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Newspaper
Del Rio News Herald
Location
Del Rio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 08, 2015
Page
1
A few dozen elderly Pearl Harbor survivors gathered at the site to honor fallen service members. The U S Navy and National Park Service hosted the Monday ceremony commemorating those killed on December 7. OPINION Establishing various accounts to achieve financial balance SEE PAGE 3A.
The president spoke of resilience after a tragedy in which 14 Americans were killed while gathering to celebrate the holidays. He expressed sympathy for families and friends and urged unity while honoring the victims.
Christmas Under the Stars runs from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. on December 1 at Whitehead Memorial Museum 1308 S Main St as part of an annual food and toy drive. Casa de la Cultura at 302 Cantu St will host Noise for Toys at 6 p.m. December 12 to aid local children.
Del Rio will host its annual New Year’s Eve event at the Civic Center under the theme Rock Around the Clock. Tickets go on sale soon as Eva Escobar presents the plan with Lino Hernandez and Mayor Garza’s committee. Police chief Bullard urges keeping events inside the Civic Center.
On Tuesday groups announced a Syrian refugee family has settled near Dallas Texas while another family arrived in Indiana. The move defies efforts by Republican governors including Texas Governor Greg Abbott and Indiana Governor Mike Pence who had pledged to refuse new Syrian refugees after the Paris attacks.
Del Rio group of maquiladora spouses with 30 years of activity supports Hope Cancer Center at Val Verde Regional Medical Center. Kris Reichart Anderson notes members affected by cancer influenced this year’s gift. Once a large relocation support group, the club now focuses on local philanthropy and holiday family adoptions.
In Mount Pleasant South Carolina Donald Trump stood by a plan to bar Muslims from entering the United States calling it necessary and justified after Islamist attacks. He compared the idea to Franklin D Roosevelt’s internment of Japanese Americans, while rivals leaders and others condemned it as un-American and divisive.
A sweeping reform to the No Child Left Behind Act heads for final congressional approval as the Senate plans a vote. The bill would shift control to states while preserving annual testing to measure progress, reducing federal influence over school judgments and teacher performance. The House already passed the measure.
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