Gun-toters and badge-wearers in the drug war at Homestead
Gene Parker, a U S Customs pilot based at Homestead, recalls chasing a DC-4 loaded with marijuana into a South Carolina landing strip and arresting the pilot. He notes the high payoff for smugglers and describes how expanded resources, including Cobra gunships, have boosted interception. Navy and Air Force radar support now guide customs pilots to suspected planes, reducing airborne drug shipments and increasing seizures at Miami and at the airport.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Homestead Air Force Base
Fla
Gene Parker
South Carolina
Parker
U.S. Customs Service
Soe
Miami International
South America
South
Florida
Vietnam
Customs Air Patrol
Customs Service
Army
Navy
Air Force
Miami International Airport
Coast Guard
Caribbean
Military
Norfolk
Air Force Airborne Warning and Control System
AWACS
Tinker Air Force Base
Okla
National Air Defense
FBI
Dan Murphy
Bush
Washington
U.S
Marcus
Long-term drug war effort in Florida shows uncertain gains
Miami drug suppression has yielded 700 illegal machine guns and 1,000 silencers seized in 18 months, with 74 arrests and 28 indictments to date. Despite alliances with military and coast guard, authorities warn progress may be only surface level while vast trafficking networks persist across Miami and south Florida.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bureau of Alchohol, Tobacco and Firearms
Florida
Miami International
Miami
Robert N. Battard
Battard
Treasury Department
Rosenblatt
Federal Reserve System
Dan Conroy
South Florida
Customs Service and
Drug Enforcement Administration
ATF
FBI
Border Patrol
U.S
Stanley Marcus
Supreme Court
Warren Burger
District of
Marcus
U.S. Attorney’s Office
Develop inner peace to overcome crises
Norman Vincent Peale recalls his hospital stay after Hong Kong flu, learning to cultivate inner peace at the center. A nurse guides him to picture home and relax, noting Quakers call this peace at the center. Peale cites Hoover on Quaker teaching of inner peace as a sustaining force through life’s crises.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pawling
N.Y
Hong Kong
Dean
Switzerland
Italy
Far East
Herbert Hoover
White House
Abraham Tovenin
Stent Toya
Sat
Lfe
Taylor Wines and the rise of New York vinifera
The piece traces Taylor Wines from early Concords to European style varietals after a 1977 state law spurred small farm wineries. Doyle reorganized staff in 1980 to push improved Great Western varietals, while legal battles over trademarks and marketing orders shaped public perception and industry influence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Taylor
Great Western
Crit
Ics
New York
Doyle
Walter S. Taylor
Taylor Wine Co
Walter Taylor
Coca-Cola
Tavior
Prcgalls
David and Goliath
Bonus March remembered by Eisenhower and MacArthur
Eisenhower, then an assistant to the chief of staff, advised MacArthur against taking personal command during the bonus march. He argued it would seem improper and offend Congress, risking hurt to Army funding battles. MacArthur pressed ahead, directing troops into action despite mounting opposition and a truce for evacuation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eisenhower
MacArthur
War Department
Congress
Capitol Hill
Cavan Gassford
BEF
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Melville
Page
Bijuana
Chicago
William Rosenblatt
Treasury
Norman Vincent Peace
UPI
Bonus Army
Anacostia
Taylor Wines
Glassford
Hoover
Eisehower
Soradnahan
Aarnold
Robastine An
Franklin D. Roosevelt
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