From gang ties to Crime Stoppers board member of the year
Javier Chavez once led a South Side Cholos gang lifestyle but transformed through University Crime Stoppers and Waco Police, earning statewide recognition as Board Member of the Year. He credits Dieterich and teacher sponsor Karen Baier for guiding a turn from trouble to academics, leadership, and a possible law enforcement path.
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South Side Cholos
Gram
Lil Loco
Waco Police Department
Steve Dieterich
Dieterich
University
Texas Crime Stoppers
Odessa
Javier
Karen Baier
Coates
Waco Police
Vez
Texas
Estela Alvarez
Waco
South
Dallas Automation
Texas State Technical College
Dieterich Junior
Javier Chavez
Rubella outbreak spreads from Bayview detention center
A rubella outbreak among 20 inmates at the INS Bayview detention center in Brownsville prompts a statewide alert as some inmates transfer to facilities in El Paso Dallas Oklahoma and others are released. A center employee at the clinic was unvaccinated and three Rio Grande Valley residents outside the facility have been diagnosed.
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Brownsville
South Texas
Immigration and Naturalization Service
Bayview
Brownsville Herald
el Paso
Dallas
Texas
Oklahoma
Louisiana
Dallas Morning News carrier shot during robbery
Dallas Morning News carrier Juan Gomez 33 was shot in the head while delivering Sunday editions at about 5 am north of downtown. He was coherent on arrival and police said a robbery occurred with at least one suspect. detectives continued the investigation as Gomez remained in critical condition. Dallas Morning News president Jeremy Halbreich said they were deeply disturbed and would support the family while authorities pursue the suspect.
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Dallas (Ap
A _ Dallas Morning News
Juan Gomez
Gomez
P.E. Jones
Jones
Dallas
Jeremy Halbreich
The
Dallas Morning News
Halbreich
Death notices from Odessa report Opal Griggs Billie Johnston Willie Thomas
Opal Lee Griggs 89 of Odessa died April 3 1998 with services and burial in Odessa. Survivors include son A C Griggs and daughters Jodie McCuistion Juanita Riker plus many grandchildren and great grandchildren. Billie C Johnston 85 an Mobil Oil secretary died April 3 1998 and services and burial set Kerrville Garden of Memories. Also Willie Lois Thomas 79 an ECISD cafeteria cook and homemaker died April 4 1998 with services. survivor list includes daughter Mary Beeman and siblings.
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Odessa
Billie C. Johnston
Mobil Oil
Parks Methodist
Frank W. Wilson
Johnnie Dickerson
Garden of Memories
Cem
Willie Lois Thomas
Medical Center Hospital
Hubbard-Kelly Funeral
Kyle Rodgers
Sunset Memorial Gardens
Doddridge
Ark
Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home
Mary Beeman
Hardy Adcock
Knowles Adcock
Doddridge, Ark
Dale Adcock
Houston
Eee
Obituary notices for Leon Gonzales and John Rex Lynn
In Odessa, Leon Gonzales died in April 1998 and services are Tuesday at St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Catholic Church with rosary tonight at Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home. Burial will be Rose Hill Cemetery. he was born February 20, 1925 and served in WWII. survived by seven grandchildren and one great grandchild. John Rex Lynn, 69, Odessa oil field representative, died April 4, 1998. services set for 10 a.m. Tuesday at Hubbard Day Funeral Home.
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Odessa
Leon
St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Catholic Church
Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home
Rose Hill
Gonzales
Big Spring
Mr. Gonzales
Catholic Church
United Stated Army
Ing World War II
John Rex Lynn
Hubbard Day Funares Seeneae
Drug czar cites drug trade threat to democracy in Mexico
U S drug czar Gen Barry McCaffrey praised U S and Mexican cooperation in the war on drugs and warned that trafficking, violence, and corruption threaten democracy. He spoke upon arriving in Mexico City for the fifth Joint High Level Contact Group meeting amid shared efforts to curb cross border trafficking.
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Mexico City
U.S
Barry McCaffrey
Washington
Mexico
McCaffrey
Benito Juarez International
Retired-age workers face tech job bias in Austin
Austin workers aged 31 to 62 describe ongoing rejection from software and semiconductor firms, despite experience. They report age discrimination, pay-cut pressures, and fears about hiring older staff, while firms claim a widening skills gap and the need for up-to-date training.
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Tom Cox
Cox
The
Austin American- Statesman
Fonteccies 62
IBM
Jerry Kowaleski
Semiconductor
Tomnstruments
Eee - al
Willin
Yio
Ooo
Kowaleski
Sam Goodner
C It Systems
Neces
Sy Arware
Robert Mitchell
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Tulsa
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Juanita Riker
Etery
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Cordele
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John Lynn
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