Nixon antinarcotics drive seen cutting heroin supply
Washington AP report says the Nixon administration's program reduced overseas heroin smuggling and domestic supply. Treasury official Eugene T. Rossides notes 1971 seizures rose to 1,308 pounds, up nearly 1,000 from 1970, and credits government efforts while cautioning more work remains. He cites elevated foreign-policy attention and new Justice Department actions against pushers, with possible indictments of major figures in California.
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Washington
United States
Treasury Department
Rossides
Justice Department
California
Rassides
Addicts Face Higher Street Price As Seizures Rise
New York police report rising heroin costs amid a surge in drug seizures including a French crackdown and a Marseille haul. Officials say street prices for heroin have jumped to five dollars per bag in New York, with overall seizures tripling in 1971, signaling tighter supply for about 315,000 addicts nationwide.
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New York
Marseille
Jules
Sachson
Police
U.S
Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs
Boy Trapped Seven Hours Rescued From 27 Foot Hole
Six year old Anthony Bernardino was pulled to safety after almost seven hours wedged 27 feet down a narrow hole in a road construction site near El Monte California. He was carried by helicopter to a medical center in good condition and called out to his parents and brother during the ordeal. Rescue efforts included a 3 foot shaft and stethoscope checks as officials confirmed no serious injuries. The incident recalled the Kathy Fiscus tragedy from 23 years earlier at a San Marino well.
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EL Monte
Calif
Anthony Bernardino
Jimmy
Anthony
Los Angeles
Sandra
Sherif
Dave Rathburn
Anthony Wa
William Baker
Southern California
San Bernardino
Kathy Fiscus
San Marino
Landlord guilty in first Nixon price freeze case
Two students at Florida State University area won a government case after the landlord firm Futura Inc and agent Charles Tunnicliff were found guilty of three counts each under the Economic Stabilization Act. The court will set sentences later. The men used a hidden recorder to expose the rent hike and payoffs as the IRS intervened to enforce the August price ceiling.
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Tallahassee
Fla
Nixon
George L. Pink
West Palm Beach
Pink
Bruce McCampbell
Knoxville
D.R. Middlebrooks
Futura
Tunnicliff
Middlebrooks
Justice Department
John Mitchell
McCampbell
Julius F. Parker
5Th
U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Lowell Webb
Weekend Weather in the Miami Valley Affects Plans
A chilly weekend is forecast in the Miami Valley. Tonight will be partly cloudy and cold with a light snow chance. overnight lows in the 20s. Snow possible tomorrow with slightly warmer temperatures, highs in the upper 30s. Yesterday’s high reached 38 and the morning low was 18.
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Miami Valley
Proxmire accuses Pentagon of secret Indochina giveaway
Sen William Proxmire charges the Pentagon transferred large sums of U S military materiel to Southeast Asian armies in an un authorized program outside military aid and excess property authorities He cites a 1971 72 cost of 1 023 billion with South Vietnam receiving the largest share and says records were not kept due to no legal requirement for valuing excess property.
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Washington
William Proxmire
Pentagon
U.S
Congress
Proxmire
Senate Armed Services and Appropriations Committees
Department of Defense
Proximire
South Vietnam
Navy
Marine Corps
Air Force
Army
Thailand
Laos
Vietnam
Defense
Melvin R. Laird
Blind Student Guides Skis With Help From Others
Sacramento student David Swinney skis 80 miles weekly in the Sierra Nevada with a helmet and a bright Sayin Blind Skier sign. He follows directions shouted by a buddy, while his instructor recalls teaching blindfolded to understand movement and courage from observing amputee peers.
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Sacramento
Calif
David Swinney
Sierra Nevada
Sacramento College
Swinney
Joe Hayes
Hayes
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Treasury
Enforcement, Trade
Customs Bureau
Hole
Europe
Middle East
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U.S. District Court
Webbs
IRS
Eek
San Juan Unified
David
Boreal Ridge
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