Del Rio Eagle Pass APC Deanery meeting agenda
Del Rio Eagle Pass APC Deanery will meet Saturday 9 to 11 a.m. at Our Lady of Guadalupe Church Quemada to discuss June youth activities in Brackettville. All Del Rio parishes pastoral councils and youth reps urged to attend. Henry Gomez at 775-6309 for details. Copies of City of Del Rio Report available at Del Rio City Hall.
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Reunited Couple Escapes Kuwait Returns Home
Jim and Phyllis Calvin of Little Rock and their son Kelly reunited at San Antonio International Airport after escaping Kuwait days before borders closed. They hid in a Kuwait basement, fled through Saudi Arabia, drove through a sand storm, leaving behind money and belongings.
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Challenge could help hurt Georgia runoff politics
The Justice Department challenges Georgia's majority vote runoff system, arguing it chills black political participation. A Southern pollster says eliminating runoff laws could rapidly aid Republicans in the South and Southwest, reshaping GOP strength if the Georgia rule is removed.
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Lorenzo resigns from Continental Airlines Holdings
Frank Lorenzo steps down as chairman and CEO of Continental Airlines Holdings Inc after decades of union opposition and negative publicity. He will sell most of his stake to Scandinavian Airlines System and receive about 30 million dollars in severance and proceeds.
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Gene switches cancer growth in elephant man disease find
New research identifies the neurofibromatosis gene as a GAP like tumor suppressor. If normal it blocks cancer genes, if defective it may permit tumor growth, offering years closer to therapies for neurofibromatosis and some cancers. Researchers caution optimism and note ongoing work.
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Air Force recruiter Castillo retires after 23 years in southwest Texas
Master Sgt. Pedro A. Castillo, Air Force Recruiter for Del Rio Eagle Pass and Laredo, retires after serving from 1986 to 1990 recruiting high school students across eleven counties. He began in 1967 at Lackland and held posts at Oxnard Carswell Laredo and Laughlin. He earned Meritorious Service Medal and the Air Force Recruiting Silver Badge among other decorations. He and his wife Pifi Corral have two sons Adrian and Paul. He will join Eagle Pass ISD as an Air Force JROTC instructor.
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