Show P Nae ane d by JaU Escapee JEFFERSON EFFERSON CITY Mo Rio April 17 UP P IP Capt K 0 O. O Duncan of the Missouri highway patrol said Wednesday the state police have been told to watch for a light private private vate plane stolen early Wednesday from the Columbia Mo Rio airport and flown by a young man believed believed believed be be- to have escaped prison at Wichita Falls Tex Duncan said the youth is believed be be- to have eluded Jefferson City police on a downtown street Tuesday night while he and his companion were being taken to the station for questioning about the automobile they were occupying occupy occupy- ing ing- The car was loaded with guns and other articles A cache found near a highway was believed to have been part of the pairs pair's stock also In the cache were flying jackets jackets jack jack- ets parachutes guns and other equipment Jefferson City police said two men Tuesday drove dro to a local airport airport airport air air- port and purchased 10 gallons g-allons of airplane gasoline Expecting that the youth who eluded them might try a solo dash for freedom In a borrowed plane the police watched the airport here all night About dawn the Columbia plane owned by R. R E. E Lucas was stolen from the field there |