Syndicate Smuggling Heroin Tainted by U S Military Ties
Indicted in Raleigh on a multi year heroin import plot linked to Army and Air Force personnel. Operations used U Tapan Air Base in Thailand and U S bases including Mather Travis Seymour Johnson Langley to ship hundreds of pounds aboard tanker planes. The ring began in 1968 at the American Star Bar in Bangkok and extended to cities like New York. The case involves retired master sergeant Leslie Atkinson and a network of couriers, packers, and relatives across several states.
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Raleigh, N.C
U.S
Thailand
Air Force
U Tapan Air Force Base
Washington
Raleigh
Strategic Air Command
Mather
Travis Air Force Bases
California
Seymour Johnson Afb
N.C
Langley Air Force Base
New York
Justice Department
Drug Enforcement Administration
Pittbury Road
Bangkok
Peter
Bensinger
United States
Leslie “Tke" Atkinson
Goldsboro
Atlanta
Atkinson
Leslie Sharon Atkinson Arrington
Michael Otis Arrington
Nixon Drama in Final Days Reported in Book
A new book The Final Days by Hale Woodward and Carl Bernstein portrays Richard Nixon drinking heavily and threatening self harm in his last days. It claims aides removed medications, cites Nixon seeking Kissinger prayers, and notes family reactions. Time and the Daily News preview serialization ahead of Simon and Schuster release, with Fox-like details on Ziegler and the presidents final hours.
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New York
APJ
Richard M. Nixon
White House
Watergate
Hale Woodward
Carl Bernstein
Washington Post
Time Magazine
New York Daily News
Nixon
Ziegler
Ollie Atkins
Woodward
Bernstein
Federal recognizes value of physical fitness
A federal official from the President's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports said the U.S. government recognizes physical education as a fundamental health issue. Richard Keeler, program development director, spoke Friday at the Southwest Regional Physical Fitness and Sports Clinic at New Mexico State University. About 500 physical educators from seven western states attended the clinic.
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Las Cruces
N.M
APY
U.S
Richard Keeler
President's Council On Physical Fitness and Sports
New Mexican State University
Keelar
Earthworms Take Over Tucson Estate Ties With Castro
Gov Raul Castro reportedly approves a mass worm operation on his Tucson yard and carport as Circle O Ranches, owned by Bill and Lynn Ross, raises millions of earthworms in four states. Aides say Castro has no personal stake, while the firm sells beds of about 109,000 worms for 850 dollars and notes a worm shortage.
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Tucson
Ariz
Raul Castro
Castro
Ted Williams
Circle 0 Ranches, Inc
Bill
Lynn Ross
Williams
Shotgun Blasts Damage LC Homes
Las Cruces police said shotgun blasts from passing vehicles shattered windows at the homes of Mayor Albert Johnson and Fire Chief Juan Apodaca. No injuries were reported as the incidents occurred Thursday night. Apodaca’s picture window and draperies were torn while Johnson’s kitchen window was damaged. Both families were elsewhere in the homes at the time.
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Las Cruces
MVM
Albert Johnson
Juan Apadaca
Apodaca
Johnson
Tour delays as Maharaj Ji cites funds shortfall
The Divine Light Mission leader Guru Maharaj Ji postpones a North American tour planned for April and May due to insufficient funds estimated at 575000. Press spokesman Joe Anctil said the route included New York Boston Philadelphia Washington Montreal Minneapolis and Denver with costs covering air travel promotions and auditoriums. The tour will be rescheduled later in the year.
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Govina
TSS
Rieww
North
Silver Street
Silver City
New Mexico
Reserve
Associated Press
Denver
Maharaj Ji
Divine Light Mission
Joe Anctil
Mission
New York City
Boston
Philadelphia
Washington
D.C
Minneapolis
Montreal
Anctil
Campaign finances tighten as New Mexico primaries loom
In Santa Fe campaign costs rise and voter interest wanes for the 1976 New Mexico primaries. Neither governor’s race to lift fundraisers nor major rallies appear, as candidates like Montoya and Stanley face high travel and media costs, while districts lean on local power networks and county results to shape turnout.
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Santa FE
Joseph M. Montoya
Lujan Believes Site for Solar Institute Chosen
U S Rep Manuel Lujan Jr said he thinks a site for the 550 million federal solar energy research institute has been chosen He doubted details but expressed confidence in New Mexico s bid He noted criteria favor location in the Southwest and spoke in Albuquerque during the Republican party preprimary nominating convention.
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Albuquerque
N.M
U.S
Manuel Lujan Jr
Federal Solar Energy Research Institute
New Mexico Republican
Lujan
New Mexico
Southwest
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