So I noticed someone mentioned the ole Triple S Ranch in one of the more recent posts...ah..........the days of Triple S... yes, I was there. Curious if anyone ever read anything about them as I found this (see info below) in a recent search (article was written in '96)... Does anyone remember the girl whose dad used to have a plane (no need to mention names here) but wondering if the 2 were related? Just thought it weird that some small town no-name place could be so 'high' profile... things that make you go hummmm...

"Barry Seal, a skilled pilot, drops duffel bags filled with cash
at the Triple S Ranch near Hot Springs, Arkansas. An estimated
$9 million per week falls out of the sky. The state of Arkansas
gets 10 percent and also temporary use of the entire amount.

Finis Shellnut, son-in-law of Seth Ward, lives at the Triple S
Ranch. Seth owns the ranch, but Finis is the go-for who
retrieves the weekly cash bundles.

Finis works for Dan Lasater as a bondsman.

Roger Clinton, brother of Bill Clinton, also works for Dan
Lasater.

Seth Ward, owner of the Triple S Ranch, has a daughter, Suzy, who
is married to Webster Hubbell.

Webster ("Webb") Hubbell is a close friend of Bill Clinton. Webb
Hubbell works at the Rose Law Firm.

Hillary Rodham Clinton's office is right next to Webb Hubbell's
office at the Rose Law Firm.

Hillary Rodham Clinton is married to William Jefferson Clinton,
Governor of Arkansas at the time.

The weekly $9 million falling out of the sky seems to have been
put into ADFA, the Arkansas Development Finance Authority. Or
else where *was* its money coming from? The state budget had no
funds earmarked for ADFA and the State Constitution barred
deficit financing. ADFA was, in effect, a bank, making preferred loans. Because ADFA is a state agency, it is not legally required to publicly
divulge its records."

The pilot you werre referring to was Billy Lane, father of Rachel Lane. He got sent up the river for smuggling guns to central america. He used to land his helicopter in the LBT parkinglot and pick up Bob Gray and take him to lunch in Dallas. Those halcyon days....

Bob Gray used to have lunch with gun smuggler? Wow, that 1993 SWC was more Branch Davidian than even TV 56 could have painted it! I am sorry I missed that!

:-)

Billy Lane used to be my ride to school. His youngest daughter was in my class. They had a HUGE house outside of Glenwood, between Longview and Gilmer. I remember when my Dad did some work for him. There were signs up in English and Spanish all around the fence saying Stay Out. I'm guessing there should have been some signs that all was not right!

I hope he has gotten everything in his life straightened out.

So I noticed someone mentioned the ole Triple S Ranch in one of the more recent posts...ah..........the days of Triple S... yes, I was there. Curious if anyone ever read anything about them as I found this (see info below) in a recent search (article was written in '96)... Does anyone remember the girl whose dad used to have a plane (no need to mention names here) but wondering if the 2 were related? Just thought it weird that some small town no-name place could be so 'high' profile... things that make you go hummmm...

"Barry Seal, a skilled pilot, drops duffel bags filled with cash
at the Triple S Ranch near Hot Springs, Arkansas. An estimated
$9 million per week falls out of the sky. The state of Arkansas
gets 10 percent and also temporary use of the entire amount.

Finis Shellnut, son-in-law of Seth Ward, lives at the Triple S
Ranch. Seth owns the ranch, but Finis is the go-for who
retrieves the weekly cash bundles.

Finis works for Dan Lasater as a bondsman.

Roger Clinton, brother of Bill Clinton, also works for Dan
Lasater.

Seth Ward, owner of the Triple S Ranch, has a daughter, Suzy, who
is married to Webster Hubbell.

Webster ("Webb") Hubbell is a close friend of Bill Clinton. Webb
Hubbell works at the Rose Law Firm.

Hillary Rodham Clinton's office is right next to Webb Hubbell's
office at the Rose Law Firm.

Hillary Rodham Clinton is married to William Jefferson Clinton,
Governor of Arkansas at the time.

The weekly $9 million falling out of the sky seems to have been
put into ADFA, the Arkansas Development Finance Authority. Or
else where *was* its money coming from? The state budget had no
funds earmarked for ADFA and the State Constitution barred
deficit financing. ADFA was, in effect, a bank, making preferred loans. Because ADFA is a state agency, it is not legally required to publicly
divulge its records."

BTW, this is referring to a different Triple S. John Bishop's camp is no where near Hot Springs.