Prosecution charge Chagra on Colombian drug trip
Las Vegas gambler Jamiel Jimmy Chagra faces trial on charges he masterminded a marijuana and cocaine import operation. Prosecutors say he flew to Colombia in 1977, coordinated shipments of 13.2 pounds of cocaine and 100,000 pounds of marijuana, while his associates allegedly repaid him with profits and ships. His lawyer called the case based on cooperating witness testimony.
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Lee Jones
Associated Press
Austin
Texas
Jamiel
Jimmy
Chagra
South America
Las Vegas
United States
U.S
William Sessions
el Paso
John H. Wood Jr
San Antonio
Sessions
Wood
Lee
Grand Jury
Ronald Guyer
Guyer
Colombia
Connecticut
Pennsylvania
Oklahoma
Ardmore
Oscar Goodman
Nev
Goodman
Amtrak faces major service cuts under congressional plan
The Senate backed a House formula likely to cut about 20 percent of Amtrak’s 22 700 mile network. Criteria exclude long distant trains unless they meet passenger and loss thresholds, with some routes such as the National Limited and Floridian at risk, while others like the Montrealer and Cardinal may survive.
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Terence Hunt
Associated Press
Washington
Carter
Amtrak
Senate
Russell Long
D-La
Commerce Surface Transportation Subcommittee
Congress
House
John Melcher
D-Mont
Senate Commerce Committee
National Limited
Lone Star
Hiawatha
San Joaquin
Bakersfield
Oakland
California
House-Senate
New York
NRC staff says Three Mile Island accident avoidable
NRC inspectors concluded the March 1979 Three Mile Island accident could have been prevented if operators allowed safety systems to function. The report cites 35 potential rule violations and notes the core damage and heavy radiation, hindering entry and cleanup efforts.
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Stan Benjamin
Associated Press
Washington
Three Mile Island
Nuclear Regulatory Commission
NRC Office of Inspection and Enforcement
Harrisburg
Victor Stella Jr
U N troops prepare to leave Sinai desert
U N peacekeeping forces in the Sinai are packing up as UNEF ends after 52 years. Sweden leads the withdrawal with 140 soldiers moving out from base camps near the Suez Canal, to be followed by others over two months. Talks seek a replacement force while observers monitor the buffer zone.
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Camp Sinai
Egypt
U.N
Sinai
UNEF
United Nations
U.N. Security Council
Israel
Soviet Union
Security Council
Suez Canal
Maj
Sven Ullgren
Goteborg
Sweden
Carter
United States
Allgren
Nils Forander
Allgreen
Massive mobilization to halt world’s largest oil spill
Coast Guard orders strike teams and six 15000 pound booms to combat the Ixtoc I spill. Oil flowing 30000 barrels daily from the Bay of Campeche well, washing ashore along Mexico and drifting toward Texas. NOAA and NOAA planes track northern edge as mousse patches appear 120 miles south in U. S. waters.
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Ken Herman
Associated Press
Corpus Christi
Texas
Coast Guard
Roger Madson
North Carolina
California
Richard Griggs
Brownsville
Griggs
Ixtoc I
Mexico
Bay of Campeche
John Mitchell
Craig Hooper
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
NOAA
U.S
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William Roth
Llyod Bair
Peoria
Lusaka
Zambia
Britain
Nigeria
Southeast Asia
Lord Carrington
H.E.O. Adefope
British Petroleum
Margaret Thatcher
Zimbabwe
Rhodesia
Carrington
Africa
South Africa
Houston
Sinai Desert
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