Word: harrelson
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Mobro's ill-starred journey resulted from a deal made by Alabama Entrepreneur Lowell Harrelson, founder of National Waste Contractors, Inc., to haul away a massive batch of refuse from Islip, N.Y., and other townships. After being freighted with the garbage -- which was mashed into some 2,200 untidy bundles by a giant compactor -- Harrelson's leased barge was hitched to the tugboat Break of Dawn and set sail on March...
...Harrelson had a destination in mind. After he convinced the commissioners of Jones County, N.C., that they could make a fortune by extracting methane gas from the trash, they agreed to let him dump 100,000 cu. yds. of rubbish into their local landfills. But when the barge with its festering cargo pulled into Morehead City, Harrelson found that the deal was off. "We told him to get the boat the hell out of North Carolina waters," said Stephen Reid of the state's solid and hazardous waste management bureau. "We have enough garbage of our own. We didn...
...York Mets--Announced that Fran Healy will replace Bud Harrelson as a broad caster...
Convicted on other charges were Harrelson's wife Jo Ann and Elizabeth Chagra, the wife of Convicted Drug Smuggler Jamiel (Jimmy) Chagra. Just prior to Wood's death, Chagra was awaiting trial for narcotics dealing before Judge Wood, known as Maximum John for his stiff sentences. Chagra allegedly paid Harrelson $250,000 to do the killing. Now serving 30 years for drug trafficking, Chagra will be tried next month for murder and conspiracy...
...Harrelson may not have seen his last of Texas courtrooms. He could be tried again for the murder in a state court, where conviction could lead to the death penalty. Said Assistant U.S. Attorney Ray Jahn, the chief prosecutor: "When Judge Wood died, justice...