Fat Jaws Alligator Bites Boy in Jacksonville Lake
Six year old David Abbott recalls the alligator known as Fat Jaws that grabbed his leg while he played at Casa Linda Lake during a Cub Scout outing at Naval Air Station Jacksonville. He faces weeks in hospital and a possible skin graft after receiving 20 stitches. Florida Game and Fresh Water Fish Commission crews removed the gator, while officials search for a second known to inhabit the lake.
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Jacksonville
Fla
David Wayne Abbott
Fred Abbott
Florida Game and Fresh Water Fish Commission
David
Jacksonville Naval Air Station
Casa Linda Lake
Reward Raised to 5000 in Officer Mack Slaying
Canton Ohio officials and donors boosted the reward for information in the July 22 shooting death of off duty policeman Guy Mack to 5000. The increase from 2000 came from commercial groups and anonymous donors.
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Canton, Ohio
Guy Mack
Area Teamsters Back Lottery For Schools
Cincinnati AP report says the Joint Council of Teamster Unions backing a state lottery to fund education. Earl Quigley cites unfair property taxes and calls for proceeds to support the education system. the court previously struck a lottery issue from the May primary ballot.
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Cincinnati
Joint Council of Teamster Unions
Ohio
Earl Quigley
Quigley
Ohio Supreme Court
Alligators Tamed by Feeding Prompt Bites, Says Frye
Dr. Clifford O. Frye, chief of the game commission, warns that tame alligators learn to expect handouts from people. When panicked swimmers thrash, the frightened reptiles bite in what Frye calls self defense.
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Clifford O. Frye
The
Game Commission
Newport murder probe ends in Kentucky
The special investigative team on the gangland style murder of nightlife figure Sammy Eisner was disbanded Tuesday after its final report. Leads will be handled on a routine basis. Detectives Ciafardini Clark Quitter and technician Jarman were part of the unit. Three material witnesses were released after polygraph tests.
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Newport
Sammy Eisner
Kenneth “Moose” Jones
Pat Ciafardini
James Clark
Joseph Quitter
Campbell Commonwealth
Frank Benton III
Mike Jarman
Ciafardini
Frankfort
Kentucky State Police
Jones
Nobel Petition Seeks Nixon for Peace Prize Draws Signatures
A circulated petition aiming to nominate President Nixon for the Nobel Peace Prize has gathered thousands of signatures and may be sent to Oslo. Finance magazine publisher Elizabeth MacDonald Manning reports 3,486 yes votes and 29 dissents in about a month, with signatures from figures like G. Keith Funston Arthur Burns and Strom Thurmond. Some critics deem the move audacious and ill received in business and government circles.
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Oslo
Norway
Finance
Elizabeth MacDonald Manning
Federal Reserve
Sen
Strom Thurmond
D.S.C
Manning
U.S
Sirhan Moved From Death Row
Sirhan B. Sirhan, convicted in the 1968 slaying of Sen. Robert F. Kennedy, has been moved from Death Row to the Adjustment Center at San Quentin along with eight other inmates as part of reclassification after a state Supreme Court ruling. Officials say the reform aims to update inmate status. authorities stress the move is part of the broader program and not a punishment.
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San Quentin
Calif
Sirhan B. Sirhan
Robert F. Kennedy
State Supreme Court
California
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