The Weather THE PONTIAC PRESS Horn# Edition PONTIAC, MICHIGAN. THURSDAY, AUGUST 26, 1965 —68 PAGES Rescuers Prepare to Enter Devastated Du Pont Plant LOUISVILLE, Ky. (UPI) — Rescue workers pr#' pared today to enter a devastated Du Pont chemical plant where explosions and lire killed at least six persons, left five others missing and presumed dead and injured 30 more. Nearly 200 area residents evacuated from their - ■ homes as a safety pre- caution awa Kathy Leach Develops Pneumonia LBJ Prods Steel Talk Negotiators Two-year-old Kathy Leach, who underwent a rare liver transplant operation two weeks ago, has developed pneumonia. * * * However, there has been no change in her condition, according to her grandmother; Mrs, Samuel Leach Jr. of 25 Detroit, Lake Orion. Kathy has ‘been listed in serious condition since her operation 'll days ago at the University of Minnesota Hos- said she also been a tem-ure but it has pped to a degree KATHY above normal. Kathy, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James Leach of 12 Indianside, Lake Orion, had been at the hospital since April waiting for another child to die so she could receive a healthy liver. £ The eight-hour operation was performed Aug. IS, almost two years to 'the day from the time her condition was discovered. She suffers from extra-hepatic biliary atresia. When she was admitted to the hospital, she was given two to 12 months to live without the operation. The big question surrounding the operation is whether her body will accept or reject the new liver. An operation of this type has never been successful because the body rejects foreign tissues. * * * The cost of the operation, about |18,000, as well as hospital expenses has been covered by donations from groups' and individuals from all over the country. | In Today's I Press jf Immigration Bill I i Wins House approval, 1 j faces tough Senate test— I | PAGE A-14. LBJ Task Force 1 [ To explore federal role I In aiding LA riot area— I | PAGE B-9. , Gemini 6 Russia unlikely to ac- f : cept President’s Invitation 1 j — PAGE A-15. Area News .......... B-l § Astrology ......... C-17 I Bridge C-17 1 Crossword Puzzle . D-15 S Comics .............C-17 § Editorials A-8 Food Section ... C-2—C-3 Markets .......... D-5 Obituaries ..........D-8 Sports .......D-l—D-4 Theaters TV-Radto Wilson, Earl Women’s, Pages caution awaited an all-clear signal to return. “We don’t think there is any additional danger,” a Du Pont official said. Several fires continued to htirn inside the ravaged complex, but they were considered minor. Eight persons were hospitalized, one in critical condition, as a result of the devastation. The' explosions caused an estimated $1 million to $18 million in damage. Cause of the blasts was not known. Another person was added to the list of presumed dead today. He was a bricklayer doing contract, work for Du Pont inside the plant. * * ’ * The coroner and public health officials entered the blast site today to survey the area where six bodies lay. They said Workers would go in to remove the bodies only when the area is “completely secured” and there no longer is a possibility of explosions, CLEAN CHEMICALS Water and inert nitrogen gas was pumped through the plant’s pipelines this morning to clean out the chemicals. The explosions, 26 in all, began at 9:25 a.m. (Pontiac time) yesterday. The last three came at nightfall after an all-clear had been sounded and a rescue party went back into the blast area. CAUGHT UNAWARE Three firemen and four policemen were caught unaware by the last explosions and suffered minor injuries. The officers found six bodies in the basement of the main building, but had to retreat. Authorities today set up a mobile morgue at the plant site. Company employes were told to report for work to help restore the plant’s electrical and water systems. Production at the plant probably wifi not resume for some time, a Du Pont spokesman said. , WASHINGTON