Senators mull over new health proposal
Washington AP reports a bipartisan group in the Senate considering a universal coverage plan that would require employers to offer insurance but not pay for it. The compromise adds a pooling system for small employers, funds reform through Medicare cuts and taxes, and conditions subsidies on broad insurance enrollment with a late mandatory penalty for the uninsured.
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Washington
Senate
Clinton
Senate Labor and Human Resources Committee
Edward M. Kennedy
Finance Committee
David Durenberger
Rminn
Durenberger
Congress
Benefits Commission
Five illegal aliens rescued from sweltering rail car near Del Rio
Border Patrol agents freed five men from a metal grain hopper car after locating them dehydrated and in heat, trapped with limited ventilation. The Zacatecas natives, ages 21 to 30, were treated for heat exhaustion at Van Verde Memorial Hospital and returned to Mexico after contact with the Mexican Consul.
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Border Patrol
Southern Pacific
Aaron Billings
Johnstone Crossing
del Rio
Billings
Zacatecas
Mexico
van Verde Memorial Hospital
Sanderson
Visitors asked to help control litter at lake
Acting superintendent Eldon Kohlman said lower lake levels have opened many areas normally covered by water to public access. The expanded shoreline increases litter in the Recreation Area and Amistad staff cannot cover trash pickup. visitors are urged to carry out all trash and leave the area. A concerted public effort will help maintain the reservoir’s beauty when water levels return to normal.
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Eldon Kohlman
Amistad
Kohlman
Council Canvasses Election Results and Gas Line Extension
The City Council will meet at 5 30 p m to canvass Saturdays runoff for At Large Place C Otila Gonzalez defeats incumbent Eduardo Arreola 928 to 518 and to discuss extending natural gas lines to Ceniza Hills Unit VIII Buena Vista area 22 lots west of Quail Creek Drive. Revenue estimate 2027 year 20 227 covers extension in three years.
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City Hall
Otila Gonzalez
Eduardo Arreola
Buena Vista
Frances Vaughn
Ceniza Hills
Quail Creek Drive
Silver Sage Drive
Del Rio family seeks aid for ailing Guillermo Aldrete
Guillermo Aldrete 38 recently moved back to Del Rio with his wife Ellen and two children Debora 11 Guillermo Jr 8 after diabetes worsened. He now needs ongoing dialysis loses sight and limbs while family efforts to finish a home in Cienegas Terrace stall. A bank account and local group appeals solicit donations of labor supplies and essentials.
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Guillermo Aldrete
del Rio
Aldrete
Ellen
Debora
Guillermo Jr
Illinois
Guillermo
Cienegas Terrace
Americo
San Antonio
Jaime Ortiz
Allied Health
Carmen Trevino
Big Lake Bank
N.A
Anna Rizzo
Allied Home Health
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Kristine Saucer
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National Health Board
Abby
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San Felipe Lions Club
del Rio Lions Club
Vietnam Veterans of America
Guillermo Alcrete
Big Lake National Bank
Big City Savings
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Firestone
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