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Show THE BORN LOSER By Art Sansom Tell Me Why Men of History—Jean Laffite The life of the pirate Jean Laffite has a great deal of mystery and legend aboutit. Laffite was probably born in France aboutthe year 1780. As a young man he emigrated to Louisiana with his brother Pierre and opened a blacksmith shop in NewOrleans. 4 LET'S SEE NOW-- BREAKFAST \ | WAS 220 CALORIES--- LUNCH 375--| THAT MEANS [CAN $PLURGE / TONIGHT~-"LEAN STEAK:WAX ) BEANS---GRAPEFRUIT AND--- / t be SHE PHONED ABOUT Tobay! = = British tried to buyLaffite’s help against the Americans, But Laffite offered his help to General Andrew Jackson in return for a full pardon for himself and his men. Muchof the HOW MUCH DO AH ‘OWE YO'FO'IT? SOME VOLUNTEERS ! \ SHMINCIPLESIE = OUT|E es Ol IRONBIRAINS HAD AN 2 Hoomi BUGGINGHOOTE RULES # WE SAY WE NEED pe) SO WE LET HIM CN GN ¢ CAN LIVETOGETHER TOG pia eee ‘ .ON “ THE THEY OFF THE LAWS ? EVERYONE EXCEPT THe END 7 HE GUY ON é Cr YOU WHO WIEH 10 GO RAISE OUR COME WITH ME z By Dick Ca WINTHROP WATCH OUT, EVERYBODY, Your RIGHT HAND! By Dick Brooks he 3. By Gordon Bess THIS JOd CALLS FOR MEN WITH A HIGH DESREE OF INTELLIGENCE! _. THOSE I WANT (Semone|: ( 7 MADE THE HAM SANDWICH FROM > SMOKED SALMON? GJ THANK YO'FO! GOIN’ AGIN YORE PRINCIPLES,TO water. eath daring pirate, REDEYE Fo maxes them But within two years Laffite OUT OF BUSINESS DIO YOU KNOW? turned to piracy again.In 1817 he STANFORD, Calif. (UPI)— set up new headquarters on what Stanford University's music is now the site of Galveston, recording studio is out of Texas, and soon had a band of business, Earlier this week, nighttime about1,000men. burglars removed the entire contents of the recording studio The United States Govern- in Dinkelspiel Auditorium—tape ment now determined to rid the recorder, reproducer, ampliwaters of Laffite’s ships. It s2nt fiers, speakers, microphone and an expedition to wipe out his other equipment, all valued st headquarters. Laffite learned $6,000, that he was about to be attacked. Accordingto tegend, he escaped Americans spend than on his favorite vess~’, the Pride. $225 million last year more for plastic Some say that he settled in mode! kits, more than The largest parade float in Yucatan, Mexico, but nofurther million for model racing $125 history was a Chinese dragon cars facts are known about what and more than $150 carried in a parade in Saigon in million for happened to this mysterious and craft kits. 1956. It was 1,375 feet long! But soon he set up headquarterson an island in the Gulf of Mexico. He became the leader oi a daring band of pirates who attacked British, Spanish, and American ships. The booty they seized was smuggled into New Orleans and sold in the blacksmith shop by Pierre. During the War of 1812 the Heyis-L Must jf HAVE THE WRONG /!| | ADDRESS! 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