LEPRECHAUN that has been in the Dinning family for years couldn't let a St. Patrick's Day igo by without striking’ again. On Thursday the Salsas of the hoapltal board left his evening meeting. only ‘to: ‘find his transportation, complete with: the: family leprechaun on the hood, adorned with -shamrocks, balloons and

CASTLEGAR NEWS, Thursday, March 24, 1977

little gréen snakes, While his playful antics may appear far-out to some, a reliable but unnamed source says it is not unusual for the Dinnings to wake up to green snow in their yard and shamrocks on their home, thet is if its St. Patrick's Day.

—Castlegar News Photo by Lois Hughes

Unsuitable For Barroom’s Anniversary

In observance of the 119th anniversary of the discovery of gold in California, a barroom on Gold Street in:San Francisco, rolled prices back to Jan. 24; 1848, then decided on another date.

The owners found that the gold-rushers were forking over $1 for an egg and.$2 for a shot of whisky.

¢ They decided: .to peg the prices to 1877, when beer was five cents, whisky 10 cents and. lunch tossed in free.

Netherlands Cracks Down on Pornography

The Netherlands has long

been regarded as one of the.

most permissive countries in Europe. Prostitution, perver- sion, pornography, drugs—al- most anything goes.

This year, however, the story may be different., The Dutch government says it is tightening its moral reins.

Sex movies can no longer be shown in theaters with more. than 50. seats, which means they can only be shown in pri- vate clubs. “Deep Throat,” “French Blues” and other porno

flicks have been driven out of the regular movie trade. An inquiry has also been

“made as to the possibility of

limiting. the number of sex boutiques and porno shops which have sprouted all over the country.

The largest political party in The Netherlands, the Social- ist PVDA, claims that the anti-sex drive is illegal. But five attorneys’ general: who | are leading the Dutch cleanup cam- paign say they are determined . to enforce the ‘hitherto hardly used public decency laws,

Nothing's Simple in Chicago Jail

It was 7:10.p.m, the day afler New Year's. In Chicago's County Jail complex; hundreds of inmates had just finlshed watching a holiday movie.

Guard Richard+ Williams peered down al a° deserted exercise yard from a gun tower.

* Williams spends two days a

week in the Lower; watching for fights and infrequent breakout attempts.

What follows came from statements made. by two guards and written Teporls on file at the jail,

In a below ground pas- sageway, Sgt. Charles Bullard wailed with 223 prisoners—46 ‘of them mentally ill and enjoy- ing a rare ‘night's entertain- ment.. Bullard radioed to his supervisor, and got clearance to lead the 223 men back to their cells through the exercise yard and under William's gun tower.

As the prisoners waited to leave, one of. them, Wade Ledbetter, ran from a doorway

_ into the yard. Ledbetter start-

ed climbing onto a chain-link

bine responded with one round | : Into: the: sky. Ledbetter kept

climbing.

Williams, pulled. the bolt back lo reload. The bullets jammed, The carbine wouldn't work, Ledbeller now as at the top of the fonce,

The rifle joined the shot- gun on the“ guntower. floor. Williams reached for his porta- ble two-way radio to send an alarm. The ‘battery was dead.’ There is no telephone in ‘the tower.

J.J: Verigin

Is Remanded -To April 4

‘The trial of John J. Verigin

on charges of impaired driving and failing to submit to a

. breathalizer test has been ad-

journed until April 4. _ Leader pol “he: Union st

fence. Alone inthe: gun tower,

* Williams picked up a 12-gauge ‘shotgun. He hoped that firing

two or three shots into the air would discourage ’ the: fleeing man. x

Williams loaded the. shot- .

gun, aimed well over Ledbet- ter's head .and pulled the trigger. Nothing happened. Williams loaded a_ second round. Still nothing. He tried a third round: Nothing ’again.

By that time Ledbetter was’.nearing the top of the 20-foot fence:

Williams Mung the shotgun to the floor in disgust.. He picked up a 80-calibre carbine. He still intended to fire two or three warning shots. The car,

ei a come Douthobes sect, Verigin was charged Aug. 4 and Sept. 1 with two charges in each incident, Verigin, 55, had his four charges postponed at the Grand ‘orks on a tech-

Wedponless, Williams ran’

lo the catwalk oulside the lower, waved his arms and slarled shouting: “Escape! Es- cape!”. No one seemed to hear him.

On the ground, ; Bullard heard a commotion among the inmates, and ran toward the doorway where : ono ‘of. his guards—unable to pursuo Led- better because the. 222’ prison- ers would bo loft unattended— shouted for help...

. As Bullard got to the fence, Ledbetter looked down'at him from ‘the other. side—the free- dom side. Calmly, Bullard start: ed’ talking. to’ the _ prisoner.

- Ledbetter ‘listened.

* Finally, Ledbetter do- scended, on’ the freedom side. Bullard ‘reached. through the fence and grabbed Ledbetter by the wrist.”

Suddenly, a dozen guards

ted by Lt..Richmond Blanks—

the man who ‘Bullard said had acknowledged his radio mes- sage—charged through the yard. Ledbetter. panicked, broke Bullard’s grip and ran. But it was too late, Other guards closed in on Ledbetter from outside the fence. He was quickly handcuffed. and re- turned to his bed in the jail's

ei Crown prosecutors are waiting for a ruling on wording used in the Verigin' charges. The Order of Canada was presented to Verigin by Governer General Jules Leger in 1976, He has been active in several - Russian-Canadian as-

ie dormitory.

It might have ended there, but nothing is that simple in the Cook County Jail. Blanks ac-

cused Bullard of never sending the radio message asking for

clearance to march his prison- _

ers home. Bullard got five signed from other

and organizations.

At a recent. orthodox Doukhobor meeting here, Veri- gin said he is “on the way to a complete and full recovery from. my drinking problem”. -

guards that they heard Blanks’ voice on the radio acknowledg- ing the transmission. -

_ Williams, left. stewing in his gun tower, would complain later. the last. purchase \.of

ammunition for the jail was five years ago, He sald the rifle and the ‘sholgun -had not, been cleaned and olled; for: three years, Blanks sent Ballard home for’ allegedly nol sending the radio message. He also docked ,. Bullard.a half day's pay.

Two or three days after the escape altempt, Ledbetter was transferred to the Tinley Park Mental Health Centre because ho kept complaining of hearing voices and could not be _

Two or three days after

_ the escape attempt, Ledbetter: ‘,

was transferred to:the Tinley Park Mental : Health, Centre because he kept complaining of hearing voices and could not be cared for in the jail complex.

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