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Pennsylvania .Xonvicts Wound Two Guards HIT Z 4nf v """j .. r'wMfeW! tapes' iSTTSlj 1 MONITOR ROADWAY Radiological afe- but the Atomic Energy commission said ty crew members spot on roadway leading there was no danger to other parts of the . to nuclear reactor (left of road, background) station or Idaho Falls, 40 miles away. It . that blew up last Tuesday, killing three was the first fatal accident in the 11 years : men. The explosion touched off a high level of operation at the National Reactor Test of deadly radiation in the reactor buildings, station. (UPI Telephoto) Radiological Team Recovers Third Body From Reactor Idaho Falls, Idaho - (UPI) - A quick moving special radiolog ical team, following a care fully planned and rehearsed rescue operation, early today recovered the third body from the highly radioactive interior of the SL1 reactor near here Two bodies were removed last Tuesday and Wednesday following a nuclear explosion at the Atomic Energy Com mission's National Reactor Testing Station west of here. The direct recovery was ac complished by eight men pair ed up in quick moving relays to avoid excessive exposure. In all, 22 men were involved in the recovery effort, includ ing personnel of the Army's radiological unit from Bug- Stocks Up With Better Prices New York -lUPD- Stocks ran up today with better prices oc currlng in leading steels, oils, chemicals, electronics and scattered specials. Sleel issues gained up to a point in Lukens, chemicals to around 2 in Du Pont, elec tronics to nearly hi in Inter national Telephone, and oils to around Vi in Jersey Stand ard. Revlon gained around 3 in the cosmetics, Walt Disney around 1 V4 in the motion pic tures, Aldens 3 V in the retail chains, First Charter Finan cial more than 1 in the sav ings and loan, and Dayco around 1V4 in the ru bber stocks. way Proving Grounds in Utah Additional AEC personnel supported the operation. The AEC said no two-man teams were In the reactor building more than 65 seconds. First Priority "Removal of the last body has been a first priority ob jective since the accident, a commission spokesman said. However, the high radiation level together with the diffi cult physical condition inside the building greatly compli cated the recovery effort." The AEC said each move ment of the hazardous under taking had to be carefully planned and rehearsed to as sure the safety of the rescue team involved. It was neces sary to free the body, lodged reactor building, and lower It out of the building. To facili late the work and make sure the body did not fall under the reactor, a special net was extended from the boom of a crane over the reactor In the center of the building. Before positioning the crane and the net, it was necessary to open the freight doors of the reactor building and re move a large "I" beam mono rail. The rail was cut with an acetylene torch from a special lead shielded box lifted to the top of the freight doors out side the building by means of the crane. Arm holes in the side and a lead glass window permitted a man In the box to work with minimal exposure during the in the upper structure of the' 30-minute operation. Russian Airplanes Said Flying Arms To Laos Forces Luang Prabang, Laos -HIPII- and ammunition and Russian airplanes were report ed today to have resumed fly ing supplies to the Communist Pathct Lao guerrilla forces which are in control of the Plain of Jars in northern Laos. Pilots flying air drops to loyal Laotian forces south of the Xlcng Khouang area said they saw Soviet planes land ing at the Plain of Jars air field Sunday. The planes ap peared to be bringing In arms Knits fit right after our SANITONE DRY CLEANING HandUd with cars, blocked to $ze, "II n today for service "Recommended Cam" , Try Our CUSTOM LAUNDERED SHIRTS Fit Better look Better Feel Better CONVINIINT PARKINS RIGHT AT THI DOOR H. D. CHRISTENSEN 601 E. Main St. Ph. SP 2-9169 personnel aboard for taking flights back to Communist North Vict Nam. Military sources had report ed on Saturday that they had no evidence of further Soviet supply flights since the na tional assembly legally invest ed pro-Western Prince Boun Oum as premier on Wednes day. The Laotian government earlier had announced the So viet planes were flying North Viet Nam technicians back home. Army sources claimed lo- day that some Red Chinese troops had crossed into Laos from China to assist in the rebel capture of the city of Phong Snly, but Western sources tended to doubt that the troops actually were Chi nese. In Bangkok, the Southeast Asia Treaty Organization's Council of Representatives was scheduled to meet again Tuesday to study latest re ports of Communist interven tion in Laos. The Soviet Tass news agen cy in a broadcast heard in London said that several Americans were among 500 "rebels" killed or wounded by Red forces in Laos in the past 26 days. Star Jackie Coogan Arrested in Malibu Mnllbu, Calif.-IUPli- Former child star Jackie Coogan, 46, was arrested Saturday with a woman exotic dancer and two men In a raid by shcrif's nar cotics deetcctlvcs on his apart ment. Coogan and the others de nied any knowledge of mari juana detectives said they found scattered throughout the apartment. "There were marijuana cig arettes and debris all oer the place," a detective said. "We found enough marijuana in (he the house to make a ample of hundred cigarettes." Coogan, who still is an ac tive performer and presently is on probation for a drunken driving conviction, was re leased later In the day pend ing court arraignment on charges of possession of mari juana. The others weie Identified as Nona Carver. 40: an exotic dancer and movie extra; Ed ward Norris, 45. an actor; and dance Instructor Arthur E. Ringer Jr., 31. Hostages Seized In Freedom Bid By 32 Prisoners Philadelphia (UPU Thirty two long term convicts, in cluding a slayer under death sentence, stabbed two guards and seized nine hostages at Eastern State Penitentiary Sunday night before their bid for freedom was smashed by tear gas-hurling state police, Pennsylvania Commissioner of Corrections Arthur Prasse said that when state troopers broke the back of the escape attempt Anthony (Tough Tony) Scolerl, 26, Philadel phia, was threatening Lt. Wil liam Rightcr, 54, a hostage guard, with a knife. Prasse said Scoleri's younger broth er, Edward, also was with his brother in a prison garaye al the time. The elder brother was sen tenced to die in the electric chair for the 1958 holdup mur der of Max Gordon, South Philadelphia novelty store owner. Edward was sentenced to life imprisonment in the same slaying. Suffers Superficial Wound Kignter suffered a super ficial wound of the right ribs. It was not known if it was inflicted by either of the Scolcris. The other injured guard was Donald Carr, who suffered a wound in the right shoulder. J n e band of prisoners, armed with cleavers- and makeshift knives and zip guns, held control of the hub section of the 131-year-old prison in downtown Philadel phia for nearly three hours before they broke and ran under an assault by a "solid phalanx" of troopers. State police, 50 strong and reinforced by shotgun and sub-machine gun squads of Philadelphia police, marched on the rioters, hurling six tear gas bombs as they went, and rescued Lt. Righter and eight other hostages. Prasse said the Scoleris and other convicts were attempt ing to seize a truck and use a rope ladder they had fashion ed in advance to rush the 40- foot wall 100 yards away and attempt to scale it. He said they planned to use Righter as a snieid. Inmates Jump Carr Prasse said the break at tempt began after a prisoner outside his cell in Ccllblock 9 asked Carr to be admitted to another cell to retrieve his guitar from another prisoner. Carr reopened the cell door and was jumped by two men. He broke away, not realizing he had been stabbed or that his keys had fallen to the floor. His attackers took the keys and used them to free prisoners in Cellblocks 9, 15, and 1. They are among 14 cell blocks which radiate from the hub of the prison. Collecting convicts and hos tage guards as they went along, the group swelled to 32 and swept toward the ga rage. Unable to drive off in the truck, they herded convict Arthur Brisco among their hostages. State police then broke in. After Carr broke loose, he went to a staff office and alerted the prison's security forces. The alarm alerted Philadelphia and slate police under an arrangement which has been in force for several years. Wall Guards Alerted Guards in booths alop the stone walls surrounding the stone penitentiary trained (heir guns on the area in front of the main gate where the ammunition room is located. The 1,100 other prisoners In jail made no attempt to join the rioters. i Outside, squads of Phila delphia policemen armed with shotguns and sub - machine-1 guns converged on the prison. ' r iremcn manned equipment and attached hosellnes to hy drants in the vent the prison-1 ers set any fires. The rioters did Ignite one In the deputy warden's office but It was quickly extinguished although ! some unimportant r e c o r d s were lost. A squad of Philadelphia highway patrolmen formed! "perimeter" Inside the main! gates as stale police gathered , forces in front of them for a showdown with the insurgents. zMfpM if'-. ffV, A W 'fc'V? - i ft Jrv y : f aK.- n4r . DISPLAYS WOUNDS Philibert Luyeye, President Kasa vubu's secretary, displays his wounds at a press conference in Leopoldvilie late last week to disprove reports he was dead. His head was bandaged in two places and his shoulder was also bandaged. He was attacked by pro-Lumumba sup porters Wednesday. (UPI Telephoto) Northwest Airlines Domestic Flights Halted by Strike St. Paul, Minn. (UPD North west Airlines announced today it will ground all its domestic flights at the end of the day as a result of the latest flight en gineer walkout. However, Northwest offic ials said the line would begin immediate daily jet service across the Pacific despite the strike. Northwest flight engineers who man piston planes went on strike today, joining jet flight engineers who walked out three month ago. The airlines is the nation's sixth largest. Arthur C. Pedersen, general chairman of the Northwest District Lodge 143 of the In ternational Association of Ma chinists, said the strike began on schedule at 8:15 a.m. Strike Started Oct. 11 Northwest has been hobbled by a strike since Oct. 11 when 28 jet engineers assigned to Northwest's DC8 jet airliners walked off the job. About 260 engineers are in volved in the latest walkout. Pedersen said today's action resulted from the airline re suming a Seattle to Miami jet flight two weeks ago, using supervisory personnel as flight engineers. At issue in the dispute are higher pay and flight training for flight engineers. Flights which originated be fore 8:15 a.m. were to com plete their round trips before being idled Donald W. Nyrop, company president, said the airlines re grets the inconvenience to the traveling public and the severe hardship through lack of in come to its employes because of the strike." Resources Being Drained "For three months we have made every effort to reach a fair settlement with the engi neers," he said. "At the same time Northwest had watched its resources being drained by the partial strike. He said the airline had no choice but to resume its jet service. Pedersen, however, said the resumption "added fuel to the fire involving our differ ences." The airline had offered flight engineers $16,740 an nually for manning the jets over the nation, and $18,012 on international flights. The airline also wanted the flight engineers on the jets to be qualified as pilots. WANT MORE HOMEWORK Newark, England-IUPD-Head-master Halter Bond, 54, said at least 75 per cent of his 460 pupils complained of being fed up with television and asked for more homework. He promised to oblige. Gusse Moron's Motel Room Burglarized Miami -itTIi- Burglars took $41,000 in Jewels and furs from Gusaie Moran's motel room Saturday night while the former tennis star was out on a date. Miss Moran, who lace pan- tics visible beneath her tennis skirt, startled tennis Inns at Wimbledon, England, in ID50. said the bulais took a mink coal, rutty, emerald, sapphire and diamond riitKs, a set of sapphire and diamond ear tM4t ud other iswclry. YOU CAN kr H4V' A SAY in how much you pay for high quality automobile insurance. If you qualify as a careful driv er, you can save $ $ $ and pay only 6 months premium at a time. Stop in or call us. We'll give you all the facts and determine if you qualify. Smathers Calls for House Cleaning Washington (UPD Sen. George A. Smathers (D-Fla.) says the State department should be "swept clean from top to bottom" to oust offi cials who used bad judgment in relations toward Cuba's Fidel Castro. Smathers conceded Sunday night that such a house clean ing would require a change in Civil Service laws which pro- Regional Edition Medford Page 2A JTRIBUNE MEDFORD, OREGON, MONDAY, JANUARY 9, 1961 tect lower echelon officials and said that this would be very difficult to do. But he declared on a radio program that "the bureau crats who stay on . . . and pre pare position papers" can in fluence the judgment and sometimes change the view point of key new officials. Smathers said the first er ror of the Eisenhower admin' istration in its Cuban policy; came at the outset when offi' cials refused to recognize that Castro had surrounded him self with Communist follow oooooo o o wiggly. ESTABLISHED 18 I GREEN lS TAMPS, o OPEN EVERY DAY UNTIL 9 P.M. O Betty Crocker Bisquick $1100 Large 2'2-lb. Box for o o ESTABLISHED 18 f I GREEN ISTAMPS, o o Nestle's COCOA Eveready 2-lb. Tin Mandarin Oranges Spruce Brand 11-oz. 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