Gandhi's son elected chairman of his party
Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi was chosen leader of the Congress Party in Parliament after a landslide victory. He pledged to fight poverty, promote a clean government, and seek national unity. He plans a 30 to 35 member Cabinet and will be sworn in by President Zail Singh.
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New Delhi
India
Rajiv Gandhi
Congress Party
Gandhi
Indira Gandhi
Council of Ministers
Zail Singh
Telegu Desam
Tamil Nadu
Janata Party
UNI
Monclova
PRI
National Action
Cesar Garcia Valdez
Traffic deaths trail last year's pace over New Year weekend
DPS officials report New Year weekend fatalities run slightly behind predictions with 14 deaths by Sunday and the highest risk predicted for Monday night into New Year. Among the dead were 5 month old Jason Lee Rivas in Victoria, and others across Ozona Maud New Boston Amarillo Cotulla and Harris and Fayette counties.
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Department of Public Safety
DPS
David Wells
Jason Lee Rivas
Victoria
Elesia Rivas
Texas
Wells
Rodolfo Ramos Enriquez
Ozona
Stacy Lee Beasley
Maud
New Boston
Bowie County
Filadelfo Gonzalez
Austin
Cotulla
LaSalle County
Lola Elliff
Amarillo
Michael James Donley
Harris County
FM 169
Forest Faires
Red Rock
la Grange
Fayette County
Coy Chandler Jr
San Marcos
Chandler
Hunt County
Citizens General Hospital
Greenville
Ernest Richard Green
Madisonville
Green
Interstate 45
Walker County
Felicitas Lozano Rivera
Edinburg
Ms. Rivera
Hidalgo County
Border city in Mexico calm urged after post election violence
Army troops controlled Piedras Negras and patrolled three other cities after protests left at least one dead about 80 injured and the municipal building burned. New PRI mayor Carlos Juaristi Septien vowed calm, while PAN supporters alleged vote manipulation.
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Piedras Negras
Mexico
Carlos Juaristi Septien
Institutional Revolutionary Party
PRI
Eagle Pass
Juaristi Septien
National Action Party
PAN
Ciudad Acuna
Hoss Cartwright Actor Dan Blocker Remains Local Icon
Ten years after Dan Blocker died he remains a tourist draw in DeKalb Texas. Visitors come to Woodman Cemetery to see Blocker buried beside his family and recall his Bonanza fame. Local business owners note tourists from Maine and California stop by while retirees pull trailers in summer.
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Blocker
Television
California
Roy Blankenship
Maine
Hoss Cartwright
Orval Miller
Miller's Grocery
Dallas Times Herald
DeKalb
Ponderosa Ranch
Cartwright
Dan Blocker
Blankenship
Woodman Cemetery
Shack
Virginia
Robby Bates
TX congressional campaigns reveal high spending by newcomers
The FTC outlines top spenders among Texas first time Republican winners. Mac Sweeney led with 559,811 spent by Nov 26, while Jack Fields and Don Buford in Houston’s 8th district spent over a million combined. Democrats losing seats include Jack Hightower and Tom Vandergriff with notable debts and spending figures. PAC contributions favored Fields and Barton among incumbents defeated and elected.
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Washington
Mac Sweeney
Wharton
Texas
Federal Election Commission
Sweeney
Bill Patman
Houston
Jack Fields
Don Buford
Fields
Buford
Jack Hightower
Vernon
Hightower
Beau Boulter
Tom Vandergriff
Arlington
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Eleazar Cobos
Ciudad Juarez
Big Hoss Cartwright
Norene Bates
Roy
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Bonanza
Bates
FTC
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Tom Pradshaw
Vandergriff
Patman
Dan Kubiak
Joe Barton
Phil Gramm
Barton
Kubiak
Tom DeLay
Sugar
Land
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Larry Combest
Lubbock
Kent Hance
Don Richards
Fox
KODAK
Creeds Computer Centers
TMC Eet
CitiLine
Caicorpeee Appan
Landa Phan Medical & Respiratory Equipment Specialists
Landa St
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