Biggest marijuana seizure in U S history tied to Mercy Wiggins
Customs agents seized five tons of Mexican marijuana aboard the 60-foot Mercy Wiggins near San Francisco Bay in a month long operation. The haul, valued at about 1.4 million on the retail market, sparked arrests of six aboard and two more on shore as authorities described a major nationwide smuggling ring.
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Ine Payer
San Francisco Bay
Mercy Wiggins
U.S
Mexico
John E. van Diver
California
van Diver
New York
San Diego
West Germany Leads Currency Moves To Curb Dollar Influx
Bundesbank restricts foreign currency deposit payments as Bonn raises the mark and lets the mark float. Britain France Italy held, Switzerland Austria Netherlands revalue or float their currencies, dollar falls in Frankfurt while Swiss franc and German mark move amid market jitters.
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West Germany
Bundesbank
Bonn
Switzerland
Austria
Netherlands
Britain
France
Italy
Spain
Willy Brandt
Europe
Frankfurt
London
Union Bank
Swissair
Truong Khanh 2 villagers allege massacre details
U S commanders say no inquiry planned into accusations by former sergeant and five Vietnamese women that Americal Division troops killed 30 to 60 villagers in April 1969 after a booby trap fatally wounded a soldier. Notley testified and a Washington inquiry is underway.
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Lynn Newland
Notley
Ronald V. Dellums
D-Calif
Truong Khanh
St. Paul
U.S
11Th Infantry Brigade
Americal Division
My Lai
11Th Brigade
Nghia Hanh
Last Week At Hand for Nickel Post Card Postage Rise
Washington AP reports a temporary eight to eleven cent letter rate hike effective next Sunday with six cent penny post cards and higher rates for second and third class mail. A legal challenge led by publishers seeks to block the increase until the Postal Rate Commission acts, hearings slated next week on a 1.45 billion dollar annual revenue plan, while some higher temporary stamps go on sale nationwide.
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Washington
U.S. Postal Service
Postal Rate Commission
U.S. District Court
William B. Bryant
Congress
Postal Board of Governors
Post Office Department
Strikes Cripple Italy Ground Rome in Garbage Crisis
In Rome a 9 day municipal workers strike and a 48 hour hotel and truckers walkout created chaos. Garbage piled to second stories, water cuts hit half the city, and funerals and marriages faced delays as troops secured meat shipments and coffins awaited burial.
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Italy
Rome
Excelsior
Netal Fied
Witnesses recount killings and arson in village strike
A woman and others testified that ten American soldiers fired on a group of about 30 children and elderly residents. After the incident, planes reportedly strafed the hamlet and when relief teams returned, villagers found bodies burned.
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Nguyen Thi Mam
Ho Thi Cho
Nguyen Thai Tu
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Brezel Blvd
Cincinnat Gas & Electric Company
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