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Page 2 Saltaa Journal Tuesday, Jan. t, 1973Kansan named as slain sniper(Continued from Page 1) gunfire was not alone, how did any other sniper get away?“There’s a gamut of possibilities, ranging from police negligence to a superbrain sniper,” Giarrusso said. He would not elaborate.Meanwhile, activity around the hotel was almost normal, with traffic-filled streets and people on the sidewalks beside the building. Except for the charred upper-floor windows, blackened from fires that police say the sniper — or snipers —- set, it was normal.The lobby of the hotel was cleaned up, but police guards kept newsmen from reaching even the hotel registration desk,The activity was in sharp contrast to the downtown situation Monday when about 50 square blocks of the central business district were virtually paralyzed while an army of police officers crouched about the hotel.A sharpshooter in an armor-plated Marine helicopter killed the sniper whose body lay on the rooftop all night and most of the day Monday.The body was removed Monday evening and fingerprinted. Giarrusso said there was a tentative identification, but ‘Tm not going to announce anything tentative. When we are positive, I'll tell you,”A conspiracy?He said he believes the shooting spree was part of a national conspiracy of black militants.“It’s my cop’s intuition,” Giarrusso said.When asked what evidence he had to back up his statement, Giarrusso declined to comment.Landrieu said the police operation has now “moved from the hectic action at the hotel to the painstaking investigation into all circumstances involved.”GcofchhcTC of tl tod a; and takir Se calle an asnmi
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Salina Journal
Salina, Kansas, US
Tue, Jan 09, 1973
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