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Airport officials and ambulance driver transfer the body of slain sniper Mark Essex from plane to ambulance for burial in Emporia, KS. He was killed in gun battle with police after killing six persons and wounding 17 others in New Orleans

Creator:: Wide World Photos, Inc.
Date:: January 11, 1973
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Minutes before death-- New Orleans Patrolman Paul Persigo leans against a police car trying to spot a sniper at the Downtown Howard Johnson's Hotel

Creator:: Arnold, G. E.
Date:: January 10, 1973
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Parents of sniper-- Mrs. Nellie Essex and her husband, Mark Essex answer newsmen's questions during a news conference at the St. James Baptist Church : their son, Mark (Jimmy) Essex, was slain by police Sunday in a New Orleans shootout

Creator:: Wide World Photos, Inc.
Date:: January 11, 1973
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Pondering the big question-- New Orleans Police Superintendent Clarence Giarusso ponders the big question of if there was more than one sniper involved in the Howard Johnson's shootings : Giarrusso replied, I'm not satisfied either way

Creator:: Wide World Photos, Inc.
Date:: January 10, 1973
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Services for sniper-- the casket contain- the body of Mark James Essex is carried from the St. James Baptist Church : Essex was the sniper who was killed by police Sunday in New Orleans atop a motor hotel

Creator:: Wide World Photos, Inc.
Date:: January 13, 1973
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Slain officers --three New Orleans police officers slain by a snipers bullets include, from left: Patrolman Philip Coleman, Deputy Superintendent Louis Sirgo and Patrolman Paul Persigo

Creator:: Wide World Photos, Inc.
Date:: January 9, 1973
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Sniper and officer's guns-- New Orleans arms identification officer Alex Vega holds the 44-magnum (left) used by the sniper and the shotgun used by Deputy Superintendent Louis Sirgo who was slain : note several bullet holes visible in the barrel of

Creator:: Wide World Photos, Inc.
Date:: January 9, 1973
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Holdup hero-- The Rev. Karey (cq) Rivers, 37, a Baptist pastor and state employment official, was credited with thwarting a bank robbery in downtown Syracuse Tuesday : Rivers grabbed suspect and held him until police arrived

Creator:: Wide World Photos, Inc.
Date:: November 28, 1972
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Led from court-- Convict Ruchell Magee, whose trial on murder charges got underway in San Francisco today, is led from the court of Judge Morton Colvin following an outburst against the jurist

Creator:: Stewart, Walt.
Date:: November 27, 1972
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One of five gunmen who fled an abortive supermarket robbery in Chattanooga, Tenn., with three hostages surrenders after the car was stopped by police 35 miles north of Atlanta early today: he was identified by police as Felix Bernard Lundy

Creator:: Skinner, Bud.
Date:: December 22, 1972
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