Dies y seis de septiembre events in Del Rio festival
Festivities run tonight with booths opening at 5 p.m. and lasting till midnight at Brown Plaza. Conjunto Aztlan performs Sunday as part of the dies y seis de septiembre celebration, aided by multiple cultural and civic sponsors including the Texas Commission on the Arts and the city of Del Rio. Meanwhile, hundreds in California protested a possible war with Iraq, with rallies in San Francisco and Los Angeles drawing several hundred participants and arrests after a confrontation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roberto Canseco
del Rio
Conjunto Aztlan
Brown Plaza
Texas Commission On the Arts
National Endowment For the Arts
Val Verde Community Foundation
Texas Folklife Resources
H-E-B
Brown Plaza Association
The
City of del Rio
Ramada San del Rio
Friends of the Casa
California
Iraq
San Francisco
Richard Becker
International Act Now
Bush
Los Angeles
George Bush
USA
Federal
Ucla
Jennifer Kelley
Jeff Wright
Girl Scouts
Betty Ortez
Raging Grannies
Ortez
Larry Minasian
Del Rio weighs second international bridge decision
Del Rio City Council faces a choice on locating a second bridge to Ciudad Acufia as city manager Rafael Castillo warns of rising costs and uncommitted leadership. The plan, discussed with Binational Bridges group, centers on a site between the existing bridge and Amistad Dam and links to a proposed highway loop and Ports to Plan trade corridor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T’s Uiie
del Rio
Rafael Castillo Jr
Castillo
Dora G. Alcalé
Alcala
Roberto “Bob” Chavira
Ciudad Acufia
Jose Eduardo Ramon
Alcalé
Amistad Dam
Pakistan arrests suspected al Qaida figures including 9/11 planner
Pakistan says it holds about a dozen foreigners arrested this week on al Qaida suspicions. Among them is a man identified by U S officials as Ramzi Binalshibh, once linked to the failed 20th hijacker role. Authorities say two suspects were killed in raids and two high level al Qaida members are awaiting confirmation of identities. German and U S officials discuss extradition preferences as cooperation with other nations continues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Karachi
Pakistan
al-Qaida
U.S
United States
Ramzi Binalshibh
Mohamed Atta
Germany
FBI
Binalshibh
Washington
Abdullah
Moinuddin Haider
Haider
Fiesta de Amistad Parade and Events Set in Del Rio
Neighbors gear up for Fiesta de Amistad spanning Oct 5 to Oct 20 in Del Rio and Ciudad Acufia Coahuila Mexico with events including Miss Del Rio pageant Oct 12 at Paul Paul Theatre, an Oct 19 international parade starting in Del Rio and ending in Ciudad Acufia, an Oct 17 mayoral activities and awards. Elsa Reyes chairs the parade. entry fee 25 dollars funds awards. registration deadline and contact details incomplete.
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Fiesta de Amistad
Paul Paul Theatre
Monumento A la Amistad
Srta
Amistad
Feria de Rotario
International Bridge
Carta Blanca
Ciudad Acufia
Amistad Dam
del Rio Civic Center
del Rio
Greenwood Park
Ogden Street
Main Street
Elsa Reyes
International Good Neighbor Council
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LOTTO
Texas
Denmark
Otto Schily
Schily
Herta Daebler-Gmelin
Iwspol
Aymana
Den
Abd al-Rahim al-Nashiri
Saudi
al- Rahim
Khallad
Makenne
Nawaf Alhazmi
American Airlines
Pentagon
Mohammed Atet
Khalid Shaikh
Nicks
Shaikh Si Sharif
M Ahmed Al-H Saudi bin
Financial c
Tural
Pennsylvania
Ali al-Adil
Abu-Zubaydah
Afghanistan
Orcan
World Trade. Center
Sourci
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