Drug Lab Raids Seize $300 Million PCP Inventory
Federal agents and sheriff's deputies raided four illicit drug laboratories in Azusa Glendora and Covina early Saturday arresting five people. Investigators say three labs produced PCP also called Angel Dust while the fourth manufactured a different drug.
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Los Angeles
UPI
Azusa
Glendora
Covina
U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration
Sheriff’s Deputies
DEA
Sheriff's Office
LTR Strike Ends as Buses Resume Regular Runs
LTR buses will roll Sunday on normal routes to Reno and Phoenix ending a four month strike by union drivers. Sebastian Mikulich, an LTR owner, said 15 of 61 striking drivers will return Sunday and others will be recalled as needed.
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LTR
Reno
Phoenix
Sebastian Mikulich
Mikulich
Nevada
Mental Patient Seizes Patrol Car Holds Two Hostages
A Marin County mental patient overpowered a deputy, seized a patrol cruiser, and took two hostages then surrendered at a rural farmhouse. The 37 year old released an 81 year old man and detained a woman before giving himself up. no injuries reported.
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Nncasio
UPI
Marin County
Harold Hallseth
San Rafael
The strange world of Howard Hughes
A column excerpt recounts Howard Hughes as a volatile figure, alternating between praise and destruction. It cites a memo in the Mormon will trial and a Sun front page feature, discussing Hughes’s views on nuclear testing and the Skull Valley sheep deaths. The piece reflects on cautious reporting amid Cold War era tensions.
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Hank
Hughes
Skull Valley
Utah
Southern Nevada's Only Home Owned Daily Newspaper
The Las Vegas newspaper emphasizes local ownership with its line about serving Southern Nevada. Circulation and contact numbers are listed for news and circulation departments.
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Nevada
Pair Saved By Quick Rescue After Fiery Crash
A fiery crash on I 15 north of Las Vegas killed Allan C. Cochrane and injured others. A Cedar City student rescue pulled Cochrane’s daughter Kim from the burning car, while a passing motorist helped.
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Nevada Highway Patrol
Interstate 15
Las Vegas
California
Allan C. Cochrane
Glendale
Calif
Robert M. Hefley
el Monte
Cochrane
Nevada State Highway
David Young
Young
Nev
Cedar City
Utah
Kim
Hefley
Margaret
Roberta
Carter Begin seek broader Middle East peace hopes
President Carter and Prime Minister Begin reviewed secret Israeli peace proposals with optimism. Begin planned to visit Egypt to discuss an overall settlement as Sadat voiced higher optimism after Carter briefings. The Egyptian press indicated a Wednesday meeting along the Suez Canal to unveil settlement principles.
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Washington
UPI
Carter
Menahem Begin
Begin
Egypt
Cairo
Cyrus Vance
White House
Anwar Sadat
Suez Canal
al Ahram
Valley Faces Pollution Crisis In Las Vegas
Las Vegas Valley heads toward a looming air pollution crisis with 1982 as a deadline. Local officials clash over Air Pollution Control leadership while EPA experts warn the valley may not meet federal standards, risking loss of federal aid for roads water and housing.
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Las Vegas Valley
Federal
Vital Air Pollution Control Committee
Clark County District Board of Health
Las Vegas City
Myron Leavitt
Cou
Sam Bowler
Bowler
Air Pollution Control Division
Leavitt
Epacans
Las Vegas
Environmental Protection Agency
EPA
Joe Behar
Leones
Parrot Rescued After Freezer to Oven Incident
In Blackburn England John McKay 51 pleaded guilty to ill treating his parrot Wullie after an argument with his wife. He admitted placing the bird in a freezer and later in a low heat oven as a misguided attempt to dry it out while drinking. Police saved the distressed bird and McKay was fined 18 dollars.
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Blackburn
England
UPI
Wullie
John McKay
McKay
Wallie
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