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der.er-itseiehendusheof-•ofesloh-»dy!. A ler-ereFLAG for Eastern Rhode Island 4-H Clubs was given by Lt. Cmdr. Sam Malsbary of Newport Klwanls to Barbara Sllvelra, club queen at awards night ceremonies last night at Portsmouth High School. (Dally News)Result of drug investigationram cea . t be :een not nis-t of Dls*28 indicted in 4R. I. Connectionlical late the leath ; andcases alive :r for anta. jnderPROVIDENCE (UPI) - wilhin two weeks. The suspects were nol mentioned when theTwenty-eight people were indie- were charged on the District grand jury banded down its firstted Friday by a statewide grand Court level after their August batch of indictments on Oct. 27.jury which finished in- arrests. All 26 were charged'with avestigaling the multi-million The case focused attention on , single conspiracy indictment, dollar Rhode Island Connection drug smuggling in New Kngland ^ ^ drug smuggling case. waters which is now beingm- ^ w Jen|sfln_ 3 cf F[The charges stemmed from vesl.gated by a federal task ^ vjjh ur,;awfl)1the seizure of more than eight force In Boston. Officials said tons of high-grade Colombianmarijuana believed smuggled forced drug importers to moveinto the state last summer by a their operations up the coast. •Jamacian fishing boat. More Warrants were Issued for the than 300 bales of marijuana arrest of two men named in the were found stashed in four com- indictments who are still at mutinies. lar2?- They w«re Identified asA tty- Gen. Julius C. Eric Jenison and Russell W.Mithaelson said Superior Court Kirkpatrick.of Pembroke Park, Fla.; Michele Cory, 18, of Miramar,The Awards Night was held at Uie Portsmouth Middle School under the direction of the 4-H Seniors, and also included giving yearly pins and seals to 4-H’ers who successfully completed the 1978-77 4-H year.The program opened with the presentation of a new auditorium flag to 4-H by theNewport Kiwanls represented by LI. Cdr. Sam Malsbary and John Gallaher III.John Kesson, chairman of the Eastern R.1.4-H Advisory Committee, presented country medals In the following projects: agriculture—Daniel Hall, Barrington and Debbie Hall. Barrington: Clothing— Karen Froberg of Jamestown; Janet Dunn, Pauline Moniz and Cindy Haggis of Middletown. Child care-Gayle Moorehead, Jamestown; Elizabeth Munger, Riverside; Lori Lacerda and Bonnie Littlefield of Pcrtsmouth. Dairy—Claire Kempe of Jamestown.Fla.; Frederick Porter, 29 of Entomology—Tim Barlow of Arlington, Va.; Patrick Alexarv- Middletown, der, 42, of Dayton, Ohio; John L. Food and nutrition-Diar.eColeman,27,ofNewYork.City; ^pingler of Middletown andDaniel Hall of Barrington.ofand Kirkpatrick, 34, Warwick, R.I.The grand jury did not indictpressure on Florida smuggling j“J 'vl^ J «hrcc other people arrested inthan 11,000* pounds of AUgUSt jn connection with themoremarijuana and a lesser amount of cocaine, perjury, a firearms violation ar.d conspiracy. Police have alleged he was a. ringleader.Others named in a variety of similar charges were Jenison’s■ari'aicnmpnl s tUPfPpxnnoted Eieht of those named Friday brother, Eric; Tracy Boyd, 29,case. They are Deborah P. Phillips, 22, of Miami; Deborah Carr, 26, of Dawia, Fla.; and Richard E. Cobb, 30, Manassas, Va.The perjury charge against Jenison involved Sept. 15 District Court testimony in whichGardening—Eileen Hadfield and Mary Ann Malsbary of Middletown. Homeenvironment—Janet Dunn of Middletown. Homemanagement—Anne Klvlehan, Eileen Hadfield, Arlene Souto, Mary Ann Malsbary, all of Middletown. Leadership—Anne Kivlehan, Middletown.. Petroleum power—Eli Caswell nf Jamestown.
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Newport Daily News
Newport, Rhode Island, US
Sat, Nov 12, 1977
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