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LINCOLN THE 70TII YE All No. 48 LINCOLN, FRIDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 26, 1071 36 Pages 10 GENTS fUl tl COLOR 35-31, WOW! Nixon cassis Aecirdl Reached! IN NEW JERSEY Rahway, N.J. UP) Some 500 rebellious prisoners ended a 24ihour takeover of two wings of the maximum security Rahway State Prison Thursday night, releasing their remaining five hostages in line with an agreement struck with state officials. Gov. William T.

Cahill announced that Warden U. Samuel Vukcevich and three guards were freed Thursday night by the rebel in mates after a meeting with a group of newsmen and state officials to air grievances about prison conditions. A fourth guard was released at the start of the meeting. Two other hostages had been released earlier. "I'm hopeful now that complete order will be restored and we'll get back to normalcy at Rahway Prison," Cahill told a news conference in a school near the prison where he had followed the crisis that began with, rioting Wednesday night.

Vukcevich, 43, was taken to Rahway Hospital, where officials said he was being treated for lacerations of the back apparently from stab wounds and injuries of the pelvis and spine. Dr. Richard Newman, acting prison physician, said the warden had suffered a stab wound but appeared to be in good condition. Some of the freed guards also were said to have been injured and at least two were Prison Photo, See Page 5 rS)Y A Li r-y A.t -v ir s7 sl 4 -T i 1 1 1 Ci 1 'f i- 1 4 i -f -V 1 -J ri vj F- Wi v-i'r; i -v. 4i rf i 1 I I i i i 4l hospitalized with injuries including a possible fractured arm and back injuries.

Inmates told newsmen inside the prison that the warden had been injured by a prison guard who pulled a switchblade knife during the Wednesday night fighting. The prisoners released a statement they said was signed by the warden saying he was not harmed by the inmates and that they had sought medical aid for him. The hostages were freed nearly 24 hours after being seized by an estimated 500 inmates By IIAL BROWN Star Sports Editor President Richard Nixon had to wait on Nebraska football coach Bob Devaney Thursday for 30 minutes. After waiting at his end for 30 minutes after the Nebraska-Oklahoma game here, the President finally got Devaney on the other end. The phone rang in the OU press box just seconds after the game ended, and the operator announced that the Western White House was calling.

Attempts were made to make connections with the press box Ehome and phones on the field, ut those attempts were not successful. Finally, an OU press crew member, took the White House number from the operator, promising to make connections with Devaney and have him call back. The operator announced that Coach Devaney could "call collect, if he likes." The connection was made on a telephone set up in the NU locker room by a Lincoln radio station. Both ends of the conversation were not clear, but Devaney was able to get in only three "Thank you, President Nixon" replies and one comment oh the Nebraska-Alabama Orange Bowl game' ''Thank you, sir," Devaney said. "Alabama is a fine team, but I don't think our boys are looking past Hawaii next week," Devaney was smiling when he made that statement.

Apparently asked about the exciting OU-NU game, Devaney said. "Yes, sir, they sold a lot of popcorn today. Nobody left." When told that the President was trying to get hold of him and could he come to a phone, Devaney smiled and said, "Well, he is stiU in office." The conversation lasted approximately 4-5minutes. About 20 minutes after he talked to Devaney. Nixon made connections with Oklahoma Coach Chuck Fairbanks.

Once again, the call had to be returned, with the Oklahoma coach placing his from the top level in the OU pressbox where he was filming his weekly show. I Fairbanks, who was somewhat dejected when he heard of the call, broke into a smile when the connection was made. As in Devaney's case, Fairbanks was able to only get in a few words. Ife seemed content to listen as the President complimented his Sooners on the fine game. "Yes, sir," Fairbanks' first reply was, "We did play well.

I was very proud of our team today. We just came out on the in the auditorium of the maximum security prison in a residential and industrial center START-OF LONG DAY. FOR SOONERS- 12 miles south of Newark. The warden and six guards originally were taken hostage. One guard was released earlier quarter of tfie Thanksgiving Day sfrug-.

to catch the scampering. Rodgers are KinneyV tWo-ard run-with 1:38 left Nebraska's Johnny Rodgers (M e-: gins his 72-yard touchdowir return a punt against Oklahoma latent. the. firsi Thursday to relay the message to state officials gle between toprratcd NU and second-. Oklahoma's.

Tim Welch 45) and Ken proving" the: winner (Details in Sports ranked Oklahoma) at ormanw" Trying V-i. vJones, (72) NU. won 35-31 with Jeff tnat tne inmates wanted to negotiate, a second was freed from a locked room by prison Shortly after 11 p.m. guards were reported 'rotest Leo decs PsI Sonri Good il returning prisoners to then cells while other prisoners observed the lock ud of fellow 1 t' mates. Public Defender Stanley Van Ness said a team of eight attorneys would enter the prison Friday morning to talk with inmates seeking legal aid.

He said prisoners would be fed and given medical attention during the night, and would be searched for weapons. The agreement reached between the inmates and a special investigating team provided for the release of the hostages after the prisoners presented a list of 14 demands ranging from better medical care, improved food, more prompt parole hearings and an end to alleged (EDITOR'S NOTE: This is the first of two articles based on interviews with two of the student leaders involved in the May 1970 University of Nebraska campus disturbances). By MILAN WALL Star Staff Writer Two former student activists who were central figures' in May 1970 demonstrations'on the University Nebraska's Lincoln campus believe some "good things" resulted from those protests. Among those largely intangible gains, say Dan Ladely and Alan Siporin, were a breakdown in a "caste system" that discouraged meaningful communication among students, faculty and administration; a sense of "com' munity spirit" that still holds potential for change, and a success in drawing attention to the "atrocities" of the Vietnam 1 who hadihe power were afraid and maybe we could bargain for some said, adding that "one was more realistic than the other." And although none of the demands the students prepared were met that night (or later), Ladely and Siporin said a "caste system" had ex- isted before the occupation was 'torn down a hit. Both Ladely and Siporin also pointed' to a feeling of unity that existed among students, particularly the smaller group that refused to leave the building until just before the faculty meeting the next morning.

"The community spirit was one thing I didn't expect," said Siporin. He described it as a "feeling, a vibraion, one of the healthiest things I have ever felt." Next: Results of massive political action doubted. racism oy prison onicers. Archibald Alexander chairman, of the prison board of managers who accompanied the newsmen into the prison, said negotiations on the demands would begin as soon as possi- he added, and the udea was. formed of attending a university "town hall" meeting where a strike might be v.

"So we suddenly adopted that as our goal," he added. "We were going to refuse to leave until.the time came." Both Ladely and Siporin-alsp, reiterated statements (about the university administration) heard often in discussion of the events that night. "They didn't act fairly towards us," said Ladely. "They told us we could stay and then changed their minds." No Animosity But neither said he felt animosity toward then NU-Lincoln President Joseph Soshnik, who brought word late in the morning that the building was to be cleared. "I never got the feeling Soshnik lied," said Ladely.

"I felt he was messed around by the regents," said Siporin. "If I did it again, I would want to negotiated with the regents." Siporin said students "had a two-fold feeling when we were in the ROTC building. "One, that people were listening, so we could communicate. One More Realistic "The other, that the people In return for considering the grievances, the state promised the inmates there would be no physical reprisals and that community representatives would be on hand to ensure no such reprisals were made. The state also demanded the prisoners give up control of Wings 1 and 4 of the X-shaped structure.

In addition to the warden, the hostages released Thursday night were identified as guards Benjamin Henderson, Kenneth Koestier, John Matuynas and Alfanso Iorio. short end. Alan Siporin actions that stemmed from those feelings had put Siporin and Ladely into a room in the ROTC building negotiating with several university administrators. "We were voted in by the first 200 people to represent them in negotiations," Siporin said of his and Ladely's participation in the talks, because of the roles the two had played in the moves that led to the occupation. "We first went (into the building) out of anger and frustration (with) some hope of accomplishment," said Siporin.

"We didn't know what." Once inside, "we realized we could get something out of it," tl: News Page 2 Sen. Luedtke Presses For Penal Reform Plan Parachuting Hijacker Sought State News Page 9 Biplane1 Back In Lexington Women's News''. Pages 10-14 Food For The Holidays' Sports News Pages 27-30 Huskers Break Wishbone. Luedtke is chairman of the study On Inside Pages Dan Ladely war and the killing of students who protested it. Siporin, now 23, is a graduate of Omaha's Central High.

Ladely, 24, grew up in Gordon. A year and a half ago this month, they were leaders in protests that included a student "strike" and an all-night sit-in in the Military and Naval Science (ROTC) Building at NU. 'Out of Anger' "My motivation was out of anger," said Siporin, who returned to Lincoln this summer after an absence of nearly a year. "When the Cambodian thing hit," he said, "was a day I was not involved" in campus politics. But he said he then heard on May 4 about the killings at Kent State and learned that some of his friends had been arrested in a demonstration at State Selective Service headquarters in downtown Lincoln.

The result, he said, was a feeling that "we were being shot at," a feeling he believes many students around the country shared with those at Kent State. Negotiating By midnight that May 4, the Club77-Live Music! Wed. No. of 1-80 Hiway 77. -Adv.

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1974: actual funding and construction of new facilities. If the state completes a comprehensive plan leading toward construction in 1974, Luedtke said, it can probably acquire 90 federal funding for new state correctional facilities. First indications were that the 90 matching formula would not become available until 1974-75, he noted, but it may be effective sooner than that. (Continued on Page 9, Col. 7) By DON WALTON Star Staff Writer Development of a comprehensive plan for penal reform should be completed by the end of 1972 and construction of new facilities could begin as early as 1974 if the Legislature approves it, acording to Sen.

Roland Luedtke. Luedtke said some people have been misled by the language in a bill approved for introduction in the 1972 Legislature by the legislative study committee on law enforcement. That measure provides that a comprehensive penal reform plan would be submitted to the 1975 Legislature, although it authorizes the implementation of new programs prior to that time. But, Luedtke said, "plan" as used in the language of the proposed bill includes authorization and funding for construction of new facilities. Planning itself would actually be completed in 1972 if the legislative session which convenes next January authorizes the development of a penal reform plan.

"We would complete everything but the architectural drawings for new facilities" he said. The Weather LINCOLN: Cloudy with occasional rain possibly becoming rain and snow mixed Friday afternoon with a high around 40. Mostly cloudy with a chance of snow Friday night and a low in the mid 20s. Partly cloudy Saturday and cool with a high in the upper 30s. EAST AND CENTRAL NEBRASKA: Partly cloudy in the west and mostly cloudy in the east Friday with a chance of occasional) light snow or drizzle in the extreme east in the morning.

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