Suspect Arrested in slaying and assault near Guajia Bay
Val Verde County deputies arrested 35 year old Tommy Lynn Sells in American Campground early Sunday for the December 31 1999 knife attack on Kaylene Harris and Crystal Surles. Sheriff O Wayne Jernigan said Sells, an acquaintance of Harris's father, had visited the home several times and the break came early Friday.
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Val Verde County
Kaylene Harris
Crystal Surles
Guajia Bay
Tommy Lynn Sells
Harris
O’wayne Jernigan
Sells
American Campground
Jernigan
Harris Family Funeral Costs Aid and Memorial Service Set
A fund at The Bank & Trust, account 1059769, supports Kaylene Harris’s hospital and funeral expenses. A memorial service is planned for Tuesday at 10 a.m. at the 4-H Barn in Comstock. The report notes a police interview on New Year’s Day and a suspect tied to the case, with a sketch matching a suspect.
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Kaylene Harris
Comstock
Bank & Trust
Harris
World Races Ahead as Y2K Glitches Stay Low
Global markets opened with minimal Y2K disruption as Asia led the way and stock indices rose in Hong Kong Singapore and Germany. Authorities reported few problems with energy and corporate systems though isolated issues appeared in Hong Kong China Italy and a few ATMs.
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Asia
Germany
Bruce McConnell
Y2k International Cooperation Center
CBS
Hong Kong
China
Italy
Singapore
Pakistan
India
Finland
Denmark
Sweden
Poland
Japan
Switzerland
London
Britain
Ministry of Finance
Six Buyouts Completed in Del Rio Buyout Program
Six families participated in the second installment of Del Rio’s Buyout Program, with Friday closures at City Hall. Mayor Roberto Chavira and City Manager Florencio P. Sauceda hosted a reception as officials praised patience and noted rapid fund distribution within 72 hours. The six awards total about $180,000, honoring families Armandina and Juventino Cirilo, Enrique and Hilda Alderete, Daniel and Consuelo Mireles, Saul Sanchez, and Remigio Vasquez.
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City of del Rio
City Hall
Roberto Chavira
Florencio P. Sauceda
Chavira
Sauceda
Armandina
Juventino Cirilo
Enrique
Hilda Alderete
Daniel
Consuelo Mireles
Saul Sanchez
Remigio Vasquez
First court session of year underway Friday
More than 30 defendants are set to enter pleas this week in the 63rd Judicial District Court as the first criminal session of the new year opens with arraignments at 9 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. on Friday. Defendants include Richard Saenz Ernesto Flores Jr and John Thomas Davee facing probation-revocation hearings for prior felonies along with other arraignments for aggravated assault abandonment of a child burglary and theft related charges.
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63Rd Judicial District Court
Richard Saenz
Ernesto Flores Jr
John Thomas Davee
Saenz
Flores
Davee
State District Court
Angel Joel Camposano
Ave. R
Gabriela Beamesderfer
Encinas St
Mario Luna Escamilla
Phillip John Rozewicz
Dallas
Rhonda Lynn Alvarado
Boerne
Rozewicz
Alvarado
Benancio Garza Jr
Sonora
Former Alamo City mayor eyes future in education
Former San Antonio mayor and ex housing secretary Henry Cisneros, now president of the Univision network, says he wants to help Texas education, especially community colleges, and hints at no current political timetable. He recently attended events supporting local campaigns and has a three year contract extension with Univision.
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Alamo City
San Antonio
U.S
Henry Cisneros
Central Texas
FBI
Bexar County
Rolando Rocha
Cisneros
Texas
Univision Network
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Surles
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