Leader of the Real Gang That Couldn't Shoot Straight Shot Dead in New York
Joey Gallo of Brooklyn's Gallo Brothers gang was gunned down early at Umberto's Clam House on Mulberry Street in Little Italy. He 42, released from Sing Sing last March, had just wed Lina Essary three weeks earlier. Police say a single assailant fired as diners celebrated Gallo's birthday. another man, bodyguard Peter Diapioulas, was injured.
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N* York (Ap
Joey Gallo
Brooklyn
Gallo Brothers
Little Italy
Lower Manhattan
Crazy Joe
Joey the Blond
Umberto
Mulberry St
Lina Essary
Akron
Ohio
Jerry Orbach
Gallo
Peter Diapioulas
City Wins First Prize In Contest
Owton won the first place plaque in the over 30 000 population category of the Oklahoma State Chamber of Commerce Community Achievement Awards contest. Gov. David Hall presented the bronze plaque to Mayor Don Whitaker at the Skirvin Hotel Oklahoma City banquet. A 24 member Lawton delegation led by Mayor Whitaker and Chamber president Cap Jones attended. Midwest City placed second with Enid and Norman earning certificates of merit.
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Awton
Oklahoma State Chamber of Commerce
David Hall
Don Whitaker
Skirvin Hotel
Oklahoma City
Er. G
Cap) Jones
Chamber of Commerce
E. G. Hahney
Lawton
Total Employment Posts Largest Gain In 5 Years
The Labor Department reports March shows a 620000 rise in total employment to 81.2 million, the biggest gain in five years, while unemployment edges up to 5.9 percent due to seasonal factors. Wholesale prices rise only 0.1 percent as farm products and processed foods dip 0.4 percent. Average hourly earnings by rank and file rise to $3.57, up 21 cents from a year earlier.
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Nixon
Labor Department
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Laird vows continued bombing until enemy withdraws across CML
Defense Secretary Melvin Laird condemned North Vietnam's assault as a massive invasion and pledged ongoing air strikes until Communist troops pull back across the demilitarized zone and indicate willingness to negotiate. He warned ground troops would not be used and noted U.S. withdrawals toward 69,000 by May 1 while Paris talks await conditions.
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Laird
U.S
Cml
Washington
Melvin R. Laird
South Vietnam
United States
North Vietnam
Demilitarized Zone
Paris
Southeast Asia
Nixon
High school student injured in Venice bus blast
A vial of an unknown chemical exploded in the hand of Jim McDonald, 15, injuring him and five other Venice High School pupils aboard a school bus. The blast damaged the bus and McDonald underwent emergency surgery for leg and arm injuries and was in critical condition. Authorities investigate whether another student supplied the vial. McDonald was one of four students to represent the school on High-Q.
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ENICE
Fla
Ross Boyer
Jim McDonald
McDonald
Venice
Jim
Guy Rose
Venice High School
Boyer
Rose
Summerlike heat continues with 90s and 93 in Lawton
Lawton residents faced another warm day with temperatures climbing into the mid 80s to near 90s after a Thursday that saw 93 in Downtown Lawton and Fort Sill and a state high of 99 in Altus. Lake wind warnings were posted for this afternoon as northerly gusts reach 20 to 30 mph.
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Lawton
Oklahoma Drys Win Battle Over Signatures in Liquor Petition
Oklahoma drys won a strategic victory as Supreme Court Referee James D. Giles signaled acceptance of their signature checking method. They must knock out about 40,000 of 144,000 signatures to kill the petition.
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Oklahoma City
Oklahoma Drys
Supreme Court
James D. Giles
Drys
North Vietnam Gains in Massive Push Across Border
North Vietnamese assault battalions overran Loch Nin district capital and pressed toward a southern provincial capital. The Mekong Delta saw multiple strikes, with airfields attacked as U.S. planes concentrated in the north. American advisory teams were evacuated as fighting intensified along Route 13.
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Loch Nin
Saigon
Mekong Delta
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