Global drug story paints Southeast Asia as weak source
AP rounds up reports from Bangkok Cape Town Islamabad Nairobi Washington and Brainerd. DEA official says Southeast Asia is not a steady heroin source due to Thai police cooperation and Mexican supplies shrinking while other global political and legal shifts unfold.
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Plot to kill judge haunts Texas oilman bond hearing
Millionaire T Cul len Davis appears before a district judge in Fort Worth for a bond hearing amid prior acquittal on capital murder charges. Prosecutors say Davis hired a karate expert to murder Judge Joe Eidson and plot to kill his wife and others, with police uncovering a hit list and covert recordings. Last known, Davis spent 15 months in jail before being acquitted in 1977.
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France Tightens Drunk Driving Rules Amid Road Toll
France imposes a 1.8 mg/L blood alcohol limit with licenses suspensions and steep fines for drunk driving as authorities wage a campaign against alcohol impaired motorists. A nationwide poll shows mixed public support with 40 percent of deaths linked to intoxicated driving and wine regions fearing sales declines.
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Conclave Prep as 111 Cardinals Await Papal Election
Ready reference for arm chair Vaticanists notes 111 cardinals to enter the Borgia apartments Friday for the papal conclave to choose a successor to Pope Paul VI. It recalls past conclaves, ages, and geographic makeup, including 27 Italians, 12 Africans, nine Asians, eight Americans, and 29 from the rest of Europe.
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Kenyatta Dies at State House in Kenya Leader of Kenya Passes Away
President Jomo Kenyatta, who led Kenya to independence in 1963 and steered a stable government for 15 years after a Mau Mau imprisonment, died in his sleep at State House in Mombasa. Vice President Daniel Arap Moi assumes the presidency. wave of national mourning and flags at half staff follow the announcement.
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