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         You are hereby notified of a family meeting and dinner in McAllen, 
          Texas on October 25, 2003.  
        
           
            | DATE: | 
            Saturday, 10/25/2003 | 
           
           
            | TIME: | 
            3:00 P.M. to 12:00 A.M. | 
           
           
            | LOCATION: | 
            Café Amigo, 200 South 10th Street McAllen, 
              Texas 
              (Chase Bank / Neuhause Tower 3rd Floor)  | 
           
           
            | TICKETS: | 
             
               $15 per person (No children - Adults Only) 
                Tickets must be bought in advance; none will be sold at the door 
                Only 150 tickets will be sold on a first come first serve basis 
                SOLD OUT
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            | MENU:  | 
            10 oz. rib eye, baked potato, mixed veggies, hot roll, 
              desert, ice tea & coffee | 
           
           
            | PRIZES:  | 
            One-dollar raffle tickets will be sold for prizes | 
           
           
            | BYOB:  | 
            Stay and enjoy DJ music by Rio Grande Entertainment | 
           
           
            | DIRECTIONS:  | 
            See map below | 
           
         
        Tickets can be purchased in advance from the following family 
          members: 
        
           
            | Dora Gonzalez | 
            McAllen, TX | 
            (956) 687-1638 | 
           
           
            | Diana Balli | 
            McAllen, TX | 
            (956) 686-4666 | 
           
           
            | Alicia Stewart | 
            Weslaco, TX | 
            (956) 968-3431 | 
           
           
            | Melda Cano | 
            McAllen, TX | 
            (956) 994-0559 | 
           
           
            | Alicia Guerra | 
            McAllen, TX | 
            (956) 682-7394 | 
           
           
            | Mary Mendiola | 
            McAllen, TX | 
            (956) 686-2840 | 
           
           
            | Ricardo Balli | 
            McAllen, TX | 
            (956) 240-1999 | 
           
         
        This is a joint defense meeting, which means that only heirs of Jose 
          Manuel Ballí Villarreal in the La Barreta lawsuit (Cause #1261) 
          can attend. We will have a checklist at the door of everybody in the 
          lawsuit. This is a very important meeting and the people attending will 
          get an update on our appeal of Judge McDowell's dismissal of our case 
          by summary judgment. La Barreta is our birthright and we will continue 
          to fight for the return of our land. 
         
          Our crusade for justice continues. While the case is on appeal, all 
          declarations are on hold until further notice. If you have any declaration 
          questions, please contact Joe Balli at 512-391-0819.  
         
          We would like to thank all those involved with the rummage sales. If 
          anyone is willing to organize a rummage sale and/or if anyone has ideas 
          how we can raise money for our cause, please contact family member JoAnne 
          Guzman Elliott at 254-793-3700. 
         
          Respectfully yours, 
          Fred B. Balli 
         
          cc:  
          Hector H. Cardenas, Jr. 
          Ramon Garcia 
          Hector Chavana 
          Michael Jones 
          Eileen Fowler 
          George Willingham 
         
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