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FOR RELEASE: June 27, 2003 General Motors Contributes $2.5 Million To National Council Of La Raza Funds Devoted to Build National Headquarters for NCLR, and for Partner Hispanic Organizations  New York, NY - The National Council of La Raza and General Motors jointly announced today a $2.5 million GM contribution to the National Council of La Raza's "Empowering an American Community Campaign." The funds will go specifically to purchase a centrally-located building in Washington, D.C. The building will serve as the organization's headquarters. The NCLR will also work to house partner Hispanic organizations in the building, including member organizations of...

Simcox, companion cited by park ranger By Tim Steller © 2003 Arizona Daily Star From the StarNet archives: a profile of militia leader Chris Simcox. The leader of a Tombstone citizens' patrol group faces three misdemeanor charges after he walked armed into Coronado National Memorial near the Arizona-Mexico border Sunday. Chris Simcox was with a companion when they walked onto National Park Service land south of Sierra Vista and were stopped by a ranger. Simcox said the two were simply hiking, but Chief Ran-ger Thane Weigand said it appears that they were conducting a border patrol operation without permission. A...