Stories for October 27, 2011
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The Victoria Lions Club will hold its annual Pancake Festival from 7 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, at the Victoria ... Read Story »
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Her elbows on the table and fingers in her food, Courtney Wenger broke another one of mom's rules: She spoke ... Read Story »
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A dry 2011 meant trying times for many Texas producers, but next year won't be much better, an expert said. Read Story »
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Moulton attorney Travis Hill has been appointed Lavaca County Justice of the Peace, Precinct 2, to replace Fred Nieto, who ... Read Story »
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A new gang of the popular Zhu Zhu Pets characters are swinging, prowling, and stampeding their way into the Victoria ... Read Story »
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Shiloh Baptist Church will hold a dinner to say goodbye to its pastor and wife, the Rev. and Mrs. Garry ... Read Story »
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The Salvation Army of Victory, 1302 N. Louis St., has extended the deadline to apply for Christmas assistance until Thursday, ... Read Story »
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VICTORIA - A 47-year-old Cuero woman was transported to Citizens Medical Center following a wreck on East Mockingbird Lane at ... Read Story »
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Those looking for a spooky time can head down to the Calhoun County Airport on Saturday for Monster Bash. Read Story »
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SHANGHAI (AP) — Air China Ltd., one of the country's three major state-owned airlines, says its third-quarter profit fell 26 ... Read Story »
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Redbox announced to customers Thursday that prices for daily DVD rentals will increase over the next month. Read Story »
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ADAMS, J. C. Jr., 83, of Victoria: Visitation 5- 7 p.m. at Rosewood Funeral Chapels, Victoria, 361-573-4546. Read Story »
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LEBANON, Ohio (AP) — A former Ohio high school teacher was convicted Thursday of having sex with five students, some ... Read Story »
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NEW YORK (AP) — Herbie Hancock was a music video trailblazer: In 1984, he garnered five trophies at the first ... Read Story »
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NEW YORK (AP) — National writer Jeff Donn and senior field producer Rob Celliers were honored along with 11 other ... Read Story »
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NEW YORK (AP) — Dow Chemical Co. said Thursday its third-quarter earnings jumped 59 percent on higher prices and sales ... Read Story »
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Ron Washington seems to be in perpetual motion, even while standing in the Texas Rangers dugout. Read Story »
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SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Gov. Jerry Brown on Thursday unveiled his plan for overhauling public retirement benefits requiring California lawmakers ... Read Story »
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NEW YORK (AP) — MetLife Inc.'s acquisition of Alico last year is paying off. Read Story »
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NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The manufacturer of a helicopter that crashed in Louisiana in 2009, killing eight people, has agreed ... Read Story »
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AMARILLO, Texas (AP) — A Texas Panhandle man accused of killing a couple who let his estranged girlfriend stay with ... Read Story »
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WASHINGTON (AP) — The Obama administration on Thursday identified 17 sites in six Western states as prime candidates for solar ... Read Story »
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SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Lawyers representing former and current female workers of Wal-Mart Inc.'s California stores on Thursday filed the ... Read Story »
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HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Hershey, the nation's second-largest candy maker, on Thursday reported a 9 percent increase in its third-quarter ... Read Story »
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LEBANON, Ohio (AP) — A judge says he expects to issue a verdict shortly after hearing closing arguments in the ... Read Story »
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NEW YORK (AP) — A single mother who was harassed and beaten for reporting on the 2009 Iranian uprising, a ... Read Story »
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NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The manufacturer of a helicopter that crashed in 2009 in Louisiana, killing eight people, has agreed ... Read Story »
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SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California is settling a lawsuit filed by a man who was barred from becoming a prison ... Read Story »
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ROME (AP) — A top boss from the Gambino crime clan convicted in the U.S. of selling heroin was rearrested ... Read Story »
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On Saturday, Oct. 22, Robert Anthony Lecocke, received his Eagle Scout rank in an Eagle Scout Court of Honor held ... Read Story »
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James and Delia Casal love Halloween - just look at the front of their house. Read Story »
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Speak Out comments for Oct. 27, 2011. Read Story »
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NEW YORK (AP) — Time Warner Cable Inc. reported a small decline in its third-quarter earnings Thursday, falling shy of ... Read Story »
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ALLENTOWN, Pa. (AP) — A Pennsylvania man who authorities say yelled "My mom is Satan!" while attacking a stranger during ... Read Story »
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SMU (5-2, 3-1 C-USA) at Tulsa (4-3, 3-0), 2:30 p.m. CDT Saturday (FSN) Read Story »
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WASHINGTON (AP) — One out of every five Americans lives in a community that pays a for-profit company to install ... Read Story »
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Halloween is nearly upon us, and along with the usual variety of confections lining the supermarket shelves, Victoria seems to ... Read Story »
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NEW YORK (AP) — Occidental Petroleum says its third-quarter net income jumped nearly 50 percent on the back of record ... Read Story »
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A slight chance of showers Thursday morning then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1 p.m. Increasing clouds, with ... Read Story »
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SHANGHAI (AP) — Industrial & Commercial Bank of China Ltd., the country's biggest state-owned commercial lender, said Thursday its third-quarter ... Read Story »
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NEW YORK (AP) — This year's "VH1 Divas" is celebrating soulful voices — and the cities where soul flourished. Read Story »
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STOCKHOLM (AP) — LM Ericsson and Sony Corp. announced Thursday they will go separate ways as Ericsson sells its 50 ... Read Story »
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PARIS (AP) — France's president has called China's leader to fill him in on a European plan to stem its ... Read Story »
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JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — An Indonesian court says it slashed radical cleric Abu Bakar Bashir's prison sentence in part because ... Read Story »
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PARIS (AP) — France's defense minister says he doesn't see a need to extend NATO's mission in Libya, now that ... Read Story »
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COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Danish pharmaceutical company Novo Nordisk A/S says its net profit grew by 17 percent in the ... Read Story »
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AARP Chapter 829-Victoria met Oct. 25 for its regular meeting with Dr. Efren Diaz DeLeon, president, presiding. Read Story »
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What child or adult can resist squeezing a snapdragon to watch the petals move up and down to form a ... Read Story »
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