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4A Thursday Aug 19 1999 Abilene Reporter-News Big Country Texas Our Slice ofTexas at Big Spring museum Three El Paso brothers targeted in breakup of major drug ring A1 But he added: the large scheme of things sometimes you wonder if ifa like a rock in the In Texas eight people were arrested in El Paso and 12 in Houston The suspects were being held Wednesday at the El Paso County Detention FbdUty and the Hanid County Jail One pereon was arrested last year in' Lufkin in East Tfexas Two of those arrested in Houston were considered while the others likely performed such tasks as packaging said Robert Mansary a spokesman for the Drug Enforcement Administration in Houston The bust Mansaw said of great significance to us because it disrupted a mqjor drug flow on the Southwest border It made a big impact because Houston is considered a trans-shipment Among the others arrested Tuesday as part of the' multiagency Operation Southwest Express was Omar Rocha Soto a Mexican national living in the San Diego area and labeled by authorities as a key figure in the organization Two of the Sotelo Lopez brothers live in El Posy and the other lives in Ciudad Juarez just across the border Their relatives declined on Wednesday to speak to a reporter During brief court hearing the brothers listened to a Spanish interpretation through headphones as US Magistrate Midiael McDonald read the charges against 'them conspiracy to import marijuana and cocaine from Mexico conspiracy to possess those drugs with intent to distribute and money laundering By MICHELLE KOIDIN Associated Press EL PASO Federal agents descended on a quiet neighborhood near the Texas-New Mexico border arresting a man who lives in a white ranch-style house with bright green trim and a manicured lawn In another part of town the agents picked up his two brothers as they were packaging 1000 pounds of marijuana authorities say On Wednesday a day after the arrests the three brothers stood in court accused of coordinating transportation for a mqjor cocaine and marijuana distribution network The Sotelo Lopez brothers Daniel Isidro 47 Angel 42 and Raul 37 are among at least 70 people arrested Tuesday and earlier in 14 cities in connection with the organization Considered one of the top 20 drug distribution networks in the country the group brought drugs into El Paso and San Diego and shipped them to associates in Chicago in compartments of care and tractortrailers authorities say Then the drugs were sent on to Cleveland New York and Boston and from there to other cities While federal agents are celebrating this bust some consider it a baby step forward because of the enormity of the problem was a very hard Mow at a transportation said David Alba special agent in charge of the El Paso FBI office going to be a little tough fix' this group to get its act together again real B-52 arrives The now section of a B-52 bomber is now part of the aviation display at Aha Hangar 25 Air Museum in Big Spring The 20-foot nose section made the trip to Big Spring from Goodfcllow Air jForee Base in San Angelo on a trailer pulled by a semi-truck Tuesday The near 5-hour drive was accomplished without incident Currently the B-52 may only be vfoved from the exterior Future plage include preparing an entrance so visitors will be able to enter the bomber and actually sit in I L'OWE TSPR about tuition foes scheduling or to register call (254) 559-6602 CLYDE Friends of the late Clyde resident Billy Moore will hold a benefit dance and auction to help pay fin: medical expenses beginning at 6 pm Aug: 29 at the Union Hill Steakhouse Moore died Tuesday Those who wish to donate auction items should call 893-3463 or 854-2029 A Moore Family has been established at the Firs National Bank in Baird Acct No 11022167 HASKELL A quilt raffle to benefit the Haskell County Library has been extended The and quilt pieced by Wanda Ham and quilted by the Haskell ECC is displayed at the library Drawing will be Aug 30 Tickets are $1 each For more information call 864-2747 HASKELL Attorney Andrew Ottaway has received a Ftp Bono Volunteer Attorney Scholarship from the State Bar of Texas Donna Sue Anders the service area director for Noah Project-North nominated Ottaway because of his volunteer work with Noah Project clients NOLAN The annual barbecue of the Nolan Volunteer Fire Department will be held 5-7 pm Saturday at the Nolan Divide Community Center Adult plates are $650 Plates fin- children 12 and younger are $350 VOSS Meet the Panthers Night will begin at 5:30 pm Friday at the stadium of Panther Creek School A complimentary hot dog supper will be served by the booster dub If you have an item of interest for this column contact your local correspondent or write Abilene Reporter-News Regional Department PO Box 30 Abilene TX 79604 or Bend e-mail to ellsworthkabinewscom Hillary Clinton raises money inTexas the pilot's seat and handle the controls Museum hours are 9 am-noon and 1-4 pm weekdays and 9 am-1pm Saturdays The museum is located in a restored hangar on the former Goodfellow Air Force Base Other regional news BRECKENRIDGE The Breckenridge Fine Arts Center is hosting an oil painting workshop taught by Xian Zhang from Sept 13 to 17 The registration deadline is Sept 7 For more information I ElE VE 258 Pine Street' 915-673-8236 TM OFF One raiser in Austin Wednesday afternoon then headed to Houston for two more receptions She also attended fund-raising receptions in Dallas and McAllen on Tuesday All of the events were closed to the media but Clinton waved to a crowd that had formed around historic Driskill Hotel Clinton is eyeing the Senate seat being vacated next year by fellow Democrat Daniel Patrick Moy-nihan On the Republican side New AUSTIN CAP) Hillary Rodham Clinton wrapped up a two-day fundraising trip in Texas Wednesday in which she hopes to raise more than $500000 for her expected Senate race in New York "Mrs Clinton has a lot of support all across the country especially in New said Howard Wolfinan spokesman for the first exploratory committee fairiy typical for prospective Senate candidates to raise money in said Wolfinan The first lady attended a fund PoirSolliDelnrVision LcnseL impact lighter jf Area School Digest thinner UV Protective and Scratch Resistant and plastic Frames selection includes metal and plastic styie' prescription or duplicate H10I yawn Scam mkfciM LiaM ofl Mqr kt cnrtM wftk MlMrcflkn 25-70 lenses The TEA said that Big dropout rate is 66 percent but McQueary claims the TEA was working with incorrect figures real dropout rate was under 4 he said That would have given us an acceptable McQueary said the mistake was not appealing the 66 dropout rate figure to the TEA before the January 18 deadline we just have to live with it and he said Search for superintendent narrowed LUEDERS-AVOCA The Lueders-Avoca school board narrowed its search fin- a new superintendent down to four candidates after reviewing more than 20 applications The four candidates are David Case former superintendent in Chico Bobby Kimball principal of High Island High School Bert Vandiver principal at Seagraves High School and Terry Wyatt curriculum director at Winters ISD Interim superintendent Bill Spurgin said the board would conduct interviews with the four candidates Aug 30 Former superintendent- Dale Freeman resigned to take a position in Kermit ISD Novice school NOVICE The Texas Education assessment of Novice academic fitness has improved dramatically in the past year This year the rating is second highest rating Last year the district was the only area district judged as the lowest possible rating This is great for the students faculty and all We are very pleased However we must not let down but with determination continue to said Charles Bryant interim superintendent This year students achieved a 100 percent passing mark in the writing test while reading and math scores were up about 30 percent Appeals on Tuesday agreed with US District Judge Richard 1997 injunction that found the US Forest Service was allowing damaging cutting practices on its lands Some logging has continued since 1997 because of waivers the Forest Service obtained last year i 1200 Pair on Racks and Tables fSs Dress Jihoes Size5 Casuals Sandals Big Spring school 'low performing' BIG SPRING School officials said they were shocked when the Texas Education Agency notified them that the high school was going to receive rating The ratings based on TAAS testing and other factors were released eariy this week Districts with dropout rates exceeding 6 percent are rated academically unacceptable Schools Superintendent WA McQueary said the low rating was caused by TEA overestimating the dropout rate astestlnternet Service on the Plane Sign up AOlflf with the 675-6850 FUN York City Mayor Rudolph Giuliani-' is expected to run for the seat Giuliani has already raised almost $3 million for the race' according to reports filed with federal elections officials fund-raising team has -set a target of $25 million for race She does not have to file a public report on her fund raising until the end of the year i The first lady was scheduled to return to Washington DC Wednesday night i over last test scores The' dropout rate was zero and the attendance rate exceeded 949 p- cent Sweetwater enrollment down 238 1 1 SWEETWATER Sweetwater schools superintendent Steve- Maikell told board members' Tuesday that the district has enrolled about 238 fewer students'-this year than a year ago The average daily attendance 1nv the district is now about 2300 and fewer students mean leu state1 funding for the district The board is considering string gent Midget that would still require a 3-cent tax rate increase per $100" valuation The budget allows for ho1 pay increases except for state man- dated teacher raises Maikell warned the board of the possible budget cuts in the areas of athletics music and other electives He said English math science arid!" social studies should be given the" priority over electives The New Orleans appeals court ruled Tuesday that Schell a Beaumont judge wrote exhaus--tive opinion thoroughly grounded in scientific The injunction resulted from1 a 1985 lawsuit filed by three groups: the Texas Committee on Natural' Resources Sierra Club and Wildemess Society They argued' that dearcutting a practice thgt removes most every tree from a large plot of land caused permai nent damage and asked for more logging Schell eventually ruled that' methods like dearcutting caused and gummed up waterways with sediment He also -determined that the Forest Service was not properly monitoring damage done by loggers Barring further appeals the Vote by the 5th Circuit three-judge1 panel sends the case back to Schell -who now can decide questions related to how logging can resume in a manner that wont dramatically" harm the environment Janice Bezanaon executive director of the Texas Committee on! Natural Resources hailed the ini' ing as mtgor in environ-' long effort to halt cutting and its variants on federally owned forests in Texas -i Forest Service spokeswoman Gay Ippolito said the attorneys had not yet determined whether to1 continue appealing the case or-" return to court as the appeL late panel instructed Court upholds ban on dear-cutting Open Thursday til 8pm EH nni st 672-8538 MLENE 41 SO N1 HOUSTON (AP) Now that a federal appeals court has upheld a lower ban on virtually all logging in the national forests of East Texas the original judge must decide how much logging is acceptable Hie 5th US Circuit Court of 4 tyMmhs you Urban MD I hN4SU CENTER Do something for yourself 1 You've earned it 1 a You deserve it 1 Why think about it anymore? 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