US troops head home from Grenada 11 days early
U S combat troops will be home from Grenada by Monday, beating the Christmas deadline, though about 300 support personnel will remain on the island. Fort Bragg officials and White House sources confirmed the plan as 1,700 troops depart aboard C 141 aircraft, with the 82nd Airborne returning in part and a residual force to oversee civil duties and security.
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Washington
U.S
Grenada
Caribbean
Pentagon
White House
Fort Bragg
N.C
North Carolina
Steelman
Arthur Graves
82Nd Airborne Division
505Th Airborne Infantry
Reagan
Army
82Nd Airborne
Pope Air Force Base
Ruidoso markets to Mexican visitors with pesos welcome
Ruidoso New Mexico business leaders launch a $50,000 campaign to lure peso packing Mexican tourists, posting decals reading Aceptamos pesos, teaching Spanish to owners, and accepting pesos. The effort includes ads in AeroMexico magazines and citywide Spanish classes for merchants.
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Judy Giannettino
Associated Press
Ruidoso
N.M
New Mexico
Mexico
Chamber of Commerce
Ed Jungbluth
Sierra Blanca Mountains
Odessa
Jungbluth
AeroMexico
Chihuahua
Juarez
Monterrey
Torreon
Guadalajara
21 year separation ends for mother daughter
A Texas woman and her daughter, separated since 1963 after the daughter’s birth, reunite after decades. Patsy Vestal discovers her birth mother, Dana Cook, and they meet in Oil City with a birthday party. The reunion follows Buckner's Adoption Agency records and rare searches among adoptees.
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Terry Rains
Marshall
San Antonio
Terry Cook
Cook
Bill Baker
Dallas
Patsy Vestal
Odessa
Vestal
Oakwood Drive
Barbara Nichols
Kentucky
Buckner’s Adoption Agency
Mr. Baker
Baker
Oil City
Dana Cook
Patsy
Buckner’s
Texas
Pentagon struggles to obtain TI records in defense audit case
Fort Worth AP says the Pentagon faced harder access to Texas Instruments documents than most major contractors. A Star-Telegram report notes a proposed but never issued disclaimer on TI audit reports due to its resistance. Disagreements linger over required data, with TI cited as unusually reluctant to share pricing and cost details.
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Fort Worth
Pentagon
Texas Instruments Inc
Dallas
Fort Worth Star-Telegram
The
Star-Telegram
Defense Department
George Spanton
Defense Contract Audit Agency
Pratt & Whitney
West Palm Beach, Fla
Federal Merit Systems Protection Board
Spanton
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