Ross Cascio built fortune through illegal parking towing
The Chicago tale of Ross Cascio and Lincoln Park Towing shows how a 1960s auto mechanic turned street towing into a powerful empire by seizing illegally parked cars on private lots. He faced court battles, regulation, and violence, but adapted, later selling his fortressed lot and living quietly while remembering his notoriety.
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James Litke
Associated Press
Chicago
Ross Cascio
John D. Rockefeller
Richard J. Daley
Cascio
Daley
Mike Royko
Chicago Daily News
Lincoln Park
North Side
Steve Goodman
Yellow Pages
Edsel
Chevy
Royko
Mace
Trial opens for three in Bayou of Pigs plot case
In New Orleans federal court three of ten defendants face trial on charges of conspiring to overthrow Dominica's government. Don Black Michael Norris and Joe Hawkins connected to Ku Klux Klan and neo Nazi groups were set to appear before Judge Lans ing Mitchell with seven others expected to testify for the government. A sea captain who reported the scheme said he would spectate if not called as a witness.
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New Orleans
Dominica
U.S
Lansing Mitchell
Don Black
Birmingham
Ala
Michael Stanley Norris
Tuscaloosa
Joe Daniel Hawkins
Jackson
Miss
Black
The
Knights of the Ku Klux Klan
Tuscumbia
Norris
National Alliance
Hawkins
Eugenio Charles
Patrick John
Mike Howell
Mystery Writers Tour Ends With Blindfolded Mock Kidnap
Sleuths claiming 60 “victims” removed their blindfolds at 45th Street and Eighth Avenue where a 1930 disappearance was noted, led by a group head. The crowd laughed as they reached the destination and stared at the blindfolded participants. Dilys Winn and Anthony Spiesman staged the fantasy in their quirky event.
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45Th Street
Eighth Avenue
Route of All Evil
Dilys Winn
Anthony Spiesman
Mystery Tour Through New York Sites Highlights Day
Highlights of the day included locations from Nero Wolfe mysteries and the 13th Street gallows where Thomas Hickey was hanged in 1776 for plotting to poison George Washington. Ms. Winn founded a Manhattan bookstore Murder Ink in 1974 and said she began organizing outings because she didn’t want to go to places alone, noting Sunday’s was among her largest. She admitted losing $300 on the sleuthing day.
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13Th Street Gallows
Thomas Hickey
George Washington
Ms. Winn
Manhattan
Floods, Fatalities Rising Across Several States as Storms Persist
Central Texas rivers overflow as heavy rain floods homes in Austin San Antonio and San Marcos. Authorities report four people missing after a river slip and fall incident with two bodies recovered. three additional lives claimed in traffic crashes including a four year old girl. Lightning deaths noted in Ohio and Maryland with drownings from flooded roads. Findlay floods bring teens into water as streets flood across Ohio.
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Texas
Austin
San Antonio
San Marcos
Ohio
Michael Colwell
Kings Creek
John Mootz
Frankfort
Pedernales
Permian Basin Weather Turns Warmer After Sweltering Spell
The National Weather Service Midland Region forecasts a cool down with partly cloudy skies and a slight chance of thunderstorms. Tomorrow will see highs around the mid 80s to near 90, with a low in the mid 60s and winds 15 to 25 mph from the northeast.
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Permian Basin
National Weather Service
Midland
South
Texas
Rio Grande Valley
Odessa American Delivery Rates and Subscriptions
Daily and Sunday delivery options with monthly and yearly pricing outline mail subscription costs. Problems with delivery can be reported by calling the Odessa office at 337-7314 with timings for weekday and weekend periods.
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Odessa American
Odessa, Texas
Clean sweep at Cuban refugee camp yields weapons haul
Officials say the Fort Chaffee camp was searched by about 300 officers for seven hours. They seized 29 homemade knives six machetes two tinsnips and four pairs of pliers along with wooden clubs bunkbeds bed parts copper wire metal cans and mattresses. The operation aimed to curb tools that could cut the fence and enable escapes.
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Fort Chaffee
Ark
Charles Hughes
Hughes
Prince Charles to receive heavy security in New York visit
New York authorities estimate 300000 dollars will be spent to shield Prince Charles during a 24 hour visit. Chief of operations Patrick Murphy notes heightened fears after recent high profile attacks and unrest. One thousand two hundred sixty nine officers will staff security with overtime, barricades, helicopters, and explosive detection dogs.
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New York
Prince Charles
John Lennon
Queen Elizabeth
Northern Ireland
Patrick Murphy
Murder for hire tied to Judge Wood slaying detailed
Newsweek reports that a paroled murderer Charles Harrelson was paid as much as 1 million dollars to kill U.S. District Judge John H. Wood Jr. outside his San Antonio home on May 29, 1979. The payment was alleged by Jamiel Chagra, a jailed drug smuggler, with FBI informants providing information from Leavenworth.
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New York
Newsweek Magazine
U.S
John H. Wood Jr
San Antonio
Texas
Newsweek
U.S Justice Department
Charles Harrelson
Jamiel
Jimmy) Chagran
FBI
Jerry Ray James
Chagra
Leavenworth
Kan
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