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SANTA FE, N.M. (UPI) - Police, Corrections officials, police, without firing a shot, retook the New politicians and an archbishop toured ‘ Republicans Mexico State Penitentiary Sunday the prison Sunday afternoon and told • and found the bodies of convicts stories of mutilations, burning and killed by fellow prisoners in 36 hours vandalism. Many said the prison Narrow List of reprisals, mutilations, burnings appeared beyond repair. and sexual assaults that left at least The damage was expected to total For Vacancy 32 dead. between $30 million and $40 million, State Police and National well above the previously most costly MANCHESTER - The list Guardsmen searched through the prison riot, in 1973 at the Oklahoma narrowed this weekend to two can­ night for more victims in the five State Prison ($20 million). The didates for Carl Zinsser’s vacant burned-out wings and main corridor bloodiest prison riot in U.S. history Board of Directors position. of the prison, through still-blazing was at Attica in upstate New York in Out of six names mentioned as fires, piles of windows and doors and 1971, when 43 prisoners and prison possible candidates, the GOP debris from ceilings and walls employees died. executive board had two definite can­ rs crumpled by the heat. Inmates, speaking first of the over­ didates. Harry Reinhorn, and Pete Maj. Charles Anaya of the State crowding that caused the takeover, Sylvester, after a Sunday afternoon Id like to Police said early today 32 bodies had said the riot started when inmates meeting. ries only been found, but that officers were starting ingesting drugs stolen from Both men ran unsuccessfully for e years, being kept out of the two major un­ the infirmary and sniffing glue taken positions last November and serve on span for searched areas until all fires are out, from the prison shoe factory. the Zoning Board of Appeals. id for the While these are the only definite »ers,’’ he “The inmates that we’ve talked to Gov. Bruce King, who had been at said there are more bodies in there,” the prison since a few hours after the candidates, two others are con­ e g o ^ to sidering running for the seat. writers, Anaya said. “It could be later today, riot began at 2 a.m. Saturday, said jeers — this afternoon, or possibly as late as the decision to attack was delayed Clarence (Bud) Brown, and Althea Potter, are interested in seeking the 4 ar those tomorrow” before the search until Sunday because of the belief d revive resumes. that negotiations were working. position vacated when Zinsser ould be a resigned last week. He also said prison records were He said the talks stalemated Sun­ burned in the takeover, making it dif­ But neither is committed to 80s Lear day morning, and the reports of seeking the seat. logy pre- ficult to arrive at a death count without a physical search of the hysteria, violence, the lack of Three other possible candidates, w oppor- Paul Willhide, Vivian Ferguson, and The pro- prison. leadership among the rebels and the continued setting of fires forced the Ida Lindberg, seem to be out of the rill draw State Corrections Secretary Felix pie. He decision to attack. running. Rodriguez said the final count of Willhide, and Mrs. Lindberg told lire a tre- Riot troops, backed by National local ori- bodies would be announced today. the executive board, according to roduction State Rep. Fred Mondragon, who Guardsmen, broke through the main Riot Scene Elsie Swensson, acting chairwoman, toured the prison, said he expected barricaded door with a sledge Smoke billows from the New Mexico State were reported killed in the 36-hour riot. (UPI that they were not interested in the of “mom the death count to exceed 40. hammer and cutting torch and quick­ Prison Sunday as a National Guard helicopter photo) job. n opera- ly reclaimed the building. They found Mrs. Ferguson has said she would ire to the About 800 inmates who did not par­ flies over the scene. More than 20 inmates seek the position if no one else was !, and he ticipate in the riot spent the night in bodies in almost every area, many interested. Mrs. Ferguson resigned 's like the 20-degree temperatures in tents on with arms, legs and heads cut off, from the board last year: Pete hood gro- one corner of the 12-acre prison and numerous injured or drug-dazed DiRosa was appointed in her place. 1 and pop grounds: the estimated 250 rioters Then the inmates. The old town committee will elect camped on the opposite corner under upermar- “These guys are just staggering a Zinsser’s successor at a Feb. 11 close watch by National Guard jerations. out of there, they are so hepped up on meeting. It will be the last action of troopers. he prolif- drugs and glue,” said Bud Richards this committee before the new hat cable members, elected Jan. 22 will be in­ create a A threatened strike by prison of the state Corrections Commission. product. I guards late Sunday was averted when Convict Robert Mosely, 21, said the stalled. ime man- Warden Jerry Griffin pleaded with It was decided the old committee rioters forceably removed him and would replace Zinsser, because all F icourage- about 90 of them to return to work independ- and promised to make the inmates other inmates from their cellblocks, the candidates were well-known to roduction involved in the uprising “clean up the put black hoods on them and bound the committee members. mess.” each in a fetal position with strips of Zinsser resigned last week, citing that Lear cloth. feelings of ineffectiveness and a lack Tlie last five hostages, down from of motivation as reasons for his ac­ iroduction the original 14 seized, were rescued Officials believed the takeover creative tion. unharmed by police SWAT teams. began when two guards making a IS, have room check surprised two inmates The two definite candidates said ly astro- None of the 250 rebellious inmates today they had begun gathering sup­ ly be ban­ was hurt during the final assault. drinking homemade liquor. E port for next week’s election. ished pro- “I don’t know what my chances like his ■imar, or are, but I’m calling people,” some he Sylvester said. “I’m attempting to phone each member of the old com­ ssibilities, PT A Budget Unit mittee.” regional Reinhorn has organized a group of theater 10, one person in each district, to help ire reality his campaign. “If I didn’t think my chances d I don’t To Take a Stand weren’t good I wouldn’t be running,” it now — to find a Reinhorn said. mom and proposed budget, there are no Sylvester noted the competiton MANCHESTER - The PTA Coun­ was good for the Republican Party. IV, and, in program improvements. In a cil Budget Study Committee will ”It’^ healthy for the party,” he le viewer message to the Board of Education, s of the meet tonight at 8 o'clock at the Siege Over said. “I wouldn’t like it if one person the superintendent traced the in­ Robertson School gym at 45 N. School ran." creased to, “spectacularly increased St. to make their recommendations Wounded inmates at the New Mexico State stormed the prison and ended a bloody 36- Sylvester said his main emphasis energy costs.” on the 1980-81 school budget. Prison receive first aid after state police hour riot. Some 27 inmates were killed, but as a board member would be on the According to Mrs. Amy Burns, co­ James Morancey, council presi­ SWAT team s and the National Guard all the hostages were saved. (UPI photo) town’s pension policies. chairperson of the budget study com­ dent, said today he expects the com­ Reinhorn said he would focus on mittee, an executive session of the mittee to be supportive of the the budget as a board member. n you tell superintendent’s budget, which commmittee will commence at 7:30 ! and a lit- represents an 8.5 percent increase at the school. She said a vote would New Enttland Survey oocemiog over last year’s budget. be taken and a written statement - R.J. Morancey said he also expects the released at 8 p.m. She said she would Heights, committee to criticize the general have no comment on the committee’s manager’s budget guidelines, which recommendations until that time. ind Hans call for holding increases to 6 percent and the Robert Weiss, general manager, Prices High Everywhere of the 1979-80 figures. m actor, said today he would give particular bis true ”We don’t have any fat,” attention to the PTA committee's Morancey said of the budget. He said recommendations. "Naturally, I BOSTON (UPI) — Food, energy The cost of a half gallon of milk Ground beef prices ranged from a show the average price of a gallon of otally the 6 percent guidelines don't allow listen to anybody and give credence and housing costs eat up a huge was most expensive — $1.09— at the low of $1.39 per pound (sale) at the regular gasoline in New England at 4azie. for mandated salary increases or the to comments from such a responsible chunk of every family’s budget Boston store checked, while it sold Providence store to $1.98 at the $1.07.2, but the AAA's last survey is age effects of inflation. source. But I haven’t seen the The first monthly UPI New for 90 cents in Concord, N.H. Augusta market checked.

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