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Fun
Red Battalion Cut to Pieces
NCAA , Track
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ORANGE, TEXAS. THURSDAY, JUNE 15, 1967
10 Cents
Ground .War Lull
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SAIGON (AP) — A hard-core battle-tested
' Communist battalion of some
Division.
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As the two-week lull in the in the operation.
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the South Vietnamese army.
at
rail lines north of Hanoi. One
American Phantom jet was shot
killed and 12 wounded, most in
the first few seconds, before down by ground fire and the
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commander was bested by the 60 Communists were killed and
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To File Briefs
HOUSTON (Spl) — Briefs since Jan. 20. Both the union
from both sides involved in an
in Orange will be filed with the
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ion into the open. There it was
S by-Aonday.
for the election to decertify the
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NLRB officials said the briefs union. Jay F. Knauth, Beaumont
That decision is expected NLRB decision is reached.
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By BOB AXELSON
npted sa
Jewelry
ng at
Shop,
Roberta’s
& Gift
308 Sth St., was narrowly side to come out. There was a
averted
rest of two Fort Worthmen in-
came out, were handcuffed and
a.
separate from any court action.
Fearful that a third man was
with refusal to bargain.
700
more expensive jewelry.
Several heavy crow bars had
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ently stepped inti
cess tunnel and
to an open ac-
a s e
tools, extension cord and light,
ficials said.
inquest at the
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An
scene re-
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By BILL DUNCAN
comment to make, “I’m just
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the county and school districts at the conclusion of the session.
“We do believe the cost of our
The elder Blankenstein con-
tinued, “My son came down, to
freak that this thing went on
two brothers; two sisters; and Namara would make his ninth
his grandparents.
trip to Vietnam next week.
Members of the O r a n g e'000 have been approved for
ontv Commissinnorc. FAlrt 1 strict inn r\t +h nnt LAe
con-
mem-
arrest of two Fort Worth men
LOCAL
(See BIDS, Page 11)
man when they got there.
to the West Orange School Dis-
The apparent low bid of $439,-
Hardin and Newton County were
the alert was canceled.
nual property appraisal costs.
The low bid was submitted by
WEATHER
volved in an unfair labor prac- death of his wife near Newton.
NCAA track starts tonight . .
“However, the largest cost was
County Judge Charlie G was found drowned
lay 29 in a
Old Salem
seen his wife about 10 a m. He
to the doctor. Upon
ect now under construction.
ties about 2:30 p.m., officers
. Juan Marichal-Miek
o m ;
Ilvar:
ite
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six hours until the Communists,
pulled off the field toward their
battalion of about 500 men fell
on an American company in the
Court Tables Hospital
Bids for More Study
fresh' look-
weor. Two
lars. Sizes
be filed with the National Labor
Relations Board by Monday.
bits, drills, screwdrivers,
(See BURGLARY, Page 11)
Stork Hovering
Near for Luei
Day
th
Vietnamese losses also dropped,
from 235 to 215 last week.
9
Fa
Mancil, 19, pulled the man out
of the water at Kirkindall's
’ sandbar, near the Kirkindall
Addition about 6 p.m.
room.
The safe had been toppled on
County Seeks Cost Cuts
In Property Appraisals
Carpenter
Plunges
To Death
TOLEDO BEND (Spl) - A
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ton.
It was the second fatality on
the project in its final phases
P
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Starts Tonight
See Page 9
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stricken chopper and was driv-
en off by Viet Cong fire. Anoth-
er gunship came in and silenced
the Communists and the downed
chopper was finally lifted out.
“We've never had a day like
disappointment today on high
bids received on a hospital ex-
on both sides last week. U.S.
Command announced 176 Amer-
Huntsville, Ark
“That was really some sharp
shooting,” said his commander,
Capt. Thomas Beauchamp of
Bristol, Va.
The Americans had no casual-
can employ a p______
firm and can contract
the rescue. Fire Chief Leroy
Guillory said, however, that the
youths had already revived the
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A formal inquest verdict into youngster asked to see the pre-
Mrs. Dick’s death has not yet scription given as medication.
artillery fire raked the Red po-
sitions. A U.S: spokesman said
W. O. (Bill) Hall, justice of the compared to 2,420 the previous
peace from Burkeville. Assisting week. The figures were the low-
was Dr. Bill G. Kistler of New- est in about two months. South
the county, plus some
tial valuations.
praisals to taxing districts.
“We feel the cost is begin-
ning to outweigh the results,”
County Judge Charlie G. Grooms
said. "The 1966 valuation engi-
nee cost and appraisal salaries
raked mercilessly by artillery
and helicopter gunships.
(called. "Then
etter Bs."
he put in from
11 days “and
> the night” at
t as company
PuL -
juries .
SPORTS
Rain hampers workouts, as
proposed extended care wing for
the facility.
worker.
Both men were advised of
their legal rights in hearings to-
steel liner peeled and heavy
crow bars used to punch through
a concrete fire wall liner. A
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HEAVY SAFE MOVED, PEELING STARTED. AT LOCAL STORE°"6
_______Capt. Jones Exomines Heavy Crow Bars, Concrete Liner
The U.S- infantrymen hit in
war zone D 47 miles northeast
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closed amount of diamonds,
customer’s watches brought in
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L. -6.
211 of the Communists were
| killed, 17 were captured and
j many more wounded in a blist-
| ering battle in which the Red
tices charge resulting from the
Firestone strike in Orange will
“,ce
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namese 21st Division were only
a few miles away.
By foot and helicopter, the
men of the 21st swept onto the
field and into blocking positions,
Joseph P. Blankenstein, co-
owner of 12 Circle F. had this
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Law was a
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Mandi’s stepsister, Mrs. J. R. a m
Mancil, said the man’s wife h. accident
was standing on the river bank by - afedem
an" apparently did not know her H. E
husband was drowning. Chuk '
Mrs. Mancil flagged down a
boat to get the man to the Dew-
eyville side of the river;
Mancil revived the man with
mouth-to-mouth resuscitation.
The man was taken to St. Eliz-
abeth Hospital in Beaumont by
Claybar ambulance. Hospital of-
ficials there, however, said this
morning that they had no rec-
ord of the man being admitted
or treated there.
Members of the South Newton
County1 Volunteer Fire Depart-
ment answered a call to assist
SUITCASE FILLED WITA TOOLS, GUN FOUND NEAR SAFE-Sder S'°" Photo
Variety of Equipment Used in Burglary Attempt ......
In Jewelry Store Here
Two Safecrackers Nabbed
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Members of the Orange third place in American League 889 was paid to the valuation amount of money to spend.” r
- Corleslense Ssst . . . National League sees stra- engineering firm of Pirtchard it D. B. (Pete) Campbell, chair- being charged with murder late Co
•ange Memorial Hospital tegic moves ’ ‘ ‘ dm ..........." " "
board of directors, expressed fire.
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The Intensified ground
fighting- was matched by 129 air
strikes against North Vietnam,
ssed
lirts
Cotton
____________ young construction worker died ties. The South Vietnamese had
The National Labor Relations yesterday in a fall in the tower- five dead and 60 wounded.
a- - *- - In nowerhonsa structure at the The delta battle.continued for
County Commissioners Court
and Orange Memorial Hospital
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"We just don’t have
1Iee today on1,5151000 00™ , , Both Mr. and Mrs. Dick were
and assisted by Deputy Bobby its side, knob punched, outer
An attempted safecracking at Lawrence from Bridge City. -- " -- < • —* •
‘ ‘ m Davis called to the men in-
lan when they got there. sioners Court is corresponding burglary tools.
Rescue units from Jefferson, with taxing districts and con-
— „.3 ferring with other county offi-
also en route to the scene but clals in an effort to reduce an-
crew was listed as missing. It
was the 583rd U.S. combat plane
lost over the North.
The delta battle erupted in the
paddyfields about 85 miles
southwest of Saigon when the
crack Viet Cong “Tay Do” bat-
would be submitted to the five- attorney representing the em-
man NLRB board in Washing-!ployees, said processing of the
One helicopter was shot down
aan ALAd uualu ... wasug-pauyeeo, salu piucedouuig u ue and landed in .guerrilla territo-
ton, D.C., for a final decision.'petition would continue after the p* A. big twinrrotor recovery
hit — • ■ • • helicopter came in to rescue the
From River
By 2 Men
DEWEYVILLE (Spl)-A man
tentatively identified as Shorty
. .. Kirkpatrick was pulled from the
Sabine River here yesterday af-
ternoon after apparently nearly
drowning.
Two Deweyville youths, Mac-
Arthur Lynch, 25, and Jesse
Vietnamese 21st another American was killed
■ and seven were wounded earlier
by U.S. forces in sioners conferred with Asst.
...— t— c Dist. Atty. Louis Dugas Jr. con- can cooperate in the taxation
cerning attorney general rulings program. He said the county valuation service is too high. We
on joint appraisals by county, nan emnlo" • ——.... u— - —------i — *—
city and school districts.
. ale ienewa, wiigecai Earlier Mrs. Ida Faye Arn-
ground fighting coincided with old, county tax assessor and col-
_______________. __________, . ______________; • 2; lector, was consulted by the
Mrs. Fannie Law of Florien; fense'Secretarv Robert S. Me- commissioners oq additional
' " ’ ’ . — - - ......wor|( required to furnish ap-
taries," he said. “The commis- even including
sioners court is of the opinion architectural fe
. \ 500 men was cut to pieces in the
* Mekong Delta Wednesday by ground war broke, another Red
• I American’ gunship helicopters, ......
‘ artillery and a crack division of
" aEM ?°V,•1* •YIE -vun-Y volSonerSvourljLruC
way must be found to reduce and Orange Memorial Hospital unit.
that ” board of directors expressed The commissioners and
icans were killed, compared
suited in a verdict of accidental with 214 the week before, while
death. It was conducted by the Communists lost 1,156 dead
Operation Billings is contin-
Funeral services for Law are uing.
pending at Warren Meadows Fu- The renewal of larger-scale
neral Home in Many, La. ground fighting coincided -th
He is survived by his mother, the announcement that U.S. De-
Inc., of Houston. It was one of ;
The county is seeking assist- four tabulated late yesterday
see in paying appraisal fees, during a special session of the
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sometime in July.
| The officials also said the
hearing to consider calling an
- election to decertify Local 4-23
of the Oil, Chemical and Atomic
Workers Union, who filed the
charge, as a bargaining agent
for employees of the Firestone
plant would be postponed until
this decision is reached.
. It was inaccurately reported in
■ The Leader Tuesday that the
- hearing would be held after an-
. . marshy hideouts nearby. They
The union has been on strike 18, of Florien La. He appar- left 30 weapons on the field.
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News of Today
this before," said exultant heli- I
copter gunner Dennis Bolton of .we
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The ORANGE Leader
According to Judge Grooms, individual agencies in the cost.
The Orange County Commis- it is hoped the appraisals can . Dugas further noted that un-
leianae Cau* i. —™—inlh ..... — ---pone ruling the county also
cost of can contract with the districts to
could have resulted in a toss of good that if he had gone in, he
thoueende af dallare could have been shot.”
Data from U.S. Weather Bureau
Outlodk—Partly cloudy and con-
tinued rather hot and
humid through tomorrow
with a few showers along
the coast, drifting inland
during mornings. Shower
probability about 30 per-
cent and decreasing.
of construction. A Newton xesi-
dent, Hilliard Morris, 48, died in ofSaigon were from "the” IstDi-
a fall 13 months, ago. ' lyieinn’e 3rd Rriaada telina nert
Board holds its own hearings ing powerhouse structure at the
suparate Au auy cuui acu. Toledo Bend Dam project now
OCAW has charged Firestone under construction here.
- — f • ..----Killed was John Frank Law,
A Corpus Christi teacher and trict, Orange County Drainage 200 was $29,200 higher than that
minister is free today on $15,- District and Orange Cou n t y estimated for construction of the
000 bond after being charged Navigation and Port District. All
with murder late yesterday in of those are independent taxing
Briefs from both sides in- connection with the drowning districts which base assessments .. oupI J,
‘ ’ ...... “ ” on valuations provided by the Thad Dederick Construction Co.,
county. ...... .1
showers,
TIDES - SO Writ: High, 9:46 c
4:M p.m.; low, 5:05 p.m. Bell
High, 10:54 o.m., 5:30 a.m.; lew, 7
ESTEDY — Temperafvres:
W. tow rolne troce.
talion, escorted by local guerril-
las, ran into two companies of
South Vietnamese militia about
10 a.m.
The Viet Cong commander
in Mekong Delta Fight
—Story, Col. 1
and the company have filed
u. (air labor practices charge re-charges of unfair labor prac-
suiting from the Firestone strike tices in federal district court. . , ,
in Orange will be filed with the A petition signed by 113 Fire-’ Pushing the Communist hatta
National Labor Relations Board stone union members has asked
side the store andcse
, burglary tools. ( . c--------, _________________
Arrested on burglary charges taken to the police station,
were Dan Wester Goodin Jr., Feart: M.: _ ________
28-year-old insurance salesrpan present, an exhaustive check, for repair and other types of
of 3009 Avenue C; and John was made of an overhead attic
Searcy, 24, General Delivery, area. No one was found. A several neavy crow oars naa
Fort Worth, and onetime La-Isearch of the store showed that been left on the concrete lining,
mar Tech student. Searcy gave a heavy upright safe had been A plastic covered suite
his occupation as construction moved from a work room .9% nearby contained a variety of
feet to an adjacent storage t-1- —‘—1 —
apparently was unaware that
1 two battalions of the South Viet-
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M -------------- •u vouug atatuvea anu ne wu cuuuiue atuuy ui 100 2 so -------,'7 r sible for averting an attempted thankful mv son went immedi-
Late yesterday, the. .commis- rulingsuhz, thnaatstorneyserieras prohlem.ncludgeGroomsssand byoplerfoe safecracking which last, night ately. to the police,Chances are
The commissioners court al- disappointment today on high,
The Orange County Commis- inside the store and seizure of ready has initiated a possible bids received on a hospital ex-
•• • • ■ ■ course of action through letters pansion project.
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jungles of war zone D north of many of them aimed again
The South Vietnamese said Saigon. Six Americans were rail cs north cf Henc:. (
, ... . The lull that preceded the
Icess tunnel and fell from theflareup of ground fighting was
Min PlI 11 Oil generator floor into a sump reflected by a drop in casualties
- 1 wIEO some 55 feet below, project of- on both sides last week. U.S.
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tgcnau
l -EivhtondgXti 75 pansion project.
8 High tomorrow ............ 92
Outlook for Saturday — Little
p0d,
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(FR * 9 J
change.
Sunset today ...... 8:18 p.m.
Sunrise tomorrow . 6:15 a.m.
WINOS - lwi vorlebi wings 01
night, becoming eosferly 10 to 17 m.p.h.
in ofternoons. Winds briofly higher neor
ance in paying appraisal fees. <_____. _ -________
Ann mu ouv wuigi ... In th6 Breakdown of the 1966 commissioners court
Jim Kaat sparks Minnesota into coste, Judge Grooms said $15,-
early last night with ar- slight delay. He called, “Come thick high tensile strength steel
ol two Fort Worth -men in- out, or we will come in shoot- inner liner had not been
side the store and,s@izure of ing!” The two men immediately pierced.
—— • ■- f "-------.---- v._ 3-2-3 — The safe contained an undis-
Breaks in Vietnam
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Billy Casper lost in U.S. Open
crowd... Touring pros threaten _ ... _ - . -. p - ---------------- . . Ar
strike after PGA tourney next $35,560, which went for salary Grooms said he is disappointed stock pond near *fte Old
A young construction worker month . . One-armed youth is and travel to three individual in the amount of the bids. community smith or"be
died yesterday in a fall in the better than average Little appraisers and three secre- "We had hoped the amount, husband, Ray Wallace D
toweringpowerhouse str’-cture League player. taries,” he said. “The commis-even including the 7 percent reported finding the bod
at the Toledo Bend Dam proj- —
An attempted safecracking at junies . . . ouc ,
.......Roberta’s Jewelry and Gift Cuellar will tangle
’ em Shop, 308 5th St,, was narrowly trodome . . . Jetty
; ’ averted early last night with the place for salt- water fishing.
....------------------ . re. Her said he had been searching for today I
"We had hoped the amount, husband, Ray Wallace Dick, 29, her when he found her nude body special Mission o. me granu s-year-c
“3 the 7 percent reported finding the body float- in the pond. He pulled his wife jury here at this time. The next mother t_ ™ J—„.. u,.
z fee and 2 percent ing in a shallow pond, to shore and contacted authori-regular session will be Aug. 28. leaving the doctor's office, the
College coaches claim new that amount is almost out Of fiscal agent fee, would be less At the time the couple were ties about 2:30 p.m., officers A formal inquest verdict into youngster asked to see the pre-
unting rule will increase in- reason" than $410,000," Judge Grooms alone at an abandoned farm stated Mrs. Dick’s death has not yet scription given as medication.
Marichal-Miek Judge Grooms said the court said. "It appears that we will owned by Mrs. Dick’s mother, Dick was arrested late yes-been returned pending comple-“Did you read it?” queried the
tonight in As-is desTrious of entering into con-have to take another look at Mrs. Fred Long of Port Arthur, terday in Port Arthur by Jef-tion of certain investigative re-grandmother “No; I couldn’t,"
make; good tract with one firm (or-a county- our plans." • N They had been 'spending some ferson County officers and ports, Newton County Sheriff was the reply. "The doctor
wide valuation. Time warrants totaling H1orivacationtime in Newton County, charged with murder with mal-iDepartment spokesmen said, jean'r write."
vision’s 3rd Brigade taking part o-r c---e- —- -Fr------- 7—r «
carpenter em- to Operation Billings. The oper- sioners Court is corresponding be use 1 by taxing agencies, der
ployed by the Massman-Johnson ation began Monday with its: with taxing districts and confer- which will assist in the cost of can
Construction Co. He had been target the 9th Viet Cong Divi-ring with other county officials the appraisal work,
stripping concrete forms when sion. The zone is an old Viet in an-effort to reduce annual
the accident occurred -about 11 cong stamping ground of heavy property appraisal costs.
jungles, part of Which was Late vesterdav
was investigated worked over L, :_____-
Newton County deputies the big Operation Junction City
E. Irby and Larry Hryhor- early this year.
by managers back. pbott.Hnsaldsthoafirm.pro; mamFof the hospM^ “atonof (ti "wwthenediRulso"stated‛heowas"sn‛o
“ residen- some cuts can be made to bring here. cording to the investigation r
the cost within our estimate.” Mrs. Marylin Wynell Dick, 28, port. • _
’ ’ drowned May 29 in a Dick told officers he had last County Grand Jury.
the arrests. thousands of dollars.
Blankenstein who drove up to: That was the comment last
private appraisal hope our discussions can bring the store at 6:52 p.m., afternight from E. W Blankenstein.
contract with the about a solution.” closing at 5:30 p.m., noticed a 29, of 4 Circle Q, coowner of do "some work " it"Was“iustA
printed sign on the front glass Roberta's Jewelry & Gift Shop, - - ■
i.'ii.Xi’ 8-" I- noticed theandhauhgpnnnrdeascnme,.d™i
s s a*, "herbvakthis — - in Broad day-
An immediate inspection was closed. Then I saw the door jim- Th_ hoaw safe about is
made of the rear door opening mied. I drove around to the, years oId Was afa guaran-
on an alley on the rear of east back. I heard a loud noise or {car burglar nroof It weighed
side of the alley. it was ajar.a thud. I felt the earth shake. inedxbursrr2Proounds S
Blankenstein immediately drove , “I went to open a rear door; inrxtsst. tuPondraand the
.............................................. to the' police station and in-[on the alley and saw material Pornger Bhanktondt ein was either
and travel totaled $50,949. Some C o u n t y Commissioners-Court istruetton of the new hospital formed officers. scattered on the floor and heard pounding of the concrete liner or
wni mue k • --------j A-----•---... w--i ; The building was surrounded noise. I feel sure I broke sev- When" itstonpled "on"it sside
by Sgt. N. P. Davis. Capt.- Les- eral traffic laws getting to the"hnetbrakinPwas °nstverea
lie CJones, Patrolmen M. G .police station to report it <® at 6 52 p m and the store b^
Garrett and Dennis Williamson police." _____________- , [been dreed at 5:30 p.m., less
than 1% hours earlier.
A/ T AI u The arrests were the first
Corpus Man s dhargecmace 0 business by Orange po-
I • [lice in 15 years.
In Newton County Beathj0RA1M;E
' ' • , BUGGY BOOK-A clerk in an
NEWTON (Spl) — A Corpus Their two children were with ice in connection with the area college bookstore found a
Christi teacher and minister is Mrs. Long at the time of the drowning of his wife. biology book, checked in by a
a..in .....— - k.r... . local student, of more than us-
He was arraigned before Jus-ual interest. During a hurried in-
tice of the Peace Fulton Leespection, the clerk frund a
J olaeu we wa n v- of Jefferson County Precinct 2. rubber bug among the pages.
Baptist minister, ac- Dick waived examining trialLand The student also was surprised.
E ‘ ■ was placed under $15,000 bond However, she explained her
. ” pending action .by. the Newton mischievous younger brother
frequently put rubber bugs
Dist. Atty. Bill A. Martin said among her personal belongings.
- he did not anticipate a SLOPPY PENMANSHIP - A
I session of the grand'6-year-old went with her grand-
day before Jim Sharon Bear-
den justice of the peace of Pre-
cinct 1. _____ - .
A hearing will be held today 711 1 O * n
determine the^amount^f" the urnedSgn OH Door
bonds for each defendant. [ •
The normal bond in a felony m •1 T .1 rmin • z
have indicated to the district roils Jewelry Ihieves
attorney that they would prefer; J
considerably higher bonds for ..... .
these two defendants. ! A little thing, like a turned
_ sign on a closed downtown Or-
wm 22 2X2 steTA%“^Ve'^
rulins hv tho altnmov gexiaral. '• „ - . - e—I <-...-1... -—- .< . T-‛- 5 ■
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