Amish men charged in cocaine sales case in Lancaster County
Two Old Order Amish men Abner Stolzfus and Abner King Stolzfus, aged 24 and 23, are indicted for buying cocaine from a motorcycle gang the Pagans and distributing it to young members. State Police say bikes and buggies highlight the unlikely link between the conservative sect and drug distribution. The pair are from Lancaster County where about 20,000 Old Order Amish live.
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Pennsylvania
Robert Werts
Abner Stolzfus
Abner King Stolzfus
Lancaster County
Priest Stab Wounds Self in Apparent Suicide Attempt
Rev. Thomas Spisak of Christ Our King in Warren first told 911 intruders stabbed him 88 times and demanded the safe. Investigators say he later admitted the injuries were self inflicted during a June 14 incident. He remained in stable condition.
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Warren
Thomas Spisak
Christ Our King
Pennsylvania bus crash autopsy finds sober driver at fault
Milton Wisner, the Pennsylvania Turnpike driver, was sober and apparently healthy before the crash that killed seven, including his wife and an 8-year-old ward. Autopsy found no stroke, heart issues, or intoxication. no braking or sleep signs observed.
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Pennsylvania Turnpike
Milton Wisner
Saturda
Wisner
Huntingdon County
Dan Quarry
Butterfat Shortage Drives Prices Up Across Food Market
A nationwide butterfat shortage pushes up prices for ice cream, chocolate, pastries, and dairy products. With producers competing and government stockpiles depleted, Grade AA butter hits $1.98 a pound on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, and stores may see butter at about $3 per pound by late summer. Baskin Robbins and other chains report rising costs, while shoppers brace for fewer specials and smaller scoops.
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Mary Lehman
Libertyville
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U.S. Agriculture Department
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Chicago Mercantile Exchange
Dreyer’s
Ben & Jerry’s
Shazia Akhtar
Baskin Robbins
Andre Boulanger
Cabot Creamery
Cabot
America West Placed On FAA Watch For Labor Strife
The FAA put Phoenix based America West Airlines on troubled air carrier status June 9 amid contract talks with flight attendants and mechanics. Northwest Airlines also faces watch due to negotiations. FAA inspectors will focus on dispatch paperwork, ramp inspections, and training. The Journal reports possible $1 million civil penalties over supervision of outside maintenance contractors. America West denies significant maintenance problems and says it is not responding to rumors.
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Mitch Barker
The
Arizona Republic
Northwest Airlines
Wall Street Journal
America West
Journal
Bob Hawk
Senate plan shifts federal aid from rich tribes to poorer reservations
Washington AP Senate budget writers propose withholding 12 million dollars in federal aid from the wealthiest 10 percent of tribes with large gambling operations and redistributing it to the poorest 20 percent. The plan, backed by Sen Slade Gorton, aims to address funding disparities across 57 federally recognized tribes, amid strong tribal opposition to redistribution and concerns over the impact on small communities.
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Senate
Gregg Bourland
South Dakota
Cheyenne River Sioux
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Slade Gorton
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Mashantucket Pequots
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Bureau
Cynthia Bergman
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