Mules rise as Latin drug trade gains clout in Mexico
Mexican gangs transform from mule routes for Colombian cartels to powerful drug lords shaping the border drug war. They run U S distribution networks and produce most meth north of the border, buying cocaine directly from producers in Bolivia and Peru. DEA leadership warns of a shifting threat to U S security and bilateral relations amid ongoing violence and corruption at the border.
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Ciudad Juarez
Mexico
Colombia
Andean
America
United States
Bolivia
Peru
Thomas Constantine
U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration
Congressional
U.s.-Mexico
Errol Chavez
DEA
Mexico drug lords lead major traffickers in Mexico
The Associated Press identifies Mexico s four largest drug gangs led by Amadeo Carrillo Fuentes known as Lord of the Skies. It notes the Arellano Felix brothers of Tijuana cartel and Miguel Caro Quintero s network in Sonora with meth and marijuana, along with Jesus Amezcua Contreras running a vast meth operation from Guadalajara.
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U.S
Mexico
Amadeo Carrillo Fuentes
Juarez
Texas
Florida
Army
Jesus Gutierrez Rebollo
Arellano Felix
Benjamin
Ramon
Francisco Javier
Francisco Rafael Arellano Felix
Tijuana Cartel
United States
Miguel Angel Felix Gallardo
Francisco Rafael
Miguel Caro Quintero
Rafael Caro Quintero
Enrique Camarena
Jorge
Genaro
Sonora
Jesus Amezcua Contreras
Guadalajara
Adan
Luis
Pay raise for judges fuels critics in Texas Legislature
In a session ending this month Texas lawmakers approved raising district judge salaries by 7 000 and boosting supreme court and appellate pay. The measure links retirements to judge pay, increasing some legislators pensions to about 22 132 annually for a 12 year veteran. Brown advocates establishing a governor appointed judicial compensation commission in 1999.
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Austin
Texas
George W. Bush
Bush
J.E. ‘Buster’’ Brown
Lake Jackson
Brown
Judicial Compensation Commission
Senate
House
Texas Supreme Court
Court of Criminal Appeals
Cathy Flautt
ERS
Benefits Communications
Flautt
Ceive
Suzy Woodford
Common Cause
Woodford
Cancer society urges prostate screenings
The American Cancer Society promotes Prostate Cancer Awareness Week to help men and families understand early detection importance through screening for prostate cancer.
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Cancer Society
The
American Cancer Society
Prostate Cancer Awareness and Testing Advised by Doctor
Amarillo urologist Dr. Richard Kibbey warns prostate cancer affects younger men, stressing early detection through PSA tests and DREs. ACS backs starting at age 40 with annual PSA and DRE beyond 50, higher risk groups earlier. Screenings can reveal cancer years before symptoms, says Kibbey, who battled the disease.
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ACS
Amarillo
Richard Kibbey
Kibbey
Kibby
Prostate Cancer Facts and Trends in Men
Prostate cancer affects about 12 000 Texas men and 2 300 nationwide deaths this year. About 210 000 U S men are diagnosed in 1997, with one in five men expected to develop the disease in a lifetime. Risk rises with age, and 80 percent of cases occur in men 65 or older. Black men have higher incidence than white men. Hereditary links and high fat diets may raise risk. The ACS advises a low fat high fiber diet with five daily servings of fruits and vegetables and regular physical activity. FDA trial work on suicide gene therapy and a gene linked to some familial cases mark advances.
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ACS
Texas
United States
Food and Drug Administration
American Cancer Society
Methodist Hospital System
Houston
Jurors reflect on McVeigh death verdict impact
Jurors from Timothy McVeigh’s trial spoke of life changing decisions after convicting and condemning him to death for the Oklahoma City bombing. They described long deliberations, tears, and the struggle to justify the verdict, while defense counsel weighed potential appeals and judge rulings.
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Denver
U.S
Timothy McVeigh
Oklahoma City
Waco
Texas
McVeigh
Christopher Tritico
Tim
Tritico
James Osgood
Roger Brown
Air Force
Pressroom work nears completion at Globe News
Globe News reports pressroom expansion nearing finish as Production Manager Robert Todd announces the folder test completed and production newsprint to run today. If all goes well Monday, operations return to normal with fuller pages and more color ads and news.
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Globe News
Robert Todd
Todd
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Calif
Associated Press
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Globe-News
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Federal Correctional Institution
Jefferson County
Ruth Meier
Osgood
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