Full Moon Slayings Probe Follows Texas Family Link
A family of five nomads from Athens Texas is questioned in a nationwide murder string stretching from Florida to Oregon. Investigators link seven cases to a pattern of full moon killings, kidnappings from doughnut shops, and armed robberies as the McCrary clan faces custody and extradition in multiple states.
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Santa Barbara
Calif
Texas
Sherman McCrary
Athens
Tex
McCrary
California
Mesquite
Colorado
Utah
Kansas
Florida
Oregon
Deep
United States
Carl Raymond Taylor
Santa Barbara Faces Another High Profile Murder Case
Police in Santa Barbara briefed national press as investigators from Texas to Florida fly in to pursue a network tied to multiple past kidnap and homicide cases. Carl Raymond Taylor 38 and Sherman McCrary 47 plead guilty to supermarket holdups and a police officer assault, with Ginger Taylor 22 Carolyn McCrary 45 and Danny McCrary 19 detained for harboring fugitives.
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Santa Barbara
Ma’’ Duncan
San Quentin
Texas
Colorado
Taylor
Charley Thompson
Carl Raymond Taylor
Sherman McCrary
California
Santa Maria
Ginger Taylor
McCrary
Carolyn McCrary
Danny
Navy chief blasts staff over discrimination orders
Admiral Elmo R. Zumwalt, chief of naval operations, accused Washington based admirals of ignoring orders to eradicate racial discrimination. He cited ongoing incidents aboard ships including the USS Constellation and blamed failures to implement minority programs and change entrenched procedures.
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Washington
UPI
Adm
Elmo R. Zumwalt
Naval Operations
Navy
Zumwalt
Constellation
Hanoi to hold new Kissinger talk on peace draft
North Vietnam’s Xuan Thuy said Hanoi would accept another secret meeting with Henry Kissinger but the talks would not alter the nine point peace draft. Thuy indicated Le Duc Tho would return to Paris, with a focus on the signature date and proceeding toward signature. The Communist side warned the U.S. must drop Vietnamization and President Thieu to allow the draft cease fire.
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Paris
UPI
Hanoi
Henry Kissinger
North Vietnam
Xuan Thuy
le Duc Tho
Kissinger
Thuy
Tho
United States
South Vietnam
Nhan Dan
Nguyen van Thieu
Hart weighs recount bid after slim loss in assembly race
Gary Hart plans to decide today whether to request a ballot recount after trailing incumbent Republican W. Don MacGillivray by 693 votes in last Tuesday's general election. An aide in Santa Barbara said Hart and advisers are reviewing ballot tabulation to gauge error margins and potential recount costs between 1500 and 2000 dollars.
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Gary Hart
W. Don MacGillivray
Santa Barbara
Hart
Civil War discharge found from New Jersey soldier in Lompoc attic
A hidden Civil War discharge for Michael McDermott of the Eighth New Jersey Infantry, dated July 17, 1865 near Washington, is rescued by Catherine Jensen in Lompoc. The document reveals McDermott's age, height, Irish birth, and enlistment details, along with local lore about his service and possible reenlistment.
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Sven Jensen
Lompoc
Michael McDermott
Eighth New Jersey Infantry
Jensen
Steve LA Rue
Lambertville
New Jersey
Catherine Jensen
Eighth New Jersey Infantry Regiment
Washington
Army of the Potomac
U.S
Frederick Young
Eighth Regiment of New Jersey Foot Volunteers
United States
McDermott
Ireland
John
Tom
Jensens
Michael
Lambert Hill
Chancellorsville
Joe Hooker
Robert E. Lee
Lee
Stonewall Jackson
Eighth New Jersey
Eighth
War
Stanton
Pennsylvania
Hunterton County
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S. Barbara
Glen Grayson
Dallas
Folsom
FBI
Salt Lake City
Kearns
Carolyn
Dennis
Ginger McCrary Taylor
Naval
Dale Goodwin
Cabrillo High School
Pam Woodruff
Dale
Arroyo Grande
West Lompoc Valley
Jim Northrop
U.S. Marine Corps
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