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The Monitor from McAllen, Texas • 13

Publication:
The Monitori
Location:
McAllen, Texas
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13
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Sunday December 12 1993 THE MONITOR McAllen Texas 13A i Che Associated Press toll I fa fit 1 $999 TM a way '3 $99 $17Q SAVE $20 I Grig $199 it The joy of giving Convenient payment plans available on major purchases 'PI IP tji tip tn' niinules: thit i nii hi uur' ft 32" BASE $100 PRICE REDUCTION! i i say they Sony 15 3 speakers v'SSU7030 inza iirant Hobs fjobs sf ve II it RCA home theatre console monitorreceiver with full color picture in picture G35830WK Sony dual dialing pad speakerphone with dual rechargeable batteries SPP 190 a ile Complete with SUPER SHIELD ILTER SCREEN that with ivi'niTt prritiadert Software Lola struck just before midnight Wednesday with winds of up to 75 miles an hour after killing at least 153 people in the Philippines ear lier this week The storm lasted 13 hours It damaged some 2600 houses and 200 schools in Khanh Hoa and Ninh Thuan provinces and de slroyed more than 68000 acres of crops the Communist Party daily Nhan Dan (The Masses) and other government newspapers reported eight rebels were killed he said The others were killed in sepa rate border incidents he said Tropical Storm Manny kills 8 in Philippines MANILA Philippines Tropi cal Storm Manny left at least eight people dead Saturday 'before headed pff towards the South China Sea officials said strength was expected to increase as it moved farther At least 84 people were missing and 20 others injured after high winds and flooding swept across two southern provinces officials said in telephone interviews Eighty of the missing were fishermen swept away with their boats Prime Minister Vo Van Kiet or dered a relief mission to the strick en areas Vietnamese Air orce planes attempted to reach remote areas with emergency supplies an official said Magnavox deluxe big screen cQlor television with color picture in picture! I irpsad fed ject 160 the 00 bve ela ce for A HIT! mmm 100 watts per channel stereo or 65 watt front and center channels20 watt Surround Sound STR D711 from the Philippines the Manila bate were reported missing weather bureau said Botft Sorsogon and Masbate are The storm sliced across Samar in the Bicol Peninsula which was Island early riday and pummeled devastated by Typhoon Lola earlier tne southern tip or tne main Luzon island and the central Philippines with winds of up to 128 miles per hour Sony Trinitron color television with color picture in picture and Surround Sound 'KV32TS36 1 3 POSITION SHUTTER 3 Sony Pro Logic1" qj Surround Sound receiver Ik KUALA LUMPUR Malaysia jA 12 story luxury apartment build ing was smacked by a landslide and collapsed Saturday At least one person was killed and police said more than 50 were believed trapped cThe condominium building pan caked to less than a third of its original height and was a mass of crumbled concrete and twisted steel beams The 46 unit building folded at about 1 :30 pm when a landslide broke through a retaining wall wit nesses said Area residents said the building which was perched on a hillside in I the posh residential area of the sub urb of Ampang Jaya was home to many foreigners The US Em bassy said it believed no Ameri cans were trapped By late Saturday night only three people had been taken from the wreckage and one of them died at a hospital Rescuers were work ing gingerly during the night be epuse they were afraid of upsetting to other apartment blocks about 50 feet up the hill Those buildings were evacuated and the area was cordoned off Shizue Nakajima 50 of Japan died of abdominal injuries doctors said at General Hospital Two others a woman believed to be Indonesian and a 3 year old girl were hospitalized in stable condition Officials said they hoped to bring in expert tunnelers at day break The police inspector general wHanif Omar estimated that 53 peo Sple remained buried in the ruins of 1 the Highland Towers1 His estimate was based on reports from friends and relatives t'r are very hopeful find some he told reporters Heavy rains have fallen for the past two weeks and witnesses re Sported the' building had been hit by a landslide before collapsing Among those who gathered at the scene was former Prime Minis ter Musa Hitam whose 'son and daughter in law were living at the building Kuala Lumpur is the capi tai of Malaysia a country of 17j million people in Southeast Asia i 58 killed in India Sony cordless phone with lighted keypad and base to handset paging SPP 77 'busi the jrt in foun fseat jining SHOP SUNDAY 12:00 7:00 MONDAY SATURDAY 10:00 10:00 AND ALL MAJOR CREDIT CARDS WELCOME Rave Reviews for our Holiday Electronics A Sony 8mm camcorder Vf with 8x power zoomBHMin and remote control ull range Inner ocus Standard sport and portrait shutter modes CCD X310 Sony hi fi Pro Logic Surround Sound rack system with 5 disc CD changer and dual auto reverse cassette deck 135 watts per channel Two 12" 3 way speakers 53OO Grig $299 $200 this week The official death from the typhoon was 230 Typhoon Lola toll The Regional Disaster Cobrdinat kits 39 in Vietnam ing Council said four people HANOI Vietnam Relief ef drowned in Sorsogon province and forts were under way as the death another four in nearby Masbate is toll climbed to 39 from Typhoon land Twelve other people in Mas Lola officials said Saturday YOUR $1999 vnviVD wm in BONUS Receive a contrast enhancement filter pair of Surround Sound speakers and a second simplified remote control while supplies last with the purchase of the Magnavox "K3l)4bA A Panasonic 4 10 channeI IMMBBOi cordless phone with base to handset paging 'KXT3710 Sonv I I 5 disc carousel CD changer 'CDP C235 I NEW DELHI India An ex press train plowed into a school I bus packed with children returning home from a picnic Saturday kill ing at least 32 children and four adults news agencies said In another accident a truck car rying farm laborers skidded off the road in a central Indian state kill ing 22 people and injuring 40 oth crs Nearly half the victims were children i The express train ran into the bus as it was crossing the tracks an unprotected intersection near Poona in Maharashtra state about 700 miles southwest of New Delhi In the second accident a truck packed with 82 farmhands return 1 ing from work flipped over at Jevra village in Madhya Pradesh state about 300 miles south of New Delhi Twenty seven people were hospitalized in critical condition United News of India said At least 12 children and eight women were killed in the' accident Details jyere sketchy In another rail accident Saturday a motorman was killed when he ran his commuter train into a sta tionary train in Bombay Press Trust said Six people were injured It was not clear why the two trains were on the same track Troops kill 29 Muslim rebels in Jammu Kashmir SRINAGAR India Indian soldiers in Jammu Kashmir shot and killed 29 Muslim separatists including 16 Pakistanis trying to sneak into India early Saturday po ll lice said India accuses Pakistan of training fl and arming militants to lead a sep fl aratist rebellion in Jammu Kashmir Hindu only majority Mus lim state Pakistan denies the charge In Baramullah district a group of militants shot at Indian troops who tried to stop them from enter ing India just after midnight ri day The soldiers fired back killing 16 Pakistani nationals said a police spokesman our boxes of ammunition and 1 1 antipersonnel mines also were recovered said tne spoKesuiun Clnnnt itpntified under briefing I I Prodigy is a registered service mark and trademark of the Service Corporation IBM is a registered trademark and PS1 is a trademark of the International Busness Machines Corporation annot oe identltiea jj fe'and Intel Lwl A gred tryfam rk of the Inlet Cornnution The Enentv Star emblem does not represent EPA endorsement of any product or service TV screens measured diagonally 'When used with VCR or other video 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