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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1977
Page
3
More than 100 trainees participate in a laserphoto feature at a simulated POW camp near Ft. Belvoir Virginia. An American soldier in a Russian style uniform binds the hooded trainee as part of a program to prepare U S troops for conditions in POW camps.
At Fort Belvoir Virginia a mock POW camp trained 114 Army lieutenants in a six hour ordeal. MPs in Soviet style uniforms ambushed the bus simulations with grenades and burlap bag restraint. Capt Paul Pittman led questioning as the exercise concluded with escape and lessons learned.
Atty. Gen. William Guste says the office will sue if overcharges are found in Jefferson Parish 1974 75 emergency nonbid pumps purchase. Investigations by Guste and U.S. Attorney Gerald Gallinghouse pursue possible payments to politicians and overpayments totaling 510000. Councilman Lloyd Giardina denies being told of irregularities before taking office as a plane incident is reported.
A single engine plane struck Louisiana treetops and roof of an apartment complex before crashing on the lawn. Pilot Leroy T. Gilmore 45 of Metairie was hospitalized with leg injuries. Passengers Minette Arcemont 16 and Jeffrey Arcemont III 10 were treated for minor injuries.
A mattress fire started by three inmates at the St. Tammany Parish Jail led to an evacuation as the grand jury indicted the trio on arson criminal damage to property and attempted murder charges. Warden Koppenel said mattresses were piled in the cell and set aflame, producing heavy smoke.
Two Cuban men, Emilio Medina and Mario Junco, after four days at sea on an open raft, said their year‑long plan to escape Castro’s Cuba was worth the risks. They fear military draft, expect to live with relatives in New York, and describe dangerous sea travel as less difficult than the vigilance at home.
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