American to buy Trans World Airlines amid industry bid
American Airlines plans to acquire Trans World Airlines and parts of US Airways to strengthen its market position alongside United Airlines. The deal would expand American’s hub in St. Louis and boost presence in New York and Washington, potentially creating a near half of the U.S. air travel market with United’s similar bid for US Airways.
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Coronado Comment Sparks Caution on Medical Center Issue
In Del Rio News Herald final paragraph shows County Commissioner Frank Coronado and Fernandez clash over advocating for the board. Fernandez says he does not want to commit the commissioners court to a personal issue.
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del Rio News-Herald
Frank Coronado
Val Verde Regional Medical Center
Coronado
Fernandez
Commissioners Court
News-Herald
Ross Parsons
Max Perales
del Rio
Dora G. Alcala
Chamber of Commerce
Michaelanna Hunter
Perales
Las Vegas
County roads in Amistad Acres and Box Canyon eyed as maintained roads
Pat Fritz urged Val Verde County Commissioners Court to place in the minutes an order listing Box Canyon Road Salem Point Road Amistad Acres Road and the streets within Amistad Acres and Box Canyon as county roads. She cited TxDOT records funding via the Lateral Road and Bridge fund and noted prior court actions from 1982 to 1993 to recognize the roads as county maintained.
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Pat Fritz
Val Verde County Commissioners Court
Fritz
Commissioners Court
Amistad Acres
Box Canyon
Lake Amistad
Salem Point
Box Canyon Subdivision
Texas Department of Transportation
Val Verde County
Txdot
State Comptroller’s Office
Hwy. 90
News-Herald
Karen Gleason
Val Verde
Shortage hits Houston blood banks halting surgeries
Houston hospitals suspend routine transfusions as Gulf Coast Regional Blood Center warns they need 900 units daily for several days to rebuild reserves. MD Anderson canceled six elective surgeries. All blood types are needed, especially O positive and O negative. Donations fell during the holidays.
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Bill Teague
Gulf Coast Regional Blood Center
Teague
University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
Shortage of quality firewood hits South Texas
The coldest winter since 1989 pushes wood prices up as San Antonio area dealers run out of homeowners wood. State officials warn against green wood sales and urge buyers to seek aged dry hardwood like oak and mesquite, clarifying cord measurements and warning of low quality stock.
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San Antonio
Texas
Mountain View
Larry Haymaker
Texas Department Agriculture
Susan Combs
Allen Spelee
Spelce
Year end report on Val Verde VVCRFD volunteers
Since 1998 the Val Verde County Rural Volunteer Fire Department has grown to four stations and 60 volunteers with Chief Jerry Rust as the only paid staff. Four stations cover 327? square miles with funding from county budgets grants and donations. In fiscal year 2000 the department logged 278 alarms including two bomb threats and 11 smoke scares.
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Val Verde County
Linda S. Johnson
Val Verde County Rural Volunteer Fire Department
Vvcrfd
Vvcred
Jerry Rust
Controversy Over Water Project At San Felipe Country Club
At a city council session CDM consultant Richard Gerlach Jr. summarized the December 15 San Felipe Country Club meeting about the San Felipe Springs Water Treatment Plant. Attendees, including Tony Ortega, discussed construction windows affecting club operations and tournaments with pipelines slated for Oct–Nov 2001 and a West Springs Pump Station rebuild from Dec 2001 to Feb 2002.
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San Felipe
Richard H. Gerlach Jr
Camp Dresser and McKee, Inc
San Felipe) Country Club
San Felipe Springs
Gerlach
San Felipe Country Club
Tony Ortega
Country Club
CDM
West Springs
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