Guilty pleas in Cuban marijuana smuggling case
Ten Cubans and six Americans pleaded guilty in a Georgia marijuana case tied to a major Cuban operation. Wilfredo Cejas Jr. was described as a leading figure. others faced varying conspiracy charges as plea bargains reduced counts. Sentences ranged up to five to twelve years with bond conditions while remaining defendants await sentencing.
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Wilfredo Cejas Jr
Miami
Georgia
U.S
B. Avant Edenfield
Cejas
United States
Dennis Craig
Peter D. Aiken
Joseph Newman
Wewman
Edenfield
Newman
Luther James Evans
Lennard Emory Jackson
Michael David Palmer
McIntosh County
Terry Ray Knight
Odenton
John Lee Hood
Hood
Preston Hood
Catersville
Jackson
Knight
The
Hoods
Evans
Palmer
Arnaldo Salvatiano Ojeda- Leon
Francisco Ramirez-Perez
Alberto Padron
Pedro Simon-Diaz
Clotilde Jose Arencibia-Calvo
Jose Manuel Ruiz-Garcia
Leonardo Marrero
Ambrosio Obregon
Ovilio Fuentes
Padron
Fuentes
Teachers wage talks linger as county budget tops debate
The Frederick County Board of Education faces union demands as contract negotiations drag on. With 2,800 employees, starting salaries around 13,146 and an 43 million staff budget, talks hinge on salary, class size, and insurance. The outside negotiator is guiding the process while commissioners must approve funds. Also promoting Entertainment 83 discount books to support the Lung Association through February.
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Stonestreet
Stuart D. Berger
Board of Education
Boe
Lane Aeamnistian
Mid- Maryland
Lung Association
Washington
Baltimore
The
Farmers face tight finances amid cautious loans and optimism
Maryland lenders and farm leaders say cash flow remains tight for central Maryland farmers. They note lower energy and fertilizer costs, reduced interest rates, and improved management as key factors. Officials emphasize careful borrower scrutiny and support via Farm Credit while warning a few will fail to adapt. Mr. and Mrs. John K. Hedges celebrate their fourth wedding anniversary Feb 10.
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Rough
Maryland
W. Max Buckel
Agri-Business
Maryland National Bank
Frederick
Buckel
FHA
Schultz
John K. Hedges
Bussard Road
Middletown
Local Rate Adapts Mail and Route Subscriptions Frederick MD
Daily aside news publication notes rates within the marketing area. By mail three dollars twenty five cents per month. By motor route or carrier two dollars eighty cents per month. Published by Great Southam Printing and Mig Co at 200 East Patrick Street Frederick Maryland 21701. Second class postage paid at Frederick Maryland.
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Great Southam Printing & Mig. Co
East
Patrick Street
P.O
Frederick
Maryland
Mount St Helens erupts gently tests experts
Mount St Helens woke after 161 days of quiet and spouted a 15,000 foot ash plume described as a puff by U S Forest Service officials. A lava lobe suggested a less explosive eruption while no blasts or mudflows occurred. The Army Corps evacuated a six man pumping crew at Spirit Lake and closed the 69 000 acre restricted zone around the volcano to prevent a potential dam failure.
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Vancouver
Wash
Mount St. Helens
U.S. Forest Service
Army Corps of Engineers
Spirit Lake
Nadine Ledford
Corps
Longview
St. Helens
The
Correction clarifies four car crash attribution on Md. 75
The correction states that Kevin W. Sier drove the side swipe into Herbert James Jr. and that both vehicles spun into a tailspin. Sier then struck Kathleen Ann Sixx's car on Rocky Ridge Road.
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Herbert James Jr
Ballenger Creek Pike
Kevin W. Sier
Monrovia
Sier
James
Kathleen Ann Sixx
Rocky Ridge Road
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