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   European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - July 11, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 6 the stars and stripes Friday july 11,1986 Licking the heat appt Blo the residents of the Philadelphia zoo Bice been buffering this week from a record 90-Degra-pli� hell wave. This tiler found he could Cool himself Down try Licking i a at a Nuutt Block of ice. Inmates set fire to 13 buildings at overcrowded . Prison Lorton a. A prisoners at the Over crowded Lorton reformatory set fires in 13 buildings thursday in what authorities called i organized Effort to bum the place  three buildings at the District of Columbia s suburban prison were heavily damaged the roofs on two  fast As some fires were brought under control older were set. At one Point 120 firefighter were hauling the Blaze. By 7 a.m., however nearly seven hours after the first fire was reported by a Motorist All the fires were under  said All of the facility s 4,100 prisoners had been accounted  fires erupted two Days after a consultant said crowding was so bad that a disturbance costly interns of human life and property could come at any  of about 900 prisoners taken to the City s jail yelled out a bus window it s crowded. That s Why his is going  four firefighters were injured fighting the Jures one sprained Hiarm another collapsed apparently from fatigue. Firefighters refused to enter buildings unlit All heir prisoners there were accounted for. District of Columbia officials said the blazes appeared to be planned this looks like � highly organized activity. A lot of people decided they were going to try to bum the place Down said District administrator Thomas  fires which began when mattresses were set afire spread quickly through All the prison s dormitories he said. Prisoners were corralled onto a baseball Field in the Complex where 500 to 600 prisoners were surrounded by prison guards officials  2,970-acre Lorton prison Complex houses both medium and maximum Security prisoners in Many build the total prison capacity is 3,564 prisoners but has been the subject of continual court Battles because of  spokesman said 4,100 prisoners Are housed at the Complex. Man Fries to open flying jet9s door los Angeles up a Man who said a voice told him he was a Bird tried to open the main Cabin door of a passenger plane with 285 people aboard but was tackled by passengers 6 Miles Over the Pacific and tied up with Headset wires authorities said wednes Day. The Man identified by police As Eric Reed 27, of Philadelphia Vas arrested after the United airlines dc-10 landed safely at los Angeles International air port from Honolulu late tuesday. He was turned Over to state authorities for psychiatric evaluation in los Angeles. The Fri said it was considering whether to file  said he heard a voice and the voice was nature telling him he was a Bird said Steve Enos the Losangeles police department officer who look Reed into  also said Reed who apparently was travelling atone reported he bad been under the care of a psychiatrist until recently. Airline officials said there were 274 passengers and it Crew members aboard flight 188. The plane was flying at about 30,000 feet. Dyland Pollard is of Atlanta said he noticed theman As soon As the plane took off. He said the Man wore a Hawaii 86" to shirt and Bis skin was peeling Asif it bad been sunburned. He kept walking up and Down the aisle Pollard said. He had a troubled look in Bis  Pollard who was travelling with his Grandfather said the Man tried to Force his Way into tie cockpit about 30 minutes into the flight and was asked by a Light attendant to return to his seat. The Man then Well to the rear of the plane and Trielo open the Cabin door setting off a screeching alarm and a flashing red Light Pollard  sure gave everybody a Jolt he said he scared the hell out  passengers tackled the Man and then tied him with cards front audio headsets said Pollard an United airlines spokeswoman Kay Lund. The Man was Beld in the rear of the plane until it landed. Stateside Connie Stevens almost lost leg after being bitten by dogs los Angeles a Singer Connie verely bitten when she intervened to � fight Between her two pet husky dons say surgeons considered amputating a right leg because of infection. Slevens is who underwent leg surgery monday Atuila medical Kenief was in Good condition Wraae. Day and said she expected lobe released next  had to go i wide my leg deep into the mus Cle she said in a Telephone interview from her Hospi Tal bed. There was a Chance of losing it ii was very frightening. I can t imagine not running or dancing or playing. In a Flash the Elnarr mtg of Post Bly losing my leg Sta very frightening for me. 7-foot statue of Liberty stolen after july 4 Parade Washington up a tool Ull version of the statue of Liberty was stolen just after it a paraded through the nation a capital during a july fourth tribute to the real thing officials said wednesday. The statue valued Al s25.000, was built especially to commemorate mib Liberty s 100th birthday. Mid Charles Ferguson executive director of the National Independence Day Parade which commissioned work on the miniature. The 7-foot statue was sculpted piece by piece by pal Monk who spent 240 hours working on it Ferguson  was done with drawings used in building the original he said. It was built on the order of thesia tue. It s Jusi like it every Nook and cranny in it in keeping with the original design the Titue is hollow and weighs Only about 65 pounds an attrib Ute that May have contributed to its disappearance Ferguson said. At to to sell pay phones to private owners firms new York up1j at to co. Will offer Coin oper ated telephones to private owners and businesses begin Ning in september the company announced  is the first time the phones will be sold to customers other than local Telephone  owner programming is simplified for customers by visual and voice synthesized instructions the company said collection totals Are automatic Alty tabulated an flexibility is provided in terms of setting rates for Var ious types of  be also kept ease of use and customer familiarity in mind by designing the phone to look and operate Ligeour existing Coin phone said spokesman Joe Daly. The private pay phone is a 50-Pound steel and Chro me electronic set that uses Normal household Power. Prices will Range from $1,425 per unit for 1,000 or More to 11,875 for a single unit phone Booth or enclosures Are sold separately. 2 men rescued from sub after air Supply runs out fort Pierce fat a two men were trapped in a two nun submarine when the Craft got stuck upside Down in mud wednesday and they survived although they weren t found until after their one hour air Supply should have run  of the men was unconscious said coast guard Petty officer Joe Dye. It took oxygen to Efthim breathing  the 15-foot submarine had a one hour air Supply and a diver from its base ship reel crazy found the Craft after the hour ran out Dye said Petty officer David Lewis a coast guard diver attached a line o the disabled submarine and it was 1feet from the surface when the Hatch was opened. Daniel Ruttner 69, swim u the surface but bit Nephew Harold Ruffner 60, apparently panicked and grabbed Lewis breathing regulator Dye said. Lewi pulled Harold Ruf Lher to the surface by nil hair. The submarine flooded when the Hatch was opened and Sank about a mile off South Beach in fort Pierce. 3 men killed in Accident at Coal mine in Illinois Waltonville Fol up a roof collapsed at Southern Illinois Coal mine wednesday killing three men in the second Accident at the mine in the last three weeks the state department of mines and Mineral reported. A fourth person feared to be trapped in he nibble was found unharmed. The Accident occurred at the Freeman United Coal co Orient no. 6 mine Nea Waltonville in Jefferson county  
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