United Farm Workers End Grape Boycott After 16 Years
The United Farm Workers union ends its 16 year boycott of California table grapes in Keene California. UFW co founder Cesar Chavez who died in 1993 initiated the 1984 boycott to push pesticide safety reforms. UFW President Arturo Rodriguez says goals against the most toxic chemicals have largely been met. The union had called two earlier boycotts in the 1960s and 1970s.
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Man accused of shipping arms to Beirut
Federal authorities accuse Ali Boumelhem 35 of shipping guns and ammunition to Hezbollah militants in Lebanon hidden in cargo crates. He faces charges in US District Court with a bond hearing set for Wednesday. Boumelhem, a Detroit and Beirut resident, allegedly bought gun parts at gun shows for overseas shipment. He was arrested Friday by the FBI joint terrorism task force before traveling to Lebanon and is labeled a leader in Amal and a Hezbollah sympathizer.
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Man finds skeletal remains in foreclosed Toledo home
A sheriff's auction buyer discovered skeletal remains believed to be former owner Eugene Bearringer in the living room. Police found no foul play. the county coroner will examine. Bearringer would have been 50. Neighbors recall no contact for over two years.
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Thank You Note From County Commissioner Tom Todd
Tom Todd thanks Precinct 3 voters for eight years as county commissioner expressing gratitude, pledging to continue serving citizens and praying blessings on Odessa Ector County and the United States of America.
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Ector County
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