Valley Air Care crew killed in helicopter crash in Rio Grande Valley
Three Valley Air Care rescuers—Carlos De La Fuente Sr., Anthony Martinez, and Brenda Leinweber—died doing their work after a helicopter en route to a truck wreck crashed in Jim Hoge County. The NTSB began an investigation as memorials and tributes spread among Brownsville and Harlingen EMS, with taxonomic details and family hardships noted.
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Jim Hoge
National Transportation Safety Board
Tive
Karngen Community Emergency Care Foundation Inc
Valley AirCare
Shannon Wilks
Valley Baptist Medical Center
Bill Eliot
Leinweber
South Padre Island
Brownsville Ems
Harlingen Ems
Last Shuttle Visit to Mir Ends Era of Space Station Ties
Discovery and Mir crews packed the last visit as the shuttle undocks after four days aboard the 12 year old Russian space station. The crew will return with Andrew Thomas and thousands of pounds of gear while Mir heads for a fiery deorbit by end of 1999 to free resources for the International Space Station, leaving a world with only unmanned supply ships and small capsules for future trips.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earth
Charles Precourt
Mir
Precourt
International Space Station
Talgat Musabayev
Discovery
Grinch wins Galveston sandcastle contest at East Beach
The Grinch Who Stole Summer by Corgan Associates topped 75 teams in Galveston's 12th annual American Institute of Architects Sandcastle Competition amid chilly June weather and crowds of more than 20 000. PGAL Architecture hosted a beach wedding prop at the event with architect Brittney Goodpasture noting the bride could not attend.
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Vallas’ Corgan Associates
Grinch
Galvveston’s
East Beach
Clinton
American Institute of Architects
Gulf
Pgal Architecture
Sharon Smith
Todd Curtis
Smith
Brittney Goodpasture
Sandcastle
Corgan
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Bill Aston
Execu
de la Puente
San Benito
Brian Gates
Rroningen
Martinez
Tex-Air
McAllen
Valley Air Care
Wilks
Ono
Two Chidren
Californi
Mexico
Eliott
Julie Speak
Ken Barber
Calvary Baptist Church
Denis Qualls
Scott Haluska
Waco
Barber
God
Julie Pennington-Russell
Galveston
Amarillo Globe-News
Ord
Bea
Rae Se Ui
TU Zee
Mama Mia
Mia
Steve Hoyt
Patrick
Dillard's
Dillard’s
Visa
MasterCard
American Express
Discover
Diners Club
Westgate Mall
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