Mexico cites drug victory in crackdown across six months
Defense Secretary Felix Galvan Lopez said Army troops and police have destroyed 80 percent of Mexico's marijuana and poppy plants, seized more than 1,000 traffickers, 23 light aircraft, and 1,420 weapons in six months under Operation Condor. The effort, exceeding 425 tons of marijuana destroyed, also led to tighter border vigilance with northern states. A Tijuana ring interruption resulted in 15 traffickers arrested for hashish smuggling and marijuana seized at their operations center, including at least one American.
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Carter signs Inter American Human Rights Pact in D C
President Carter signs the 1969 Inter American Convention on Human Rights at the Organization of American States in Washington. The pact bans slavery and outlines political and social rights, with a hemispheric court for disputes. ratification by the U.S. Senate is required. Rosalynn Carter visits Latin America during the same period.
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Nightclub Fire Source Found by Upi Team
Investigators traced the Beverly Hills nightclub blaze to the Zebra Room after a wedding party left. Kentucky officials said fire origin was near small party area with evidence of extinguisher use and ongoing lab tests to determine cause and spread.
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