New Crackdown on Drug Imports Begins June First
Washington AP reports a new government crackdown on narcotics smuggling will start around June 1. Customs Bureau will intensify enforcement nationwide, especially along East and Gulf coasts, with focus on heroin and cocaine. The plan, possibly called Operation Able or Operation Cooperation in talks, aims for permanent enforcement upgrades with occasional blitz inspections.
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Gulf
Customs Bureau
Asst
Eugene T. Rassides
New Orleans
Treasury
Customs
Rassides
Mexico
Nixon
France
Turkey
Crochet Dress Patterns and Needlecraft Catalog Ad
An advertisement for crochet fashion patterns and a needlecraft catalog from the 1970s. It lists a dress pattern 7239 in sizes 10 to 16, with a size 12 bust of 34 inches. Provided are ordering details for patterns from Alice Brooks at Winchester Evening Star and a range of craft books priced from 50 cents to $1.00.
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Alice Brooks
Winchester Evening Star
Needlecraft Dept
Old Chelsea Station
New York
N.Y
Crossword clues and grid words from a puzzle page
The page lists across and down clues for a daily crossword by R A Power with entries ranging from 5 to 71 letters. It includes theme hints, wordplay, abbreviations, and references to places such as West Side Story and Canada, inviting solvers to fill with standard crossword conventions.
Indian Tribe Seizes Rattlesnake Island in California
A group of about 40 Pomo Indians moved onto privately owned Rattlesnake Island near Clear Lake claiming 1,000 years of ownership. They set up a tent city and plan permanent buildings naming the site El-Em Indian Colony and the island Nu-Do-N. Boise Cascade Corp. owns the island and says public use is welcome if not destructive.
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Clearlake Oaks
Calif
Clear Lake
Phillip White Eagle
Boise-Cascade Corp
Steven Moses
Rattlesnake Island
San Francisco
Irwen V. Morinda
Morinda
Howard Norton
Lake County
Sheriff's Department
El-Em Indian Colony
Norfolk State students vote on teach-ins amid Jackson State concerns
Students at Norfolk State College vote to cancel classes for a teach-in week addressing black status in America and Jackson State shootings. J Anthony Sharp says actions, not administration, involve instructors and would affect finals and exam reviews May 26 30. Virginia Tech officials say appeals procedures for 107 suspended students will not be delayed and note ACLU injunctions being dropped affect responses.
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Norfolk State College
America
Jackson State
J. Anthony Sharp
Brothers and Sisters
Sharp
Virginia Tech
Leslie Malpass
Tech
Malpas
American Civil Liberties Union
Caes
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Johnny Cash
London
British Country Music Association
San Quentin
Sue
R. A. Power
West Side
Noel Weight
Flood
Rock
Quebec
Catalina
Cooperative Society
Orm
American Defense Group
Abbr
Cynthia Ann Sheely
Raleigh
Vivian Bain
Jaelvin Boone Sr
Butler Ave
Joseph E. Butler
Winchester
Rt. 50 West
Cedarmeade
Don Bayliss
Hanging Rock
Delray Road
George L. Evans
Gwynndale Drive
Clinton, Md
Gentleman
Dick Turner
Carpenters. S.J. Boyer
Cali Mark Allen
Snelling
W. Boscawen
Top Lite
S. Braddock St
C-O
Rt. 50
Kay Rogers
Loudoun County
Strodnyder Plumbing & Heating
Roanoke Area
Mark Allen
Snelling and
Woodstock
Mr. Hayes
Weber Bidg
Lanham, Maryland
Ron Freeman
Kenney
Marlboro - Strasburg Ares
FORD
John Deere Hay Crimper
Hampshire
Rouss Avenue
Winchester Credit Corporation
BUICK
Frederick, Clarke
Warren County
Misc
L. Nell Woods
Baldwin
Lawn Boy
Wheel Horse
Aliens Mowers
C.F. Dunlap & Sons
N. Cameron St
Miller’s Hardware
Schwinn
Rossie
Ralph G. Hite
Bruce St
Dodge
W.W. Harrold
Shenandoah Mobile Court
Front Royal Rd
Lane Cedar Chest
Frigidaire
Rt. 1
Stephens City
Mildred Carlyle
Elms Dining Room
Valley Ave
Front Royal Area
Carl Anne Williams
Snelling and Snelling
Mr. Robinette
Winchester Lunch
Anne Williams
Margie Scott
Front Royal
Tastee Freez
Berryville
New Area
American Red Cross
Bill Rosenberger
Alcatraz Island
San Francisco Bay
Ft. Lawton, Wash
Ben-Gurion
Israel Story
Jerusalem
David Ben-Gurion
Israel
Knesset
Corvair
Oldsmobile
A.C
Wes Corvair
Schonder Motors, Inc
Purcellville
Layton
Clark
Rt. 11
Martinsburg
W.va
Featherbed Lane
Old Mill Mobile Court
Chevrolet
International
Huntingdon Farm
Cleveland
Ohio
Mt. Falls Rt
de Bayliss
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