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...there seemed little doubt that Del Pino was a genuine Cuban air hero. Born 48 years ago in Pinar del Rio province, where his father owned several movie theaters, Del Pino as a teenager attended Harrison Chilhowee Baptist Academy in Seymour, Tenn., then returned to Cuba. At 14, he was arrested for demonstrating against Cuban President Fulgencio Batista. In the late 1950s, he joined Castro's revolutionaries...
...Days, which are competitions to see as many species as possible in 24 hours. The association once removed a species from the total of a Texas team, thus costing it a tie with California for the national title. The team, while standing on the banks of the Rio Grande, had sighted groove-billed anis. The ABA decided that although the eyeballs of the Texans were indeed on U.S. soil, the birds were in Mexico, outside the official area of the game, and could not be listed. The birding world, particularly at its highest level, has a reputation for scrupulous honesty...
Huandacareo is bracing for an invasion against which there is no ready defense: thousands of its own citizens returning from north of the Rio Grande. The president of the municipal council, Enrique Gonzalez Martinez, estimates that 25% of the town's inhabitants now work in the U.S., most of them illegally. By sending home some or all of their pay, they keep a steady stream of dollars flowing into the local economy. Their absence has taken pressure off employers, who, like many in economically straitened Mexico, have no jobs to offer. If Gonzalez's worst fears prove true, some...
...Dean Fischer, David S. Jackson Nairobi: James Wilde Johannesburg: Bruce W. Nelan New Delhi: Ross H. Munro Bangkok: Dean Brelis Peking: Richard Hornik Hong Kong: William Stewart, Bing W. Wong Tokyo: Barry Hillenbrand, Yukinori % Ishikawa Melbourne: John Dunn Ottawa: Peter Stoler Mexico City: John Borrell, Laura Lopez, John Moody Rio de Janeiro: Gavin Scott
...Dean Fischer, David S. Jackson Nairobi: James Wilde Johannesburg: Bruce W. Nelan New Delhi: Ross H. Munro Bangkok: Dean Brelis Peking: Richard Hornik Hong Kong: William Stewart, Bing W. Wong Tokyo: Barry Hillenbrand, Yukinori Ishikawa Melbourne: John Dunn Ottawa: Peter Stoler Mexico City: John Borrell, Laura Lopez, John Moody Rio de Janeiro: Gavin Scott