Alleged Black Market Queen Called Expediter in Da Nang
In Da Nang Hoang Thi Nam, called the black market queen, allegedly controls downtown rental buildings and contracts with U.S. firms. U.S. officials describe her as an expediter who can move projects past Vietnam’s bureaucratic delays. Investigations note stolen goods and bribes, with no formal charges yet filed.
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DA Nang
Vietnam
Hoang Thi Nam
South Vietnam
Les Aspin
D-Wis
Miss Nam
U.S
North Vietnam
Drug Traffic In Prison Is Denied
State Corrections Department officials say no evidence supports a Locust Grove woman’s claim that an inmate trustee controls the drug traffic at Oklahoma Penitentiary. Corrections Director Leo McCracken and Warden Park Anderson reported no wrongdoing by the inmate trustee and urged caution before making allegations.
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Mcalester
Okla
Corrections Department
Oklahoma
Leo McCracken
Park Anderson
McCracken
Anderson
McGovern to Visit Oklahoma Amid Bomb Scare Fallout
South Dakota Senator George McGovern, a Democratic frontrunner, will travel to Oklahoma Monday to meet supporters and delegates after a bomb scare grounded his flight in Pittsburg. He plans a news conference at state headquarters and meetings with delegates ahead of the national convention.
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Oklahoma City
South Dakota
George McGovern
Oklahoma
McGovern
Pittsburg
Jim Ikard
First Sequoia County Grand Jury to Hear Witnesses
In Sallisaw Oklahoma the first grand jury in Sequoia County in seven years prepared to hear witnesses. The prosecutor who convened the panel declined to disclose its investigative scope.
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Sallisaw, Okla
Sequoyah County
June To Feature A Lengthy Minute
London AP reports the last minute of June will be 61 seconds long as radio time signals insert an extra second before midnight GMT to align with atomic time scales. The Royal Greenwich Observatory notes the adjustment made since January 0.6 seconds gained, placing signals about 0.4 seconds behind GMT and another change planned for year end.
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London
Greenwich
Royal Greenwich Observatory
Observatory
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