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...April of 1959, just a few months after they'd taken control of Cuba, Fidel Castro and his younger brother Raul met at a Houston hotel for a showdown. Fidel was touring the U.S. to win support for his revolution; but Raul, according to the book After Fidel by former CIA analyst Brian Latell, insisted they ditch the gringos and accelerate plans to make Cuba a communist island. The argument got so loud and heated in their suite that aides in adjoining rooms couldn't sleep. The next morning, however, the brothers emerged as chummy as ever - and went...
...point. ""It would seem inefficient to have a witness testify 416 times." While the children and adult women with them are polite to social workers, they are not forthcoming, often giving different names with each interview. "We don't have a problem with evaluation," said Dr. Bruce Perry, a Houston psychiatrist. "We have a problem with cooperation." Simply identifying the children has proved difficult and the state may have to turn to court-approved DNA analysis to confirm relationships and identities...
...last week, at the Victor Lopez Bayou Classic in Houston, Chenoweth finished first in the 1500m among collegians—and secured second overall—with his personal best time...
Chenoweth’s Houston mark was enough to qualify him for the IC4A Championships, which will send the freshman back to Weaver Stadium to build upon his 14:07 time...
...back up north here,” senior Brian Holmquest said. “A lot of different people were able to get different kinds of work in.”Having already logged nine ECAC/IC4A qualifications and 17 personal-best finishes in the two Spring Break meets in Houston, the split-squads looked for more ways to build on their spring season success and found it in the efforts of rookie Dan Chenoweth as well as others.In Friday night’s 5000-meter run at the Sam Howell Invitational, Chenoweth bested the second place Princetonian by more than...