Stories for October 20, 2011
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NEW YORK (AP) — Fifty years after the publication of "Catch-22," author Joseph Heller is long dead and his editor ... Read Story »
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MUSCAT, Oman (AP) — Oman's ruler is expanding the political voice of elected officials as part of promised reforms after ... Read Story »
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SHELBYVILLE, Texas (AP) — An East Texas man has surrendered after his wife and her adult son were found shot ... Read Story »
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Tulsa (3-3, 2-0 C-USA) at Rice (2-4, 1-2), 6 p.m. Saturday (FSN) Read Story »
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Frank Haith is trying to settle in at Missouri and leave a bit of controversy ... Read Story »
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Kansas lost six key players from last year's team and had three incoming freshman declared ... Read Story »
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DENTON, Texas (AP) — A woman can proceed with her lawsuit against the state of Texas after her mentally disabled ... Read Story »
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HELSINKI (AP) — Nokia Corp. narrowed its losses more than anticipated during the third quarter even though its smartphone sales ... Read Story »
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COVINGTON, La. (AP) — Pool Corp., a Covington distributor of swimming pool supplies and backyard products, said its financial results ... Read Story »
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BEIJING (AP) — China Mobile Ltd., the world's biggest phone carrier by subscribers, says its profit rose 5.4 percent in ... Read Story »
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EARNINGS UP: AutoNation Inc., the nation's largest auto dealership chain, saw its third-quarter profit grow 24 percent to $70.7 million, ... Read Story »
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LAS VEGAS (AP) — A Colombian couple has been sentenced to prison in the backroom surgery death of a Las ... Read Story »
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I'm not what you'd call a "car guy." I've been driving the same set of wheels for more than 10 ... Read Story »
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MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) — Vermont has no plans to send mental health patients back to the state hospital in Waterbury, ... Read Story »
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CLEVELAND (AP) — Regional banking company KeyCorp's third-quarter net income rose 19 percent and beat the Wall Street forecast as ... Read Story »
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BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — The $400 million Mojito Pointe riverboat casino and resort planned for Lake Charles will be ... Read Story »
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FLORENCE, S.C. (AP) — A former Marion County school superintendent is expected to serve about six years in prison for ... Read Story »
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CHICAGO (AP) — Labor board sides with Chicago Teachers Union in effort to block push for longer school day Read Story »
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Rankings for the top 15 programs on cable networks as compiled by Nielsen for the week of Oct. 10-16. Day ... Read Story »
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HONOLULU (AP) — Hawaii's seasonally adjusted unemployment rate rose to 6.4 percent for the month of September despite a boost ... Read Story »
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DALLAS (AP) — The Dallas Museum of Art has appointed Maxwell L. Anderson as its new director. Read Story »
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Most people would say fireworks are a beautiful sight to behold. And with Joe Walker's custom-made fireworks, the crowd at ... Read Story »
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Right before their hands smacked for a high-five, Brittany Gonzalez and Giselle Morales together yelled "teamwork." Read Story »
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Pete Boening was in the office of his Peggy, Texas, farm machine shop when a 4.6 magnitude earthquake hit Thursday ... Read Story »
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VICTORIA CHAPTER TASO BASKETBALL OFFICIALS: The Victoria Chapter of TASO - Basketball will begin meeting in the upcoming weeks. If ... Read Story »
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VICTORIA YMCA WINTER BASKETBALL:Ages 5-14. Through Nov. 7. Late registration Nov. 8-Jan. 7. For information, call Amanda Howe at 361-575-0511 ... Read Story »
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The Victoria school board approved at its regular board meeting Thursday school improvement plans for Victoria East and West high ... Read Story »
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Heather Crump may be pursuing a degree in nursing, but that is not to say history does not pique her ... Read Story »
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St. Joseph High School prepared for Friday's homecoming by nominating its 2011 homecoming court. Back row, from left to right, ... Read Story »
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VICTORIA - Edward Ruiz, 35, of Victoria, by deputies on Thursday on a warrant charging him with theft of property ... Read Story »
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H-E-B has issued a voluntary recall for 5 oz. packages of H-E-B Spinach Spring Mix Bagged Salad, as well as ... Read Story »
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Boo! We want to see you. Read Story »
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AUSTIN, EUDELIA, 69, of Victoria: Visitation 5-9 p.m. Artero Memorial Chapels, Victoria, 361-575-3212. Read Story »
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The Refugio County Memorial Hospital will host its health fair on Wednesday, Oct. 26. A story on Page B3 Thursday ... Read Story »
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The recent political cartoon in your Oct. 18 edition was disgusting. Read Story »
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Editor, the Advocate: Read Story »
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The Victoria Advocate proudly likes to point out it is the second oldest newspaper in Texas, surpassed only by the ... Read Story »
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Chicken or beef? Paper or plastic? Victoria East or Victoria West? Read Story »
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Boo! We want to see you. Read Story »
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Pete Boening was in the office of his Peggy, Texas farm machine shop when a 4.6 magnitude earthquake hit Thursday ... Read Story »
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Everyone, mark your calendars. It's time again for the annual South Texas Farm and Ranch Show, Wednesday and Thursday, at ... Read Story »
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Earthquake in Pleasanton, TX Read Story »
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US official: Libyan leaders have informed US that Gadhafi is dead Read Story »
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Sunny Thursday with a high near 80. North northeast wind 5 to 14 mph becoming south southeast. Winds could gust ... Read Story »
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Duplicate Bridge winners are: Read Story »
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A Victoria teacher was selected to participate in a one-day workshop on Texas history sponsored by Humanities Texas and the ... Read Story »
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Theatre Victoria presents the South Texas premiere of "Knock, Knock!" a comedy written by local playwright and author Patrick McLaughlin. Read Story »
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Francisca Watts, president, called the meeting to order and welcomed the visiting guests to Decora's first Guest Day of the ... Read Story »
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