Show The Herald Journal Logan Utah Wednesday May29 1991 Convicts take hostages in uprising N FINE cmr NY (UFI) — Convicts at a prison for die state's most dangerous crind- nals held duee guards hostage today as dny negotiated with prison officials and gave their demands to a television crew During die predawn boon at die Southport Correctional Facility die three hostages were seenln the recreation yard where die rebellion had erupted at noon Tuesday The guards had been forced to don inmates clothing corrections officials said but were not being mistreated The inmates could be seen burning trash in the recreation ' yard to keep warm as temperatures dipped into the 50s in Binghamton A crew from WBNG-Twas allowed inside die prison to tape die riwimvta of and also jo take a statement from one hostage Corrections officials refused to release die' tape saying they would do so only when die hostages are released A lawyer representing some inmates at the V fadlty told WENY-TOat among die inmates demands were improved visitation rules more medical care and protection from what they say are abusive guards Approximately 50 rebellious inmates — all termed “hard cases" by prison — were being denied food water and toilet facilities as negotiations continued Meanwhile 700 other inmates of the maximum-securit- y facility were locked in I their cells was ringed by state police and special response teams poised to move in if necssaiy but prison officials said no force had or would be used against the inmates while negotiations continued Hm cawtal initially gfa punlf Sf hostages but later released duee all of whom were treated for injuries About 50 members of die state Correctional Emergency Response Team entered the prison in ca Correctional V ’ i i 7 HOSTAGES TAKEN IN PRISON UPRISING Flateau Smoke reportedly tear gas could be seen in die vicinity of the A-- block in die late afternoon State officials later said stale police inadvertently set off a gas canister that got into the prison ventilation system driving reporters and prison officials away from the facility temporarily Plateau said more than 50 inmates broke down fearing separating individual recreation areas and overpowered guards during die one hour a day diey are permitted out of their cells One -- PageS of die released hostages was taken to St Joseph's Hospital in Elmira where his described by a spokesman as were injuries “non-lif- e threatening” A second officer was admitted for unspecified injuries to another Elmira hospital The third guard released just after 5 pan was being treated at a hospital for puncture wounds and black eye Flateau said t US troops to participate in NATO Rapid Reaction Force enormous instability within the Soviet Union and such instability cannot help but affect Europe’ Cheneyadded The next stop on Cheney's tour was Jerusalem where he was to discuss with Israeli officials further assistance on arms development and strategic cooperation between die closely allied countries in toe post-Ou-lf War era Atlantic Alliance's Defense Cheney wu sure to receive however Planning Committee that despite Israeli complaints toe end of toe Cold War Moscow because of an American plan to remained the dominant power in restrict aims supplies to die Middle East Europe The Israeli government has "There is still great uncertainty about toe future course of said it is willing to consider developments inside die Soviet many of toe arms control Union' he said “With its measures recently proposed by economy hi disarray toe Soviet President Bush specifically those Union desperately needs funlimiting damental reform but it is not yet weapons in toe region but of dear the government will be aide to undertake these reforms" BioGuard "The situation could result in BRUSSELS Belgium (UPI) Secretary of Defense Dick Cheney said today die United States will commit an un-- ( number of ground NATO's new Rapid to troops Reaction Force and warned mat continued turmoil in toe Soviet Union could have negative effects on European security Cheney told reporters at toe end of a two-da- y session of the A Florida Reptile wreckage measure aJHgetora Highway Patrolman one of four dead that ware frown from the rear of a pickup truck In Lakeland Fla after I codded a pew anger car Tueectey The driver of Vie car crifari condtton at a local hospRal after aha puled In fee prth of to pidupi The gators were each over eaven feet and were legaly harvested I Med 1 pos££2fi! allegedly trying to run down an undercover vice officer ' in die Hottywxxxrarea authorities said today King wu released abort &30 un today some seven hours after his arrest and wu not booked hut fares an assault with a deadly weapon charge police Gmdr Maurice Moore said The officer wai only slight hurt suffering a minor leg sprain Moore said police moved in to nest King after he allegedly picked up a male prostitute ! 1 ?” sy&ftsftiwk plagued by prownunon and street drug deals Sioaro laid The twodrove to'fe "seCbded'1' area’" a parking lot behind an piiiwwnt mmpw nri tfw gf fleets “believing a lewd act wu abort to be conducted moved in to make toe nest Moore said King who had pushed his seat back jumped toward and quickly reversed me car out of a parking stall and began to band i — alky narrowly "g une of die officers Moore said “It wu intentional' Moore charged “He (King) had room twi Stt i Pool and Spa unrmm Before ile Cleaning Specialists Carpets-Upholstery-Drap- FbrAI Your Pmtfand Spa Needs Cacks dreealcal & Julltriil IS Vwra Santas CmIm Way rrrr -- TSfiTj $!f ilH twobavra OFF 563-937- 3 flauoyO vnvub LOS ANGELES (UFI) — A private contractor refused to implement critical safety imvrimrnriatiniis made in toe months before a fatal crane accident at Edwards Air Force Base last year toe Air Force has found A Titan 4 rocket motor wu destroyed in toe accident In a separate investigation the Air Force hu also determined that wayward combustion gases were to blame in an explosion toil April of a prototype Titan 4 rocket motor at Edwards In die incident last year die failure of toe contractor Hercules Inc crane wu operating on a of Utah to realize that die 400-fohazardous surface wu among die factors contributing to toe Sept 7 accident according to an Air Force report obtained by toe Los Angeles Tunes “(Hercules) did not have toe necessary mobile crane expertise (but) refused to implement mpnmmamfaHnna from toe crane subcontractor” tiw report said “Decisions were based only on cost many opportunities had passed to properly prepare or repair toe working surface of toe crane’ A laborer wu killed by falling weights used to balance the 900-to- n crane and nine other woriten were injured when toe crane broke el through a operating surface and ooilipsnrt rocket motor which erupted in a flash fire at the the Titan 4 dropping outdoor test site fined Hercules crane operator Lampion Inc and Wyle Laboratories a labor subcontractor abort $10000 each for safety violations which included 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