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Newspaper
Del Rio News Herald
Location
Del Rio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 09, 2000
Page
1
Thorpe wins a senior division title at the Golden Voyagers event as the show highlights top performances. The program showcases standout athletes and confirms final results with Thorpe leading in a decisive victory.
SAN ANTONIO AP Despite talk of lenient immigration policy, Border Patrol advances preliminary plans for the military to build up to 1300 miles of road along the Rio Grande and Texas border. Fences spy cameras and stadium style lights would be installed along the boundary to bolster surveillance.
In San Marcos Texas divers prepare to enter Jacob's Well a flooded Central Texas cave that has claimed at least eight lives in thirty years. The brief report notes renewed calls to explore the site despite the danger.
Authorities removed the crumpled fuselage of a DC-9 that slid off a runway in northern Mexico and recovered a flight data recorder that could shed light on the accident. A second AP brief notes Miss America contenders adopting social causes, some as pageant requirements.
The Justice Department reports gunshot wounds from all crimes fell about 40 percent from 1993 to 1997. The finding, released Sunday, covers all crime categories and reflects a sharp drop across the period.
Del Rio City Council meets at 6 30 PM to discuss annexation of Val Verde Park Estates and the Industrial Park at opposite city ends. Fire protection services and city taxation concerns for the Industrial Park are on the agenda with executive session items on Los Suenos litigation and employee land development. Two holidays for city employees MLK Jr Day and President’s Day expected.
Fire Prevention Week begins in Queen City during the second week of October. The safety tips urge quick response to house fires, smoke detector placement and testing, battery changes, escape planning, quick actions for gas leaks, appliance care, and emergency calls to 911.
Dallas artist Larry Newman will attend a Studio Arts gallery reception at 7 p.m. tonight, at 301 E. Garfield, launching a two month show of his watercolors. Newman, based in Dallas, studied art since 1980 and emphasizes nature, landscapes, figures, and the conscious versus subconscious in his work.
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