if the decisions taken
at Lisbon are carried out we will
have an increased posture for de
fense a year from this time."
The business meeting and
luncheon of the AP, world-wide
news-gathering agency, ushered
in newspaper week in New York.
The American Newspaper Pub
lishers Association opens sessions
Tuesday.
Silverton and Salem and he grad
uated from Salem High School in
1936 where he was president of
the student body. Received BA.
and L.L.B. degrees from Willam
ette University and was admitted
to practice of law in 1946. While
at Willamette University he played
varsity basketball, was freshman
class president, manager of the
Collegian newspaper and year
book, president of the law school
student body, and a member of
the Blue Key Honorary Fraternity,
Delta Theta Phi, legal fraternity,
and Phi Delta Theta Fraternity.
Served as fighter pilot during
World War II, flew S3 Combat
missions and awarded the Silver
Star, distinguished Flying Cross
and Air MedaL
Cecil H. Quesseth has stated,
"If nominated and elected I shall
conscientiously enforce the crim
inal laws of thidt state, and shall
perform my duties as legal ad
viser to the county officials of
Marion County in a timely, im
partial and efficient manner."
The voters of Marion County
can rest assured that if he Is nom
inated and elected this pledge will
be upheld.
(Tomorrow: C. Batesoa)
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Riot Damage
Estimate Set
At $2 Million
JACKSON, Mlchi (ff)-A convict
was slain and at least nine iwero
wounded Monday as state troopers
and guards quelled part of. tho
wild rioting within Souther
Michigan Prison. jj
But as the night wore on tbe
170 mutinying toughs who touched
it all off at 7:20 ip.m., Sunday,
still held 11 guards1 as hostages.
Gnawing at the . frayed nerves
of troopers, guards and authorities
was the question: Are the guards)
still O.K.? ; J)
There had been xheering ord
earlier, but none since the Slay
ing. And the toughs had threat
ened: "If you hurt anybody jweH
cut off one of the screws
(guards') head and throw il aS
to you."
The convicts have radios,' but
apparently they heard no broad
casts mentioning the conyiefo
death. State Police Ccmmissones'
Donald S. Leonard had requested
Michigan stations to withhold
broadcasting of the fatality 4 to
save the guards. f
The question of their safety
likely must wait until Tuesday for
an answer. Authorities gave up
for the night attempt to talk then
into releasing the men and sur
rendering. I
In CeUblock
The toughs wer barricaded , is
the five-story No. 15 cellblock, a
disciplinary block where all wer
sent for breaches Of prison rulcss.
Some of Michigan's; most hardened
criminals are among them. "One of
the leaders once; attempten m
knife-point to use Gov, G. Mermen
Williams as an escape shield,';
They mutinied, the convicts said,
to publicize alleged brutality.
They paraded hostage guards,
knives at their throats or hacks,
to windows and a few steps) out
side the cellblock, even, to poie Jos
photographers and talk to?i re
porters. Warden Julian N. Frisbio
denied any brutality toward
prisoners. f
Killed by Bullet j;
There was no doubt a law man's
gun killed the slain convictJ Th
prisoners have no firearms,! but
they have scores of long, sharp
knives, heavy chains, iron tbwxs
ripped from cells and clubs. Threat j
troopers and Leonard were uv
jured, none seriously by flying
missiles or clubs. f
Estimates of damage from car
vict-set fires and wrecking ran as
high as two million dollars.; Ap
parently the convict was fatally
wounded during - the morning
when a prison fire truck $wai .
brought though the cell yard s -fight
flames set by the rioting
convicts in one of the administrvr
tion buildings. State police manned
the truck, Some of them were)
armed. ': .
Dead Convict
Darwin Millage, 35, Detroit. th
convict who died, Was one of tnt
200 prisoners running loose in thai .
cell-yard when the truck tamo
through.
Later, when about 800 convicts
were milling about the yard. ,
armed state police moved in and
cleared it. Other ; inmates (Wro
hurt then. -! it
The officers drove the convict
back to the cell blocks, pointing
sub-machine guns and throwinst
tear gas bombs at. times. Several
shots were fired over the heads
of the rioters after prisoners show
ered the policemen with rnhrtst
clubs and other objects. f -.
Then an unidentified guard fired
into the crowd. Some suffered t
gunshot wounds, and others :
cut by flying glass or debris,!;
Gas Storage
Shed Blaze
Burns 2
Statesman News Service
STAYTON-Two youna boys es
caped! serious injury when' thsey
were burned in a gasoline storage)
shed fire Monday at their heme on.
Fern Rldga Road five mite ess
of here. I . $ ;
Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Boedigw.
helm said their Sons Melvln, 8,
and Wayne, 4, were playing wit.
matches when gas vapors ignited
in the shed. Melvln s nair
singed and. Wayne's legs
burned severely enough to require
a doctor's attention. . r
But they were not seriously la
jured. . -s . . if: . -;
The Steyton fire department
sent a truck and several men fc
the scene, but the fire had been
put out by Boedigheimer with.
garden hose before the shed wasr
damaged to any extent. -