Vesco and Lansky Tied to Rhode Island Drug Ring
Rhode Island links financier Robert L. Vesco and Meyer Lansky to a multimillion dollar international drug smuggling ring centered in Providence. Ledgers listing their names appeared with figures in the millions, alongside $9 million in marijuana seized in four raids that yielded nearly $400,000 in cash and 5 percent tons of marijuana wrapped in 303 bales. The investigation spans Colombia Jamaica Mexico and 18 East Coast states with about 200 suspected dealers. Vesco is said to be in Costa Rica after embezzlement charges and illegal contributions.
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Meyer Lansky
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Edward R. Cass
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Boston
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Jamaica
Mexico
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Vermont Supreme Court to hear reargument in Lawrence perjury case
The Vermont Supreme Court granted the state's petition to present new arguments in the perjury conviction of former undercover narcotics agent Paul Lawrence. The 1975 Burlington District Court ruling overturned the conviction due to testimony about crimes not prosecuted. Arguments are set for September 19 as the court considers whether to revisit its decision.
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Chittenden County
Supreme Court
Michael Goldsmith
Protests Mount in Pa on 50th Day Without Budget
In Harrisburg a thousand unpaid state workers skip prison and hospital duties to rally at the Capitol on budget stalemate. AFSCME reports 10 percent of 70,000 members black out. state police guard prisons as welfare recipients lack aid. Fervent speeches blame House GOP for blocking Senate budget. protesters press for a yes vote.
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UPI
Pennsylvania
Mary Meno
Capitol
Gerald McEntee
Afscme
House Gop
Senate
Forest Service roadless plan rekindles old Vermont dispute
In Rutland Vermont the Forest Service invites public input on roadless areas totaling thousands of acres in Woodford Sunderland Mt Tabor and nearby towns as part of a nationwide workshop. The session rekindles controversy over wilderness designations and challenges to private landowners while stressing criteria for potential wilderness in the Green Mountain National Forest.
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U.S. Forest Service
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Woodford
Sunderland
Mt. Tabor
Peru
Dorset
Danby
Weston
Wallingford
Mt. Holly
Granville
Hancock
Ripton
Lincoln
Warren
Glastonbury
Forest Service
Vermont
Lye Brook
Stratton
Winhall
Bristol Cliffs
Bristol
Addison County
Rutland Workshop
Green Mountain National Forest
John P. McArdle
Washington
Vermont Senator seeks full disclosure on EDA funding formulas
Sen Patrick Leahy and Sen Lawton Chiles filed a bill to require the OMB director Bert Lance to detail funding formulas and methods for EDA allocations in narrative and mathematical form including computer program details. The measure aims to curb past bungling while Vermont secured about 1 percent of the last round despite 22 percent of national population.
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Federal Economic Development Administration
EDA
Vermont
Patrick J. Leahy
D-Vt
Lawton Chiles
D-Fla
Senate
Office of Management and Budget
Bert Lance
Leahy
Congress
Mike Francis
Robert T. Stafford
Washington
House
Francis
SVC under Gee reshapes curriculum toward basics
Thomas Gee, president of Southern Vermont College, outlines a shift to a core set of basic courses aimed at career orientation and lifelong work, while balancing debt and a hopeful fundraising outlook. He argues the line between liberal and technical education is blurring as job markets change.
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Southern Vermont College
Thomas Gee
SVC
Gee
Mt. Anthony
Kennedy
Camelot
Weekend weather outlook for mild temperatures
Partly cloudy today with a high in the low 70s. Clear to partly cloudy tonight with a low in the 40s. Sunday partly sunny with another low 70s high. Slight chance of rain across the weekend.
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