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ii >'■- ,%S The weather r Ineide today Clear tonight with lows in upper 40s to low 50s. Tuesday sunny in morning Area news . .1—2-B F®ntily 7—8-A Classified .5-8-B MACC news... 3-A foiiowed by increasing cioudiness in the ... 9-B MCC calendar . 3-A afternoon. Highs in the 70s. Precipita Comics ... Dear Abby ... 9-B Obituaries ... 10-A tion probabiiity near zero tonight, 20 ... 4-A Sports........ 3-4-B per cent Tue^ay. Nationai weather Editoriai . forecast map on Page 7-B. PRICE. F im E I^ CENTS Posse captures Ray PETROS, Tenn. (UPI) - James between Brushy Mountain State would not discount the possibility prison guards approached them. Earl Ray, confessed assassin of Dr. Prison, where the breakout occurred, Ray’s escape was engineered as a Ray’s Brushy Mountain cellmate, Martin Luther King Jr., was run and Oak Ridge. Exact details of conspiracy to stifle the investigation. convicted murderer Earl Hill Jr., 34, down by bloodhounds and captured Caylor’s surrender were not dis But he said there we?e no signs of was among the three. He was cap before .dawn today by a posse of closed by the official. outside accomplices when Ray was tured almost immediately, but it was lawmen. Caylor was serving a 51-year apprehended. another three hours before Ray was trapped. About seven hours later, Donald prison term for armed robbery and “ My major concern was getting Ray Caylor, another of the convicts assault with intent to commit him back into custody and having the “Gentlemen, we have Mr. Ray in SOIL. who escaped with Ray Friday night, murder. opportunity to question him about custody,” prison spokesman Jim surrendered. Ray’s attorney. Jack Kershaw of this and the assassination' of Dr. Henderson announced over a police Ray, 49, exhausted from his ordeal, Nashville, said he called the prison to King,” Fauntroy said. radio at 2:35 a.m. EDT. A blue and vainly tried to cover himself with see how Ray was and to find out The full House Select Committee white state Corrections Department some leaves as the baying hounds— if Ray wanted to see him. on Assassinations was to meet today car wheeled through the prison gates Sandy and Little Red — approached “He does want to see me. I will see to discuss Ray’s escape. with Ray in the back seat just a few minutes later. his makeshift hiding place. Sandy him as soon as I can contact the Tennessee Public Safety Com reached him first on a leash by prison warden,” Kershaw said, adding he missioner Joel Plummer said Ray “We are extremely pleased at the guard Joe Chapman about 2 a.m. understood Ray was in good physical had exercised vigorously in the capture of James Earl Ray,” (3ov. EDT. condition. prison yard to prepare himself for Ray Blanton said in a statement read “James, are you all right?” Chap Only one convict now remains at- the coming ordeal. to newsmen by prison officials. “This man asked. large — Douglas Fhelton, 32. Prison Some of the escapees wore concludes one of the largest 'T m okay,” Ray replied, his face officials said they believed they had themselves out in the initial dash manhunts in the history of wet with sweat and his sweatshirt him cornered in the same area Ray from the prison, Plummer said. “But Tennessee.” and pants muddied. was arrested. Itey, being older and fairly cunning, Newsmen were unable to talk to Forty-five minutes later, Ray was Ray was captured about 10 miles didn’t move as much.” Ray when he returned to the prison. back behind the stark walls of the from the prison near a gold mining The convicted assassin stayed with "He doesn’t want any pictures prison. Later, a prison spokesman camp called Coyote. his escape plan until his trail was taken and he doesn’t have anything to said Ray had eaten a “good Earlier announced plans by picked up by the fresh bloodhounds say,” a state trooper said. breakfast" and was being held in the Tennessee officials to deploy 150 early today. Then, he ran as hard as Ray was handcuffed and his head infirmary. There was i)o indication, national guardsmen were canceled he could until he couldn’t run shifted from side to side as he was es however, that Ray was injured or ill. when word of Ray’s capture was an anymore. He surrendered without a corted along a 30-foot long sidewalk He was examined by a doctor who nounced. struggle. at the prison. He said nothing. reported Ray suffer^ only a few Rep. Walter Fauntroy, chairman Warden Stonney Lane said Ray had Another of the fugitives, David Lee scratches. , of a House subcommittee in tried to cover himself with leaves but Powell, 27, of Chicago, serving a 100- A Tennessee corrections depart vestigating the assassination of King, could not escape the bloodhounds, year jail term for murder, was ment spokesman said Caylor, 24, of said he was happy and relieved at who picked up his fresh trail three recaptured Saturday and bank robber Knoxville, Tenn., "gave himself up” Ray’s capture. Fauntroy said he hours earlier when three men fled as Larry Hacker, 32, whom authorities believed masterminded the escape, was found earlier Sunday in tiny Tired, muddy and handcuffed Beech Grove Baptist Church, about six miles from the prison. James Earl Ray, the convicted killer of civil rights leader Mar EPA expected to give okay At the height of the search, some tin Luther King Jr., is escorted in handcuffs back into Brushy 200 state and local police, prison Mountain State Prison, near Petros, Tenn., by Warden Stonney guards and FBI agents, aided by bloodhounds and helicopters, were Lane, left, and Deputy Warden Herman Davis, right after his pressed into service through a search capture early today. Ray was tired and mud covered after being to Seabrook nuclear plant area 25 miles around the prison. tracked down by bloodhounds. (UPI photo) MNTY WASHINGTON (UPI) - The ad nationwide symbol for the battle over tie, chief of the EPA, as saying in an ministration is expected to give the atomic power recently when more interview he has “made a final go-ahead soon for construction of the than 1,400 protestors were arrested decision” to allow the plant to dis controversial Seabrook, N.H., while occuping the power plant con charge 1.2 billion gallons of heated Carter seeks GOP help nuclear power plant, a number of struction site. water from its cooling system into sources said today. But environmen Industry and government sources the Atlantic Ocean each day. tal chief Douglas (Tostle ordered said they expect the Environmental The newspaper also reported Gps- aides not to comment on reports that Protection Agency .tp approve the tle said he was delaying announce to stop water projects a decision already has been made. Seabrook cooling system, clearing ment of his decision in order to “go Seabrook, halted by the govern the way for the Nuclear Regulatory through the record one more time WASHINGTON (UPI) - In an at another — the Central Utah project. billion and is scheduled for House ment until a decision is made on Commission to let construction and make absolutely sure.” mosphere already strained by con The GOP is expected to rely heavily consideration Wednesday. whether its cooling system would resume. Aides told UPI that Costle had troversy between congressional on Carter’s claim the projects even The agriculture appropriations bill harm the environment, became a ’The Washington Post quoted Cos- ordered them not to discuss the inter Democrats and President Carter, the tually would cost more than 32 is set for floor action Tliursday. view report. They said no decision White House expects help from billion. has been made. “He said not to House Republicans this week in a Carter has hinted a veto awaits the The House will pause Tuesday to either confirm or deny it,” one aide showdown over eliminating water bill if the water projects are funded, mark the 200th annivershry of Long session faces said. projects. and indicated that a similar fate m ay' authorization of the official Environmentalists contend dum But first the House and Senate await the 361 billion HEW money bill American flag with singer Johnny ping the heated water threatens were taking time out in midafternoon which exceeds his budget by 31.4 Cash leading the salute. marine life and they made the battle to return to British officials the Board of Education Magna Carta lent to America for the a symbol for thousands of persons Bicentennial Year. A long session is expected at the Lettick and Schoen, specialists in across the nation protesting nuclear Board of Education’s regular power plant construction. At one Both houses scheduled a brief school law, ’The firm handled the recess for a ceremony in the rotunda, meeting tonight at 8 p.m. in the board related case four years ago. demonstration May 1, a total of 1,414 for congressional leaders to hand the News summary room at 45 N. School St. At least one board member has an persons, including five reporters, precious document over to a British Included on thp agenda is adoption nounced his opposition to the were arrested during an occupation official. of the school budget and the school superintendent’s recommendation of the proposed plant site. The House Ways and Means Com Compiled from United Preaa International calendar for the coming year. for the hiring freeze. In a letter to the ’The planned 2,300 megawatt, 32 mittee was resuming work today on The board must also take action on board, Earl B.