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Cedar Rapids Gazette in Cedar Rapids, Iowa

12 Nov 1967

Page 9

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Cedar Rapids Gazette

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Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Nov 12, 1967

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9

Napalm Strikes Target Brazilian Marijuana Fields

In Mato Grosso, Brazil, four WWII era fighter planes dropped napalm on marijuana plantations as part of a Brazil air force campaign. Spotters in Campo Grande identify fields while Col. Julio Valente explains ground teams burn plants and arrest workers. bombing reserved for larger plots.

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Sao Paula Brazil UPI Campo Grande Mato Grosso State Julio Valente IV Air Zone Air Force Army
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8 000 Plants in Brazilian Border Region Destroyed

The recent bombing near Corumba on the Brazilian Bolivian border destroyed an 8 000 plant plantation spanning 3 500 acres. Five planes used 50 incendiary bombs and 16 napalm bombs to wipe out the crop as drug trafficking rose in Sao Paulo and Rio de Janeiro. Cargo of processed leaves travels 600 miles to markets with many hidden in tankers. First Station Radio KDKA Becomes U S first commercial radio.

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Corumba Valente Sao Paulo Rio de Janeiro Brazil
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