Fairbanks Daily News-Miner from Fairbanks, Alaska • Page 1

CITY NEWS IX BRIEF Convicts Free 38 After Tear-Gas Attack Goldftn Oays Theater All 'amateur thespians in the Fairbanks Ladd Eielson community have been extended an invitation to attend the try-outs today of the play being presented for the Golden Days celebration by the Laughing Stock Company of Fairbanks. The public try-outs will be at 8 m. today in the Student Union Building, University of Alaska. Opening Postponed Formal opening of the newly-reconstructed Little League! baseball park today has been cancelled and re-scheduled for Friday. The entire job of renovating the park was done by the 18th Engineer Co.

of Yukon Command. The Little Lengue season will resume alter opening ceremonies following a two-week suspension for Boy Scout Camp. Baseball Parents Meeting American Legion Baseball manager Meiford Miller has called a meeting of the parents of al! American Legion Junior baseball players lor 7:30 p.m. today at the United Service Organizations Club on Firs: avenue. Plans will be made for the coming Western Alaska tournament to be held July 18-22.

Refreshments will be served. a On Active Duty Reserve Capt. Thomas L. now on active duty for two weeks at the Army's Yukon Command. Captain Tripiett wat the civilian personnel assisun? before corning on active duty wiih the personnel section in Command headquarters.

MONROE, July 7, Thirty-eight hostages held for 13V4 terror-filled hours by four "kill crazy" youag convicts were freed unharmed at the state reformatory today in a surprise tear gas attack. Armec officers carried out the rescue al 4:03 a.m. two hours before the third and latest deadline set by the re- helling prisoners. Reformatory officials said it went "like The repels, who had armed themselves with butcher knives and long forks in the kitchen Thursday afternoon in the abortive escape attempt, threatened violence only to the three guards held hostage One of the guards, Hugh DeWalt: said the desperadoes told the officers to start praying oecause they would be thrown out of the window ead if the convicts' de- mands for freedom were not met. Twenty-five visitors, many of them women and children, and 11 other prisoners who had been visiting relatives were seized along with the three guards.

One woman was released from the barricaded visitors'- room during the night when she became ill The others were held until the uprising ended. Al; outsiders and the 11 hostage inmates were treated fairly well. The i rebels were quickly subdued as the tear gas sent the occupants stumbling, weeping and choking, from the room. The four were ordered placed in isolation. Lawrence Delmore, state supervisor of adult correction, praised the reformatory staff for the smoothly executed rescue "We picked the time; we picked the battlefield," he said.

"We knew from 11 p.m. on what we were going to do. It was a matter of allowing enough time so that the women and children would be down asleep. We didn't want anybody to get hurt." An officer said surprise was the factor of success. A guard crept close to the room and hurled a tear gas shell.

The charge followed. A prison guard, William McKelvie whn had talked to the prisoners on several occasions, called two of the convicts to the broken window in the hostage room. At a signal, McKelvie dropped to the floor and Officer John Martin fired a gas blast from a gun almost into the faces ot the convicts. Officers behind them then broke into the room, subdued the convicts and rescued the hostages. Mary Turner, 24, wife of one of 11 inmates held hos- tage, said she was asleep i holding her baby when the I officers rushed the door.

Mrs. Turner said every: one was calm throughout the 13V2 hour ordeal. She said the four rebellious inmates never touched any of the hostages and even gave them cigarettes. The four convicts who seized an estimated 26 to 28 visitors, three guards and 11 other convicts yesterday are Richard A Murray, 20; aid De Courcy, 22; Robert 1 £. Jasmin, 22.

and David K. i Owens, 19 They listed no grievances, i asking only for an escape car and clear access to the Canadian border. One oi the officer hostages, Hugh DeWalt, said the con: victs threatened they would throw them out of the win- i dow dead if their demands for freedom were not met i by 6 a.m. Daily News Miner- "America's Farthest North Daily Newspaper" Member of The Associated Press Vol. XXXVII Per Copy FAIRBANKS, ALASKA, TUESDAY, JULY 7, 1959 Sixteen Pages No.

128 RESCUED; 2 Mounties Trace Suspect's Trip In White Truck VANCOUVER, B.C., July 7, 0 The Royal Canadian Jumpers Meet Mounted Police are seeking a Another -raining class in connection with the the Midnight Sun Sky Divers; murder of an American un is se: for 7 p.m. Thursday ativersity studer.f in North Cei the North Pole airport. Eiel-ltral British Columbia, son members will be picked police sal( man was at the Service Club at 6:30 seen crvm? a white panel p.m.. and Ladd and truck that tooped jumpers will be picked up we rince Gporgfr and same time at o06 a Lake ja p3Jurle The truck believed to be the same one that Bruce rij 3 Universitv of 4 Japanese Visitor S. Kcbaya-n loreign geonhvSll udeiv was respondent in Washington, D.

a rbariks lo the Asahi pc Cal Df Tokyo, will arrive in Fair- in La sanks tomorrow afternoon on Shot to Death the Pan American Airways Worline was shot to death flight from Juneau. He is trav-. about Junc 2 and his body eling through the state on a 0 a McLeod Lake i survey of tl-c economic as- amosite, 90 miles north of' pects of the new state. Prin June 28. Police sa-c service station F27 MAKES "queen of the skies" in the Fairbanks area is the F27 propjet, just added tc the Wien Alaska Airlines fleet of planes.

This unusual shot shows plane moving over the University of Alaska campus Besides being faster, the plane has numerous other advantages. It Laborers to Meet is pressurized, provides a smoother ride, has more power, requires less maintenance and is considered safer than other types of planes. After trial run, plane above and sister ship are being placed on regular Wien runs. All told, cost of each of the new propjets runs close to $750,000. attendants were not sure Laborers Union Local 942; the date serviced a white will meet at 7:30 p.m.

Friday panel truck'or whether there at Carpenters Hall to consider i ere two men in the truck, ratification ot' their new two-L year contact, rather than to-! Descnbe Sus eot night as inadverently stated! The suspect was described in a Daily News-Miner police as about 35, five feet yesterciav. Joe Wiegert, busi-: 10 inches and about 175 pounds, ness agent, today. -He was believed to be in the Vancouver district. Hot Rod Meeting similar Description was Plans for the Golden Daysjmits" are already During the four-day in Fairbanks of celebration this month arej from var ous merchants andjthere will be a folk landing. festival, a flower show i going along at a heady min-j business houses I ins town oace according to; i i jidiiuieu iKen Siebert, overall chairman! Geor Huber ch arable arrangement contestj Alaska 'for the mid-summer event tne midway, nas already con- sponsored by the Fairbanks! Scheduled to start July isistructed half the concession a club a treasure and run ana is an of these events will be I handled by Helicopter Saves Child From Log Jam Dr.

R. L. Willey And Don Graves Spotted Safe on Chena Sandbar; H17 Crewman Is Hero in Boy's Rescue Bv ALBRO 3. GREGORY Kens-Minor stejl Writer A 10-year-old boy was back in the arms of his parents after a harrowing night on a log jam and two Fairbanks ptofessional men were awaiting rescue on a Chena River sandbar today, marking -the happy end to another rescue mission. The boy, Danny Lee Allie, was rescued by an Air Force iH21 helicopter, with the heroic action of Ale Martin Norman and the expert pilot work of Capt.

Oscar A. Yznaga, at the mouth of the Salcha River. I Far away, some 20 air miles A of Fairbanks, Dr. Robert I Qfrjl IJIIIQKli Willey, 28. a dentist, and fcVVMI VIM Donald Graves.

3G, an engi-j ter, awaited rescue by river- A II A I A Inat from their Chena River Off, They were to be picked up a boat sent by the Daff? Mllcy Water Rescue SlCW rClClj nergency Unit. There weit few details ofj Local unions were preparing 1 the Allie boy happened to to hold meetings today, to- ib adrift in rising waters (morrow and Thursday for the the Salchn River, from of deciding whether point near Aurora Lodge, or riot to ratify labor contracts shortly before noon yesterday, reached after 12 days and nights of bargaining at Anchorage. rsons! The Operating Engineers two land laborers are scheduled to Eskimos who had set up their 1 meet tonight. The other five salmon fishing camp not craft unions likewise upstream from the log iam have met before the week the confluence of the Salcha I is up to take action on new and Tanann Rivers. They were! wa contracts Mr and Mrs Tom Willock, 821 was learned unofncially I here that no hitch in ratifica- agreement is antic- Eskimos Spot Boy the only and 70, Mrs.

Willock related that she he Pioneers of ipated and the seven crafts ana Cusnman street on Lade reservation. The time for meeting has been set for p.m. and all interested per are welcome to attend. U-. GOP Meeting Set All delegates and alternates to the Republican State Con-, vention have been requested: showers.

Low tonight 55. to meet at 7:30 p.m. today at' High tomorrow 70. High yes- Mostly cloudy tonight and tomorrow with scattered afternoon and evening thunder- winning run in the eighth in-1 color of modern-day ning today as the National! Efforts are being made Lea Lea saw at The San Francisco slugger's; i clout over Harvey Kuenn's! Be ards And Costumes in right center climaxed! Rental costumes, To Job the barricade, as a wenana at mar 1 ais scheduled her husband saw the boat aU back the new I drifting by their camp on the) only cloud on the labor Salcha about noon yesterday, horizon today is that caused They shouted to him when they by the uncertainty over the heard his cries for help as the. carpenters, negotiations which boat drifted quickly and aim-j resume in Anchorage tomor- lessly along the river's The child, they said, There was no development standing in the boat, plumbers' walkout.

Bert Stimple wilfserve as! to grab lew-drooping willow i branches But he couldn't hole Celebrate cently resigned into the rive, and his death- and a two-run raily by the Nation-items or making costumss, Eskimo dances, als off lefthander Whitey Ford! are available from Dooley of skill' Each even- iber-er The celebration SfsSef 51 c- ceremo pat- ing in the midway area, plus-mes at Pedro discovery on Highway, a tne Republican Campaign: terday 64. Low last night 54. nl st.h avp ni iP nri i the Aeu Yo.A^ankees who sales and at tne Pfaff Sewing Temperature at noon 68. Sun- (started the eighth inning. It Center.

Beards-for those who! Headquarters, Lacev street. avenue Potato Men Meet An organizational meeting. of the Alaska Potato Grow-1 ers will be held at 7:30 p.m. today in the GVEA offices on Illinois St. The announcement came from Les Loud, a member of the organization committee.

Water Skiers Meet rise tomorrow 1:30. Sunset a three-run splurge! on't or can't grow them will! 10:20. i (Continued on Page 3, Col. 5) also be sold. For persons who can't 01 n't wear sideburns ahc moustaches, "shaving per- Alaskan Congressman Labor Union Officials File Oamaae of pressing duties as of the Pacific Northwest Trade CIothes Wet By 4, ROBERT SMITH Former Employe Of Local Cimic in Accident said he Club for 8 p.m., today at home of Austin Ward, 701 ml Ol1 Mothers-To-Be- through the would Interior's acre- regard; SEATTLE.

July 7, Wl- said 22. of Seattle fatally last night when; '-p 5 to get rector, tolo him the state the automobile in which oeCr: leasing bill; 1 could live with this" much of i was driving alone hit a tree: 1la House Interior! an increase. This would mean'on a residential street. Committee tomorrow, ja company could The Coroner's Office report- Legislation to allow oil com- 1 all its Ipasing in one area if led her husband, John umon electlon anies to lease or hold options jit chose 2 rn Thursda in the! on to a cre is Two other bi i now is in Fairbanks, cation of the recent plebiscite which Hawaii voters fav- vvas at) ut a a ored statehood about 132,000 to Dr, Joseph Ribar stepped up.when an L2C plane flown the secretary-treasurer's I Maj. Stanley Bird, flew overj- position to fill Stimple's old the youngstei as he stood on! i spot, and John Titus of the! the iam and his I nc- Wintrarr KH-: jUJC Wiegert, thro neys, have filed a SDU.UUU law contemptible ght suit with the U.

S. Clerk of ously injure the reputation and I Court against Vernon Eaton, how contempt and ridicule in Fallen and Donald! the eyes of fellow members of Laborers Local 942 and diversjgscapeS COHVlCtS Leaders persons and members of the' MABTINSV iLLE. Sck in Red Official 6503 06 three inmates of igent, nosts both have been! was rescued iet Deputy Prem ier-Frol filled for many years. harmed and two of her cap- the treatment usually her' tors taken llllc custod toda heads of sta the boy was uninjured. They: (Continued on Page 3, Col.

9) Wiegert, Text of Complaint The suit added that other i prn Thursday in the! on Health Center, Airport but the Interior De-jup one to increaseis a and Giilam Way, for child has opposed it. In- 1 coal leasing acreage and the in the care classes bills also come; Mrs. Maki. whose husband The charge specifically said! material was printed steamfitter, had worked tllat on June 1959, they ut- Fairbanks Clinic widely disseminated iterior would agree to concerning state se- this spring and returned to! an 'rj distributed or caused to thei The capture took place inj Kozlov Hairdressers To Meet Alaska into two zones along I lection of oil lands, over which Seattle in May. be uttered a minted sheet sheet allegedly issued by the' ine feeder Section 01 three defendants, damaging County, several miles from the character of the union of-! this county seat.

-tate. welcomed ficiaSs. the Brooks Bsnge, allowing! there is no substantial dis- She was born in Longview known as Fairbanks Filthy- Both are asking damages of Fairbanks Aurora Hair Styl- 300,000 acres to be held in each'agreement the Alas- and attended Kelso HighjNiner. This sheet containing a 1325,000 each, or a total of ing Panel will meet at 8 p.m.jzone, for a maximum of ka congressional delegationjSchool, Survivors include her showing a Their attorneys are Mc- tomorrow, for a acres per company. the Eisenhower adminis-! father, Clyde Mellott of Long-j pole of grotesque figures, Merdes, Camarot and business executives despite a snub from the city's mayor.

On a forenoon tour there were Sheriff Shannon Wester- no unfriendly man's home in touch with the! At the Ford Motor Koz-l "Lights went out in cabin today, but (Continued on Page 3, Col. 3)1 Rivers saici his compromise tration. view, and two sons. atop the other, identifying Fitzeerald. sheriff by radio, said Missilov was greeted by the presi-; can't figger out any way to Sandra Lvnne McKeen Henry Ford II, and the! blame' the just rescued unharmed chairman, Ernest R.

pended to run out of kero- her automobile recovered. Breech. sene.".