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It takes only minutes to apply Ller Seized in Gun Case Southampton Arthur Needles an unemployed mercliant marine seaman who was freed in $50000 bail for allegedly violating federal gun control laws was arrested last night on a charge of illegal possession of a loaded JO-cal M-l carbine police said Needles 49 of Noyac Road was arrested by Suffolk Seventh Squad detectives at his home after police said they found him with a loaded rifle Hie jKiIice had gone to the house at the request of his wife Evelyn who had sought a police escort they said to avoid a fight when she returned to pick up some personal belongings Last June Needles was named by Treasury agents as the leader of a four-member ring accused of manufacturing silencers and bombs that were sold on the underground arms market in- eluding Cosa Nostra figures and political radicals At the tune the Suffolk police and federal agents carried out their raid tliey confiscated 10000 rounds of various types ammunition 19 ailen-cers six machine guns 17 handguns and 29 rifles 4 --v a KN0WNF0RVALUES Zi AVAILABLE AT MOST GRANT STORES jj 25 Wednesday December 17 19M.