New Border Patrol Chief Gustavo De La Vina Named
Gustavo De La Vina, a 27 year veteran, becomes assistant commissioner in charge of the Border Patrol. He helped transform the agency from underfunded cowboys to a high tech enforcement corps and led Gatekeeper style efforts that reduced chaos in San Ysidro and pushed enforcement eastward through Arizona New Mexico and Texas. The change follows Congress funding boosts and INS leadership shifts.
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Gustavo de la Iia
U.S. Border Patrol
de la
Immigration and Naturalization Service
INS
Doris Meissner
Border Patrol
Washington
Congress
San Ysidro
Arizona
New Mexico
Texas
Gunfire fear in Roswell schools prompts reader letter
A Mountain View Middle School teacher voices fear over gang activity and threats in Roswell. The letter condemns gang intimidation in schools and calls for stronger police action and enforcement to protect students and teachers.
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Rick" Wolfert
Roswell
Mountain View Middle School
Wolfert
Ward 1
Supreme Court
Bob) Maples
Mariel Harbor closure ends Cuban refugees flotilla
On this date in 1980 the Cuban government abruptly closed Mariel Harbor ending the freedom flotilla of Cuban refugees that began in April.
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Mariel Harbor
Roswell City Council meeting and club notices
Roswell City Council of Beta Giggas met at Mrs. Floyd Harris home with Dean Noble presiding and 16 chapters represented. Mrs. Tom Stipp hosted Viernes Book Club describing the South Pacific Cruise. Harry O. Carr received the meritorious civilian service award for his work at Broken Arrow.
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Roswell
Floyd Harris
Dean Noble
Tom Stipp
Viernes Book Club
Harry O. Carr
Arizona political scandals outshine New Mexico area
A satirical look contrasts New Mexico voters weary of corruption with Arizona's turbulent past. It recalls Fife Symington's seven felony convictions, Evan Mecham's impeachment, AzScam indictments, the Keating Five probes, and ongoing political fallout, noting Phoenix thrives while New Mexico stays relatively stable.
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Fife Symington
Arizona
Evan Mecham
Mecham
Marge Schott
Cincinnati Reds
Arizona House of Representatives
Senate
AzScam
Charles Keating
U.S
John McCain
Dennis DeConcini
Keating
Phoenix
Terry Goddard
Symington
Goddard
Resolution Trust Corp
S&l
U.S. Justice Department
Clinton era ambassadorships draw fire over donors
The piece notes ongoing criticism of political appointees filling ambassador posts, highlighting perceived patronage under Clinton and Gore. It cites donors like H Lee Godfrey and Terry Shumaker heading to Brazil and Trinidad, with career diplomats in core posts. It mentions ties to Bill and Hillary Clinton as aiding selections.
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al Gore
Doling
Clinton
Gore
Latin America
State Department
Belize
Jamaica
America
Hail
Bolivia
Colombia
Houston
H. Lee Godfrey
Brazil
Terry Shumaker
New Hampshire
Shumaker
Trinidad
Bill
Hillary Clinton
John J. O'Leary
Portland
Maine
Yale
Clintons
Cuban priest who aided Cuban and Irish immigrants in New York
The piece highlights Father Varela, a Cuban-born priest who welcomed early Cuban migrants to New York in the 1820s and 1830s, aided their settlement, founded schools and orphanages, opened a day care for children, and established the New York Catholic Reformation Society to combat alcohol abuse and cholera after epidemics. It frames his work within the broader context of immigrant adversity and U.S. attitudes toward newcomers.
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Florida
New York
Therm
Spiantah
Fernando Vib
Cuba
Spai
Pate
Varela
Father Varela
Joba
Achoala
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Jay Miller
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Anderson
Mother Teresa
Gemanya
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Miele
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