European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - August 25, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 8 the stars and stripes sunday August 25,1991 prison standoff Progress reported As talks focus on cuban inmates phone Access continue Talladega Ala. A Telephone privileges that cuban inmates had demanded and won after seizing 10 hostages were an Issue in negotiations Early saturday As two helicopters and More than 100 vehicles arrived at the Federal prison. Talladega Federal correctional institution officials said Friday they had made Progress in negotiations with inmates but offered few specifics. A the hostages continue to Tell us the inmates Haven to threatened them a a Dan Dove of the Federal Bureau of prisons said at news conference Friday. Bureau of prisons spokesman Dan Dunne said inmates Access to outside Telephone lines was being negotiated but would not say if they still had Access. The prisoners originally had threatened to kill stages if authorities failed to meet their demands including having open Telephone lines. The inmates took Over the maximum Security unit wednesday one Day before 32 cuban detainees were to be deported Back to their Homeland the cuban inmates were among 125,000 who came to the United states in the 1980 Mariel boat lift. They were ordered deported after committing crimes in the United states. Seven men and three women who work at the Federal prison were taken hostage. Of those seven Are corrections officers and three Federal immigration workers. There were 121 cuban detainees and 18 american inmates in the unit along with the 10 employees when the uprising occurred. Prison officials said they done to know How Many of the cubans Are taking part in the hostage holding or what role non cuban inmates Are playing. There appeared to be More activity than usual outside Quot the prison saturday. Two helicopters landed just outside the prison Fence. About 100 vehicles a almost twice As Many As Normal a entered the prison grounds during a shift change. Spanish speaking men declaring themselves to be a the cubans tried to communicate with reporters. The hostage takers have been using the prison guards Walkie talkies to communicate since the uprising began. Shortly after the menus voices were heard Over scanners saturday men in an Fri Van drove up to the prison Entrance took out an electronic device and attached it to a Power pole. Within minutes the menus voices could no longer be heard on the radio just a steady tone. Although no food had been brought into the unit for three Days corrections officials said food was not an Issue in negotiations. Prison spokesman de Crosley said that while the cuban detainees a no longer have Access to the commissary there is a possibility that Small packaged food items May have been stored. In anticipation of this  a special operations team members Load riot gear on a bus leaving for the prison , urine samples fall from cargo plane Cape Coral Fla. A blood and urine samples fell from a cargo plane flying Over the City a police officer who investigated the incident was tested for infection after it was falsely reported that the samples were to be checked for aids officials said Friday. A cooler containing bags of the samples dropped from the open main Cabin door of a top flight air service plane thursday evening and landed on a Road in a sparsely populated area of Cape Coral police and Federal investigators said. A the cooler broke open and All the bags broke in the Road a police spokesman Michael Maher said. A it was a mess. We done to know How much of it there  Maher said a representative from Damon clinical laboratories inc. In Tampa where the samples were headed had told him the blood was to be tested for the aids virus cancer and hepatitis. But Don Meder Damon a general manager said Friday that none of the test samples being flown from Damon a fort Myers office was to be tested for aids. A it was routine blood work a things like cholesterol blood counts glucose Levels a Meder said. In the process of identifying the samples an officer touched the materials. A a we try to Tell All our officers to treat medical samples As hazardous waste a Maher said. A but one of the first patrol officers on the scene touched some of the materials without wearing  the officer was tested for possible infection. A representative of Damon clinical laboratories helped the City a hazardous waste team clean the spill and make an inventory of the samples police said. Federal aviation administration spokeswoman Kathleen Bergen in Atlanta said investigators were looking into Why the Cabin door was open on the Navajo cargo plane soon after Takeoff from nearby fort Myers. A woman who answered the phone at Tampa based top flight air service would say Only that a this company has no  Force couple has double trouble Minot . A sometimes the kidding gets to be two too much for a pair of married staff sergeants at Minot fab. Many callers to the base s Public affairs office get befuddled when they discover they re talking to sgt. Sargent. A a they la say a who a a what a or a can you say that again a a sgt. Beverly Sargent said. Her husband Reggie Sargent encountered his main name problem Early in Basic training. A a you re supposed to Call the instructor a sir a a Reggie Sargent said. A but whenever anyone called me Sargent head come running Over to yell at people because he thought they were talking to  Beverly Sargent started out As Beverly Edwards and when she married eight years ago gave Little thought to the name change. But her tune changed when she followed her husbands footsteps. A the first Day of Basic Quot sgt. Beverly Sargent said a the training instructor said a the air Force has a sergeant major and now we have our own airman  a Reggie Sargent s two Brothers entered the military but avoided the name game. Both Are Navy Petty officers. Another Felon collects Jackpot playing Massachusetts lottery Boston apr for the second time this year a Felon has hit the Jackpot in the Massachusetts millions lottery leaving officials worried about the games image and regular players wondering what the secret is. Omer s. Brisson jr., of Leominster quit his Job As a car Salesman on the spot tuesday when he discovered in a newspaper that he held All six winning numbers on a ticket Worth $4.5 million. A i realized my life had changed in a split second a he said. �?o1 threw the paper up in the air and said i  a Brisson 61, was convicted last year on gaming charges. He was fined and sentenced to three months in jail but is free pending an Appeal. Last month reputed South Boston mobster and convicted Bank robber James j. A a Whitey Bulger shared a $14 million prize with three friends. Many say the Good Fortune of Brisson and Bulger and friends is nothing More than Plain Good Luck. A i just Chalk it up to the fact that these Guys Are professional gamblers a said Scott Moulison 22, As he bought a ticket. Quot they probably spend More Money on the lottery than the rest of  True said Brisson who admits to having spent nearly $10,000 on the lottery Over the years. I just Chalk it up to the fact that these Guyra Arnm it month Gam Beers. They probably spend More Money on the lottery than the rest of  Scott Mout Ateon last month Bulger split a $14 million prize with winning ticket Holder Michael c. Linskey of South Boston. Linskey told officials he bought the winning ticket with Bulger Kevin j. Weeks and Patrick Linskey lottery officials said. The men have been described As friends. State officials say they can to Stop felons from playing the lottery. A we done to say a excuse me Are you a Felon a How would we Ever know a said Dave Powers who owns a pharmacy. He Sells about $5,000 in lottery tickets weekly