Four Die in Houston Shootout with Escape Convicts
A two hour gun battle near the Houston Ship Channel left four dead including three convicts and one police officer. Three escaped Texas prisoners from Sugar Land led a two day spasm of holdups as over 100 officers hunted them. A tear gas round ignition burned two gunmen, hindering identification. Patrolman Richard H. Calhoun, 35, was killed.
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Houston
UPI
Houston Ship Channel
Texas
Sugar Land
Noel F. Smith
Benjamin F. Windberry
Michael Robbins
Dallas County
Smith
Robbins
Windberry
Richard H. Calhoun
Unidentified girl found dead in Everglades slain elsewhere
Skeleton remains of a teenage girl were found buried in a shallow gate in the Everglades after death by gunshot. Detectives say identification will be difficult due to about three months of decomposition and the location offering few clues. The case marks the tenth young woman killed in Broward and Dade counties this year.
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Fort Lauderdale
Fla
UPI
Everglades
Elihu Phares
Broward
Dade
Attack on Retired Admiral by Gun Control Opponent
A man angered by a letter to the Santa Barbara News Press attacked retired Navy Rear Adm. Clarence C. Ray with a blackjack at his home. He knocked the telephone from the wall and fled after Ray identified himself as the letter writer. Ray was taken to County Hospital.
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Santa Barbara
Navy
Clarence C. Ray
Ray
Santa Barbara News
United States of America
Foot fondler caught in San Antonio shoe theft case
Police say they have nabbed the phantom foot fondler after a series of attacks on north side residents. A 30 year old shopper was grabbed by the ankle and shoe removed before the suspect fled. an off duty officer and bystander subdued him. The man faced charges and a $10,000 bond. Ray was reported to be recovering in hospital.
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San Antonio, Tex
UPI
Panther scare reported in West Covina hills near wilderness park
Police and sheriff deputies hunted a large black panther after reports from residents of a roaming cat in the South Hills area near Gaster Wilderness Park. A sheriff helicopter aided a ground search involving about 20 men.
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West Covina
UPI
South Hills
San Gabriel Valley
Gaster Wilderness Park
IRS probes Starr County drug trafficking wealth surge
IRS agents entered Starr County Texas to investigate how former field workers amassed wealth to fund Beverly Hills style homes and luxury cars. Officials describe a local mafia forming in the Lower Rio Grande Valley county amid large drug shipments from Mexico.
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San Antonio, Tex
UPI
Internal Revenue Service
Texas
IRS
Starr County
Mexico
Rio Grande Valley
Jury indicts first state trooper in Attica revolt probe
A special grand jury indicts Trooper Gregory Wildridge for first class reckless endangerment in quelling the 1971 Attica uprising. Bail set at 1000 dollars, posted by the police benevolent association. defense calls the indictment politically motivated. Wyoming County grand jury also indicts 62 inmates for various crimes during the five day riot.
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Attica
Warsaw
N.Y
Gregory Wildridge
Batavia
Wildridge
New York
Wyoming County
Carman F. Ball
State Supreme Court
Henry P. Williams
Ball
The
New York State Police Benevolent Association
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Republic
Ithermoglas
Dooley’s Hardware
Long Beach Blvd
Long Beach
Miller Sailboats
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