Kingpin Marcello to Face Sports Probers in Washington
Car ida Marcello, longtime Louisiana rackets figure, appears before a House committee probing Mafia influence in professional sports. The 62 year old, deported to Guatemala in 1961 and later returnee to New Orleans, is tied to Mecom and developers with Marcello links. Witnesses also connect Saints owner John Mecom and La Louisiane Restaurant figures to criminal partnerships and casino-related ventures.
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New Orleans Properties, Inc
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Huey P. Long
Jim Moran
James Moran
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Terrorists Captured In Frankfurt
Police with an armored car blasted the hideout of a terrorist gang and captured leading members in Frankfurt. The Red Army Faction is blamed for bomb attacks on U S bases and police sites. Baader and Meins were identified among those arrested. Baader reportedly wounded in a gunfight in northern Frankfurt.
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Rodney Galloway Earns BA at Southwest Baptist College
Rodney L. Galloway son of Mr and Mrs J B Galloway of Laddonia received his bachelor of arts degree May 26 in commencement exercises at Southwest Baptist College in Bolivar. His parents were in Bolivar for baccalaureate services and commencement staying until Sunday as guests in his home and family.
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J.B. Galloway
Laddonia
Southwest Baptist College
Bolivar
Nixon Ends Warsaw Summit Trip in Washington Address
President Nixon concludes a 13 day summit tour with plans to address Congress and the nation on arms limitation with the Soviet Union. He departs Warsaw after talks with Polish leaders and will speak at 9 30 p m EDT from Andrews Air Force Base.
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Laser guided smart bombs reshape Vietnam air war
Saigon reports U S pilots using laser guided bombs and television guided EO bombs to hit bridges roads and rail lines from Hue to the Chinese border. Officials say major targets including Thanh Hoa Dragon's Jaw bridge were destroyed with far lower error than conventional bombs.
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Dragon's Jaw
Soviets Free Jews Held During Summit
In Moscow during President Nixon’s visit the Soviet security crackdown on dissident Jews led to arrests of several activists. Jewish sources report that Vladimir Slepak and his 20-year-old son Alexander were released, while Slepak’s wife had appealed to Mrs. Nixon for help. Nine dissidents were said detained, with no immediate word on all releases.
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Nixon
Soviet Union
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Alexander
Slepak
U.S
Shotgun Treatments Offer Hope For Leukemia in Children
New drug regimens combined with head and spine X rays show potential for permanent care in some childhood leukemia cases. Drs. Simone and Holland report remissions in about 70 percent and long term survival approaching 30 years for many patients, with CNS involvement delayed or prevented by radiation. The approach blends chemotherapy with targeted radiation, improving remission duration and relapse prospects.
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St. Jude's Children’s Research Hospital
Memphis
Tenn
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Roswell Park Memorial Institute
Buffalo
N.Y
American Cancer Society
National Cancer Institute
Simone
Holland
Cicadas Abound 1,500,000 Per Acre Reported
Dr James H Shaddy reports in Kirksville Daily Express that cicadas swarm thickly with as many as 1.5 million per acre. The sound peaks in warm hours, reaching 80 to 90 decibels at 100 feet, comparable to a jet. The insects emerge in a multi-year cycle, with 13 year and 17 year varieties noted and a brief life span.
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Kirksville Daily Express
Nothern
Pablo Casals Misses Festival Opening in Puerto Rico
Pablo Casals was absent for the opening of the 1972 Casals Festival of Music in San Juan Puerto Rico due to a cold. He was reported resting at home.
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P.R
Pablo Casals
Casals
Mexicoan Poets War Realities Published In Bits and Pieces
Richard M. Prokaw, son of Martha Mears of Mexico, releases Bits and Pieces a poetry collection from Exposition Press. Based on eyewitness war experiences from the Pacific and other theaters, the poems were written during a Hawaii stay. Prokaw, born in Hollywood, has three other books nearing publication after naval service and NSA work.
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Talbert’s
Mexico
Richard M. Prokaw
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Borkaw
Pacific Communications Center
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Hollywood
Hardin Junior High
Missouri Military Academy
California
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Vietnam
National Security Agency
Brown Sentence Postponed in New Orleans Hearing
U S District Court Judge Lan sing Mitchell postponed the resentencing of H. Rap Brown likely until Friday because defense attorney William Kunstler cannot attend. Brown, a black militant leader, was moved to New Orleans from a New York jail amid secrecy and over Kunstler's objections.
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U.S. District Court
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H. Rap Brown
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Mitchell
William Kunstler
New York
Letter on a stolen flag from a soldier's grave
The Lady's letter recounts a grieving wife who placed a small American flag on a soldier's grave, only to find it stolen the next day. She laments the harm of stealing from the dead and asks for those responsible to feel some shame and seek forgiveness.
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Morning Mail
Mexico
Baker Won't Talk Saving It For Book
LEWISBURG Pa AP Bobby Baker former secretary to the U S Senate Democratic majority was released on parole today after nearly 17 months behind bars He spoke briefly to reporters saying he is happy to be free and maintaining he was innocent of income tax evasion fraud and grand larceny charges from 1967 He refused interviews until after his book is published and gave no details about it Baker had been sentenced to three years and was held at Allenwood prison farm before parole He rose from Senate page to secretary to the majority leader and noted his diverse business ventures and income sources while in Washington
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Bobby Baker
U.S. Senate
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Here
Allenwood
Honor Farm
Lewisburg Federal Penitentiary
Senate
Lyndon B. Johnson
Washington
Pickens
D.C
Mrs Rickover Buried In Arlington
Ruth Masters Rickover 69 wife of Vice Admiral Hyman G Rickover chief of the Navy propulsion division died last Thursday and was buried Friday in Arlington National Cemetery. The private funeral was limited to family. She and Rickover married October 8 1932 in Litchfield Connecticut. She is survived by husband and son Robert an economist with the Federal Reserve Bank of New York City.
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Navy
Ruth Masters Rickover
Hyman G. Rickover
Rickover
Arlington National Cemetery
Litchfield
Conn
Robert
Federal Reserve Bank of New
Man Tried to Enter Jail by Brick Throws Fined
William Seals, 87, freed after a $150 fine for destruction of public property after he threw a brick at Miami police headquarters to force officials to reimprison him. Seals, previously jailed for arson, said life behind bars is preferable and aims to be locked up again, paying the fine within 30 days.
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Fla
William Seals
Seals
Dade County Stockade
L. W. May
CP School Ends Year’s Schedule
The Audrain County Cerebral Palsy School closed for the summer with a carry-in dinner attended by about 60 friends and relatives. Miss Mexico, Vicki Groves, performed a talent number slated for the Miss Missouri pageant. Movie films of activities were shown and report cards were issued. The Cerebral Palsy Board arranging summer therapy via Audrain Medical Center for pupils needing speech and physical therapy.
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Cerebral Palsy School
Mexico
Vicki Groves
Missouri
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Cerebral Palsy Board
Audrain Medical Center
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