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BIO Friday, January 18, 2002 Metro State Austin American-Statesman Help needed today to look for teen Nature's Garden Herbs more rac eco cam? Rachel Cooke: Was last seen jogging Jan. 10 in Georgetown; parents offering reward for information. Bring this Ad and get ji IH-35 620 Albertson's Plaza 310-8880 name is derived from the Latin word for horse, was created in the late 1980s to conduct mounted searches for missing people and was later expanded to include pedestrian searches. In the past year and a half, the group has searched for 49 people in Texas and helped find 33, including runaways, Alzheimer's patients and kidnapping victims. Miller attributes that success rate to the group's persistence.

Janet Cooke, at times holding back tears, pleaded for anyone who had any details about her daughter's disappearance to come forward. Anyone with information is asked to call the sheriffs department at 943-1313. To volunteer in the search, call EquuSearch at (281) 309-9500. You may contact Monica Polanco at mpolancostatesman.com or a.m..at Faith Lutheran Church, 4010 Williams Drive, in Georgetown, and search with horses, cars and all-terrain vehicles. Police are looking for two men seen in the neighborhood shortly after 11 a.m.

the day Cooke disappeared. The men were in a white sports car with a black stripe along the bottom. Miller's help has brought renewed hope to the Cookes, who say their daughter would not have left without calling them. Rachel Cooke was scheduled to fly back Sunday to California, where she is a student at San Diego Mesa College. "I just want you to know that we still have hope," Janet Cooke said.

"As far as I know, there's no reason to believe she's not still alive." Williamson County Sheriff John Maspero said he welcomed Miller's help because of the group's expertise in searching for missing people. Texas EquuSearch, whose Texas EquuSearch will lead effort, using horses, cars, all-terrain vehicles BY MONiCA Polanco American-Statesman Staff GEORGETOWN The parents of a missing teen are hoping a revived volunteer search and a $10,000 reward will help track down their daughter, missing since last week. Janet and Robert Cooke have asked Texas EquuSearch to help them search for 19-year-old Rachel Cooke, last seen Jan. 10 while she was jogging in her parents' North-lake neighborhood. They have also raised $10,000 for information leading to their daughter's recovery.

Police and about 200 volunteers searched for Rachel Cooke for three days beginning Saturday, Halityli crafts show jl Cancer deaths more common in border regions covering 50 square miles around the neighborhood on all-terrain vehicles, on horseback and by foot. Texas EquuSearch plans to cover a wider area a 20-square-mile radius around the Cookes' house. Director Timothy Miller said he expects 20 members to help but also asked the public to volunteer. "We are not going to put a time limit on this search, and right now we are holding on to a lot of hope," Miller said. "If by chance, she was abducted, if by chance she's out there somewhere, then we're going to find her." The group will meet today at 8 transportation.

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At 35, she likely will die from a cancer health officials say should have been eradicated decades ago. For women across the nation, the pap smear has detected cell abnormalities that can be treated long before they develop into cancer. But mortality rates have held steady in certain regions. With its isolation, poverty and language barriers, the Mexican border is one of them. In September, the U.S.

Department of Health and Human Services estimated that 50,000 American women would die from breast or cervical cancer in 2001. A disproportionate number of the deaths would be of low-income women, the agency said. Under the Breast and Cervical Cancer Prevention and Treatment Act passed by Congress last year, states are eligible for federal Medicaid matching funds to provide free medical care to low-income women diagnosed with breast or cervical cancer. Texas plans to take advantage of the initiative. A Texas law that went into effect Sept.

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