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Simo Häyhä (Finnish pronunciation: [ˈsimo ˈhæy̯hæ] ⓘ; 17 December 1905 – 1 April 2002), often referred to by his nickname, The White Death (Finnish: Valkoinen kuolema; Russian: Белая смерть, romanized: Belaya smert’), was a Finnish military sniper during World War II in the 1939–1940 Winter War between Finland and the Soviet Union.
State Line Mob. The State Line Mob was an association of criminal elements that operated in the 1950s and 1960s at the Mississippi–Tennessee state line in Alcorn County, Mississippi, and McNairy County, Tennessee, along U.S. Route 45. The State Line Mob was involved in bootlegging, gambling, prostitution, tourist fleecing, robbery, and murder.
Buford Pusser was born in Finger, McNairy County, Tennessee, on December 12, 1937, [3] the son of Helen (née Harris) and Carl Pusser. [4] His father was the police chief of Adamsville, Tennessee. [5] Buford Pusser was a high-school football and basketball player and was 6 feet 6 inches (1.98 m) tall. He joined the United States Marine Corps ...
Dixie Mafia. The Dixie Mafia, or the Dixie Mob, is an American criminal organization composed mainly of White Southerners and based in Biloxi, Mississippi, operating primarily throughout the Southern United States since at least the late 1960s. The groups' activities include movement of stolen merchandise, illegal alcohol, and illegal drugs.
Carl Weathers' cause of death has been revealed. According to his death certificate obtained by The Blast, the actor's official cause of death is listed as atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease.
17 (123) "Sniper at Home". Unknown. Unknown. March 17, 2006. (2006-03-17) 717. A series of bizarre shootings terrorized the small town of East Point, Georgia and left two people dead and two others critically wounded. As the body count climbed, the killer taunted law enforcement with mysterious notes.
The Rivingtons were a 1960s doo-wop band, known for their 1962 novelty hit "Papa-Oom-Mow-Mow".The members were lead vocalist Carl White (June 21, 1932 – January 7, 1980), tenor Al Frazier (died November 13, 2005), baritone Sonny Harris and bassist Turner "Rocky" Wilson Jr. Frazier was replaced by Madero White for a period in the late 1970s.
Synopsis. The film follows the White family over the course of a year in their daily life through first-person interviews. The film mentions the details of the death of patriarch Donald Ray "D. Ray" White, as well as his rise to stardom as one of the most famous mountain dancers of his time. The illness of his widow, Bertie Mae White, is ...