Kerr says convictions make him free man
James W. Kerr, once targeted by an assassination plot, says he is free after five years as James R. Kearns pleads guilty to hiring an assailant to attack him. The case ties to Jamiel Chagra, the drug trafficker who admitted hiring Kearns, with further trials and pleas painting a broader prosecutorial saga.
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James R. Kearns
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U.S
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Jimmy” Chagra
the Light
John H. Wood
Wood
Chagra
Charles Harrelson
Jo Ann
Jimmy
Elizabeth
Elizabeth Chagra
Waco
Catherine
Jimmy Chagra
Farmers Market Movement Gains Ground in Del Rio Eagle Pass
The Texas Department of Agriculture backs farmer markets to aid small communities and direct sales. Collaboration formed the Del Rio Eagle Pass Farmers Market Association with Quemado growers joining Del Rio and Eagle Pass vendors. TDA cites farm income and consumer demand for fresh produce as drivers. Currie and Vicek note markets benefit both farmer and town, amid rising fruit and vegetable consumption.
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TDA
Jim Hightower
Harrison
del Rio - Eagle Pass
Quemado
del Rio
Eagle Pass
David Currie
Currie
John Vicek
TDA Assistnt
Elmer Kelton to autograph at Plaza del Sol Mall
Author Elmer Kelton signs copies at B Dalton's from 2 to 4 p.m. at Plaza del Sol Mall. A German-American Club Kaffeeklatsch follows on Sunday at 3 p.m. Call 775-9313 or 775-2762 for location details.
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B. Dalton’s
Plaza del Sol Mall
Kaffeeklatsch
Violin Repair and a Telling Tale of a Fiddle
A narrator recalls repairing an instrument with a glue fix and a long family love of music. He mentions playing violin years ago, passing Cook a fiddle, and receiving a tentative scale as Cook jokes about his own skill while a lively country reel flows from the instrument.
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Del Rio News Herald Subscription Rates and Mailing Info
Del Rio News Herald lists publication days and mailing address Drawer 4020 Del Rio Texas 78811 with second class postage paid at Del Rio. Texias rates show one month seven dollars six months forty two and one year forty four to subscribe from out of town.
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Farm Worker Insurance Bill Advances With Coverage Dates
Lawmakers push a bill to extend workers compensation to agricultural workers, challenging a long-standing exemption. Declaring farm work dangerous due to mechanization, supporters note 1979 totals of about 3,500 farm related deaths and 190,000 disabling injuries. The measure passed the House last year but died in the Senate amid a filibuster. A compromise was sought after a 25 member committee. seasonal workers would gain coverage immediately, with full time workers phased in by 1991.
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National Safety Council
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Senate
Amarillo
Bill Sarpalius
Sarpalius
Mark White
Bill Hobby
Gib Lewis
Jackson visits Cuba and Nicaragua during 1984 bid
President candidate Jackson pushes outreach to Castro speed talks on excludables before the November election. State Department officials caution Castro acts for propaganda gains while criticizing U S policy toward Sandinistas. Reagan offers no congratulations for the mission.
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United States
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Texas tax plan faces Senate opposition and possible filibuster
Tax changes begin Oct 1 with possible Senate substitutions and a House Senate conference fight. Conservatives may filibuster to block the bill. House leaders floated across the board tax hikes to win Senate support. The education reform package mirrors Perot committee aims, including abolishing the elected Board of Education for a 15 member appointed board, then elected again in 1988, higher teacher pay, competence testing, and lower teacher student ratios.
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House
John Leedom
Dallas
Senate
Select Committee On Public Education
H. Ross Perot
Board of Education
Deaths of Dionicio F. Cervantes 78 Brackettville resident
Dionicio F. Cervantes 78 died Friday at his Brackettville home. A retired Southern Pacific Railroad employee, he was born April 8, 1906. Survived by wife Elma D. Cervantes, daughters Paulita Montalvo and Juanita Martinez, foster children Joe Diaz Margaret Dominguez and Sue Gurrola, brothers Anastacio and Carmen Cervantes, and grandchildren Gonzalo Martinez Jr and Javier Adan Montalvo. Burial in Brackettville Cemetery after Requiem Mass at St. Mary Magdalene Catholic Church. Body in state Sunday at Don's Funeral Chapels in Del Rio.
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Chicago
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Uvalde
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Death notice for infant Valentin Eulalio Rodriguez
Valentin Eulalio Rodriguez died at 6:52 a.m. June 28 in Val Verde Memorial Hospital. Born March 9, 1984 in Del Rio, he was three months and 18 days old. Body view Sunday after 5 p.m. in Chapel B at Don's Funeral Chapels. Burial Monday at 4 p.m. in San Felipe Cemetery. Survived by parents Valentin Rodriguez and Juana Guadalupe Tovar Rodriguez, sister Aurora Danelia Tovar, grandparents Tomas Rangel Jr. and Catarina Rodriguez, aunts Alma Delia Tovar and Mary A. Defibraugh, uncle Tommy Rangel.
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Valentin Rodriguez
Juana Guadalupe Tovar Rodriguez
Val Verde Memorial Hospital
del Rio
Don
Aurora Danelia Tovar
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Durango
Mexico
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Richmond
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Firefighters control smoke at La Villita store and three burns
Station 2 firefighters respond to Perry's Variety Store on La Villita Blvd as an air conditioner smokes. They shut off power and stay about 30 minutes with two units and three personnel. Also respond to three controlled burns on Valente Lane, Val Verde Park Estates, and Cienegas Road near Salt Creek.
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la Villita
Perry's
Variety Store
Valente Lane
Val Verde Park Estates
Cienegas Road
Salt Creek
Soviets propose talks in Vienna on space weapons ban
Moscow offered September talks with the United States in Vienna to ban anti satellite weapons. Tass carried the government statement read on Soviet TV. In Washington Robert McFarlane replied with the U S response to the Moscow proposal.
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Soviet Union
United States
Vienna
Tass
Washington
Robert McFarlane
Reagan
U.S
McFarlane
Del Rio forecast and Amistad Dam figures
National Weather Service predicts partly cloudy skies for Del Rio today and Sunday with highs in the mid 90s and a mid 70s low. Winds near 10 mph. Amistad Dam elevation 1097.92 feet with water depth 197.92 feet. Water storage 2,288,687 acre feet and surface area 48,784 acres. Flow at 2,440 cubic feet per second.
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National Weather Service
Amistad
Amistad Dam
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