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4f 1 &sl FITS rt : -.n.r ' :,h j ' ; L ' lAr -,vV r" 1 ' ' v v f j i n i U V t - v. ; . r . : y I If f f.j " i '7 ' j Iff yj, ' . -" Iff I ' MAIN CELL BLOCK Last inmalos of AI catraz federal prison arc shown filing out Thursday between "C" and "D" rows of the prison's main cell block for the last lime as the federal government prepared to abandon the maximum security prison in San Francisco bay. (UPI) Foreign Briefs DAM BUILDERS DRAW JAIL TERMS Zamora, Spiin-CPI-Jail ttrmi ei on year and heavy fine wera imposed yesterday on four engineers and construction supervisors who built a dam that collapsed four years ago, killing 144 persons. The men were accused of gross negligence. All four served their time while awaiting trial, Six others were acquitted. ....... FRENCH BUY INTO LEBANON AIRLINE Beirut, Lebanon - UPli - Lebanon's Middle East Airlines (MEA) announced last night that Air France had purchased a 20 per cent share of the operation. British Overseas Air. way Corp. (BOAC) originally held a major share in MEA but sold out two years ago. BRITISH URGED TO BORROW FUNDS London-lUPII-Liberal Party Leader Jo Grimond urged the government last night to borrow $1 billion (B) from the International Monetary Fund to help bolster the nation's economy. Gas Tax Funds to Aid Bid for 1972 Olympic Portland Games Final 27 Inmates of Alcatraz Removed; 'Rock' To Be Closed . .HOW COME Hirer's Hoi sum BREAD NOW TASTES BETTER THAN EVER? BECAUSE . PREMIUM QUALITY HOLSUM IS 4 HOURS FRESHER vumKmammammmmmmmmimmem SAVE San Francifco - IUPH - Only the ghosts of "Scarface Al" Capone, George "Machine gun" Kelly and others of America's most notori' us gangsters inhabited the lofty cell blocks of Alcatraz Prison today. The last 27 of the island prison's 2(10 - inmate popula tion were removed Thursday and transtcrred to other in stltutions preparatory to cJos Ing down , "The Rock" by June 30. Those 27 left the easy way by boat. During its 20 years as the home of the federal government's most hardened convict?, seven inmates were shot and killed, six drowned or were believed to have drowned, 'and 26. were seized In 14 escape attempts. . Last Leaves "Rock" A blond, thin - faced gun- smuggler from Anchorage, Alaska, named Frank C. Weatherman had the distinc tion of being the last Inmate off Alcatraz. A newsman Bfkcd him how he felt about it. "Good. Good tor me, good for everyone. Alcatraz never was no good." the 20-year-old convict replied. Alcatraz was opened In 1034 to house incorrigibles during the wave of gangland violence that followed the end of prohibition. The decision to abandon the 2!-ycnr-nld prison in San Francisco ISay was prompted by its deterioration from ;.ge and salt air. Federal officials said it would cost $5 million to renovate it. Dig Through Wall The condition of the prison was dramatized last June when three bank robbers used sharpened spoons to dig through rotting concrete at the back of their cells and fled the island. Officials are convinced they drowned, al though their bodies were never found. - But the . most' spectacular escape attempt was the May 2, 1046 "Battle of Alcatraz" witnessed for two days by thousands from the hills of San Francisco. Navy destroyers circled the Island, U.S. Marines stormed ashore and fighter planes zoomed low overhead as nine inmates attempted to "blast out" of a three-tiered cell-block. But they were thwarted when a captured guard man aged to hide an all-important key; he was beaten and killed when the prisoners tried un successfully to force him to reveal the hiding pla.j. Two other officers were slain and a third critically wounded: three inmates died In the battle and two were later executed. By 1070, the Census bureau says, there will be more than !0 million persons In the United Slates 65 years of age and over, compared with the present 17 million. $I00 On Our SPECIAL OFFER! The "Slow Release" Multiple Nitrogen fertilizer. For greener lewns, brifihtor flowers, belter gardens. SO-lb. lack cover 5,000 iq. ft. Lawn Beauty Spreader 50-lb. Sack Morcrop Value SPECIAL PRICE $1Q95 IU 24 Sive $5 limited O Time O Onlv MORCROP! Sir The "lawn Beauty" ii finest quality spreader. Take advantage of this special offer today! For all your yard and garden needs, shop at . . . HAILE SELASSIE RETURNS TO ETHIOPIA Zurich, Switierland - ll'PU - Emperor Haile Selassie of Ethiopia flew back to his capital of Addis Araba last night after a six-day private visit to Switierland. EX PRESIDENT OF TURKEY RELEASED Istanbul, Turkey-WPD-Former President Celal Bayar, who was imprisoned for life for violating the Turkish Constitution, today was released for six months because of his ill health. The government freed the 80-year-old former leader from Kayseri prison so he could go home to his family in Ankara. Small Auto Gains Pace More Active Early Stock Market New York -tUPD- Fractional gains in autos paced a gen erally firm and more active stock market early today. Strength in the motor di vision followed news that production this week is sched uled at the highest level since mid - January. Steels and chemical were narrowly mixed. . General Dynamics tacked on more than a point after President Kennedy said the choice of dynamics for the large TFX contract was "firm and sound." DOW JONES AVERAGES Naw York-iUPluDow Jones closing stock averages: 30 industrials 675.57 off 1.55; 20 rails 151.28 off 0.18; 15 utilities 135.61, off 0.29; 65 stocks 240.01 off 0.49. Sales Thursday were about 3.22 million shares as compared with 3.69 million shares Wednesday. Thursday"! prices on selected stocks: Allied Chemical 43i Alum Co Am 514 American Can 43 14 American Motors 20 AT&T 120i American Tobacco 313s Anaconda Copper 45 Annco 523 American Standard 14 Santa Fe 2fl"'i Bethlehem Steel 30 '4 Boeing Air 36'4 Brunswick fi'3 Caterpillar Corp 35 14 Chrysler Corp 89 "!i Coca Cola 93 1 4 CB S 3 Hi Columbia Gas .,' 2flV Continental Can 44 Crown Zelierhach 50'i Crucible Steel in Curtiss WriRht 2ni Dow Chemical 5Ri Du Pont 237'., Eastman Kodak .113'i Firestone 3-1 't Ford 43t General Electric 73 General Foods 7Ri General Motors fi33j General Portland Cement .... 20', GcnrRia Pacific 4Vj Greyhound 36'i Gulf Oil 4H4 Idaho Power 32i Int. Paper 2R Johns Manvillc 443 Kennccott Copper Comer 4th and Fir Sr. "1 1 City Council Awards Contracts Several contracts were awarded by the Mcdford city council last nighi. Courtesy Chevrolet, with a low bid of $5,200.68. minus $R00 trade-in allowance, was awarded a contract for three one-half ton pick-up trucks. It was one of five bids re ceived. Awarded the contract' for a new dump truck was Jay Allen company with a low bid of $4,833.80 minus $760 trade-in allowance. It was one of five bids received. Signal Oil company bid low. and was awarded the contract for a 12 months sup. Ply of gasoline, diescl oil. kerosene, motor oil and lub ricating oil. The combined bid was $18,948.75. Five other firms submitted bids. Crater Lake Motors was awarded the contract to sup Ply the chassis to be used in building a rural pumper-tanker. Their bid of $6,027.77, at factory, was one of two bids received which met specifica tions. A lower bid. from Dean and Taylor, did not meet spe cifications, it was explained. Plans arc to have a member of the fire department drive the truck to the west coast where construction of the completed unit will be done. f-stimated cost of the entire ; unit is $17,000. according to! City Manager Robert A. Duff. 1 An estimate of more than $!.. 000 was given on the trade-in equipment. Lockheed Aircraft 32 Martin - 20 : Merck 81 'i Montana Power 38. Montgomery Ward , 34 ' National Biscuit 483W New York Central 18 Northern Pacific 43i, Pac Gas Elec 32. Penney J. C 46 Vj Penn RR js Perma Cement 14 Phillips 48', Proctor & Gamble 72 s. Radio Corporation 5P"i Richfield Oil 42', Safeway 48ia Sears 79 'i sheii oil 37 '? Socony Mobil Oil 64 Southern Co 541 Sperry Rand 13' Standard California Standard Indiana 53 Standard N. J 631. Stokely Van Camp 19 i Sun Mines Texas Co j5J. Texas Guluf Sulfur .. . 14 Texas Pacific Land Trust .... 21 M Thlokol 24 i Trans America 47-''. Trans World Air 12'4 TrI-Continental 44 Union Carbide 105;'. Union Pacific 343. United Aircraft 48-i United Air Lines 34 U.S. Plywood 32 12 U.S. Rubber 44 U.S. Steel 45', West Bank Corp 34' 1 Westlnghouse 33'. Youngstown 901. Salem - IUPD - The Highway commission has authority !o use gasoline tax funds for facilities to help Portland's bid for the 1972 Olympic games. . Leonard Lindas, commis sion legal counsel, said he had ndviscd Highway Commis sion Chairman Glenn Jackson that no additional legislation would be needed. Portland earlier this week lost its bid for the 1968 Olym pic summer games. But the city plans to campaign for the 1972 games. L,inaas said tne commis sion could develop almost any kind of facility imaginable as long as it was declared a "pub- tic parK. Provision! Broad - Lindas said provisions of the law are "very broad." "I doubt If most people re alize now oroad the power really is, he commented. During Portland's pitch for the 1968 Olympic games in New York, Jackson told the Olympic committee that Ore. gon gas tax money could Ue used to help build facilities. Lindas said the commis sions authority to construct Bali May Be Termed A Disaster Area ' Jakarta. Indonesia - WPI) -President Sukarno today was reported planning to desig nate as a national disaster area the exotic island of Bali, where a volcanic eruption has caused casualties in the hun dreds. The Indonesian Welfare de partment said officially the eruption of Gunune Agung volcano killed or injured al least 400 persons, but indi cated the toll may be much higher. Officials said precise figures were hard to obtain because of poor communica tions with the stricken area. Unofficial reports put the dead at from 150 to 700 and at least 1,500 others injured. More than 1,000 homes were destroyed. The Indonesian air force and Red Cross joined hands to send tons of food, medi cine and other relief supplies to the stricken island, about 600 miles east of here. Regional Edition Page 2A Tribune MEDFORD, OREGON, FRIDAY, MARCH 22, 1963 the facilities was contained in ORS 366.345, and 366.350. The statutes provide: "The commission may acquire by purchase, agreement, donation or by exercise of the power of eminent domain real prop erty . . . land and ground nec essary for the development and maintenance of parks . . . recreational grounds ... or other places of attraction . . . which in the judgment of the commission are necessary for the convenience of the pub lic,, and which will contribute to the general welfare . . ." "May Develop" "The commission may de velop, construct, improve, op erate and maintain such places ..." "The commission may make regulations and provi sions for the use and admin istration of state parks and all recreational, scenic and other places of attraction which are owned by or under the control of the state, act ing by and through the com mission." "The regulations may pro vide reasonable charges for the use of accommodations provided in such parks and areas." 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