24 Jan 2000
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Newspaper
Del Rio News Herald
Location
Del Rio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 24, 2000
Page
1
The South Texas Veterans Health Care System hosts a health fair on Thursday January 27 from 2 to 7 p.m. at the Ramada Inn Sun Blossom Room in Del Rio. It offers basic medical screening and information for veterans new to VA care as the system shifts to outpatient managed care. Veterans are encouraged to enroll at the event.
A fox eight miles east of Comstock tests positive marking Region 8’s second rabies case in 2000 and Val Verde County’s first. A man shot the fox after seeing it in his yard, then used a pitch fork to place it in a sack and delivered it to Herman Rathke, DVM for rabies submission. The family dog, though vaccinated, received a booster and 45 day isolation.
Titans and Rams claim conference wins to reach the Super Bowl with key plays and standout performances noted for page 6 coverage. Early scoring drives and defensive stops set the stage for final outcome and title contention.
The Del Rio City Council meets Tuesday with a full agenda including a landfill presentation by Mel Green of Chiang Patel Yerby and a Rio Tel presentation by Adilia Aguilar. City Manager Sauceda will outline the State of the City 2000 with staff. Discussions cover cemetery phases, Ceniza Hills unit XII plats, annexation, budget amendments, and a series of resolutions on engineering contracts and leases. Executive session flags real estate, personnel, and city attorney matters.
In Miami, Cuban Americans debate Congress plans to grant Elian Gonzalez U S citizenship or residence. A federal suit by Lazaro Gonzalez seeks an asylum hearing, with some groups urging Elian be reunited with his father in Cuba while others press for return to the United States.
The Del Rio Sector reports 8500 undocu mented alien apprehensions through Jan 16, a surge from December 1999 totals. Officials link rise to Operation Rio Grande and expect continued crossings, with 153,128 undoc umented aliens apprehended in Del Rio last fiscal year across 10 stations.
Billy Hughes Jr. faces execution for the 1976 killing of Texas Trooper Mark A. Frederick after a long span on death row. He contends he acted during a mistaken traffic stop while authorities say a single bullet ended the trooper’s life during a car stop on Interstate 10 near Sealy.
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