Tidbits on the Essex sniper case and a mysterious hand
New Orleans AP reports ongoing questions in the Mark Essex sniper investigation. Details recount a New Year’s Eve attack at Central Lockup and a warehouse burglary. Evidence points to a .44 Magnum rifle used in multiple shootings, with a mysterious cut hand that authorities cannot confirm as healing.
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New Orleans
Mark Essex
Essex
Howard Johnson’s
Alfred Harrell
Central Lockup
Harrell
Edwin Hosh
Clarence Giarrusso
Hosl
Joseph L. Perniciaro
Perniciaro
Times-Picayune
Peniciaro
Times- Picayune
J Essex
Dr. Samuels
Rancher Guilty of Voluntary Manslaughter
Marion Kansas report says Arthur L Lewerenz was found guilty of voluntary manslaughter, sane at crime time, for the July 20 slaying of his wife Nancy Susan, 34. Judge A B Fletcher Jr. ruled no second degree murder and rejected insanity defense, detailing passion and arousal but intent to kill. Sentencing date not set.
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Marion, Kan
Marion County
Arthur L. Lewerenz
A. B. Fletcher Jr
Lewerenz
Nancy Susan
Fletcher
Leverenz
Contamination Threat From Pryor Plant Blast
Chemicals from an $11.5 million fertilizer plant explosion near Pryor entered Pryor Creek and Grand River, threatening Fort Gibson Lake used by Wagoner and Muskogee. Public Health Service ordered Wagoner to halt lake water pumping temporarily as a safety precaution.
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Pryor, Okla
Pryor
Fort Gibson Lake
Wagoner
Muskogee
Public Health Service
Cherokee Nitrogen Co
Pryor Creek
Grand River
State Crop Output An All Time High
Kansas crop production in 1972 set a record, with an all crop output index at 156 percent of the 1957-59 average. Wheat 315 million bushels, soybeans 24.5 million, hay 5.5 million tons, popcorn 43 million pounds, sorghum 218 million bushels, corn 130 million bushels. Record yields included sorghum 62 bushels, corn 104, soybeans 28, barley 44, all hay 2.34 million tons. wheat 33.5 bushels per acre, oats 44, popcorn 4100 pounds. Total harvested area 18.8 million acres, down 4 percent from 1971.
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Topeka
Kan
Kansas
State Crop and Livestock Reporting Service
Key Committee Head Backs Docking Tax Proposals
Sen Norman E Gaar, head of the Senate Committee on Assessment and Taxation, endorses Gov Docking's tax plan opposing income tax hikes and favoring continuations of federal tax deductions. He supports extending the property tax lid but would allow local units to raise budgets if funds permit after cutting mill levies. He notes the endorsement is independent and not tied to past leadership races.
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Topeka
Kan
Senate Committee On Assessment and Taxation
Robert Docking
Norman E. Gaar
Associated Press
Docking
Senate House
Gaar
Senate
Johnson County
Johnson
Bob Bennett
Security Tight for Nixon Inauguration Amid Antiviolence Measures
About 2,000 military reinforcements join some 8,000 police and National Guardsmen in Washington as inauguration day nears. Organizers expect up to 50,000 at Lincoln Memorial rally, while police project 20,000 demonstrators. Justice Department says violence is unlikely but remains on alert with riot-trained Marines and Army MPs aiding security.
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Washington
Nixon
Justice Department
D.C
Camp Lejeune
N.C
Ft. Bragg
Ft. Meade
Lincoln Memorial
Washington Monument
Capitol Hill
White House
Richard G. Kleindienst
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Cloris Leachman
Iniecucing
Cybill Shepherd
Vucy
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Erdcue
Larry McMurtry
Lanny
Bert Schneider
Stephen J.friedman
HGH Records
LA Plus Action
Cee Elc Uey
Henry Block
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N. Main
Bennett
MR. D's Donuts End Sandwich Shop
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Franklin Savings Association
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