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Friday, May 27, valleystar.com A7 Obituaries Sign the guestbook at: www.valleystar.com/obituaries Simona Vega, 105, passed away at her residence in Mercedes on May 25, 2016. She is preceded in death by two brothers, Jose Vega and Antonio Vega II, her parents Anto nio, Jr. and Simona Gon zalez Vega. Surviving her is one daughter: Silvia Ber nal of Mercedes, TX. Visit ation will be held on Friday, May 27, 2016 from 10 am to 9 pm with a rosary prayed at 7 pm at the fu neral home chapel.

Funeral Mass will be celebrated on Saturday, May 28, 2016 at 10 am at Our Lady of Mercy Catho- lic Church in Mercedes. Inter ment will follow at Highland Memorial Park in Weslaco under the direction of Garcia Trevino Funeral Home of Mercedes, TX. Simona Vega Mercedes, TX Robert Steve Power, 96, beloved husband, brother, father, grandfather, great grandfather and great great grandfather went to be with the Lord on Thursday, May 26, 2016. Steve moved to La Feria from Clarita, Oklahoma in 1937. He married Vaulterene Inez Cox in August of 1938.

Steve worked at the Harlingen Air Base until the war began. He was then sent to Pearl Harbor with the Ship Repair Unit as ma chinists were in great demand. Steve served in the U.S. Navy from August 1944 until February of 1946. He then farmed from 1941983 on Solis Road.

Steve is preceded in death by his parents Lawrence and Laura Power, his wife of 64 years, son Don ald Steve, a brother Cleve, sister Helen Lucille Pape, a sister Joyce Genoveve. Left behind to treasure and honor his memory are daughter in law Sandy; daughter Judy (Dianne); grandson Bryan (Carolyn); granddaughter Becky; great granddaughters Kayla (Todd); Ashton and Sierra, grandson Nathaniel; great great granddaughters Lily and Clara; 1 sister Marjo- rie Keyes; 1 brother Billie Power; and many nieces, nephews, cousins and friends. Steve was a re spected member of First Baptist Church of La Feria. He was a deacon, had been a Sunday School teacher and a builder of churches with the Baptist Men of Texas. Viewing will be on Friday, May 27, 2016 from in the Rudy Garza Funeral Home Chapel of Palms in La Feria.

Graves ide services will be held at on Saturday, May 28, 2016 at the La Feria Cemetery. In lieu of ow ers, the family request do nations be made to the ministry of First Baptist Church in La Feria. Robert Steve Power La Feria Funerals Today Death Notices Catarina Garcia Chapel Service will be held for Catarina Garcia at 1 p.m. today, May 27, 2016 Chapel of Peace. Las Rusias Cemetery Ar rangements by Rudy Garza Funeral Home of Merce des Texas.

Guadalupe DeLa Fuente Funeral Mass will be held for Guadalupe DeLa Fuente at 10 a.m. today, May 27, 2016 St. Theresa Catholic Church. Inter ment to follow to Mont Meta Memorial Park Ar rangements by San Benito Funeral Home of San Be nito. Mark Edward Cassidy Funeral Mass will be held for Mark Edward Cassidy at 10 a.m.

today, May 27, 2016 Our Lady Queen of the Universe Catholic Church. Arrangements by Thomae Garza Funeral Di rectors and Crematorium of San Benito. Donna Martin M. Campa 85, died Wednesday, May 25, 2016 Vaughan Funeral Home of Donna is in charge of arrangements. Grand Prairie Opal (Byrd) Wallace 95, died Thursday, May 26, 2016 McCaleb Funeral Home of Weslaco is in charge of arrangements.

McAllen Nativ idad Villa lpando 61, died Tuesday, May 24, 2016 Vaughan Funeral Home Donna is in charge arrangements. San Benito Maximiliano De Leon 86, died Wednesday, May 25, 2016 Thomae Garza Funeral Directors and Crematorium of San Be nito, Texas is in charge of arrangements. Baylor demotes Starr, fires coach amid scandal By JIM VERTUNO The Associated Press AUSTIN Ken Starr, ho zealously pursued charges against a sitting U.S. president in a White House sex scandal, was stripped of his job as president of Baylor University on Thursday after a scathing review found that under his leadership, the school did little to respond to accusations of sexual assault involving members of its vaunted football program. The board of regents at the largest Baptist university said Starr will vacate the presidency on May 31 and stay on as chancellor and law school professor, jobs that will not include any duties for the school.

Baylor also fired football coach Art Briles and placed athletic director Ian McCaw on probation after an external investigation found the actions of football staff and athletics leadership some instances, posed a risk to campus safety and the integrity of the The report identify specific cases, but two football players have been convicted of sexual assault since 2014. In the past year, there have been multiple reports of other alleged assaults and women who said the school did nothing to help. deeply sorrowful (for) these Baylor regents chairman Richard Willis said. honestly just Starr gets to keep a title and a job, but his demotion at the school in Waco, is a stunning fall for the prosecutor whose dogged investigation of President Bill relationship with White House intern Monica Lewinsky eventually led to 1998 impeachment. The review by Philadelphia-based law firm Pepper Hamilton found that under Starr, school administrators discouraged students from reporting or participating in student conduct reviews of sexual assault complaints and even contributed to or accommodated a environment against the alleged victims.

In one case, the actions of administrators retaliation against a complainant for reporting sexual the report said. University leadership was also slow to enact federally-required student conduct processes, and administrators failed to identify and eliminate the hostile environment toward victims, the report found. In a statement to the Waco Tribune-Herald, Starr apologized to victims who were not treated with the care, concern, and support they He insisted he learn about the problems until fall 2015 and launched investigations as soon as he did. these dark days, I remain resolved to join hands with the Baylor family to continue to build the University as we carry out its distinct mission in Christian higher education. May God grant us grace, mercy, and Starr said.

ONY UTIERREZ ILE HE A SSOCIATED RESS In this Oct. 19, 2013, file photo, Baylor head coach Art Briles, center, watches during the second half of an NCAA college football game against Iowa State in Waco. Starr Texas airports see respite from perimeter security intruders The Associated Press DALLAS Intruders got over the fencing that protects two busiest airports more than authorities disclosed, though there were no breaches last year. An Associated Press investigation shows 16 breaches of perimeter security at Dallas-Fort Worth International or George Bush Intercontinental since 2004. The airports acknowledged 13 incidents when AP revealed problems with airport defenses last year.

Federal records showed three more breaches than DFW told AP about. Among them: A 2012 case in which a man squeezed through a perimeter gate and was stopped near a runway. The airport did not explain the discrepancy. Airports say their perimeters are strong and note no breach involved a known terrorist plot. Nationally, breaches are happening about every 10 days at one of the 31 major airports AP studied.

Intruders breach U.S. airport fences about every 10 days By JUSTIN PRITCHARD and MARTHA MENDOZA The Associated Press Under pressure to prevent people from sneaking onto runways and planes at major U.S. airports, authorities are cracking down not on the intruders who slip through perimeter gates or jump over fences, but on the release of information about the breaches. A year after an Associated Press investigation first revealed persistent problems with outer defenses, breaches remain as frequent as ever about once every 10 days despite some investments to fortify the airfields. As Americans wait in ever-longer security screening lines inside terminals, new documents show dozens more incidents happening outside perimeters than airports have disclosed.

At the same time, leaders at some airports and the U.S. Transportation Security Administration are saying some of the 345 incidents AP found count as security breaches, even when intruders got deep into secure areas. Was it a perimeter security breach in March 2015 when a woman walked past a vehicle exit gate at San Francisco International Airport and onto the tarmac, where she tried to flag down a jet for a trip home to Guatemala? No it was not, said the airport and TSA officials, who also tried to suppress information about the case. After discussing intrusions openly at first, officials at several airports and the TSA started withholding details, arguing the release could expose vulnerabilities. Following a two-year legal struggle with the TSA, AP has now used newly released information to create the most comprehensive public tally of perimeter security breaches.

The 345 incidents took place at 31 airports that handle three-quarters of U.S. passenger travel. And an undercount, because several airports refused to provide com- plete information. The count shows that an intruder broke through the security surrounding one of those airports on average every 13 days from the beginning of 2004 through mid-February; starting in 2012, the average has been every 9.5 days. Many intruders scaled barbed wire-topped fences or walked past vehicle checkpoints.

Others crashed cars into chain link and concrete barriers. Airport officials point out that no case involved a known terrorist plot. Police reports suggest many trespassers were disoriented, intoxicated or delusional. Some came on skateboards and bikes, while others commandeered vehicles on the tarmac. One man got into a helicopter cockpit and was preparing to take off.

Five intruders brought knives and one a loaded gun. Over the past year, the TSA and airports have been focused less on perimeter security than on stopping weapons that passengers or baggage handlers try to sneak onto planes. ANNER OLVIN ALINA OURNAL VIA AP In this Wednesday photo, a tornado moves east, away from Niles, Kansas. Kansans cleaned up from a series of tornadoes yesterday, including a monster storm that rumbled across the landscape for about 90 minutes, while forecasters warned that the state would likely see more bad weather later in the day. By KELLY P.

KISSEL The Associated Press A tornado that raked the northern Kansas landscape for 90 minutes was impressive both for its classic shape and its sheer endurance staying on the ground about 10 times longer than the typical twister. The Storm Prediction Center says most tornadoes last less than 10 minutes and stay on the ground for about miles. storm covered 26 miles from near Niles and southeast of Chapman, but was moving so slowly it lasted an hour and a half and was so isolated that other storms never interrupted its air flow. The SPC says the legendary, long-lived tornadoes talked about from a century ago were most likely a series of storms along one general path. It said some storms Thursday afternoon could be long-lasting, too.

90-minute tornado a rarity, even where common MyValleystar.com Kansas residents clean up after storms..