Border mayors share woes in Mexican cities
Matamoros mayor Ramon Sampayo and Reynosa mayor Oscar Luebbert, from PAN and PRI respectively, face the same harsh realities. Funds are scarce, potholes and dirt dominate early days, and residents demand jobs, street paving, utilities, and land access as state and federal support remains pending. Santos Vargas Lopez attends a plaza meeting.
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Ramon Antonio Sampayo
Reynosa
Oscar Luebbert
Mexico
National Action
Nicipal
Luebbert
Santos Vargas Lopez
Amish Family Seeks Help as Son’s Life Hinges on Strangers
An Amish family in east central Illinois endures 28 operations after a farm grinder injury to Samuel. Oba Herschberger recalls fear turned to hope as they turned to the outside world for medical care and the aid of strangers, hosting weekly gatherings at their plain farmhouse to repay kindness.
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Young Samuel
Garcia Abrego defense denies talks with FBI
The defense attorney Rob ert Yzaguirre said Juan Garcia Abrego 51 is not talking to any U S government agency and has not cooperated. Garcia Abrego was arrested January 14 in Monterrey and jailed in Houston awaiting arraignment on drug trafficking charges. News reports had claimed he was providing information to the FBI, though officials offered no confirmation.
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Juan Garcia Abrego
FBI
United States
Robert Yzaguirre
Monterrey
Mexico
Houston
U.S
Garcia Abrego
Associated Press
Electrical device could spot cavities in teeth
New electrical technique measures tooth porosity to detect decay. A small current travels from the tooth through the arm to a hand electrode and back, indicating cavities. Tested on 26 extracted teeth with 100 percent accuracy, researchers say it could spare drilling and fillings though not yet tried on patients or animals.
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New York
Christopher Longbottom
Longbottom
Budget war not over yet
Washington AP reports the grand balanced budget deal remains unresolved as election year politics heat up. President Clinton and Republicans pursue separate long-shot efforts to win moderates from the opposing party. Republicans may push House votes next month on final offers to show Democratic resistance to Clinton’s plan and bipartisan backing for the GOP proposal.
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Clinton
House
Weather synopsis for coast and inland
A weather brief notes vol 104 no 210 with a 26 page issue. Mostly cloudy and cooler with highs in the mid to upper 60s. Wednesday night remains cloudy with lows in the lower 60s along the coast and near 60 inland.
Don Pedro Says PAN Mayors Share Problems
Don Pedro remarks that Reynosa's PAN mayor confronts the same issues as Matamoros' PAN mayor, noting similar governance challenges. The comment underscores regional political parallels within the Partido Acción Nacional.
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Reynosa
PAN
Matamoros
Dole targets Forbes wealth amid 1996 nomination clash
In New Hampshire, Bob Dole attacks Forbes self financed multimillion dollar ad campaign while joking about wealth. Dole and aides recall Bush 1988 battles as Forbes wealth becomes a campaign point and target for criticism.
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George Herbert Walker Bush
Malcolm Stevenson Forbes Jr
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Phil Gramm
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New Hampshire
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