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THURSDAY. JUNE M. 1962 MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE. MEDFORD. OREGON Alcatraz Has San Francisco 4UPI Tour iits on the waterfront can pay a dime and peer at Alcatraz Island in the middle of the San Francisco harbor. "But it's so close," they of ten say. Close it is, but the mile and a quarter of chill, fast-moving water that separates it from the mainland has been enough to stifle every escape attempt in the 28 years the island has Can't Sit on Boss's Lap Electronic Computers Hasten Man's Decline; May Washington (UPIi Hardly a week goes by any more that some company doesn't contri bute to man's decline by brinning out a new type of e l etiron ic computer. In fact, these so-called "memory" devices are coming on the market so fast it takes a t ,eep track wen the names and numbers of the other computers. This week's model, which went on display here today, is called "Cris." A product of the Information Retrieval Corp., it is billed as being "desk-sized.' It stores more' than half a million pagen of microfilmed data in a box no bigger than a loaf of bread. I assume that in emergencies it could even be used as a bread box. The desk-size computer comes on the heels of a computing machine called the "automated realty ser vices plan' Its purpose Is lo replace landlords, which in some ways could be a blessing. It supposedly performs all of the functions that a land lord performs, like notifying you that the rent is overdue. The literature I have does n't make clear, however, whether it puts poor widows out into the street on snowy nights. The electronic landlord ap parently has one major ad vantage over the human va riety. When you complain that your apartment isn't get ting enough heat, It merely Ignores your protest without giving you a lot of Hp. Another noto1 lpt of com puter, fortunately still in the Ha SPECIAL STAMPS - Three special stamps of the Olympics series will be put on sale for one month beginning June 23 in Tokyo. The denomination of each stamp is S yen, but is surcharged with additional 5 yen to be donated to the 1D64 Tokyo Olympic fund. COMPLETE TRAINING Robert W. Warne and John L. Newman, both privates In the United States Marine Corps, have completed recruit training at the Marine Corps FITTS Seafood & Poultry 121 W. Main 773-8497 DEEP SEA CATFISH Whits Moat Fillets lb. 69c STRIPED BASS or Whole lb. 49' Fresh Striped BASS AQc Fillets lb. " OYSTERS Extra Small 95c PERCH FILLET (Ftoih Fresh Caught Rainbow TROUT S8c lb. been a federal civilian prison. Before Tuesday, no one had ever successfully pulled off an escape from the "Rock" as far as is known. What was probably t h e bloodiest attempt at break out began May 2, 1946, and lasted three days. It took U. S. Marines to stop the attempted escape. Bernard Coy and Paul Crel zer, who had successfully chal- Replace Secretaries experimental s t g e , may eventually replace ihe office secretary. If it Dans out, it will take dictation, translate the pho netic sounds into writing and type out the words without so much as a misplaced com ma. The only drawback is, It can't sit on the boss' lap. In view of the havoc that computers are creating, you might be interested in know ing who started it all. According to Ine mnn onian Institution, which recently did soma research on the subject, the culprit is a certain Charles Bab bags, a professor at Cam I V- . ..V. ...V..., ... .ly,,,.. 1 m " 'U'M'"''VT'''TO"cou"lsm1!ihl- ( BUY BONDS The savings bonds poster that Waller M. Schirra, Jr., one ot the seven Mercury 7 astronauts, is ob serving says: Underwrite Your States Savings Bonds. "This "and the 1082 Freedom Bond every American to become a partner ot his government in the imporlan tasks that confront them,-and' savings bond dollars ican freedom against Ihe challenges of the cold war is an even greater: one. We invest in savings bonds." ' Their designs, from left to right: Judo, printed in dark red; Watcrpolo, dark green; and Beam, dark brownish purple. All are 33 by 33 mm size, printed in the Mono color Intaglio process. (UP1) Recruit depot in San Diego, Calif. Wurne is Ihe son of Mr. and Mrs. Harold W. Wninc, route 1, Eagle Point, and New man's parents are Mr. and Old Fashioned SHRIMP SALAD From thf recipt collection of Mrs. Ira J. Fitti: Combine 2 cupi broken shrimp, cooktd, peeled and chilled with 2 cupi of finely chopped cabbage. Dren with a boiled dressing. Add a litflt tour cream. Let stand in refrigerator one hour before serv ing. SEA SCALLOPS 7 lb. 45c lb Pacific).. Freih Dressed Empire CLAIMS $U3 I FARM FRESH SHRIMP $29 fppB- Peeled & Deveined i lb. H Jfrtsl lb. Long innanH snvpn other nrisons be fore they were transferred to Alcatraz, fashioned a wrench from toi!t fixtures to spread the bars in their cell. Kill Guard They slugged a guard in the main cell block and, tak ing his keys, climbed to the barred cage that protected an armed guard. They used their wrench to get into the guard tower and overpower the bridge university in Eng land during the middle of the last century. Babbage drew up a de sign for a computing device which was too complex for the technical skills of that day. Only part of the machine was built, but it was respon sible for much thai came la ter. Any way you look at it, Babbage was a busy little man. In addition to designing the first computer, he is the genius who Invented the cow catcher for locomotives. He likewise left his im print on history as the first man to cross a railroad via duct in a handcar. Country's Might Buy United is good advice," Walter says, drive is an opportunity for us. Exploring space is one of will help. Defending Amcr freedom when we 'invest in Mrs, Earl W. Storey, route 1 Talent. The new marines will next report to Camp Pendleton, Calif., for individual combat training. GRADE AA SMALL sp.ci.. 4 doz.$CO FRYERS Fresh, local Grown RAB2ITJ Whole or Cut Up ...lb 79c FRYER GIBLETS Fresh lb. 999 History of Frustrated Escape Attempts guard, taking his gun. Then they liberated about 30 pris oners. The first officer who was slugged was later killed for refusing to tell the where abouts of the keys to the main cell block. He had tossed them into an empty cell when the riot began. Marines stormed ashore, while Coast Guard patrol boats blockaded the island. The Marines dropped tear gas shells through a hole in the roof of cell block D and, after a gun battle, the riot was over. Coy, Cretzer and a third inmate were found dead. Two guards were killed and two other inmates, who were in on the plot, were later executed. Two Believed Drowned Two kidnapers Ralph Roe and Jimmy Cole came close enough to require an official asterisk in the list of escape attempts. On a December night in 1937 they cut the bars in the prison shop and slipped into the bay. They vanished in the fog-blanketed bay and were never seen again. Prison offi S?a4ii rj::??f?tiiiHij liqhi wash and wear cottons short slppve or long sleeve. 5.00 and 5.95 B. Ties he would choose himscM . . . famous Wemblv neckwear "The tie with the color guide" from wash rH wear lo pure silk. 1.50 and 2.50 C. Spacious wallets supple shrunk en calf or durable polished cow hidf ... A gift every dad likes. 5.00 p.t. D. Liqhtweight elegance m a Michael Stern sportcoat , . . summerweighr fabrics meticulously tailored as on ly Michael s Stem can, 39.95 i cials said they were presumed to have drowned, their bodies swept to sea. But no one knows for sure. A year later, three bank robbers beat a guard to death, but guards killed one inmate and captured the other two. On April 12, 1943, four con victs tied up two guards and jumped 30 feet off a cliff into the bay. As they started to swim, one was struck by a guard's bullet. The inmate, James A. Boarman, sank be neath the waves. Two of the others were recaptured within an hour and the fourth was Billie Sol Estes Faces Grand Jury Franklin, Tex. - IUPD - Billie Sol Estes went before a Texas grand jury Wednesday to tell them what he knows about the mysterious death of an Agriculture department offi cial. Estes went before the grand jury after his lawyer, John Cofer, agreed to withhold pressing a petition for a writ is f?vfi ct ri if lE TIP OmJO FATHER we've lined up gifts dad needs and wants fliijwiim' Tin i AtK . rl- fit; . ' jir"'1' OPEN TOMORROW NIGHT 'TIL found hiding on the island three days later. An Ingenious Try John K. Giles, SO, made one of the most ingenious tries. He acquired an Army staff Boys Staters Elect All City Otficials City elections have been held at the 1962 session of Beaver Boys' State at Ore gon State university. Chosen from this area were Jack Sahcr, Rogue River, council man in City of Astor; Mike Stinson, Medford, marshal, and Richard Bell, Medford, councilman. City of Whitman; Dwayne Chapman, Prospect, marshal, Cily of Clark; Rich Brenner, Grants Pass, treas urer, City of McLoughlin; and Paul Callan, Medford, coun cilman, City of Miller. Named to the state police force for the session were Rick Pierce, Ashland: Jim Pippen, Grants Pass; and Bob Hoag, Medford. jf LtOi4isaarEtHtijJ for father's day. choose from a really fine selection of men 's wear and personal accessories, a price range t. Popular crew style sox far leisure wear . . . perfect with bermudas or casual slacks . . . Munsingwear Brand. 80ro orlon acrylic, "20po wool 1.00 F. Colored border handkerchiefs by Arrow. Finest imported woven cot tons. Whatever vou give, tuck-tn an extra handkerchief. 31.65 5. Smart initialed handkerchiefs Fine white cotton with three colored monograms. Box of 3. 1.50 H. Sportshirts by Arrow . . luminous pima cotton with the look of ele oance What gift could be mce perfect? 5.00 i sergeant's uniform in 1945, complete to the dog tags. Dressed in his uniform, he calmly boarded an Army launch as it pulled away from the prison headed for Angel Island. But a head count at Alcatraz disclosed one missing man, and another count on the launch showed one soldier too many; Giles was greeted by guards at Angel Island. The most recent major out break occurred Sept. 29, 1958. when Aaron W. Burgctt and Clyde M. Johnson overpow ered a guard and tried to swim for it. Johnson was found hiding on the island and Bur gett's body was discovered two weeks later, floating in the bay. The island took its name from the pelicans that once inhabited it Alcatraz means pelicans in Spanish. 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