Five Arrested In Two County Drug Ring
The Jackson County Sheriff's Department and La Crosse County Sheriff s Department collaborated to crack a drug ring. Five youths from Black River Falls and Onalaska were arrested on possession and sale charges, with several held on bonds and others placed on probation. The investigation, spanning months, continues with authorities pursuing further leads and court dates set for late October.
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Jackson County Sheriff’s Department
District Attorney’s Office
la Crosse County
Jackson County
Sheriff's Department
Kim Kersting
Robert Greathouse
Black River Falls
la Crosse
Kersting
Greathouse
Caroline St
Scott Capper
John Rice
Paul Treise
Onalaska
Leonard Roraff
James McHugh
Jackson
Richard Miles
Robert W. Radcliffe
Jerry Laabs
Air Chief Kidnapped in Ecuador During Anniversary
Gen Cesar Rohn Sandoval, 45, commander of Ecuador's air force, was abducted at 1 15 am in his car. Two sons of ex president Jorge Zavala and a son of a former provincial chief were arrested in connection. The incident occurred amid 50th anniversary celebrations with international air force delegations. The car was later found with bullet holes and the area placed under military guard.
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Quito
Ecuador
Defense Ministry
Cesar Rohn Sandoval
Jorge Zavala
Air Force
Rohn Sandoval
Glassphalt street in Fullerton uses recycled bottles
More than a million used glass bottles and jars collected in Southern California form a 600 foot long street in Fullerton made from glasphalt a paving mix of crushed glass stone dust asphalt and lime Built as part of a federal Missouri University research effort to reduce trash The Glass Container Manufacturers Institute funds recycling at eight centers supplying about a half cent per bottle and about 300 tons of crushed glass used for the three inch thick road with a five year guarantee from local developers
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Wisconsin
Ziegler
Columbia
Weaver
Missouri
Harrington
Andrew Thomas Weaver
Fullerton, Calif
University of Missouri
Grasphalt
Los Angeles
Raymer Avenue
Council Committee Okays 10.34 Million City Levy
La Crosse finance committee approves tentative 1971 city tax levy of 10.34 million with a Nov. 19 public hearing. The levy raises 1970 by 877,700 and sets a $58.60 per thousand rate, affecting typical home bills. Additional factors include school and county shares, a 366,200 surplus, and a 3.6 million non tax income.
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la Crosse Tribune
la Crosse
Stockholders approve merger of airlines
In Boston a special meeting saw Northeast Airlines stockholders back the proposed merger with Northwest Airlines. Storer Broadcasting Corp. already owned 86 percent of Northeast stock, clearing the way for a Civil Aeronautics Board decision. Northwest may withdraw if Northeast losses exceed 11 million this year, after Northeast reported a nearly 5 million net loss in Q3 1970.
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Boston
Northeast Airlines
Northwest Airlines
Storer Broadcasting Corp
Northeast
Civil Aeronautics Board
Northwest
Two DC Officers Wounded in Unprovoked Shotgun Attack
Two District of Columbia policemen, Donald W. Ramsey and Ralph Gilmore, were wounded by shotgun blasts from a car as they patrolled southeast Washington. The attack, described by a police spokesman as completely unprovoked, left both officers with minor leg wounds and they were treated and released from Washington Hospital Center.
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Washington
District of Columbia
Donald W. Ramsey
Ralph Gilmore
Gilmore
Washington Hospital Center
Evidence Found In Desert Gully 50,000 Year Man Claim
Los Angeles AP reports Dr. Louis Leakey says new finds in the Mojave near Calico show man lived in North America at least 50,000 and possibly 100,000 years ago. He notes hearth-like stones, heat marks, and scraping chips dating 50,000 to 120,000 years, suggesting Asia as the origin in a major revision of early migration.
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Leakey
Los Angeles
North America
Asia
Louis S.B. Leakey
Newsmen
Mojave Desert
California
North American
Calico
Ruth Simpson
Lindsay Links Nixon To Campaign Of Fear
New York Mayor John V. Lindsay accused President Nixon and Vice President Agnew of using fear tactics to eliminate political foes. Speaking at the Family of Man dinner, he warned that national leaders and White House advisers are echoing a red scare era. He defended liberal colleagues targeted amid partisan strain and urged Republicans to uphold traditional party principles.
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Nixon
Lindsay
New York Hilton
Spiro T. Agnew
Voice
National
White House
United States
America
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