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Snipers Battle Helicopter Gunship Over Downtown Hotel
In New Orleans a police helicopter acted as a gunship against snipers atop the 18 story Howard Johnson Hotel. Marines provided a platform as gunners fired AR15 rifles through bunkers on the roof. A patrolman died at Charity Hospital as fires and evacuations unfolded.
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Bill Caider
Orleans
C. H. Pitman
Howard Johnson
Concen
Sikorsky
Frank Burns
John E. Fields
Antoine
Charity Hospital
Howard Johnson Hotel
Phil Coleman
Father Rogers
New Orleans
Tim Ursin
Ursin