$21 Million Heroin Haul Seized At Miami Airport
Federal agents seized 208 pounds of heroin valued at about 21 million dollars in a Christmas wrapping haul. The three Argentinian suspects and one from Florida were held on 1 million bond each after a nightlong operation tracking a DC3 cargo plane to a Miami Beach transfer. The case, described by authorities as a major smuggling conspiracy, involved a tight surveillance and no armed arrests.
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Miami
Miami International
Miami Beach
Collins Avenue
Alberto Juan van Caester
Salta
Argentina
Carlos Alberto Rojas-Colombo
Rosario
Hibalito Navarro
Bronx
New York City
Irene Gonzalez
Hialeah
Fla
Thomas Harney
Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs
South America
Middle East
Harney
Buenos Aires
Hurney
Drunks Demonstration Reveals Effects On Driving
In Lebanon nine volunteers including Judy Wilson and Millie Nixon, all guided by Warren County officials, tested driving under simulated alcohol use. After drinking predetermined ounces based on weight, scores dropped, proving even small alcohol amounts impair driving ability. Captain Casey praised the event as a public science demo showing drunk behavior and its impact.
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Lebanon
Warren County
Paul N. Herdman
Highway Patrol
Sheriff's Office
Franklin
Carwatch
del Everett
State Patrol
Judy Wilson
Mason
Millie Nixon
Andy
Test The Test On Drunken Driving Education Idea
Lt Everett of War ren County Law Enforcement Association initiated a public education drive on the dangers of drinking and driving. He notes state law defines drunken driving at a 15 percent blood alcohol level and cites a Mason case where a driver with nearly .25 percent was acquitted. Participants were given rides home after the test, though at least one woman complained aspirin was not provided.
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Everett
Warren County Law Enforcement Association
Mason
U S Plane Downed in Cambodia Frontline Fight
AP reports a U S Air Force fighter bomber crashed in Kampong Cham province after ground fire, with the pilot rescued. Kampong Cham city is besieged by Communist forces as a Cambodian naval convoy resupply attempt is sunk in Mekong crossfire. Government troops repulse heavy North Vietnamese assaults near Prey Toung district HQ, the northern front’s last major strongpoint.
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Saigon
Cambodia
Kompong Cham
U.S
Kampong Cham
Mekong River
Prey Totung
Skoun
Nixon Claims Moral Burden Beyond Presidency
President Nixon said the nation’s violence and bitterness cannot be solved by him alone and urged leaders in other fields to share moral responsibility. He defended the administration’s record, noted reordering priorities, and called for broader national unity while addressing campus unrest and law enforcement roles.
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Washington
Nixon
Presidential Commission
United States
Scranton
New Haven
Conn
Spiro T. Agnew
Commission
Pablum
America
Col
National Guard
Department of Justice
Oil And Nature Make Poor Mix In Alaska
Alaska faces a debate over developing oil riches while preserving natural beauty. The piece questions how to maintain character amid poverty and rapid resource use, highlighting policy tensions and environmental concerns.
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Alaska
Weekend Ohio Weather Outlook Remains Cloudy and Cool
Gloomy cloudy and drizzly conditions persist with similar prospects for Monday. Highs in the low 40s may preclude light snow in northern Ohio, with temperatures dipping to the low 30s tonight and Monday’s high again in the low 40s.
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Ohio
Cleveland grocer shot dead in East Side store
Cleveland police seek a young gunman after Joseph H. Magalnick, 61, a grocer and owner of A and J Supermarket, was shot under the left eye and pronounced dead at Lakeside Hospital following the Friday incident.
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Cleveland, Ohio
Joseph H. Magalnick
Lakeside Hospital
Queen Proclaims Emergency Powers Over Britain Power Crisis
London AP report states Queen Elizabeth II proclaimed a state of emergency from Buckingham Palace to empower the government with powers to manage the electric power crisis. Prime Minister Heath issued a ban on advertising electricity use, with penalties for violators, as workers in the state run power industry press for higher pay.
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London
Elizabeth II
Buckingham Palace
Britain
Edward Heath
Privy Council
Heath
Raids Hit 26 Cities in Largest Anti-Gambling Sweep
Federal agents raided 26 cities including Las Vegas during a coordinated operation led by the Justice Department to crack down on illegal sports betting. About $104,000 was seized as 27 arrests were made. Caesar’s Palace executives were among those targeted in Nevada.
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Washington
Justice Department
Las Vegas
Nev
Caesar’s Palace
Kers
Atty
John N. Mitchell
FBI
Internal Revenue Service
Mitchell
National Council On Organized Crime
Department
Nixon
Sanford Waterman
Caesar's Palace
Elliot Paul Price
New York
Detroit
Miami
Los Angeles
Buffalo
N.Y
Omaha
Neb
Houston
Albuquerque
N.M
Phoenix
Ariz
Palm Springs
Calif
Oklahoma City
Tula
Okla
Hot Springs
van Buren
Ark
Georgia
Atlanta
Augusta
Columbus
Griffin
Macon
Ohio
Dayton Beavercreek Hit In Betting Raids
Federal raids across Ohio searched 33 places and 29 people amid a nationwide crackdown coordinated by the National Council on Organized Crime. In Cleveland Dayton Steubenville Toronto Martins Ferry Bridgeport Beavercreek Irondale and Bellaire authorities seized book making material numbers slips and football parlay cards with inventories to come. No arrests were reported in Cleveland Dayton or Steubenville.
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Cleveland
Ohio
Dayton
Steubenville
Toronto
Martins Ferry
Bridgeport
Beavercreek
Irondale
Bellaire
National Council On Organized Crime
FBI
Cincinnati
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Cassell
Dayon TV
Sam Castleman
Jack Quinn
Robert Ray
William Reynolds
Charles Reedy
Springboro
Mike Muldane
Golden Lamb
Castleman
D. M. Casey
Nixon On Campus Report
William W. Scranton
East Pakistan
Holland
Errr Rere
Norman Peale
Eterna
Collins
Oo Valley News
Robert Carr
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