Multimillion drug ring tied to Colombia smuggling ring
New Jersey authorities disclosed an indictment of 24 ring members linked to a marijuana shipment haul from Colombia to small East Coast airstrips. Prosecutors said the operation spent hundreds of thousands on planes pilots and bribes to Bahamas officials, with a seizure of nine tons of marijuana noted in July.
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Trenton
UPI
New Jersey
Colombia
John J. Degnan
Ring
Weather outlook with showers through Thursday forecast
Occasional showers and thundershowers through Thursday with highs in the 70s and lows upper 50s. Expect 60 percent precipitation tonight and 80 percent Thursday, east to southeast winds 10 to 15 mph. Tuesday temperatures 73 to 56 with 60 inch total precipitation noted. sunrise 7 05, sunset 7 41. In marriage notices Edward Leroux and Lisa Fuller join Richard Brill and Kathy Syphers in Norwalk. Deaths include Albert Rennett and Archibald McLaren. Thomas Jefferson collected 6000 books yet avoided University Press for cost reasons.
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Edward Leroux
Norwalk
Lisa M. Fuller
Teller
Richard K. Brill
Kathy L. Syphers
Carter Begin Hold 90-Minute Secret Camp David Session
At Camp David, President Carter and Israeli Prime Minister Begin held a 90 minute secret session as West Bank proposals were weighed. Officials confirmed the unannounced meeting after reporters pressed for details, amid a held pattern of talks with Sadat and shifting ideas on the Palestinian question.
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Carter
Begin
Camp David, Md
UPI
Menachem Begin
Camp David
Jordan River
White House
Jerrold Schecter
Aspen Lodge
Sadat
Carter- Begin
Anwar Sadat
West Bank
Jordan
King Hussein
Middle East
Powell
United States
Norwalk School Negotiations Pause Until Sept 15 1979
Norwalk Board of Education will not reopen talks with the Norwalk Teachers Association until September 15 1979, asserting the contract is valid for 18 months until December 31 1979. The district warns Norwalk High School requires repairs worth nearly 2 to 3 million dollars with wiring and infrastructure in poor condition.
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Norwalk Board of Education
Norwalk Teachers Association
Christie Patton
NTA
James Rubright
Rubright
Lynn Szabo
Norwalk High School
Fire Prevention Bureau
Norwalk Fire Department
Don Hohler
Norwalk Board weighs leasing Burroughs accounting system
Norwalk Board of Education tentatively agrees to lease and possibly buy a Burroughs accounting system, using bond funds if available. The $43,491 five year program begins with a $2,398 down payment and $495 monthly, though no money is currently allocated. The district faces a strained budget as the state reviews its funding formula and the NCR system nears end of service.
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Norwalk Board of Education
Burroughs of Elyria
James Rlbright
Rubright
Dorothy Delianides
Rlbright
Frederick Waugh
Squires, Sanders and Dempsey
Cleveland
Eee Absolute Ae Beotaeey
NCR
Burroughs
Norwalk
Dale Rafie
Rafie
Postal arbitration nears end as unions and USPS push final data
Negotiators for the Postal Service and three unions compiled final documentation for an arbitrator during a 15 day mediation. Harvard's James Healy warned resolution is likely, while Postmaster General Bolger threatened legal measures and possible troop deployment if a strike occurs. The rejected contract sought a 19.5 percent wage and cost of living rise.
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Washington
UPI
Postal Service
William Bolger
Harvard University
James Healy
Healy
Bolger
American Postal Workers Union
National Association of Letter Carriers
National Post Office Mail Handlers Union
Russians Seek Sanctuary in U.S. Embassy
A Russian Pentecostal group seeking asylum in the United States accused embassy officials of attempting to expel them. Patricia Derian said the embassy invited them to the United States but cannot grant visas without Soviet exit visas. The letter was sent via embassy mail to two College Park students who spoke with the group in August. Derian met them at the State Department.
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Washington
UPI
U.S
Moscow
Carter
State Department
Patricia Derian
United States
Soviet Union
College Park
White House
Monroeville Smoke Test Sparks Resident Outcry
Monroeville BPA and street crews tested about two thirds of the village with smoke bombs to locate illegal sewer connections and faulty venting. Residents reported smoke entering homes and from eaves, prompting many calls to officials. officials said no prior warning was given and a new shipment of smoke bombs is awaited before completing the testing.
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Jan Rogosch
Monroeville
Board of Public Affairs
Howard*Leis
BPA
Monroeville Street Department
Clayton C. Lord
Sitterly
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Julie Copsey
League Street
Paul Stafford
Columbus
Congress
Ohio
Southwest
Public Utilities Commission of Ohio
Norfolk & Western Railroad
M.E. Rothhaar
Paco Transportation Department
N&w
Ford Co
Elkhart, Ind
Ford Motor Co
Robert Duggar
Goshen
Albert J. Rennett
Wakeman
Archibald McLaren
Berlin Heights
Thomas Jefferson
Paces University Press
Joint Vocational School Board of Education
Cathy Hubler
Reflector
William Meese
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