Smoke Bomb Robber Faces Mental Test

Nicholas Mavrides, one of the four men serving state prison sentences for the $50,000 smoke bomb theft from the Harvard Coop, has been recommended for 35 days of mental observation at the Bridgewater State Hospital.

Mavrides was reported "unmanageable" at the State Prison last week due to an acute form of paranoia which has caused him to curse officials and fellow prisoners without cause. According to prison officials, he complained of being "needled" by other inmates and has adopted an attitude of "suspicion and evasion." He is serving a sentence of from four to five years.