Laotian General Named Chief Opium Trafficker
Rep. Robert Steele accused Gen. Ouane Rathikone, former Royal Laotian army chief of staff, of being a top opium trafficker in Southeast Asia. He alleged Laotian and South Vietnamese forces obstruct drug crackdown, with troops guarding refineries and aiding heroin transport along the Mekong. The remarks came during a WABC Radio interview after a congressional hearing.
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UPI
Robert Steele
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Ouane Rathikone
Southeast Asia
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Ngo Dzu
U.S
Asia
Big E decision due in September on fair move plan
G W Wynne, general manager of Eastern States Exposition, says a board decision on whether to move the Big E from West Springfield to Eastern Connecticut will be made September 17. The analysis weighs renovating current grounds versus relocating, with costs estimated at 30 million dollars for a Connecticut site and local tax implications. By 1973 the fair dates may shift to Labor Day weekend.
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UPI
G.W. Wynne
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Leisure Systems, Inc
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Vermont Scenic Land Use Law Hindered by Questions and Delays
Reports from Montpelier and St. Albans describe legal hurdles delaying the 1970 scenic spots protection act as authorities study eligibility rules. Other items note St. Albans banning rock festivals, a possible kidnapping plot center around Gov. Davis, a pond drainage dispute in Whitingham, a drowning in the Saxtons River, and a Brandon car crash fatality.
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UPI
Schulyer Jackson
Environmental Conservation
Senate Finance Committee
Jackson
East Montplier
Vermont
Davis
Lawrence Kressley
Raccoons Cause Substation Short at RPI Reactor
In Troy two raccoons triggered a power cut at the RPI linear lab building before fire crews found the reactor shorted by the incident. The animals were alive and fleeing the site as responders arrived about 10:50 p.m. The outage possibly affected nearby areas. In Albany a five year old boy drowned at a Luzerne campsite pool after wandering away from his parents.
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Francis George
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Half Mile Ranch
Route 9N
Ground breaking for Berkshire elderly housing on Columbus Avenue
More than 150 attended the $2.3 million 100 unit elderly housing highrise project ceremony in Pittsfield on Columbus Avenue. Rep. Silvio Conte said federal Turnkey funds reflect a total commitment to housing for the elderly and others in need.
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Columbus Avenue
Silvio O. Conte
North Adams Bobcat
Policy bans skinny dipping in public areas in Vermont
Chittenden County State's Attorney Patrick J. Leahy issued a policy outlawing nude bathing in public and semi public spaces while allowing private land use out of view where the state has no legitimate interest. It clarifies enforcement in gray areas with officials discretion and notes arrests in Washington and Addison counties. The Vermont ACLU says it will provide legal counsel for those arrested under unfriendly public exposure situations.
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UPI
Chittenden County
Patrick J. Leahy
Leahy
Washington
Addison Counties
Vermont
The
American Civil Liberties Union
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