This Day In History December 26 2005 Overview
December 26 2005 marks Boxing Day and Kwanzaa start. Highlights recall the 1776 Trenton victory, Washington's eulogy, WWI rail takeover, Churchill address, Battle of the Bulge relief, Truman death, Tupolev-144 flight, Bam earthquake, West Bank handover, McDermott mass murder, Jason Robards death, and space station resupply. Peyton Manning breaks Marino TD record with 49th TD in 2005.
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Associated Press
Asia
Indian Ocean
Trenton
George Washington
Col
Henry Lee
U.S
Winston Churchill
U.S. Congress
United States
Harry S. Truman
Kansas City
Soviet Union
Moscow
Alma-Ata
International Space Station
Peyton Manning
Indianapolis Colts
Dan Marino
San Diego
Colts
Today’s celebrity and sports birthdays list
Actor Richard Widmark turns 91 while Donald Moffat reaches 75. Abdul Fakir of the Four Tops is 70 and record producer Phil Spector is 65. John Walsh of Americas Most Wanted hits 60. Bob Carpenter of the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band is 59. Carlton Fisk is 58, Chris Chambliss 57. James Kottak of Scorpions 43, Brian Westrum of Sons of the Desert 43. Lars Ulrich of Metallica is 42.
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Richard Widmark
Donald Moffat
Abdul “Duke” Fakir
The
Four Tops
Phil Spector
John Walsh
Bob Carpenter
Carlton Fisk
Chris Chambliss
James Kottak
Scorpions
Brian Westrum
Editorial Board contact list from Del Rio News Herald
The Del Rio News Herald announces its editorial staff with Joe San Miguel as Publisher and GM, Rosa Delgado interim ME, Brian Argabright as News Editor, Bill Jewell Sports Editor, and senior writers Karen Gleason and Bill Sontag, plus Jennifer Killin and Norma Flores Moreno as staff.
Letters to the Editor guidelines for Del Rio News Herald
The letters page invites readers to send letters to the editor at Del Rio News-Herald, 2205 Bedell Ave Del Rio TX 78840 or by email. Include name address and phone for verification. Form letters and inflammatory or libelous content will not be published and views belong to authors.
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del Rio News-Herald
Bedell Ave
del Rio
Texas
Newsroom
Delrionewsherald
the Star
Johannesburg
South Africa
World Trade Organization
Africa
Trevor Manuel
Bush honors deployed service members with Christmas calls
President Bush phoned nine U S service members stationed from Japan to the Persian Gulf to wish them a Merry Christmas and thank them for their service. The White House did not release names but noted talks included Army Air Force Navy Coast Guard and Marine personnel. Bush and family held a candlelight service at Camp David and prepared a Christmas Day meal before returning to Washington.
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Washington
Bush
U.S
Japan
Persian Gulf
Camp David
Coast Guard
Gulf
White House
Allen Abney
Army
Air Force
Iraq
Navy
Okinawa
Guantanamo Bay
Cuba
George H.W. Bush
United Nations
Pervez Musharraf
Pakistan
Sat
Crawford
Texas
Editorial roundup highlights name dispute and policy debates
The Dec 17 Chronicle from Centralia Washington defends keeping Grant Hodge Post 17's name honoring fallen naval reserve petty officer Regina Clark while noting the broader respect for her service. Other editorials urge Senate resolve on Arctic drilling and critique Bush era wiretapping as overreach, reflecting global economic and security concerns.
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the Chronicle
Centralia
Wash
American Legion Post
Regina Clark
American Legion
Grant Hodge
Clark
U.S. Naval
Fallujah
Iraq
Navy
Bill Mason
Joe Bier
Bier
Who Represents You in Texas Government
A compact directory lists Texas leaders and offices including President George W Bush White House Washington D C Texas House Pete P Gallega 74th District Del Rio Del Rio contact 830 774 0800 Texas Senate Frank Madla 19th District Box 12068 Austin contact 512 463 0119 U S Senate John Cornyn Kay Bailey Hutchison offices in Washington and Houston Henry Bonilla U S House Del Rio and Austin offices Governor Rick Perry Office of the Governor Del Rio Mayor Dora G Alcala contact numbers provided for Del Rio Texas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Financial Times
London
Bush
George W. Bush
U.S
Texas
Pete P. Gallega
Austin
del Rio
Texas Senate
Frank Madla
Rick Perry
P.O. Box
Dora G. Alcala
Broadway St
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Michael McDermott
Wakefield
Mass
McDermott
Jason Robards
Bridgeport
Conn
Joe San Miguel
Joe
Sanmiguel
Rosa Delgado
Rosa.delgado
Delrionewsherald.com
Brian Argabright
Brian
Argabright
Bill Jewell
Karen Gleason
Karen.gleason
Bill Sontag
Bill. Sontag
Jennifer Killin
Jennifer. Killin
Norma Flores Moreno
Norma, Flores
Kashmir
U.N
Laura
Maryland
Catoctin Mountains
First Lady
Barbara Bush
Laura Bush
Jenna Welch
Barbara
Jenna
Charleston
W.va
Senate
House
Arctic National Wildlife Reserve
Americas
Connecticut
Joseph Lieberman
Dick Cheney
Asahi Shimbun
Tokyo
Bank of Japan
BOJ
Toshihiko Fukui
Washington, D.C
U.S. Senate
John Cornyn
Russell Senate
Washington, D. C
Kay Bailey Hutchison
U.S. House
Henry Bonilla
Rayburn House
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