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Mississippi Dept. of Environmental Quality says white substance not from International Paper Mill By Emily Whitten The Natchez Democrat Published Monday, November 05, 2001 12:43 AM CST NATCHEZ -- A white powdery substance found at the U.S. Coast Guard station south of Natchez earlier this month did not originate from International Paper's Natchez mill. Eric Dear, chief of emergency services for the Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ) said Friday that the substance contained aluminum. This is not a substance that a paper mill typically uses in its operations, officials said. Alison Abernathy, spokesperson for International Paper, said that employees ...

Ayres' Combat Cropdusters Combat Crop Dusters: the Turbo-Thrush NEDS and the V-1-A Vigilante For much of the last quarter century, the United States government has been fighting a secret air war in the jungles of Southeast Asia and in the cloud forests of Central and South America. But in this case, the usual fleet of small, unmarked aircraft are not manned by USAF Special Operations crews or CIA mercenaries, and the enemy is not international communism. Instead the pilots are contractors working for the United States Department of State, and their enemies are plants—specifically, marijuana, opium, and coca. The ...

U.S. spray plane used in drug war reported missing in Bahamas U.S. spray plane used in drug war reported missing in Bahamas Wednesday, October 3, 2001 By JAIME HERNANDEZ, Associated Press MIAMI — A State Department plane used to spray crops in the drug war in Colombia was missing in the Bahamas Tuesday, having disappeared while on a flight to Florida for maintenance. At least seven U.S. Coast Guard, Air Force and State Department aircraft were searching for the Ayres S2RHG-T65, which was last in contact with air traffic controllers at 10:20 a.m. Monday. A Coast Guard cutter and ...

States Grapple With Sale and Possession of Box Cutters as a Tool for Violence States Grapple With Sale and Possession of Box Cutters as a Tool for Violence By Seanna Adcox Associated Press Writer Published: Oct 5, 2001 ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) - It's a simple and versatile tool for everyone from grocery clerks to hobbyists. But in the wrong hands, box cutters can be lethal. New scrutiny has been leveled on the razor-type gadgets over the past month after allegations that the cheap and readily available tools were used to hijack four airliners and a moving bus. "Anything like ...