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The Boston Globe from Boston, Massachusetts • 23

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The Boston Globei
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Norfolk prison transfers 16 JORDAN MARSH JORDAN MARSH The Boston Globe Tuesday, November 8. Ii71 iu it fluTl PRISON Continued from Page 1 Sunday morning a fire was discovered under a stairwell at Norfolk and extinguished by correction officers. Damage was kept to $150. Two fires in Wal- MISSES hasn't signed it yet, but I understand we will do quite well in if He said he decided to transfer the 16 inmates because of an increasing number of "threats of burnings and violence" and because his guards were "taking more abuse than they should have to take." His decision, he said, was made after inmates in the prison meeting hall became boisterous Saturday night while a group of 92 teenage girls were presenting a Wash'n Wear Fashion with Devon Flair Mix and match our polyester doubteknit separates for a top fashion score. They're all in colors that blend, in styles that you like.

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"It's only about 5 percent here," Moore told The Globe. "But these are dangerous, unstable persistent agitators. The other 95 percent want to serve their time as peacefully as possible and get out." But at Norfolk inmates transferred or charged with infractions included five chairmen of inmate committees who had been discussing demands and recommendations with the prison administration for months, according to Sam Tyler, executive director of the Massachusetts Council on Crime and Correction, a private organization. Another five were members of the committees, he said. show.

He said some of the inmates were "abusive and obscene" to the girls, were harassing the guards, and "could have torn the place -apart' if the guards had not assumed control. Ristaino said he does not believe the unrest is an expression of disappointment by the inmates that more concessions have not been granted them. "I think we are getting along very well with the committees," he said. "Negotiations are continuing every day." Tyler said he could understand that prison offi JUT. i I Vi." x.

Ristaino said that only two chairmen were in volved at Norfolk but their roles on the committees had nothing to do with their selection for transfer. He said the 16 were re moved because they had been "stirring up unrest." Tyler also said yesterday cials might have legitimate reasons for transferring inmates to keep the institution under control. But, he said if more of the inmates' requests were granted, the majority of the inmates would be better able to restrain the small number of "crazies" who want violence. At Walplle, Moore said that the candles found in the search could have been used for arson. He also said there was no legitimate reason for the cans of gasoline to be in the foundry.

He suggested that they were hidden there by prisoners intending to cause an explosion in the foundry. "It is preferable to keep the prisoners confined to 4 that Ristaino had failed to expedite 70 concessions Norfolk officials had made to the inmates' committee. Ristaino also took issue with this. "Already we have implemented 55 of the things we said we would," he said. "But many of the others require money, and they have to be patient.

Many things they want and we want have been submitted in a supplementary budget, and we their cells," he said, "than to take the chance that millions of dollars might be lost or people killed in such a fire or explosion." will do them if we can get the money. The governor if 'T If" Officials seek link 1 'i ft vri to convicts, blast 1 carried out when the threat By Peter Cowen Globe Staff was received. WORCESTER Au The meaning of the de mand to abolish the state's thorities are seeking a link today between the bomb ing of a Paxton transmis sion station belonging to radio station WAAF-FM and a group claiming to be an organization of "mili tant convicts." Shortly after the bomb ing Sunday night, a man. YOU SAVE 30.10 to 50.10 called police in nearby Auburn and thratened to bomb an unnamed Worces ter radio, station unless a series of demands were met, police said yesterday. parole law was not clear.

The note said: "Kill the parole law. One-third is time for a parole consideration." The writer apparently was referring to the called "two-thirds" law, which required persons convicted of violent crimes to serve two-thirds of their sentences before being eligible for parole. The law was repealed on Oct. 28. Judd Coursey, the radio station's program director, said the bombing did between $4000 and $5000 damage to equipment in the one-story cement block building.

The station was back on the air at 1 p.m. yesterday after engineers restored damaged wiring. No one was in the building at the time of the building, police said. Coursey said the FM-stereo station received no warning of the bombing. WAAF was featuring a The police were reluc tant to discuss the call, NOW which directed them to a downtown telephone booth where they found an envelope containing the de mands.

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the note, were listed as follows: "Let a man who has been released own handguns." "FigKt cancer not cons." "No consideration for drug users." Wylie in Paxton, where the transmitter building is lo cated, said the bombers broke into the transmitting station by forcing two locks. Police said the bomb was a seven-inch homemade It was placed JORDAN MARSH COMPANY BOX 1 91, Roiton, 02101 MAIL THII COUPON TODAY ph.ne ny nvmbar hlow, any tlm, any. hour; day or night. In Mtrv li lltan (ten Ar (all 331-3131. SUIURlANITISi CALL (Pabody) 531-9000; (Brockton) 583-8640; (New Bedford) Enttrprue 7250; (lynn) 599-5000; (lowrence) 687-7156; (Rockland) 878-7831; (Hoverhill) 374-7425; (Framingham) 879-0100; (Concord) 369-3728; (low-til) 458-6866 IN WORCESTER AREA CALL: 798-8121 NEW HAMPSHIRE AREA CALll (Manchtiter) 669-M200; (Nashua) 889-6116; (Concord) 224-7769; (Peterborough) 924-3357; (Exeter) 772-4755 IN MAINE AREA j'CAlti 775-5431 IN RHODE ISLAND AREA CAlll 738-9400.

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Me. Warwick, R.l. damaged. The 186-foot transmitter tower was not damaged, but Wylie said the bombing Name City appeared to be the work of -Zio. The letter offered a challenge to authorities: "If you want to fight, we are ready," Auburn Police Chief Robert Johnson said investigators had not yet obtained evidence "concretely" connecting the bombing and the demands.

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