INS sting at Midland airport nets arrest of dozens
In Texas vast immigration operation, INS lured 122 illegal immigrants to Midland Regional Airport using a bogus Chicago company The Janus Group. Forty four showed up with families hoping for prizes including a $25,000 mobile home or cash, but 44 were arrested and several others face pending warrants. A fake promotional event showcased a Mercedes and a van as props.
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Amarillo
Dallas
U.S
Chicago
Janus Group
Wright Drive
Mercedes
INS
Ortiz
Midland Regional
Reality stunt winners falter as prize hoax unravels
Edwardo Fuentes and 67 others believed they would win a $25 000 mobile home after a staged event at Midland Regional Airport. They were greeted by Immigration and Naturalization Service agents posing as Janus Group officials and learned the scheme while touring a mock hangar filled with immigration files. Fuentes had traveled from Amarillo, staying at the Hilton, after a bogus letter promised a prize.
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Midland
Hilton
Midland Regional
Fuentes
Immigration and Naturalization Service
Janus Company
Deficit showdown could shape White’s political fate
In Austin ahead of the August 6 special session Gov. Mark White faces a cash crisis as the Senate debates taxes and the House eyes program cuts. Analysts say political risk sits with White as oil prices fall and a Nov. 4 ballot verdict looms, while Lt. Gov. Hobby and Speaker Lewis have stakes in the session.
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Mark White
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House
Mark
Reggie Bashur
Bill Clements
White
Kent Caperton
Dbryan
Bill Hobby
Gib Lewis
Group drops border patrol plans after internal split
Memphis, Tenn. AP Members of the Civilian Materiel Assistance CMA voted to halt plans for a regular patrol of the Mexican border in Texas and other areas. Spokesman Jim Kent said the group will redirect resources to Central America and other regions where anti- Communist freedom fighters have requested aid. He denied law enforcement pressure influenced the decision.
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Memphis, Tenn
Arizona
Texas
CMA
Jim Kent
Central America
Kent
Hypnosis in Courts Faces Debate in Ector County
In Ector County and beyond, hypnosis in courtrooms sparks debate over memory enhancement versus distortion. Sheriff’s Capt. Larry Crawford notes bias undercuts acceptance while recounting more than 100 sessions since 1984.
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Ector County
Larry Crawford
Crawford
Bridge blockade threatens 180000 jobs on border
A Mexico border bridge occupation by opposition activists halts truck traffic between El Paso and Ciudad Juarez. U S customs officials route failure and looming layoffs threaten 180000 workers in Juarez plants if cross border deliveries of U S electronics parts do not resume soon.
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Ciudad Juarez
Mexico
U.S
Chihuahua
Manuel Cloutier
Sinaloa
Nicholas Goldstein
U.S. Customs Service
Mike Miles
Juarez
Detroit
Miles
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