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Wichita Falls City Council candidate arrested
WICHITA FALLS, Texas 

A Wichita Falls City Council candidate has been arrested on a gambling charge.

The arrest of John Boy Reberger the Second came a day after he told a newspaper that he owned 
electronic video gambling machines seized from a business in a police raid.

Reberger was released on his own recognizance after he was charged Friday  with engaging in 
organized criminal activity-gambling promotion -- a third-degree felony.

The 40-year-old candidate told the Wichita Falls Times Record News  that he owned the machines 
but doesn't own Treasure Island Arcade. 

But according to police, he said otherwise after a raid on the arcade.

No comment yet from Reberger  on his arrest. 


# using this as a seed
http://www.cogsci.princeton.edu/cgi-bin/webwn2.0?stage=1&word=arcade

6 Sentences Describing an event related to Wichita Falls.

Step one. 
Named Entity Recognition.
Find and analyze all Capitol Phrases
 
Wichita Falls -  (a city in north central Texas near the Oklahoma border)
Wichita Falls City Council - city council -- (a municipal body that can pass ordnances and          appropriate funds etc.)
John Boy Reberger the Second - Unknown - Suspected Person - Confirmed
(Reberger)
Friday -  (the sixth day of the week; the fifth working day)
*Wichita Falls Times Record News - unknown (newspaper,business)
*Treasure Island Arcade  - unknown - (place,business)

Ask the User what the "Wichita Falls Times Record News" is in this instance, answer is a newspaper, and remember that for later.
Ask the User what the "Treasure Island Arcade" is in this instance, answer is a arcade, business, and remember that for later.

Now Find other Entities
candidate
gambling charge
arrest
day
newspaper
electronic video gambling machines
business
police raid
recognizance
organized criminal activity
gambling promotion
a third-degree felony
40-year-old candidate
the machines
police
raid
arcade
comment
arrest

Which ones of these refer to others in context?
Person:  (Subject renamed in each sentence)
Wichita Falls City Council candidate 
John Boy Reberger the Second 
Reberger 
40-year-old candidate 

Objects:
electronic video gambling machines
machines

Place:
Treasure Island Arcade
arcade 
-Issue - we think arcade is a:
1. arcade -- (a covered passageway; often between streets with shops or stalls)
2. arcade, colonnade -- (a structure composed of a series of arches supported by columns)
Neither of these is really correct.
It is a electronic gambling place.


Reword teh sentences to try and get Simpler sentences

Wichita Falls City Council candidate arrested
WICHITA FALLS, Texas 

 Simple.
A Wichita Falls City Council candidate has been arrested on a gambling charge.

 Complex. after keyword, that keyword, verb then noun style
   Dependent Phrase
The arrest of John Boy Reberger the Second came a day after 
    Independent Phrase
  he told a newspaper 
   that he owned electronic video gambling machines seized from a business 
  in a police raid.
 (Reword: John Boy Reberger was arrested a day after....)

 Complex - Independent Independent, conjunction after 
Reberger was released on his own recognizance 
 after he was charged Friday with engaging in organized criminal activity-gambling promotion -- 
  a third-degree felony.

 # Complex sentence, that conjunction, but conjunction
The 40-year-old candidate told the Wichita Falls Times Record News 
 that he owned the machines 
 but doesn't own Treasure Island Arcade. 

But according to police, 
 he said otherwise 
 after a raid on the arcade.

No comment yet from Reberger on his arrest. 


Information gathered from the article.
1. Roy Reberger is a Wichita Falls City Council candidate.
  1B.   Reberger is 40 years old.
2. Treasure Island Arcade is an arcade.
3. Roy Reberger was arrested. (on a gambling charge)
4. He told a newspaper he owned gambling machines.
5. The gambling machines were seized in a police raid.
6. He was charged Friday (with engaging in organized criminal activity)
7. He was released.
8. He says he owns the machines (repeat of above)
9. He says he doesnt own Treasure Island Arcade.

10 Bits of information were gathered.



Article 2

Wichita Falls City Council Candidate Arrested

WICHITA FALLS, Texas -- A City Council candidate was arrested on a gambling charge a day after 
telling a newspaper that he owned electronic video gambling machines seized from a business in a 
police raid.

John Boyd Reberger II, 40, told the Wichita Falls Times Record News that he owned the machines 
but does not own Treasure Island Arcade, which was shut down after authorities seized the 
8-liner machines earlier this month.

However, Reberger was charged Friday with engaging in organized criminal activity/gambling 
promotion, a third-degree felony. 

  Reberger's bond was set at $5,000, and he was released from jail on a personal 
  recognizance bond. 

Eight-liners are similar to slot machines. 

  It's illegal for 8-liner businesses to award prizes of cash or gift certificates.

Authorities say undercover officers played different machines and received cash in $5 
increments for credits earned. 

  When an arcade employee was arrested, she said Reberger owned the business, and he later 
  told officers he owned the machines and the company, authorities said.

Reberger could not be reached for comment after his Friday arrest. 

  He told the newspaper Thursday that he did not own the arcade and has not been involved with 
  it for several months.

He said issues surrounding the arcade should not influence his run for the at-large council 
position, and that he plans to tackle issues such as water rates and use of the new Wichita 
Falls Public Safety Training Center. 





1. Reberger is a City Council Candidate.
2. Reberger was arrested (on a gambling charge)
3. He told a newspaper that he owned ev gambling machines.\
4. The machines were seized from a business in a police raid.
5. Reberger is 40 years old.
6. He told WFTRN that he owned the machines.
7. He told WFTRN that he does not own Treasure Island Arcade.
8. TIA was shut down after authorities seized the 8-liner machines earlier this month. (march)
9. Reberger was charged Friday. (with ....)
10. Eight-liners are similar to slot machines.
11. It's illegal for 8-liner businesses to award prizes of cash or gift certificates.
12. Authorities say: undercover officers played different machines and received cash in $5 
increments for credits earned.
13. Authorities say: undercover officers received cash in $5 increments for credits earned.
14. an arcade employee was arrested.
15. the female arcade employee said: reberger owned the business
16. Authorities say: the female arcade employee told officers: reberger owned the machines and company
17. Reberger could not be reached for comment.
18. He said issues surrounding the arcade should not influence his run for the at-large council position
19. He said: he plans to tackle issues such as water rates and use of the new Wichita Falls Public Safety Training Center.

phew.
break down of all statements.... look for keywords and places to break these statemets apart.


Someone says, or said, implies a not known fact, possible lie or not truth.
Otherwise direct statements are to be treated as true unless proven otherwise.

Subject verb finding is important here.



Article 3

Wichita Falls Police arrest another man involved with an 8-liner bust earlier this month.

61-year old Jay Lavender was charged with engaging in organized criminal activity and gambling 
promotion. 

Wichita Falls Police and the Texas Alcohol Beverage Commission raided the Treasure Island 
arcade on Seymour Highway, and the Cozzy Bogie arcade on Jacksboro Highway March 9.

At the time -- police say that the high cash payouts were a direct violation of Texas 
gambling laws.

According to Lavander's arrest affidavit --Lavender made cash payouts at the Cozzy Bogie.
In the arrest affidavit Lavender made the payments to undercover officers.

 
Named Entities
Wichita Falls Police - police force, constabulary, law -- (the force of policemen and officers; "the law came looking for him")
Jay Lavender - person, male 61 years old
Lavender 
Texas Alcohol Beverage Commission - committee, commission -- (a special group delegated to consider some matter; "a committee is a group that keeps minutes and loses hours" - Milton Berle)
Treasure Island - business, arcade WRONG
Cozzy Bogie - business, arcade - WRONG
Seymour Highway - location, - main road -- (a major road for any form of motor transport)
Jacksboro Highway - location, - main road -- (a major road for any form of motor transport)
March 9 - Date
Texas - Lone-Star State, TX -- (the second largest state; located in southwestern United States on the Gulf of Mexico)

  Unnamed Entities 
  man
  8-liner bust - WRONG - raid
  month
  organized criminal activity 
  gambling promotion. - promotion, publicity, promotional material, packaging -- (a message issued in behalf of some product or cause or idea or person or institution)
  arcade - WRONG
  police - police force, constabulary, law -- (the force of policemen and officers; "the law came looking for him")
  high cash payouts - UNK
  arrest affidavit - affidavit -- (written declaration made under oath; a written statement sworn to be true before someone legally authorized to administer an oath)
  payments - payment -- (a sum of money paid)
  undercover officers - policeman, police officer, officer -- (a member of a police force; "it was an accident, officer")
  

Items learned
1. Jay Lavender is 61 years old.
2. Jay Lavender was charged with engaging in organized criminal activity.
3. Jay Lavender was charged with engaging in gambling promotion. 
4. Wichita Falls Police and the Texas Alcohol Beverage Commission raided the Treasure Island arcade
5. Wichita Falls Police and the Texas Alcohol Beverage Commission raided the Cozzy Bogie arcade March 9
6. Treasure Island arcade is lcoated on Seymour Highway
7. Cozzy Bogie arcade is located on Jacksboro Highway 
8. police say: the high cash payouts were a direct violation of Texas gambling laws.
9. According to Lavander's arrest affidavit: Lavender made cash payouts at the Cozzy Bogie.
10. In the arrest affidavit: Lavender made the payments to undercover officers.

10 Major points were learned here.

According so, same as says, and in the arrest affidavit: is the same as well










 Conclusions: 
break apart sentences based on these keywords (put in google to highlight)
and after say says said "according to" told tells tell 
"on LOCATION" - gives a location, fill in a tempalte of a place
years old, fills in tempalte for person.