Thousands feared dead in lawless city ; Feds send troops, aid amid looting and gunfire; Total evacuation of New Orleans begins Chicago Final Edition
PHOTOS 5 With thousands of people stranded, the mayor of New Orleans ordered 1,500 cops to stop rescue missions and begin patrolling the city to rein in crime. AP photo by Eric Gay. Volunteer Sarah Roberts carries flood victims to safety Wednesday after they were rescued by boat from their neighborh...
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Published in | Chicago tribune (1963) |
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Format | Newspaper Article |
Language | English |
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Chicago, Ill
Tribune Publishing Company, LLC
01.09.2005
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Summary: | PHOTOS 5 With thousands of people stranded, the mayor of New Orleans ordered 1,500 cops to stop rescue missions and begin patrolling the city to rein in crime. AP photo by Eric Gay. Volunteer Sarah Roberts carries flood victims to safety Wednesday after they were rescued by boat from their neighborhood on the east side of New Orleans. AP photo by Eric Gay. Perry Williams helps a Gulfport, Miss., store owner clean up Wednesday. In Mississippi, there was wind damage but less flooding. AP photo by Denis Paquin. In Gulfport, Miss., on Wednesday, a man is surrounded by devastation. Emergency workers from across the country have begun arriving in the state to help restore order and search for victims. AP photo by David J. Phillip. New Orleans resident Jeremiah Ward dons makeshift shoes following his rescue from the city's floodwaters. Dallas Morning News photo by Irwin Thompson. (Chicago Final, News, Page 2.) |
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ISSN: | 1085-6706 |