Two Immigration Inspectors Cited In Pot Bribery Case
Two U S immigration inspectors faced a 27 count indictment in San Diego for taking about 60000 dollars in bribes to import over 24 tons of marijuana and 2.5 pounds of cocaine from Mexico into California. Joseph M Byrne of Chula Vista and Walter W O Donnell of El Cajon were named along with several indicted co conspirators from Tijuana and California.
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Washington
U.S
California
Mexico
U.S. District Court
San Diego
Joseph M. Byrne
Chula Vista
Calif
Walter W. O'Donnell
el Cajon
United States
San Ysidro
Byrne and
O'Donnell
O’donnel
Byrne
Harry Steward
Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs
Record-Busting 132 Pounds Heroin Seized in Rio Brazil
Brazilian and Argentine police with U S agents halted 132 pounds of pure heroin aboard the U S Flag freighter Mormacaltair en route from Buenos Aires to New York. The haul, hidden in sheep skins, was valued around 42 million dollars and could feed about 1 2 million addicts for a day. Five men and a woman were arrested amid a four month investigation linking the Rio seizure to recent Argentine drug cases.
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Rio DE Janeiro
Latin America
U.S
Mormacaltair
Buenos Aires
Argentina
New York City
Moore-McCormack Lines Inc
New York
Rio
Guanabara Bay
Spain
Juan Carlos Rojas
Europe
Interpol
France
Nuclear Plant Comes Online in Pakistan City Areas
A Canadian financed nuclear plant in Karachi began operation supplying homes in Karachi and Hyderabad. Canada provided a loan and engineers assist training Pakistanis. The Karachi plant will desalinate sea water near the city, producing about 100 million gallons of fresh water for four million residents.
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Karachi
Pakistan
Atnaagh
Hyderabad
Canada
Wholesale price rise slows but remains high in year of Nixon controls
Government data show September wholesale prices up 0.3 percent with third quarter annualized gain of 6.7 percent. Whitman notes 13 month inflation at 4.3 percent under controls, driven by farm and food costs. McGovern allies call it a failure of Nixon policy.
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Washington
Nixon
Marina Whitman
George McGovern
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Whitman
Robert Nathan
McGovern
Nathan
Kenneth J. Brown
Aflcio Graphic Arts Union
Heavy Boozing May Harm Heart Muscle Say Doctors
A Lemuel Shattuck Hospital team reports in the New England Journal of Medicine that heavy drinkers show impaired myocardium with inefficient action and faster heart rate. The study involved 26 alcoholics who drank up to a quart daily, none with prior heart disease and tested after 48 to 72 hours without alcohol. Researchers Drs. David J. Spodick Paul Chirife and Veronica M. Piggott note the work was funded by NASA and the National Heart and Lung Institute.
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Boston
Lemuel Shattuck Hospital
New England Journal of Medicine
David J. Spodick
Paul Chirife
Veronica M. Piggott
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
National Heart and Lung Institute
India CIA Drive Backed by Communist Party Plea
In New Delhi the Communist party of India endorsed Indira Gandhi and Congress claims that the United States CIA is expanding operations in India. Bhupesh Gupta and other leaders argued unrest stems from domestic issues and price problems, while the party faced arrests during protests in Bombay and Haryana.
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New Delhi
Indira Gandhi
Communist Party of India
Bhupesh Gupta
Gandhi
Congress Party
Shankar Dayal Sharma
U.S
Central Intelligence Agency
India
Gupa
CIA
Gupta
Bombay
CTA
pro-Moscow Party
Sharma
Peace Corps
David Rogers
Congress
Piioo Mody
Swatantra Party
Coolidge Used Initial S But No Known Middle Name
A historical note states former President Calvin Coolidge occasionally used the initial S but records show no established middle name. The detail highlights naming quirks in early American leadership and reflects archival uncertainty about Coolidge’s full middle identity.
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Washington
Calvin Coolidge
Ottawa area larger than entire United States by three percent
Ottawa Canada totals area exceeds the combined area of the United States including Alaska by about three percent. The comparison highlights Ottawa's extensive land size relative to the U S and Alaska.
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Ottawa
Canada
U.S
Alaska
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Santa Barbara
U.S. Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs
Justice Department
Chesapeake Bay Bridge
Norfolk
Navy
Anderson Police Department
Bill’ Saxon
Home Ministry
U.S. State Department
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Swaran Singh
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Haryana
Brown Oxfords
Alexandria
Anderson Banking Company
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