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1 Heat, icave goodby Fair tonight Partly cloudy and cooler Friday. Low tonight near 50. High Friday ki the mid 70s. Chance rain 10 percent Dtuails, Page 2B. Blazers trade Davis Portland traded guard Johnny Davis to the Indiana Pacers today, which means that the Blazers will make the first selection in Friday's NBA collegexlraft.

Details Page 7C. it 7 (Si City Edition Salem, Oregon, Thursday, June 8, 197S combed for missin 1 1 JIak- Ik If FERRY '-'V' 1 rr -s, i '2'm' ,.2...... SSr- -ft" i isr- w. Capital Journal photo by David Weinlraub A -m Attractive, but dangerous The Willamette River provides a who frolic on its banks near the Wheat- of three recent drownings in the river, swimming enthusiasts about getting in risky form of recreation for youngsters land Ferry north of Salem. In the wake Marion County law officers caution over their heads in the swift river.

90th Year No. Ill 20 Cents below) A woman who knew suicide Earl Chambers well described him as a "sensitive, emotional person" trying to change his life; Page 15. Sandrock said Chambers had appeared before the Benton County Grand Jury in connection with the Ellinwood case and had been subpoenaed last week to appear a second time. That appearance was scheduled Tuesday and when Chambers failed to appear, a warrant was issued for his arrest for failure to appear, Sandrock said. Chambers was last seen alive by authorities on Monday when he appeared in a Gresham police lineup.

He has since been ruled out as a suspect in the abduction of Stacy Wilmoth, 7, Turn to CHAMBERS, Page 15A symbol? cisions, "and inmates respond accordingly." Another prison official, who asked that his name not be used, said it was possible that a "contract" on Brudos was put out by sex offenders in the penitentiary. The official said that many sex offenders look upon Brudos as a symbol who continually reminds citizens and parole board members of assaultive crimes on women. "That's not the total thing, but some inside here see it that way," he said. Brudos had surgery to repair a severed nerve in his arm and is in the penitentiary hospital. Oregon State Police have identified Daniel Harman Jones, 21, in the stabbing and will present evidence next week to the Marion County district attorney.

Jones is serving two consecutive 10-year terms for attempted manslaughter in a November 1976 incident when a rifle was fired at passersby at the Holiday Inn in Portland. Brudos is in several penitentiary activities, said Cupp, being assigned to clerical work and attending club meetings. gin. A Gannett Newspaper (Story County district attorney's office, refused to comment on whether the client was Chambers. Gortmaker, in his press release, said the information will be presented to the Marion County Grand jury.

Benton County District Attorney Pete Sandrock said Chambers was considered a suspect in the Ellinwood case because a truck and trailer reported seen in the Pioneer Park area where the girl disappeared belonged to him. He also said a strand of hair found in the trailer matches hair taken from a brush used by the girl. Chambers' body was found about 3:30 p.m. Tuesday by two young men on a dirt logging road between Lebanon and Brownsville. Linn County sheriff's deputies who investigated the death said Chambers apparently committed suicide by carbon monoxide poisoning.

Brudos Jerome Henry Brudos, confessed slayer of three young women, could have been stabbed by a fellow inmate because of recent crimes similar to his. That is the view expressed today by Oregon State Penitentiary Supt. Hoyt C. Cupp, spoken "out of my gut reaction after 30 years in the business." Cupp said that most inmates feel that "the system" becomes more conservative whenever a heinous crime is committed in the community, because the public assumes a "lock them up and throw away the key" attitude. The recent crimes referred to by Cupp include a sex slaying of a Salem girl, abduction and sexual molestation of a Gresham girl and the disappearance of a Corvallis girl.

So when Brudos, sentenced to three life terms, was stabbed Sunday in the penitentiary dining room, it was because he is a symbol to remind the public and to stir fears again, said Cupp. Cupp said today that inmates perceive that when crimes of assault on women are committed in the community it causes restrictions on corrections programs and parole board de a ood CalL 364-HELP! HELP! ii the feature that solves problems, answers questions and gets the job done. It appears daily In the Capital Journal and Saturday and Sunday In the Statesman Journal. Call HELP! 24 hours a day at SM-4B7. HELP! answers questions only through this column.

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Recent river deaths are cause of concern Possible connection probed in Corvallis, Salem kidnaps By CYNTHIA JABS Capital Journal Reporter The three drownings in the Willamette River during the past week have city and county officials concerned. Since last week, a 14-year-old Salem boy, a 21-year-old Newberg man and a 20-year-old man identified Wednesday as Marcial Rivera Gonzales, 535 E. St. have lost their lives in the Willamette. The three all died unnecessarily, according to Captain Richard Bay, who has been pulling bodies out of the Willamette River for some 15 years.

"It's always a matter of somebody just didn't think." Bay is part of the Marion County Sheriff's diving team that assists area agencies in recovering drowning victims in the area. Bay's diving team recovers an average of nine or 10 persons from lakes and rivers in the area every year. Last year cooler weather brought the total down to seven, Bay said. But in a warm summer the total invariably is higher, as in 1974 when Bay's divers recovered 14 drowning victims. Bay says there will be more drownings unless people become more cautious about where and how they go swimming.

Most of the drownings in this area hap- pen in the Willamette River, Bay said. "The river looks so smooth and easy going," Bay said. But strong currents and an uneven river bottom make the river "much more treacherous than most people think" he said. The Little North Fork of the Santiam River is second claimer of drowning victims in the area, Bay said. "The problem there is that the water is so cold you have just about 10 minutes to get out before the cold starts to affect your muscles and your judgment," Bay said.

A few basic rules can help in both pjaces, Bay said. Know the place you are swimming. Float a log or branch down the river to get an idea of how strong the current is. Your body will move pretty much the same as any other floating object, Bay says. Avoid areas where the water appears to be bubbling up from the bottom because such "up currents" are generally accompanied by "down currents" that go into holes and can trap a person unu-derwater.

Know your own ability in the water. Drowning claims lifesaving experts as well as non-swimmers, Bay says. Overestimating your ability always means trouble. Don't fight the water if you lose con- Tum to SOME, Page 16 neers and Constructor the general engineering contractor at the site. The citations follow a two-month investigation into the April 27 disaster in which the construction workers plunged 168 feet to their deaths when the scaffold peeled away from a concrete cooling tower being built for the Monongahela Power Co.

at Willow Island, W.Va. At a news conference, OSHA's administrator, Dr. Eula Bingham, attributed the accident to three factors: Failure of contractors to conduct proper tests of freshly poured concrete prior to raising the scaffolding, which was attached to the concrete. Failure to properly secure the scaffold formwork system to the cooling tower. Failure to properly anchor and maintain beam sections supporting a concrete lifting system, which is attached to the scaffold to support the maximum intended load.

By HANK BEALS Capital Journal Reporter Linn and Benton county authorities today are searching an area between Lebanon and Brownsville, where the body of a prime suspect in the April 15 disappearance of a 12-year-old Corvallis girl was found Tuesday. Linn County Undersheriff Ed Spiruta said deputies are searching the area because Earl F. Chambers, a suspect in the disappearance of Ann Ellinwood, Corvallis, frequently had been seen driving and walking in the area. According to California authorities, the 42-year-old Chambers had served 11 of the last 17 years in prison on convictions of forcible rape and assault. Meanwhile, Marion County Djstrict Attorney Gary D.

Gortmaker Wednesday afternoon said there had been a significant break in the investigations of the disappearance of the Ellinwood girl and the death of Stephanie Ann Newsom, 11, of Salem. However, today Gortmaker refused to release information which has led him to believe there is a "significant break" in the two cases. He also has refused to say why he thinks the two cases are connected. The Ellinwood girl disappeared April 15 while participating in a March of Dimes walkathon. She was last seen resting in Corvallis' Pioneer Park.

The Newsom girl was abducted April 19 from a trail behind Walker Junior High School that led to her home at 1060 Lavona Drive NW. Her partially clad body was found April 27 in a field on the edge of Ankeny Wildlife Refuge, about 15 miles south of Salem. She had been sexually molested and strangled, police said. Gortmaker said Wednesday the break in the cases came when two Salem attorneys, Charles Burt and Neil Lathen, appeared Wednesday afternoon with him before Marion County Circuit Judge Richard Barber. According to Barber, the attorneys went to Gortmaker with information about a former client, recently deceased, who was a suspect in the cases.

Gortmaker and the attorneys then decided to ask for the court order to avoid a breach of ethics regarding lawyer-client confidentiality. Barber signed the order and the attorneys disclosed the information to Gortmaker, the judge said. Jim Spall.ii deputy in the Marion Scaffold contractors cited WASHINGTON (AP) The government cited a New Jersey contractor today for 10 "willful violations of safety rules at a West Virginia construction site where a collapsed scaffolding left 51 men dead. The finding of willful violations means that the government can turn the matter over to the Justice Department for criminal prosecution. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration, which issued the citations against Research-Cottrell, said the company also had committed six other serious infractions of federal safety rules.

Research-Cottrell built the scaffolding. The agency said it is has not decided whether to recommend criminal action. OSHA also cited two other firms at the construction site with two safety rule violations. The other two firms were Pittsburgh Testing Laboratory, which was testing the concrete, and United Engi.