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Show 2 A The Salt Lake Tribune, Sunday, October 17, 1982 'awr Did Prison Rioters Threatens Action mm mmts.'f'm Dont Oust Israel, Get Away With It? By Stove Brewer Associated Press Writer SANTA FE, N.M An inmate uprising that left 33 prisoners dead and the New Mexico Penitentiary a smoking ruin has brought only four murder convictions, hut prosecutors say they did their best during 2'js years of work. ' From my perspective, and I guess I have a bias, I always thought they were getting off a little light, said Tom Fiorina, who is in charge of the special prosecution office, which is drawing the case to a close "In view of the riot and the facts and circumstances where getting any kind of punishment is difficult, Id say that we've probably milked all the justice out of it that we could get " with savagery and hate were settled in blood Indictment Sought In Death s Chicago Kansas City police Monday will seek a new indictment against Tylenol extortion fugitive James W. Lewis for the grisly murder of an elderly man there in 1978, the learned Saturday. Detectives consider a fingerprint match, linking Lewis to a print found on a pulley used to hoist the , victims dismembered body, as crucial new evidence in reopening the murder case. The print match was made after Tylenol task force investigators turned over the pulley to the FBI for analysis. An indictment charging Lewis, 36, with the murder of Raymond West, 72, was dropped in 1978 because of technicalities. The discovery came as Task Force investigators learned that Lewis, who emerged Wednesday as a suspect in the attempted extortion of $1 million from Tylenol manufacturer Johnson & Johnson, has a history of mental illness. Revealed in Notes Three suitcases of Lewis notes and personal documents, carried to Chicago by Kansas City investigators. contained material showing Lewis had been confined in a s mental hospital, the learned Also Saturday, The Kansas City Times was reporting thdt state mental health records showed that Lewis had been diagnosed as a catatonic schizophrenic in the mid-'60- s and was committed twice to mental health centers. The task force also has asked Kansas City police to locate and question a man believed to have been in partnership with Lewis in a firm that imported pharmaceutical learned. equipment, the The request came amid reports that the partner was a pharmacist, and investigators want to determine how much Lewis knew about making drugs. Tylenol Connection The possibility of a new murder indictment came as law enforcement officials increased their search for Lewis and his wife, LeAnn. 35, in connection with seven Chicago area deaths caused by Sun-Time- first-degre- crimes Sun-Tim- said. first-degre- Two SAVE Tribune Telephone Numbers Do you noed information, want sports scores, a news story or feature you want to talk about Is your paper missing' Do you want to discuss a classified or display advertisement? have HERE'S WHERE TO CALL a m . Sunday before I p m I (Weekdays before f arrier A Home Delise ry Information. 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Two dozen robed BOSTON (AP) Ku Klux Klan members were taken away in police vans Saturday after a screaming mob of 1,000 people broke up a Klan rally in front of Boston City Hall. Policing Group secretary added that the United States is withholding all further payments to the IAEA pending a reassessment of U.S participation. The agency is a U.N. organization that polices the use of nuclear technology around the Susan Pittman, a State Department press officer, said the United States, which contributes about 25 percent of the United Nations annual budget, currently owes the world body $149.4 million for the balance of 1982. Associated Pratt Lataranoto Mrs. Kathleen Gant, wife of Sen. Jake Garn, christens the USS Salt Lake City Saturday in Newport News, Va. USS Salt Lake City Launched As Deterrent to Soviet Might Continued From Page One and expansionism that we have exercised unilaterally over the past 10 to 15 years "I will not burden you with a lot of numbers and statistics which demonstrate the disparity that has been created during the past 10 years, not only between Soviet and American naval forces, but across the entire spectrum of strategic and conventional weapons systems. Suffice it to say that we have sat back and watched the most massive military buildup in the history of mankind, undertaken by the Soviet Union in its relentless drive to achieve absolute military supremacy in the world. Contending that Americans don't simply want 'peace,' but Sen. Garn peace with freedom, said they felt that way "because they understand that what may be peace for the strong can be slavery for the weak. The U.S. portion is the largest single amount contributed by any member nation. "The IAEA is owed $8 5 million for the balance of the year," the amount now suspended, Miss Pittman said. She said a U.S. contribution of $2 4 million is due the ITU for 1983 sometime before next Jan. 1. Wrongful Action' American officials said any move to withdraw from the General Assembly would not affect U.S. participation on the U.N. Security Council or any other U.N. body, such as UNESCO or UNICEF, in which there is "no wrongful action against a legitimate member. But, one official cautioned, as you can see, we are obviously taking this very seriously. Shultz said efforts to exclude Israel from U.N. bodies end agen At least 13 people were injured in the resulting confrontation between protesters and police, authorities said Police Superintendent John F. Geagan said police decided to remove the Klan members for their own safety. He said the Klansmen were taken back to their cars and released. He said the police took the action after the crowd "charged en masse throwing bottles. Police spokesman Brian McMas-ter- s said two men were arrested at the scene, one on charges of disorderly conduct and the other on charges of illegal possession of a switchblade. McMasters said six people were taken to Massachusetts General Hospital for treatment of minor head injuries. Seven other people were treated for injuries at the scene. The Klan rally was called by Bill Wilkinson, the imperial wizard of the Invisible Empire, Knights of the Ku Klux Klan, after he was attacked during a television talk show Thursday. iilt Ijlif Jribunr IUSPS478 360 4 wed ebMried Aoril IS evprv morning bv laktC'fv. Ueri MU0 Cu Second ootaea pad a Sai Lata C Ueh PO$TMAS to TEA Sand adekeu 43 Soute Trie Sai Lake Tribunt. Mam. Sat LafcaCitv. 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Si $ W Toll-Fre- International In the case of the General Assembly, it would be a clear-cu- t violation of the United Nations Charter," he said. murder trials e am OBITUARY NOTICES eekdays before 5 p m 237 Weekdays after 5 pm. Sundays afternoon Saturdays after 8 a m -- affiliated cies defeat the very purpose of the to resolve disUnited Nations nations hy creating putes among further conflict and division. are pending and another that resulted in a hung jury is to be retired. The two pending cases may bring trials on takeover charges against two inmates. The prosecutors have been criticized for plea bargaining. One newspaper headline asked, Are State Pen Rioters Getting Away With Murder? Fiorina said plea bargains were the only way to ensure that some inmates would be punished at all. Aren't So Sure "You take the initial statements and the indictments are filed. Firoina said. "Then, you find five people who say they knew the guy was in another cellblock at the time. Then, the five people who told you they saw the guy somewhere else committing a murder say they arent so sure. "When it comes down to it then, youve got nobody who really saw it and you dismiss the charges. Baldonado said the same conflicts apply to the plea bargains. "You have a swearing match between the states group of witnesses and the defense group of witnesses as to what happened," he said. "Plea bargaining is an economical and reasonable route to take." Fiorina said another reason for the plea bargaining was the apparent difficulty in getting convictions in Santa Fe County. Very Horrible Place "Juries in this district are very reluctant to convict on anything," he said. "They visualize the New Mexico Penitentiary as a very horrible place." The special prosecution office was set up by the New- - Mexico Legislature as a special section of the district attorneys office in Saute Fe County. "On a comparative basis with other riots, we got a lot for the money, Fiorina said was last seen in Chicago Sept. 3 as they left a rooming house where they had lived for nine months as Robert and Nancy Richardson. They told the building manager that they planned to return to their home in Amarillo, Texas. However, LeAnn Lewiss sister said Friday that the couple had never lived in Texas. She said that since their marriage in 1968, they had resided in Kansas City, moving around to several houses in the same neighborhood Sens Dept and assault years and life on murder, Baldonado Charges Dropped Charges against 13 prisoners 12 of the have been dropped dismissals coming on charges of e murder. Extra-Strengt- 2 30 first-degre- e Tylenol The couple Art Dept prison prison takeover charges to Sun-Tim- & from ranging takeover to second-degre- e murder, said Charles Baldonado, the chief special prosecutor. Those convicted received sentences ranging from a few months tacked onto their existing terms for Sun-Time- CUP Continued From Page One Union Conference in Nairobi. Kenya, and end further payments to it if the expulsion attempt is approved. Just three weeks ago, U.S delegates walked out of a U.N self-style- d On Feb 2, 1980, one of the bloodiest U S prison riots on record began and lasted for 36 hours. Prisoners turned on one another d Grudges Snitches Tortured Inmates regarded as snitches were tortured and killed by executioners who roamed the prison. burning maximum-securitA corpse was beheaded and other bodies were mutilated and burned Of the 33 inmates who died, 26 were murdered and seven died of smoke inhalation, officials said Corrections officers were held hostage and brutalized, and the prison was left a burning hulk The riot prompted the most expensive prosecution effort in New Mexico history. It cost $2 million, not coding salaries for Judges, bailiffs, cleiks and jurors The defense office, alco set up by the Legislature, spent another $1.2 million. Prosecutors said the convicted inmates got lighter sentences than if their crimes had been committed outside prison walls. Smoke and Confusion "Its difficult enough when you have witnesses that saw a crime on the street on a nice, clear day, Fiorina said. But when youre talking about a riot, with all that smoke and confusion, its even tougher. "And when youre talking about a prison riot, youre talking about witnesses whose credibility often isnt reliable. 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