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Show KrKi in Calexico I let'll Trick II tick fires Peso Devaluation l' Nunn kirkv Assuciiilcd trfss Writer fills ural (.ALLMlU, Calif, Hi He Hi city with its guuint shires was iniilt mi trade with Mexicans across the border, hut the peso crisis is causing shuttered shops, record unemployment and fears of even worse times ahead. "People here are just hanging on by the skin of their teeth," said Hill Iolkmhorn, a city couneilnian ami merchant in the desert city Since Aug 4. the date of Mexico's second and largest peso devaluation of the year, Calexico, population I'f.lHH), has been skidding toward financial disaster. for decades, Calexico cashed in on commerce from the city across the border. Mexicali, Mexico, w liieh has million people. Flooded Downtown all lime high count les California foi ted Stale Sales In inT:', a lev ico led Californio in per capita retail sales, w ith stores doing $.17 million worth of business That sum skyrocketed to $bls million in lhMI in ( Pnlkinliorn. who is :jtt and a Idelong resident of Calexico, operates an international custom house that specializes in commercial trade between the two countries. To him. all signs indicate another devaluation and another eatas-- t ropliie jolt for Calexico "I dont think we're on the verge id becoming a ghost town," lie said "Hut I see the population dropping in Tribune. Sunday, Ortnhi-- r :t 17, IHH2 Muscle Man Credited With Saving Life of Driver in Burning Truck sl,ISHl KY. ,Md ' A I teen age driv or h id a thrilling he mounted an emergen idea cv light atop his ear and decided to pull over a motorist, police say The cut he pulled over belonged to Hernard Spangler Spangler is a Maryland Stale Police trooper, and he was dm ing an unmarked xipiad ear Vincent II Tubbs. Ik, of Mil Y Killing Tiny City lii Bull l.tik? INDIAN M - M .IS A Pi (leorge inklemaii didnt slop to think w he saw a fellow trucker trapped in a burning rig As the Mapped driver was "praying to the l,oid that lie wouldn't burn." the lurnier wcighthfler helped rip out the steering column to tree him Moments later, the cab of Hie overturned truck was engulfed in Haines "They were calling me a hero or man of the hour," Winkleman. 'Jit. oi Morristown, said later. "It makes i I Iii-i- was arrested after Spangoler summoned local officers. police said, and was charged with iim'crsnuntiug an officer an flashing his headlights at Spangler's car. "He apparently did it just for kicks." said a Salisbury police officer who asked not to be identified "He said it took him an hour to work up the ucrv o and lards, me leel fllllliv "It was just a snap thing I saw the Hung turn over, and I stopped I didn't care about the fire. I'd lake a chance of getting burned to save a man's life. Any body would Motorist Veers W uikleman. a driver for Dealer's liu!csnlc of Indianapolis, said he was driving his rig on Interstate Til look what he got half." I about . to p in Friday when he saw r motorist veer from an exit ramp into the patli ul a truck driven by Film Perry ul Hie AHF Freight Si steins in Day too, i lino "We well- Irving to get the dooi lie said "lie Perry w mg to Hie Ford that lie w on Ido t open." i burn Perry, an. tried to avoid a crash In steeling Ills Is wheeler into the median, but the truck lauded in a drainage ditch and lipped over tile man spray ed the in k v. it li lire extinguisher while an uniden died in k ill el at t ached one u of a chain to the door of Perry ah and the other end to Ills ou n ne t. lie pulled the door off. bill Perry still was stuck behind the siconiii' column I v i ' I inklemaii. who realized Perry rapped and saw the first smail Haines emerging from the spilled luel. pulled his rig over, crossed two lanes of traffic and began tugging at Hie door ol Perry s semi Seared to Death' was scared to death," Wink Ionian said "I could see the flames come up around Ills face didn't vv ant to see this mail burr While Winkleman struggled with the door, til her motorists slopped to help out was ' I I I Winkleman fought that llnuu-- were entering the cab and vv rapped Hie ilitilll alintltd tin inliillill. s hat it also could be pulled ol Perry to safety I 'I lien lie pulled ltcr the e li II u e cscllc w was taken to Wishard Hospital, where he was h Jed in critical condition with second and fiv Perry third deglee burns over ot Ins body W ha police said inkleman went back to work . Mexicali shoppers with border-crossindocuments flooded lalcx leu's liny downtown and made il a retail oasis for American merchant s. Hut after devaluation, Mexicans found their buying power cut drastically and the Mexican government stopped its citizens from buying dollars legally. "People could have lived with the devaluation, sooner or later you adjust," Polkinhorn said. "But the tact that the Mexicali people cant gel their hands oil dollars is killing IIS." lit- estimates that sales have plummeted 1.") percent among merchants Calexico's Forced to Close A dozen establishments have been forced to dose, including live in the last two weeks, according to Carmen Rojas, manager of Calexico's Chamber of Commerce "The county's gone economically." Rojas said. "The town could get awfully small." More than G50 jobs have been lost since August and the town has about 1,200 to 1,500 people still working, said Angel Somera, manager of the employment Development Department office. retail-relate- d DONT MISS THIS GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO SAVE ON FINE QUALITY MENS CLOTHING, SPORTSWEAR, FURNISHINGS AND SHOES. SHOP EARLY FOR THE BEST SELECTION; NOT ALL STYLES MAY BE AVAILABLE IN ALL SIZES OR COLORS. ALTERATION FEES CHARGED ONLY ON GOODS , . REDUCED MORE THAN CROSSROADS PLAZA AND FASHION PLACE OPEN SUNDAY WEEKDAYS 10:00-9:0AND SATURDAY 40. t Hardest hit was the giant shopping center, which has 'laid off upwards of 110 workers, more than half its work force. Fed-Mar- ' in Unemployment Imperial 12:00-5:00- 10:00-6:00- 0 Coun- ty has doubled in the last five years and now stands' at 39.6 percent, an & 4r . Mouthwash Laced With Acid I CFFAR WATER. Fla. 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