Thirty five jailed in Colombia marijuana smuggling case
In Galveston Texas thirty five suspects remained jailed after arraignment on importing marijuana and conspiracy charges tied to smuggling an estimated 50 tons of Colombian marijuana into the United States. The case involves multiple nationalities with bonds set and a potential $128 million street value.
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Galveston
Texas
United States
U.S
Frank G. Waltermire
Drug Enforcement Agency
Freeport
Stiles
Glenn R. Owensby
Shiner
Albert A. Berry
Cayman Islands
Fred W. Zimmerman
Belaire
Richard Yates
Austin
Miguel
Train collision near Orangefield linked to congestion and derailment
An Amtrak Sunset Limited collided with a standing 13 car freight train in heavy rain, injuring 50, including 13 children and six Amtrak employees. Texas officials probe cause as congestion from an earlier Beaumont derailment halted the freight train. Amtrak diverted passengers to buses and reboarded later trains.
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Orangefield, Texas
Amtrak
Southern Pacific Railway
Texas Railroad Commission
Beaumont
New Orleans
Los Angeles
Houston
John Jacobson
Washington
Southern Pacific
Tony Aleman
Aleman
Texas settles dispute over winter heating funds plan
Texas officials announce a settlement between the Texas Department of Community Affairs and the U S Community Services Administration over federal winter heating funds. The CSA approves the state plan with minor changes and lets the TDCA monitor performance while distributing about 8.2 million dollars to Texas from CSA funds and part of 8.1 million from Health Education and Welfare.
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Austin, Texas
Texas Department of Community Affairs
U.S. Community Services Administration
CSA
TDCA
Texas
Department of Health Education and Welfare
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Alfonso Barbear
Colombia
Vincent E. Damion
Florida
Edd J. Martin
Phineas Stockton
Mississippi
Jack K. Buskirk
Dallas
Jud Wallbridge McCormack
John T. Folger
Kyle T. Kalish
Spicewater
Danny Sher
Gegono N. Zallecina
Pablo Garcia
Vidal C. Cuero
Tomas H. Saa
Aldemo Camacho
Persides Riascos
As Pa Ae US Ee PU Int) Company
Bobbie Brooks
Jantzen
T.v.’S
Geninesse
Hoover
NIKKO
Olson
Omar Harvey
Ben Haney
Harvey
Bill Clements
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