Young Mexican Drug Agents Hit Hard Against Cartels
In nine months Mexico’s elite narcotics squad, about 250 young agents, seized 1.4 million dollars of cocaine and heroin and 963 tons of marijuana, destroyed 14,450 acres of poppies and 13,800 of marijuana, making 5,022 arrests including 416 foreigners. The DEA aided with planes, helicopters, radios, and equipment, as ties between nations deepen.
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Mexico City
United States
Alejandro Gertz
Mexico
Jose Lopez Portillo
Hertin
Gertz
Agen
U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency
Turkey
Latin America
Culiacan
U.S
Pacific Coast
Majority believe others involved in JFK and King deaths
George Gallup reports that only 11 percent think Oswald acted alone in Kennedy's Dallas killing while 69 percent say others were involved in King's assassination. The survey notes conspiracy beliefs span groups, with Cuba or Castro most named, and cites rising public support for a new, costly investigation by the House Assassinations Committee.
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Princeton
House Select Committee On
Lee Harvey Oswald
John Kennedy
Dallas
Oswald
Cuba
Castro
CIA
James Earl Ray
Martin Luther King Jr
Memphis
Kennedy
King
Richard A. Sprague
House Committee
Congress
Warren Commission
Fire destroys 30 homes in Bartlesville neighborhood
A 40 mph wind fire destroyed 30 homes and two businesses in Bartlesville Oklahoma on Friday, with 20 homes and a church damaged. Preliminary damage estimates reach 1.1 million dollars. Four residents and a firefighter were hospitalized for smoke inhalation and shock. no serious injuries. The blaze started around 1245 am from a trash fire, reignited after responders left, and spread through an area of aging frame houses. Firefighters faced hydrant and water pressure shortages.
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Bartlesville
Okla
Oklahoma City
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Harry Low
Hoover
Hoover Portable Electric
Main Street
Parker
Rose
Rha
Sing
Art Crest
Ewel
Danville
Hama
Prisr Éala
Hank Amaricard
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