Haitian prosecutors seek stiff penalties in marijuana smuggling case
Haitian prosecutor seeks 10 year jail terms and 20000 dollar fines for Virginia men Henry Tiffany and Jack Melcher accused of attempting to smuggle 1700 pounds of marijuana aboard a Beechcraft. The pair claimed engine trouble forced a landing in southern Haiti during a October 22 flight.
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Port-Au-Prince
Haiti
Caribbean
Henry Tiffany
Jack Melcher
Waynesboro
Attorents Calixite Delacourt
Frank Mika
Washington, D.C
Tiffany
Melcher
Curacao
HEW official declines to speculate on Virginia funds in desegregation dispute
David S. Tatel of HEW tells Gov Dalton by letter the department will defer action on grants that worsen segregated conditions as Virginia and Norfolk State College and Old Dominion University seek an acceptable desegregation plan. He notes the only remaining issue is program duplication and reforms needed.
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Norfolk
U.S. Department of Health, Education and Welfare
Virginia
David S. Tatel
John Dalton
Tatel
HEW
Office of Civil Rights
Norfolk State College
Old Dominion University
Dalton
Juvenile Justice Moves to Adult Treatments and Alternatives
Attorney General Marshall Coleman urged treating serious juvenile offenders as adults while stressing the need for alternatives to prison. He cites paying restitution as a possible punishment and said a uniform sentencing bill would mandate certain punishments for serious youths, discussed at a Richmond conference with educators and law enforcement.
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Richmond
Marshall Coleman
Coleman
Hirst to Retire from Virginia Senate after Term Ends
State Sen Omer Hirst D Fairfax dean of northern Virginia lawmakers will retire at end of his four year term. At 65 he has served in the Senate since 1964 and chaired the Privileges Elections Committee. He helped lead opposition to desegregation in the 1950s.
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Fairfax
Omer Hirst
Northern Virginia
Hirst
Senate
House of Delegates
Privileges & Elections Committee
Four Die as Fishing Boat Sinks Near Chincoteague
A 105 foot scallop dredger named Rendezvous sank 23 miles off Chincoteague Virginia. Four crewmen from Engelhard North Carolina died in minutes as eight others were rescued. The dead are John Cunningham Tony Cunningham James Ray Spencer and James Earl Spencer. Survivors include Gary Spencer Ken Harris Don Blount James Sears Joe Collins Florant and others. Coast Guard cited 57 degree water and 12 foot seas with 40 knot winds.
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Engelhard
Dare County
N. C
Florant
Coast Guard
John Cunningham
Tony Cunningham
James Ray Spencer
James Earl Spencer
Gary Spencer
Ken Harris
Don Blount
James Sears
Joe Collins
William House
Everett Charrix
Chincoteague
Steelworkers Vote Strike Authorization at Newport News Shipyard
The United Steelworkers authorized local leaders to seek permission to strike at Newport News Shipbuilding, a Tenneco subsidiary, amid failed bargaining attempts. The company will not negotiate citing irregularities in an earlier NLRB certified election, prompting USWA leaders to press for federal action and a Dec. 28 meeting with Tenneco officials.
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Newport News
United Steelworkers of America
Newport News Shipbuilding
James Griffith
USWA
Tenneco
Peninsula Shipbuilders Association
National Labor Relations Board
NLRB
Bruce Thrasher
District 35
Carter
Tom Savas
Savas
Ray Marshall
Washington, D.C
Thrasher
United Steelworkers
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Winchester Evening Star
Cian News
Norfolk State
Old Dominion
John D. Loizeaux
Crozet
Chincoteague, Va
James A. Florant Jr
Rendezvous
Atlantic Ocean
Santa
McDonald's
U.S.11
Winchester
Ronald McDonald
Sue Larson
Merry Christmas
imeBonales
U.S
Rye Rean
Ket Ees
Stanley Steemed
United States
Tri-State
Royal
Jamaica
Don Tomas
Te- Amo
Punch
Imore
Olde Berkeley
North Queen Street
Martinsburg
Oleg Cassini
Sale
Cassini
Reg
Lily
King
Dcpenney
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