Hillites target Duval County corruption in Texas
In San Diego Texas Atty Gen Hill's task force probes long running Duval County political corruption tied to the Parr era. Investigators accuse officials of misusing funds patronage and control while noting federal indictments and a pending senate removal trial for District Judge Carrillo. The effort draws on state and federal agencies with local residents weighing allegiance and change.
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San Diego
Tex
Duval County
Atty
John Ben Shepherd
George Parr
Duke of
Duval
Hill
George
Texas
Parrs
Hillites
Dist
Atty Arnulfo Guerra
Rio Grande City
Iron
Cally
Parr
John Blanton
Banton
Blanton
Porky
Unbelievable Blanton
Archer Parr
Hill Task Force
Grand Jury
Carillo
Jim Wells County
Austin
Paris
Carrillo
Carrillos
Oscar Carrillo
Tobin
What explains Duval County political legacy
A San Diego Texas AP report discusses two views on Duval County politics. County Auditor Walter Meeks cites a Mexican American patronage pattern and loyalty to leaders who aided the poor, while Professor Juan Zorrilla of Aberoamericana University disputes the Mexican American theory as invalid, noting northern Mexican origins and strong American cultural identity.
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San Diego, Tex
Duval County
Walter Meeks
George Parry
George
Meeks
Mexico
Juan Zorrilla
Aberoamericana University
Mexico City
Zorrilla
United States
Hidden Message Plays With Letters In Plato Quote
A fragment discusses substituting letters in a Plato quote about education and natural bent. The text references Mota eleck and RJVX N FJIDXE DZ MLXXG, with Saturday noted, but the overall sense is cryptic and fragmentary.
Frayed Family Letters After Medical Death in Philadelphia
A 17 year old Karen from Northeast Philadelphia lies immobilized on a chrome hospital bed as her brain suffers irreversible injury after a 1973 incident. Her parents question lifesaving machines and the ethics of continuing treatment, lamenting the choice between continued care and letting her die.
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Philadelphia
Karen
Karen V
Vikingstad
Lee
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